Sydney Showground Speedway
| Speedway Royale Speedway Royal The Royale | |
|---|---|
Sydney Showground during the 1936 Sydney Royal Easter Show. The speedways start/finish line was located at the right of the picture. | |
| Location | Moore Park, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°53′36″S 151°13′37″E / 33.89333°S 151.22694°E |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Owner | New South Wales Government |
| Operator | Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (showground) Empire Speedways (speedway) |
| Broke ground | 1882 |
| Opened | 1882 (showground) 1926 (speedway) |
| Closed | 1996 |
| Major events | Australian Sprintcar Championship Australian Speedcar Championship Australian Speedcar Grand Prix Australian Solo Championship Australian Sidecar Championship Australasian Solo Final |
| Oval | |
| Surface | dolomite |
| Length | 0.316 miles (0.509 km) |
| Race lap record | 0:16.876 (Jay Drake (), , 1996, Speedcar) |
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Sydney Showground Speedway, originally known as the Speedway Royal and later the Speedway Royale but often referred to as just The Royale or The Showground, was a motorcycle speedway track, which was located at the old Sydney Showground and used from 1926 until 1996.