{"id":238186,"date":"2019-06-24T20:16:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T10:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=238186"},"modified":"2020-07-19T15:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T05:01:05","slug":"kingaroy-track-wins-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/06\/24\/kingaroy-track-wins-national-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingaroy Track Wins National Title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aidan Raymont and Kye Walters race side-by-side in the final of the Modifieds National Title in Kingaroy in April … the meeting set a new crowd record at the track<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kingaroy Speedway’s Tanya Barron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 24, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Little ol’ Kingaroy, is the best in Australia!”<\/p>\n

Kingaroy Speedway Club members are over the moon that their Kingaroy Showgrounds track has been recognised at national awards.<\/p>\n

Tanya Barron told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> a group of 10 people travelled to Adelaide for the Speedway Australia national awards, which were announced on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

“We were the Most Improved Track in 2017. This year we were named Track Of The Year,”\u00a0 Tanya said.<\/p>\n

“Imagine that … little ol’ Kingaroy is the best in Australia!”<\/p>\n

The awards were announced during a dinner at the Adelaide Convention Centre.<\/p>\n

Tanya said probably $250,000 to $300,000 – including grants and club funds – had been spent at the track over the past few years as well as thousands of hours of work by volunteers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before the start of the latest racing season, the old track surface was taken out and replaced with clay at a cost of more than $10,000.<\/p>\n

Tanya thanked Seiler Earthmoving and Conpak Earthmoving for the work they had done on the track which had led to some very fast racing this season and track records broken.<\/p>\n

Other work that has been completed over recent years included new arena lighting, the erection of a machinery shed in the pits and new fencing.<\/p>\n

The club has also introduced a merchandise stall which has proved very popular with race fans.<\/p>\n

Tanya said the club had more worked planned, including more fencing and the construction of a new toilet block at the back of the spectator hill.<\/p>\n

Club members have another reason to be very proud of their Track Of The Year award.<\/p>\n

“All the previous winners have been ‘promoter tracks’,” Tanya said.<\/p>\n

“We are just a club. All of us have full-time jobs and family commitments as well as the track.”<\/p>\n

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