Darwin’s new international standard motocross grand prix track has been finished, costing at least five times what the former Labor Government estimated it would, with the Motocross Grand Prix of Australia to be held there in two weeks.

Motorcycling Australia chief executive officer Peter Doyle said the 1.6km track which features 22 turns, 21 leaps, a 90-meter launch straightaway, undulating waves, a triple step-up, and jumps that reach 30 meters, was developed by Australia’s leading motocross builders, Protraxx, with foundational work by Sitzler.

Mr Doyle said the newly completed track was designed to meet Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Motocross World Championship standards, and would be used for at least five years, beginning with hosting the three-day Motocross Grand Prix

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