Location | Pakenham, Victoria |
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Coordinates | 38°06′11″S 145°27′40″E / 38.103°S 145.461°E |
FIA Grade | 2 (proposed) |
Owner | Set to open to tender process [1] |
Construction cost | A$200m |
Architect | Apex Circuit Design [2] |
Website |
www |
Length | 3.6 km |
The Cardinia Motor Recreation and Education Park is a planned motorsport and driver education facility at Pakenham, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was proposed to have a 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) race track built to FIA Grade 2 standard, along with other facilities. It received approval from the Cardinia Shire Council in December 2019 and was expected to start construction within six months. [3] The site was previously the home of both the Koo Wee Rup Motor Cycle Club and the Pakenham Auto Club. [4] The proposal had been in planning since 2013, with a view to reducing hoon driving in the area. [5]
Other facilities in the complex are proposed to include a skid pan, go-kart track and clay pigeon shooting range. Earlier plans also included a dragstrip. [6] It is also expected to have a hotel with views over the circuit. [7]
Location | Pakenham, Victoria |
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Coordinates | 38°06′11″S 145°27′40″E / 38.103°S 145.461°E |
FIA Grade | 2 (proposed) |
Owner | Set to open to tender process [1] |
Construction cost | A$200m |
Architect | Apex Circuit Design [2] |
Website |
www |
Length | 3.6 km |
The Cardinia Motor Recreation and Education Park is a planned motorsport and driver education facility at Pakenham, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was proposed to have a 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) race track built to FIA Grade 2 standard, along with other facilities. It received approval from the Cardinia Shire Council in December 2019 and was expected to start construction within six months. [3] The site was previously the home of both the Koo Wee Rup Motor Cycle Club and the Pakenham Auto Club. [4] The proposal had been in planning since 2013, with a view to reducing hoon driving in the area. [5]
Other facilities in the complex are proposed to include a skid pan, go-kart track and clay pigeon shooting range. Earlier plans also included a dragstrip. [6] It is also expected to have a hotel with views over the circuit. [7]