McNamara ParkFrom Trackpedia
Track SummaryWeb site: http://www.macpark.org Address: Corner of Mitchell Rd and Newbolds Rd, Mount Gambier, South Australia Directions to get there: Travelling west along the main street of Mount Gambier (Commercial Street) you will come to a roundabout at White Avenue at which you turn left and then follow this road straight out of town, past the West Gambier Football grounds on your right and then the City Cemetery on your left. 10km from the city limits on the Carpenters Rocks road,you turn right onto McNamara Park Rd. and the circuit is situated about 1.5km down on the right hand side. If you are travelling on the Princess Highway you need to turn south at the Sutton Avenue roundabout, which takes you straight onto White Avenue from where you can continue on as above. Upcoming EventsTrack Map  IntroductionMcNamara Park, near Mount Gambier in South Australia, is a sealed 2.4km long road race circuit. It is a mix of technically demanding slow and fast turns, over undulating terrain, designed and dedicated solely for motorcycle road racing. The track runs in a clockwise direction with 12 turns ranging from the the sharp hairpin at turn 1 to the fast and sweeping turn 8. The club has maintained an active upgrading programme over the years, with more than (AUS) $160,000 being spent on track re-surfacing alone over the last 5 years. The latest work concentrated on removing most of the "bumps and humps" that had become gradually worse over the years. The old main straight was flattened and resurfaced in 1998. All corners were resurfaced with hot mix in May of 2003, leaving a smooth but grippy surface which makes for great racing, wet or dry. It has a character all of it's own and most of the riders who ride here keep coming back for the challenging track, the very real country atmosphere and the well run race meetings, run by true enthusiasts, for the riders. There is plenty of run off room, sand traps and demountable tyre walls in any slightly tight areas. There are no Armco or concrete walls anywhere around this track. McNamara Park is considered very safe and has an excellent record but safety is always on the agenda and ongoing work is always with the wellbeing of riders in mind. The start grid can hold 27 solo's and has three riders per row in a staggered formation. Videos |