Mount Panorama, Home of the Bathurst 1000

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Here's one for the petrol-heads among you, so if you are not into motor racing then log off now! Must say I am not a great fan but I did enjoy checking out Mt Panorama. Surprisingly, the track is a public road with private homes, restaurants, even a vineyard! So it is open 24/7, but with a speed restriction of 60kph, and this is enforced quite frequently by the NSW police! We were told by the very helpful and friendly staff at the Motor Racing museum at Mt Pam that the cops often catch people doing excessive speeds and also there have been road fatalities (amateur drivers rather than racing car drivers) on the mountain over the years. Anyway, Blu drove around 3 times and I did one circuit - it is quite different than you expect - a lot more hilly and curvy than it seems on TV. Hard to believe that they reach speeds of up to 190kph on the curvy bits! - Kate

It was a good experience doing the track, you change inside as you drive around - driving on the same track as the great Bathurst drivers - it is pretty awesome. By driving the track, I now have a better understanding of what it must be like and when I watch it in future I'll remember being there. Can't believe how steep and winding the descent off the mountain is and how do they drive down there at speed? - Blu

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Photos

Start your engines
the following photos are taken in sequence around one complete circuit of the track which is 6.2 km in length