Mount Panorama Racing Circuit - Bathurst

The Mount Panorama Racing Circuit is a street road, open to the general public year-round, extending from plain lands in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, into a nearby hill called Mount Panorama. It is part of the regular public road system of the city, serving as the accessway for several residences in the area. The peculiar topography of the place makes it ideal for racing, with different types of competitions occurring spontaneously from the very moment when the first motorcycles and cars started to arrive in Australia. The road course in its current form was born in 1936, as an initiative from Martin Griffin, the Bathurst Mayor of the time, who wanted to organize racing in the town.

The Mount Panorama Racing Circuit starts and ends at Pit Straight, down in the plain land in the outskirts of Bathurst. After passing Hell Corner, riders start speeding up at the Mountain Straight, a 1.1-km uphill road where velocities can go as high as 250 km/h. From that point on, there are eight turns with different radiuses going uphill until reaching Sulman Park, at 862m above sea level. A frenetic downhill trip with constant steering starts from there, with nine steep downhill turns packed in quick succession. The fastest (and longest) straightaway in the road course comes next, Conrod Straight, where racers at 300 km/h battle hard to pass each other. All in all, the 6.213 km (3.861 mi) circuit is an exciting place for motorsports and a temple for Australian racing enthusiasts.