Our Humble Carnell Raceway

Carnell Raceway has a long standing and proud history in the Granite Belt region and celebrates a wealth of motor sport for many years. Many have graced it's track with skill, ability, passion, and fun allowing for better driving ability on public roads, a skill that is not celebrated enough!

Having a track has many benefits that aligns not only with community but with proper guidelines in place to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for anyone to come and participate. Having a track with more days is beneficial to the local community, with economic growth for each event that happens involving local businesses more. As a small organisation, Short Circuit Motor Sport Association Inc. would require more days to be able to follow through with resurfacing the race track, providing better facilities, and making it possible for more grassroots organisations to make use of the track with less limitations.

Our goal and aspiration is to have a home where everyone is welcome, respected, encouraged and cheered on as they excel in their ability to take living to the next level. We are dedicated to providing affordable racing for everyone. We encourage grassroots racing and our track is the perfect place to learn towards any goal you are looking to achieve with motor sport.

Help Short Circuit Motor Sport Association Inc. to show how much this track can benefit everyone from far and wide, and most of all the community at home in Stanthorpe Queensland.

Our Home Grown Champions

 

 

From Grassroots to Champions these legends started with Short Circuit Motor Sport Association Inc racing at Carnell Raceway in grassroots racing from the young age of 14. 

 

 

Will Power’s beginnings in Queensland was with a Datsun 1200 racing at local tracks in the Southern Downs Region including Carnell Raceway. He moved on to Formula Ford and his career sky rocket from there and is evident in his success in the IndyCar Series.  Will has competed in 302 races in 17 years in the IndyCar Series. During that time he has had 42 wins, 99 podiums, and 64 poles. We invite you to follow Will's career and see his achievements.

Will Power – Fight to the Finish Video 

Brendon Pingel was the series winner for Aussie Racing Car in 2015 with many wins to demonstrate his talent in motor sport.

"The Aussie Racing Car combines current racing technology and performance in a one-design class where all cars are mechanically identical with strict rules in place to maintain that position." - Wikipedia

Aussie Racing Cars - Brendon Pingel 2015 NZ Race 4 Video

Ben Gersekowski has grown from grassroots to setting a lap record at the 2018 Suzuka Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Round with a Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo. Another notable achievement under Ben's belt, is the 2015 Silverstone 24 hour race. Ben and his team, MARC Cars Australia (MARC Ford GTC) won their class (Class 2). Ben's team also won the Class I (Invitation Non-Production) for the 2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour race.

BMW M3 V8 at Queensland raceway, driven by Ben Gersekowski supported by KCK Lubricants Video

We celebrate our local heroes and hope that with this as inspiration, you will see that a great track like Carnell Raceway can make so much happen for the future not only for motor sport but for driving safely on the road with opportunity for a training facility in safe driving practices and safe driving on the track.