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which is run over 12 rounds during the Australian Speedway season (as of 2013–14). The Australian Sprintcar Championship has been contested every year since 1963. Only open to Australian Sprint Car drivers, the Championship is for winged 410ci cars. It is contested at a different track each season,
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The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Tracks can be composed of any of the following materials; clay, dirt, sand, Dolomite, crushed granite and crusher dust. Some tracks are also banked or semi-banked, although most are flat. The Ultimate Sprintcar
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so a temporary track (early estimates put it at approximately 350 metres (380 yards) long) will need to be installed for the 2015 event scheduled to be held on 24 October (after the end of the
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are one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The current team is managed by former rider
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and movable seating, signing a 5-year deal to host the event. Eithad is mostly used by the
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based sedan driver and promoter John Hughes in 1986 as an Australian version of the famous
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Championship (USC) recently announced a new television show which will be broadcast on
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Chris Holder - Australian speedway rider and captain of the Australian team
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on a state-by-state rotational basis. The 2015 Championship was held at
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Auto racing performed on clay or dirt surfaced oval tracks in Australia
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There are several types of classes in Australian speedway including:
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Of the 15 permanent riders of the SGP, three of them are Australian;
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Some of the more notable and popular dirt track races include:
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in 1923, and producing two World Champions since 2002 in
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will serve as Australian SGP ambassadors in 2015. The
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