Liverpool Speedway

Liverpool Speedway was located in Green Valley, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool was officially opened by Frank Oliveri and the Oliveri Family, alongside Ald. E. Smith, the mayor of Liverpool at the time, and ran until its sudden and unexpected closure in 1989. Frank Oliveri would later share track management with track announcer and promoter, Channel 7 television sports presenter Mike Raymond. HistoryLiverpool Speedway was officially opened by the Oliveri Family on 14 May 1967. The 440m track was D-shaped and was a clay-and-dolomite mix. On the program that first night were Speedcars, TQ's, super modifieds, stock cars and production sedans. Liverpool was managed and promoted by Channel 7 television sports presenter Mike Raymond and former Liverpool Mayor Frank Oliveri. The speedway was promoted heavily on television and radio and everyone in Sydney with access to television saw the commercials with Raymond's famous words, "7. 45 This Saturday Night At The Liverpool City Raceway, so BE THERE". With television personality Raymond in charge, Liverpool was arguably the best-promoted speedway in Australia during the mid-1970s and through the 1980s. During the winter of 1974, the management of the speedway announced that the track surface was being changed from clay and dolomite to asphalt. At this time the venue had its first name change when it became known as the "Liverpool International Speedway". Also announced at the time were extensive renovations including a fully enclosed grandstand with a glass-enclosed restaurant, a VIP lounge and a 3-storey control tower, all aimed at increasing the track's spectator capacity to around 35, 000. The track was paved in time for the 1974 /75 season, but the other proposed works never got off the ground.

Liverpool Speedway was located in Green Valley, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool was officially opened by Frank Oliveri and the Oliveri Family, alongside Ald. E. Smith, the mayor of Liverpool at the time, and ran until its sudden and unexpected closure in 1989. Frank Oliveri would later share track management with track announcer and promoter, Channel 7 television sports presenter Mike Raymond. HistoryLiverpool Speedway was officially opened by the Oliveri Family on 14 May 1967. The 440m track was D-shaped and was a clay-and-dolomite mix. On the program that first night were Speedcars, TQ's, super modifieds, stock cars and production sedans. Liverpool was managed and promoted by Channel 7 television sports presenter Mike Raymond and former Liverpool Mayor Frank Oliveri. The speedway was promoted heavily on television and radio and everyone in Sydney with access to television saw the commercials with Raymond's famous words, "7. 45 This Saturday Night At The Liverpool City Raceway, so BE THERE". With television personality Raymond in charge, Liverpool was arguably the best-promoted speedway in Australia during the mid-1970s and through the 1980s. During the winter of 1974, the management of the speedway announced that the track surface was being changed from clay and dolomite to asphalt. At this time the venue had its first name change when it became known as the "Liverpool International Speedway". Also announced at the time were extensive renovations including a fully enclosed grandstand with a glass-enclosed restaurant, a VIP lounge and a 3-storey control tower, all aimed at increasing the track's spectator capacity to around 35, 000. The track was paved in time for the 1974 /75 season, but the other proposed works never got off the ground.