Est. 1952 — Australia's home of motorsport

The Australian Racing Drivers' Club.

Seventy years at the heart of Australian motorsport — from a dirt track at Mt Druitt to the floodlit straights of Sydney Motorsport Park.

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Since 1952

Australia's only on-track Racing Club.

Established in 1952, ARDC Membership has evolved over 70+ years on the Australian racing scene — from humble beginnings at our home track in Mt Druitt, NSW, to installing Mt Panorama on the motorsport calendar, through to our current standing as Australia's only on-track Racing Club, operating Sydney Motorsport Park.

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The long lap

Seventy years of the Australian Racing Drivers' Club

1952

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Mt Druitt · 1952

1952
The ARDC is born

The ARDC's home track is at Mt Druitt. Members help promoter Belf Jones run races every six weeks.
1954
Mt Panorama

The ARDC forms an alliance with the Bathurst Light Car Club. It buys land between Murray's and Hell Corners from local orchardist Hilton Raynor to build the pits on the Mt Panorama circuit.
1960
Sir Jack Brabham

Sir Jack wins his second F1 World Championship and becomes an ARDC life member.
1962
The Six-Hour

The ARDC runs a six-hour race at Bathurst to prove Mt Panorama can handle a 500-mile event.
1963
Bathurst 500

The endurance era begins — the race that would become an Australian institution takes its place on the calendar.
1970
Amaroo

The 18-hectare Amaroo Park is bought by the ARDC on a handshake from developer Oscar Glasser — a motorsport precinct with engineering facilities, a hillclimb, short circuit and motocross track.
1973
Upsizing

The ARDC clubhouse moves from 360 Norton Street, Leichhardt, to its new home at Amaroo Park.
1980
The Castrol Six Hour

Future 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner wins the Castrol Six Hour at Amaroo Park — arguably the world's most important production motorcycle race of its time.
1994
Skaife meets Amaroo

A new generation of touring car talent makes its name on the tight, technical curves of Amaroo Park.
1996
The Creek

The ARDC moves into its current home at Eastern Creek.
2005
Muscle

Australia's biggest retro touring car festival, the Muscle Car Masters, is born.
2011
The future

With over $7M in government support and over $2M from the not-for-profit ARDC itself, plans for expansion begin — a track extension and new facilities built in 2012.
2012
60 years young

Eastern Creek International Raceway is rebranded as Sydney Motorsport Park. The GP track can now split in two, allowing north and south circuits to run concurrently and independently.
2015
Quarter of a century

The ARDC celebrates 25 years at the home of Sydney Motorsport Park.
2019
Expansion for the future

With another helping hand from government, the ARDC secures a multi-million-dollar investment in LED lighting, and the creation of a centre of excellence and business hub at SMSP.
2020
Up in lights

$16 million is invested in 127 light towers installed across the facility to turn night into day — switched on for the first time for the Supercars in July 2020.
2022
Super 70

The ARDC celebrates 70 years with a temporary rebrand of our iconic Father's Day weekend event.

The long lap · The museum

Drive seventy years of Australian motorsport.

Every scroll advances the machine one milestone down the rail — from a dirt track at Mt Druitt to the floodlit straights of Sydney Motorsport Park. Take your time.

Our mission

Making memorable motorsport experiences.

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Motorsport is in our DNA. Every race, every member, every roar of an engine is fuelled by a genuine love of the sport — and a relentless drive to share it with the next generation.
Our not-for-profit, for-purpose organisation status is more than a label — it's who we are and what drives us. We respect and find inspiration in our past. Our Member base and home circuit are a privilege never taken for granted. We use our unique assets, reputation and influence to grow motorsport in Australia, knowing our decisions affect every community — on and off the racetrack.
We set the standard for motorsport in Australia — leading from the front on safety, on facilities, and on the experiences we create both on and off the track.
We don't just talk about growing the sport — we invest, we build, we deliver. Turning ambition into asphalt, lights and world-class events.
From our Board to our marshals, our Members to our partners — everything we achieve, we achieve together. One club, one community, one shared finish line.