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Baskerville Raceway is a 2.01 km (1.26 mi) permanent motor racing circuit located at 473 Baskerville Rd, Old Beach - a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania,[3] Australia. Founded in 1954, the Hobart Sporting Car Club built the circuit in a natural amphitheatre on land provided by Calvin Morrisby (after whom turn 7 is named). The circuit was officially opened on 9 February 1958 by then Tasmanian Premier Robert Cosgrove with 20,000 spectators in attendance, and has been operating continuously ever since. Baskerville is the second oldest continuously operating motor racing venue in Australia, with only Mount Panorama (which opened in 1938) being older.[4]

Baskerville Raceway
Location473 Baskerville Rd Old Beach Tasmania
Time zoneGMT+10
Coordinates42°44′44″S 147°17′44″E
OwnerMotorsports Tasmania
Opened1 February 1958
Length2.01 km (1.26 miles)
Turns9
Race lap record48.82[1] (Josh Kean[1], Benetton B186, 2018[1], Historic F1[2])

Previously, Baskerville had hosted the Winfield 25's Touring Car Challenge, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Road Racing Championships (motorcycles), Australian Superbike Championships and other races.[5] Baskerville was the location for the 2006 Australian Improved Production Nationals and for the 2009 Formula Vee Nationals, with the latter won by Daniel Reynolds in a Sabre 01.

Baskerville Raceway hosted the inaugural Tasmanian Historic Motorcycle Championships from 25 to 27 November 2011.[6]

In recent years Baskerville Raceway has hosted the Baskerville Historics, the largest event at Baskerville Raceway. The event includes both cars and bikes over a three-day event, and has brought the likes of former V8 Supercars driver Glen Seton and current co-owner of V8 Supercar team Prodrive racing Australia, Rusty French.

In 2012 the owning club, Hobart Sporting Car Club, launched the Baskerville Foundation, a fundraising initiative to bring the circuit to a more modern standard with the ultimate goal of a full resurface of the track.

In 2015 the circuit gained a naming rights sponsor in Pepsi Max, with the circuit changing its name to Pepsi Max Baskerville Raceway

The circuit now holds several events including the Tasmanian Super Series, Tasmanian Drift Series, the Baskerville Historics the Baskerville 2-Hour Motorcycle Race and several smaller events. The Circuit also hosts several non-Motorsport events such as the Raw Challenge.


Motorcycle Racing and Track Days


Motorcycle racing and public ride days are currently run by the Sports Riders Club of Tasmania (SRCT), one of only two club-run ride days in Australia.[7]


See also


Sport in Tasmania


References


  1. Baskerville Historics Facebook Page, www.facebook.com Retrieved 28 September 2018
  2. "2018 Baskerville Historics Historic Sports & Racing Cars & Invited-SRT Logistics-Race 5". Natsoft Race Results. Retrieved 13 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Baskerville RaceWay News". nmd. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. Walker, Terry (1995). Fast Tracks. Sydney: Turton & Armstrong. p. 26. ISBN 0908031556.
  5. Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Motorsports Tas
  6. "Sports Riders Club of Tasmania". Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  7. http://www.srct.org.au SRCT website




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