DriveIt NQ is a 2.750 km (1.709 mi) permanent race track and driver training facility in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The circuit is opened in May 2023.
1.27.363 (Detuned Motorsport, Nissan, , Motor Events Racing)
The first major event was held by Motor Events Racing on the July 14-16th 2023. This endurance event was run over 20 hours and three days. With teams from all over Australia in attendance.
History
Plans for a dedicated motoring and motorsport facility in North Queensland emerged in February 2016, partially driven by the success of the Townsville 500, when driver training operator Pat Driscoll signed a long-term lease with Townsville City Council over a plot of land in Calcium to the citys' west.[1] Plans for the facility publicly emerged in September 2018 before construction on the facility began in August 2020 following input from Jack Miller, Paul Morris and Molly Taylor.[2][3] Having secured AU$22 million in State and Federal funding, asphalt laying on the base circuit concluded in February 2023.[4][5]
References
^"Dametto revs up for planned motorsport precinct". Nick Dametto MP. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^"First images of huge motorsport facility". Townsville Bulletin. 20 September 2018.
^"Townsville track DriveIt NQ breaks ground". Speedcafe. 8 August 2020.
^"DriveIt NQ receives $10 million from QLD Government". Speedcafe. 23 September 2020.
^"Major milestone achieved for DriveIt NQ". Speedcafe. 10 February 2023.
External links
Circuit website
Information about the DriveIt NQ track - www.racingcircuits.info
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