National Motor Racing Museum

The National Motor Racing Museum (NMRM) is located in the regional New South Wales city of Bathurst, approximately 200 km west of Sydney. The museum is situated adjacent to the Mount Panorama motor racing circuit at the end of Conrod Straight, close to the city.[1]

National Motor Racing Museum
LocationMount Panorama, Bathurst
Coordinates33°26′24″S 149°33′43″E
TypeMotor racing museum
WebsiteNational Motor Racing Museum
National Motor Racing Museum, Bathurst

The museums purpose is to display and preserve material relevant to Australia's motor racing history.[2] It exhibits some of Australia's famous modern racing cars, motorcycles and other memorabilia.[1]

Memorial

Peter Brock memorial, Bathurst

In the front of the museum is a memorial, unveiled 8 October 2008, to Peter Brock who won the Mount Panorama race nine times, he died in the Targa West rally event in September 2006. Sculptor Julie Squires created the memorial which depicts Brock standing atop a 1984 VK Commodore, the car he drove at the Bathurst 1000 motor race in 1984.[3][4][5]

Exhibits

Vehicles in the permanent collection include:

See also

Media related to National Motor Racing Museum (Bathurst) at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. "National Motor Racing Museum". Website. NSW Government - Visit NSW. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. "About Us". Website. NMRM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. Gareth Trickey (25 April 2008). "Sculpture of racing legend Peter Brock". Website. Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. "Peter Brock Memorial". mount-panorama.com website. Bathurst City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. "Racing legend brocks statue unveiled". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. "V8 Supercars Australia". Website. GC Mag. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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