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3 unusual facts about Sandown Raceway


Lancia LC2

Unable to challenge further for the Constructors or Drivers Championships, the team did not attend the final round of the year at Sandown Park in Melbourne, Australia.

Roberto Bussinello

Bussinello travelled to Australia in 1964 for a production car race at the Sandown Park circuit in Melbourne.

Sandown Racecourse

The Sandown Racecourse also features a motor racing circuit on the outside of the racecourse, referred to as Sandown Raceway.


Alfredo Costanzo

At the insistence of his long-time open wheel rival turned touring car racer John Bowe, who to this day rates him as the best Australian driver he raced against, Costanzo was drafted into the Volvo Dealer Team in 1986 for the Castrol 500 at Sandown and the James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst.


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