The Murray Machining & Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway (formerly Riverview Speedway) is a Dirt track racing venue that is located in the town of Murray Bridge, South Australia, only 66 km from Adelaide. Racing at the speedway generally takes place between September and April meetings held on Saturday nights. Racing has been held at the venue continuously since opening in 1958.
Murray Bridge Sporting Car Club and Motorcycle Club
Operator
Made Too Go
Broke ground
1958
Opened
1958
Former names
Riverview Speedway
Major events
World Series Sprintcars,
Ultimate Sprintcar Championship, Ultimate Pink Night, Australia Day Sprintcar Stampede, Bill Wigzell Battle of the Bridge, Demo Derby World Record Attempt, 360 Sprintcar Allstars,
Murray Bridge based car dealer, and known South Australian speedway identity Kevin Fischer, along with Les Schulz, a dry cleaner, started Riverview Speedway in 1958 on the relatively unpopulated eastern side of the Murray River. The track was cut into the side of a hill which provided spectators with an unimpeded view of the entire track.
The speedway itself has changed significantly over the years, gradually growing in size to cope with the speed of the cars. In 1977 the track was increased to 300 metres (330 yards). While the track was generally good, there were often complaints from the Super Sedan drivers that the tight nature of the track produced processional racing (also many believed they could not fully exploit the power of their cars on the short track). During the mid-late 1980s and through most of the 1990s this saw most of the top South Australian drivers based at Adelaide's 430 metres (470 yards) long Speedway Park rarely race at Murray Bridge. The surface of the track was crushed dolomite which suited both bikes and cars, though it wasn't uncommon to see smoke billowing from overheated car tyres in a 15 or 20 lap feature race, especially from the Hot Rods. Also during the 1980s, the small size of the track saw the sports most popular category Sprintcars not race at Riverview.
Riverview would remain a 300-metre track until 1999 when the Murray Bridge Sporting Car Club and Motorcycle Club decided that to compete successfully it needed a track long enough to attract Sprintcar and Speedcar racing, as well as one capable of top level sedan racing. In order to do this the track was lengthened and widened to its present 360 metres (390 yards) length with 6° of banking, and clay was added to the dolomite surface. Due to the location of the track, a massive amount of earthworks was needed to fill in what was a 15m drop beyond the back straight (western side) to allow for the addition of 60 metres worth of track. During this time the pit area (located outside of turns 3 & 4) was enlarged to be able to house more cars for the expected championship and high-profile meetings of the future.
Since its beginning, Riverview Speedway has run both bikes and cars during their meetings with the track being a regular stop for numerous Australian championships including Sprintcars (360 and 410), Speedcars, Super Sedans, Street Stocks, Modified Production (Modifieds), Hot Rods, Solos (Senior and Under-21), Sidecars and Formula 500's, as well as many South Australian State titles (the national Sprintcar, Speedcar and Super Sedan titles were not awarded to Murray Bridge until after 1999), and the World Series Sprintcars. Unfortunately due to the addition of clay to the track surface in 1999, Solos and Sidecars have been seen less and less at the speedway.
Until approximately 2007 Riverview also had a smaller, 130 metres (140 yards) junior track (also made of dolomite) for Under-16 speedway riders on its infield from the early 1980s. The riders were those who usually rode at Adelaide's Sidewinders Speedway, with meetings usually taking place before the main meeting started. The junior track was replaced by a concreteBurnout pad.
On 12 November 2011, Riverview Speedway hosted the 2011 World Sidecar Speedway Championship, the first time the track hosted a World Championship event. New South Wales based rider Darrin Treloar and his Murray Bridge-based passenger Jesse Headland won the World championship. Headland was the defending champion of the event having won the title as passenger to his father Mick Headland at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England, in 2010.
