Private racecourse for sale, preferably with lawnmower

Most of us dream of being able to walk out the front door and onto our own private racecourse. But unless those Powerball numbers come along, the idea will remain a dream because the track costs supercar money — except for that.

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Macs Speedway is located in Palmyra, Queensland, on Australia’s east coast, approximately 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) from Melbourne’s Albert Park, home of the Australian Grand Prix. But the fact that both tracks are in the same country is what they have in common.

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The Macs is a true motorsport venue, covering 23 acres (9.3 ha), with a house and some barn/hangar type garage buildings, but the focal point is the quarter mile (400 m) of the property Oval dirt in the center. Apparently it had not been used for some time as the track had been reclaimed by nature and was now overgrown with grass.

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Knight Franks, the estate agent selling the property, claims the facility has the potential to become a “world-class motorsport venue”, although he believes this would require the views needed to view the burnt-out supercar remains and watch motorsport races. . Win the future. But one reason a new buyer might want to invest some money in updating a track is its supporting infrastructure. It is surrounded by a go-kart track, racing track and airport, although these are not included in the sale.

Attempts to revive the once-thriving circuit in 2023 have stalled, with the entire site now on sale for around A$1.15 million ($770,000), according to Australian figures. drive. Depending on your point of view, this is either a lot of money for a field and a lot of junk, or a once in a lifetime opportunity for an average person to own his or her own racetrack. It’s also far less than the larger but also dilapidated DeSoto Raceway in Florida (later renamed Liberty Factory) that American YouTuber Cleetus McFarland spent $2.2 million to buy in 2020.

The video below shows some of the fast and loose racing the track hosted in 2016.

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