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One Raceway

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One Raceway

Aerial view of original circuit from a flight from Canberra to Sydney
Location	Goulburn, New South Wales
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00 DST)
Coordinates	34°50′26″S 149°41′7″E / 34.84056°S 149.68528°E / -34.84056; 149.68528
Owner	Steve Shelley (June 2023–present) Benalla Auto Club (May 1994–May 2023)
Broke ground	October 1993; 30 years ago (1993-10)
Opened	8 May 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05-08) Re-opened: 8 May 2024; 2 months ago (2024-05-08)
Closed	August 2022; 1 year ago (2022-08)
Former names	Wakefield Park Raceway (1994–2022)
Major events	Current: Australian Superbike Championship (2004, 2016–2022, 2024) Former: Australian Formula 3 (2001–2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017–2019) Australian GT Championship (2005–2006, 2017) Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (2001–2008)
Original Circuit (1994–2022)
Length	2.200 km (1.367 miles)
Turns	10
Race lap record	0:53.0600 ( Brad Shiels, Tilton Mitsubishi Evo, 2020, Sports car racing)

One Raceway, formerly known as Wakefield Park Raceway is a 2.200 km (1.367 mi) motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.^[1] It was named after Charles Wakefield, the founder of Castrol.^[2] The founders of Wakefield Park, John Carter and amateur racer and former motor dealer, Paul Samuels felt that Castrol had been so influential in helping amateurs go motor racing that CC Wakefield should be honoured, especially as Samuels' and Carter's' circuit was intended for amateur racers in the likelihood in the 1990s of both Amaroo and Oran Park Raceways closing and amateur racers being unable to afford the daily hire rate at Eastern Creek Raceway.

The local arm of Castrol appreciated this and committed to a three-year sum for sponsorship. Consequently, all the buildings, which were all designed by Samuels and Carter, were in Castrol colours, an appropriate but subtle recognition of the Company's involvement. However it was then decided that Castrol was not getting any appreciable value from the modest sponsorship, so it stopped.

It was the first privately funded circuit built in NSW in the last 35 years and, says Samuels, "when confronting neighbours and the EPA, I can see why". It took them more than a year, despite the help of Goulburn Council and the local member John Fahey, to find a place that finally gained all the necessary approvals. However it took less than eight months from turning the first sod in mid-October 1993 to its first meeting on 8 May 1994. The total cost of the land and work was $1.2 mill.

Goulburn was chosen as it was close to Canberra, the large population areas of the near south coast around Wollongong, was not too far from Sydney and a three-hour easier journey for Victorians than if it had been close to Sydney.

The road racing circuit has hosted the Super2 Series, the Australian Superbike Championship,^[3] the Australian Motor Racing Series, drifting, as well as state and club level racing, also Speed off the Streets and motorcycle ride days.

Wakefield Park operates under a CAMS National Circuit Licence, AASA and also under the Department of Sport and Recreation permit scheme.

The circuit is located two hours drive from Sydney and about one hour from Canberra, and is positioned on Braidwood Road, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Goulburn on 130 acres (0.53 km²) of cleared land. There are no trees or natural obstacles near the track. Safety is paramount and ripple strips, tyre walls and gravel traps have been positioned so as to make Wakefield a very safe circuit on which to run any type of racecar, production car or motorcycle. The track was resurfaced by its new owners, Winton Motor Raceway, in late 2007.

The track is open to the public providing three circuits licensed by the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, CAMS, and Motorcycling NSW Inc and Australian Karting Association Inc. Commercial "thrill rides" operate there.^[2]

There is also a hill climb and short variations of the circuit.

Wakefield Park is the title of a 2010 short film with Michael Fitzgerald which was filmed at the circuit.