Outside of Speedway racing, Murray Bridge Speedway has attempted to set a new World Record for the most Demolition Cars entered in a single Demolition Derby event. Previous attempts include: 2018 (79 cars); 2019 (113 cars); 2021 (123 cars).[2]
Australian Championshipsedit
Since its opening in 1958, the Riverview Speedway has played host to numerous Australian Championships for both bikes and cars.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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The Murray Machining amp Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway formerly Riverview Speedway is a Dirt track racing venue that is located in the town of Murray Bridge South Australia only 66 km from Adelaide Racing at the speedway generally takes place between September and April meetings held on Saturday nights Racing has been held at the venue continuously since opening in 1958 Murray Bridge SpeedwayIt s Your Speedway SA LocationKennett Road Murray Bridge South AustraliaCoordinates35 7 3 S 139 17 35 E 35 11750 S 139 29306 E 35 11750 139 29306Capacity8 000OwnerMurray Bridge Sporting Car Club and Motorcycle ClubOperatorMade Too GoBroke ground1958Opened1958Former namesRiverview SpeedwayMajor eventsWorld Series Sprintcars Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Ultimate Pink Night Australia Day Sprintcar Stampede Bill Wigzell Battle of the Bridge Demo Derby World Record Attempt 360 Sprintcar Allstars Wingless Sprints 60 LapperOvalSurfaceDolomite and ClayLength0 223 miles 0 360 1 km Race lap record0 10 787 Ryan Jones 2011 410 Sprintcar Contents 1 History 2 Australian Championships 3 Lap Records 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMurray Bridge based car dealer and known South Australian speedway identity Kevin Fischer along with Les Schulz a dry cleaner started Riverview Speedway in 1958 on the relatively unpopulated eastern side of the Murray River The track was cut into the side of a hill which provided spectators with an unimpeded view of the entire track The speedway itself has changed significantly over the years gradually growing in size to cope with the speed of the cars In 1977 the track was increased to 300 metres 330 yards While the track was generally good there were often complaints from the Super Sedan drivers that the tight nature of the track produced processional racing also many believed they could not fully exploit the power of their cars on the short track During the mid late 1980s and through most of the 1990s this saw most of the top South Australian drivers based at Adelaide s 430 metres 470 yards long Speedway Park rarely race at Murray Bridge The surface of the track was crushed dolomite which suited both bikes and cars though it wasn t uncommon to see smoke billowing from overheated car tyres in a 15 or 20 lap feature race especially from the Hot Rods Also during the 1980s the small size of the track saw the sports most popular category Sprintcars not race at Riverview Riverview would remain a 300 metre track until 1999 when the Murray Bridge Sporting Car Club and Motorcycle Club decided that to compete successfully it needed a track long enough to attract Sprintcar and Speedcar racing as well as one capable of top level sedan racing In order to do this the track was lengthened and widened to its present 360 metres 390 yards length with 6 of banking and clay was added to the dolomite surface Due to the location of the track a massive amount of earthworks was needed to fill in what was a 15m drop beyond the back straight western side to allow for the addition of 60 metres worth of track During this time the pit area located outside of turns 3 amp 4 was enlarged to be able to house more cars for the expected championship and high profile meetings of the future Since its beginning Riverview Speedway has run both bikes and cars during their meetings with the track being a regular stop for numerous Australian championships including Sprintcars 360 and 410 Speedcars Super Sedans Street Stocks Modified Production Modifieds Hot Rods Solos Senior and Under 21 Sidecars and Formula 500 s as well as many South Australian State titles the national Sprintcar Speedcar and Super Sedan titles were not awarded to Murray Bridge until after 1999 and the World Series Sprintcars Unfortunately due to the addition of clay to the track surface in 1999 Solos and Sidecars have been seen less and less at the speedway Until approximately 2007 Riverview also had a smaller 130 metres 140 yards junior track also made of dolomite for Under 16 speedway riders on its infield from the early 1980s The riders were those who usually rode at Adelaide s Sidewinders Speedway with meetings usually taking place before the main meeting started The junior track was replaced by a concrete Burnout pad On 12 November 2011 Riverview Speedway hosted the 2011 World Sidecar Speedway Championship the first time the track hosted a World Championship event New South Wales based rider Darrin Treloar and his Murray Bridge based passenger Jesse Headland won the World championship Headland was the defending champion of the event having won the title as passenger to his father Mick Headland at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry England in 2010 Outside of Speedway racing Murray Bridge Speedway has attempted to set a new World Record for the most Demolition Cars entered in a single Demolition Derby event Previous attempts include 2018 79 cars 2019 113 cars 2021 123 cars 2 Australian Championships editSince its opening in 1958 the Riverview Speedway has played host to numerous Australian Championships for both bikes and cars 3 4 5 6 7 8 Australian Formula 500 Championship 1971 1977 1985 1993 2001 2017 Australian Solo Championship 1988 1998 2001 Australian Sidecar Championship 1990 1997 2000 2002 2005 Australian Under 21 Solo Championship 1992 Australian AMCA Nationals Championship 2015 Australian Junior Sedan Championship 2005 2011 Australian Late Model Championship 2018 Australian Modified Sedan Championship 1997 2003 2006 2017 Australian Modlites Championship 2021 Australian Super Sedan Championship 2004 2014 Australian Sprintcar Championship 2005 Australian 360 Sprintcar Championship 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2022 Australian Street Stock Championship 2008 Australian Speedcar Championship 2009 2018 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship 2003 2007 Australian Wingless Sprint Championship 2022 Lap Records editas of April 2021 9 410 Sprintcars 0 10 787 Ryan Jones nbsp 22 October 2011 360 Sprintcars 00 11 41 Luke Dillon nbsp 8 November 2014References edit Riverview Speedway track info Murray Bridge Speedway Ultimate Sprintcar Championship ASCF National Title History Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sprintcars Australia Australian Title History Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Australian Formula 500 Championship Honour Roll Australian Solo Championship Australian Sidecar Championship Championship History Murray Bridge Speedway Track RecordsExternal links editMurray Bridge Speedway official website Speedway Tickets official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murray Bridge Speedway amp oldid 1206543585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
