Speedway Australia
| The sport of dirt track and asphalt automobile and motorcycle racing in Australia on small, enclosed, circular tracks can be traced, in its infancy at least, to the 1900's. It was during the 1920's that it really became popular with first official Speedcar or 'Midget car' event held in Australia being staged at Melbourne's Olympic Park on 15 December 1934. Speedway was revitalised with the introduction of crash and bash Stock Car racing in the mid 1950's. Lightweight Stock Rod/Hot Rod/Sportsman/Super Modified/Modified racing began in the early 1960's and later evolved in to Sprintcar racing while the heavier version developed into V8 Dirt Modifieds. Meanwhile the mighty midgets enjoyed a golden era during the 60's that is still revered today. |
 
| Sedans took over as the number one category in Australia during the 1970's’, while Sprintcars developed towards the end of the decade and really flourished in the 1980's, so much so that a national series was organised to really showcase the division. Today, we now know it as World Series Sprintcars. NASR was formed in 1997 when the Federation of Australian Speedway (FAS) and World Series Sprintcars combined to operate as the governing body for Speedway Racing in Australia. NASR currently oversees in excess of 80 track operators, 15 sanctioning bodies and over 10,000 licence holders comprising of drivers, car owners, crew, officials, media, safety team members and fire fighting workers. In 2006 NASR was ratified by the FIA, through CAMS, as the internationally recognised controlling body of speedway racing in Australia, becoming the first speedway body anywhere to achieve FIA delegation of authority. Today speedway racing offers a cosmopolitan smorgasbord of racing to wet the appetite of any motor sport enthusiasts or to provide a fun family night out. The main national classes today are 360 Sprintcars, AMCA Nationals, Compact Speedcars, Formula 500's, Junior Sedans, Junior Quater Midgets, Late Model Sedans, Litre Cars, Modified Production Sedans, Production Sedans, Speedcars, Sprintcars, Street Stocks, Super Sedan, V8 Dirt Modifieds as well as Classic/Vintage demonstrations. In 2011, NASR rebranding to become Speedway Australia, reflecting a wave of organisational changes and a better resourced governing body. As the peak body in Australian Speedway, Speedway Australia is constantly working diligently as an industry advocate and plays a vital role in representing the speedway industry in discussions with other major motor sport organisations, Government bodies and external regulators. For further information or to get involved in Speedway visit http://www.speedwayaustralia.net.au/
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