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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.29.2015 - 12:38 am
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Track Location: Mount Tarampa, Queensland (10 km from the town of Lowood
that gave the track its name)

This track was made from a World War II-vintage airstrip. It was used
from 1946 through 1966. The property has been redeveloped in the years
since.


  2.   Alex posted:
  12.29.2015 - 5:30 am
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That this is even here indicates we should be getting some more ATCC
results soon!


  3.   Leo posted:
  12.29.2015 - 5:59 am
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It's been a long journey and I think we've come further than anyone else!

As for the Lowood circuit, a family member of mine recently bought a
farm that backs onto what was once the airstrip / front straight. There
is nothing obvious to suggest there was once a racetrack there, but the
remains of the runway are still there at the back of the property,
cracked, broken and overrun with grass and weeds, but it's still there
and still remains as a piece of history for those who are keen enough to
look for it.


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.29.2015 - 1:50 pm
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"It's been a long journey and I think we've come further than anyone else!"

And we're thankful to you and our webmaster for it. It's amazing to see
all of these stats coming together and your work paying off, especially
for a series like ATCC where it is quite hard to find much for it online.

That's amazing you have a relative who owns part of where this
airport/track once was.


  5.   Leo posted:
  12.29.2015 - 6:08 pm
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It doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but it's
still impressive to think about the history of the site, even though
it's likely that many of the residents would be unaware of the circuit.
You can still trace the outline of the track from satellite view on
Google maps, which is rather cool.


  6.   simonracer posted:
  12.31.2015 - 9:38 pm
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So is the plan to have ATCC results going back to 1960? If so, that
would be pretty cool.


  7.   Leo posted:
  05.26.2016 - 11:44 pm
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The remains of the circuit can be viewed through google maps / earth
satellite imaging at coordinates -27.462420, 152.490696.

The airstrip and main straight of the circuit was located on what is now
Daisy Road, with cars heading South East towards Forest Hill-Fernvale
road, turning right and following what I presume might have been part of
the taxiway / access road network of the airstrip. The racing surface
continued along the same path as the road now does, before turning right
again and heading north. You can still see evidence of this part of the
track in the ground, though it doesn't follow any existing roads. There
is then a left turn, around where some houses and buildings currently
stand, then the circuit quickly makes another right, joining onto Irwin
Road and heading north again, eventually reaching the other end of the
airstrip where the lap begins again.

If you look closely you can see how wide the tarmac once was and in
person, you can still see remains of the surface underneath the scrub
that is pushing through.


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