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The article mentions the anniversary of Collingrove hillclimb track, which has been in business for 60 years.

The article reports that the drawing of the proposed project of a new 2.9km race circuit at Ringwoood, north of Newcastle in New South Wales (NSW), released by developers Italia Road Holdings includes a challenging combination of fast and slow corners .

The article reports on the Gnoo Blas circuit in the New South Wales (NSW) from where formal international participation in Australian motor racing started.

The article reports on the upcoming car racing events which include the Tasman Revival scheduled at Eastern Creek Raceway, the Australian Formula Junior Association's seven-round pointscore series and the Easter 2011 organized by Festival of Sporting Cars (FoSC) to be held at Eastern Creek.

The article presents information on the newly proposed motorsport complex in Albany, Western Australia, for karting, motocross, drifting, drag-racing and circuit racing.

The article announces that Symmons Plains Raceway circuit in Tasmania celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 9, 2010.

The article reports developments related to automobile racing in Australia. Former automobile racer Jack Brabham may come for a ceremony on November 15, 2009, in Perth, Western Australia, where the D-circuit version of the former Caversham race track will be formally designated Sir Jack Brabham Reserve. The ceremony will involve car, motorcycle and aircraft clubs. Some smartly presented Holden cars ran at Lakeside in Queensland in October 2009.

The article offers information on the 13.9km triangle of public roads in Lobethal, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, the racetrack that will host the town's grand carnival. It reports that in the years 1938, 1939, 1940, and 1948, cars races were held there. It is rated as the greatest circuit by Australian Grand Prix winner Doug Whiteford. It discusses the challenges faced by the racers including the blind corners and downhill roads at the circuit.

The article presents information on a motorsport venue proposed for the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast, for which the Wyong Regional Council formally invited expressions of interest from possible users and operators. The project is known as Wyong Automotive Racing Precinct (WARP). According to Deputy Mayor John McNamara, a positive response was received from driver-training organisations, and other groups who organize car shows, pop concerts, and other similar outdoor events.

The article presents information on the aspect of earthmoving in automobile racing in Oran Park in Australia. It is stated that the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association's meeting on June 27-28, 2009, would be the final Historic meeting at Oran Park. During the Oran Park weekend certificates of description for a number of cars were checked against their actual dimensions.

The article features several historical racing cars in Australia. The T400 Lola model operated by English car racer Mark Dwyer has been fixed by veteran racer Ken Smith and his team after its rear upright has been broken. The T430 Lola model driven by Smith has been also renovated and is completely stable. A Historic Longford Motor Race Revival committee has been created to conduct surveys and use the surviving sections of original racing roads.

The article offers news briefs related to automobile racing. At Wakefield Park raceway in New South Wales, competitors at Historic Sports & Racing Car Association's two-day meeting asked for races to be shortened. Two Bugatti cars will be on display at a remarkable exhibition of other Bugatti-family works of art at Melbourne's National Gallery through March 2009. Andrew Cannon, who is running his Type 37 Bugatti, has brought Max Lane's supercharged 2.3-litre twin-cam Type 51.