Having had the number of days on which it operate cut to 30 days per annum after a lengthy legal battle, the circuit closed in August 2022.^[4]

A e-petition was submitted to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the closure of the motorsport park which amassed 28,950 signatures upon closure on October 28, 2022,^[5] currently holding the record of the highest amount of signatures ever collected on an e-petition within NSW Government history.^[6] The petition was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 8 November 2022^[7] and later responded to by the Minister of Planning on December 13, 2022.^[8]

The Benalla Auto Club announced Steve Shelley, owner of the Pheasant Wood Circuit located in nearby Marulan, would be purchasing the circuit in March 2023 with the new owner intending to work with the local community and Goulburn Mulwaree Council to re-open the facility.^[9] The acquisition was finalised on June 6, 2023.^[10] The circuit will be renovated, and it is scheduled to reopen in May 2024 as One Raceway.^[11][12]

Current

• October: Australian Superbike Championship, Hi-Tec Oils Super Series

Former

• Aussie Racing Cars (2003, 2005, 2008)
• Australian Formula 3 (2001–2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017–2019)
• Australian FX-Superbike Championship (2009–2015)
• Australian GT Championship (2005–2006, 2017)
• Australian Nations Cup Championship (2001–2004)
• Australian Super Touring Championship (2000–2001)
• Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (2001–2008)
• Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship (2006, 2008)
• V8 Ute Racing Series (2001–2007)

As of December 2020, the fastest official race lap records at Wakefield Park are listed as:^[13][14]

Class	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Date
Original Circuit: 2.200 km (1994–2022)[1]
Sports car racing	Brad Shiels	Tilton Mitsubishi Evo	0:53.0600[13]	25 July 2020
Formula 3	Harri Jones	Dallara F308	0:53.7045[13]	8 September 2018
Sports Sedans	Jack Perkins	Audi A4-Chevrolet	0:56.2669[13]	18 October 2015
Radical Cup	Tim Berryman	Radical SR8	0:56.7805[13]	20 June 2015
Superbike	Glenn Allerton	BMW S1000RR	0:57.389[15]	5 December 2020
Formula 4000/OzBoss	Ty Hanger	Reynard 95D	0:57.5504[13]	25 February 2007
Porsche Carrera Cup	Aaron Caratti	Porsche 911 (997 I) GT3 Cup	0:58.9927[13]	5 April 2008
Dunlop V8 Supercar	Steve Owen	Holden VZ Commodore	0:59.0351[13]	6 April 2008
Supersport	Max Stauffer	Yamaha YZF-R6	0:59.050[15]	5 December 2020
GT3	Rod Salmon	Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3	0:59.1113	19 November 2017
Nations Cup	John Bowe	Ferrari 360 N-GT	0:59.9060	1 June 2003
Formula Ford	Paul Laskazeski	Spectrum 011	1:00.1986[13][16]	6 April 2008
V8 Touring Cars	Terry Wyhoon	Ford BA Falcon	1:00.3279[13]	3 April 2011
Australian GT	Greg Crick	Dodge Viper GTS	1:01.5344[13]	5 March 2006
Super Touring	Paul Morris	BMW 320i	1:02.1715[13][17]	29 October 2000
Improved Production Over 2 Litre	Michael King	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	1:02.8626[13]	8 September 2019
Improved Production Under 2 Litre	Jordan Cox	Honda Civic	1:05.1999[13]	12 April 2015
Sidecar	Jeremy Joyce/Corey Blackman	Kawasaki RHR	1:05.336[15]	23 March 2019
Supersport 300	Hunter Ford	Yamaha YZF-R3	1:05.600[15]	23 March 2019
Aussie Racing Cars	Ben McCashney	Falcon-Yamaha	1:05.6777[13]	5 April 2008
Commodore Cup	Geoff Emery	Holden VS Commodore	1:06.6504[13]	3 April 2011
Group A	Craig Markland	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	1:07.0363[13]	1 April 2007
Formula Vee	Michael Kinsella	Jacer F2K10	1:07.0951[13]	12 April 2015
Group N	Brad Tilley	Ford Mustang	1:07.0160[13]	23 February 2019
V8 Utes	Kerry Wade	Ford BF Falcon XR8	1:09.6544[13]	28 May 2006
HQ Holden	Glenn Deering	Holden HQ	1:15.3402[13]	27 May 2018

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