The National Capital of Speed | |
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Location | Claremont Showground, Claremont, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°58′32″S 115°47′07″E / 31.97556°S 115.78528°E |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Owner | Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia |
Operator | Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia |
Broke ground | 1904 |
Opened | 1905 (showground) 1927 (speedway) |
Closed | 2000 (speedway) Still operating as Claremont Showground |
Major events | Australian Sprintcar Championship Australian Speedcar Championship Australian Super Sedan Championship Australian Solo Championship Australian Sidecar Championship World Sprintcar Championship World Series Sprintcars Various WA State Championships |
Oval | |
Surface | dolomite / clay |
Length | 0.364 miles (0.586 km) |
The Claremont Speedway was a racing circuit in the grounds of the Claremont Showground in the suburb of Claremont in Western Australia's capital city of Perth. The speedway held its first meeting on 14 May 1927, and its final meeting on 31 March 2000.