Sandown Raceway Racecourse was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program.
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10 Facts About Sandown Raceway
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Sandown Raceway continued to host both the 500 kilometre race and a sprint round of the championship, the Sandown Raceway Challenge, throughout the majority of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
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Under the local Council permit, Sandown Raceway is limited to running five motorsport events per year, at no louder than 95 decibels.
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Long term future of this historic circuit is unclear as the owners of Sandown Raceway Park want to have it rezoned so that they can sell it to a property developer who would then demolish the venue and turn it into high density housing.
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In 2007, the major sponsor of the Sandown Raceway 500 is Just-Car Insurance and the event is called the Just Car Insurance 500, and was won by Craig Lowndes, his fourth victory, and Jamie Whincup.
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Sandown Raceway remained on the calendar as a venue, but hosted a regular multiple sprint race format event earlier in the year.
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On 2 December 1984, Sandown Raceway held the last round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship.
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The race, known as the Sandown Raceway 1000, was won by Stefan Bellof and Derek Bell in their Rothmans Porsche 956.
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Sandown Raceway has held the Australian Grand Prix on six occasions, the last being in 1978, seven years before the event became part of the FIA Formula One World Championship in 1985.
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Sandown Raceway was repaved and received many new safety features in 2013 in accordance with new FIA rules.
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