Liverpool Speedway in Green Valley was once a world-famous racing venue, attracting cars and drivers from around the world as well as tens of thousands of spectators.The Place of Pace Liverpool Speedway 1967-1989 – which opened today at Liverpool Regional Museum - is a five-month exhibition featuring memorabilia and flashbacks to when Liverpool was a speedway mecca.Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun said the speedway - founded by a local family - became a huge drawcard for the city.“Three-time Liverpool Mayor and local businessman Frank Oliveri founded the speedway in 1967.“At the height of its success, it was co-owned by legendary Australian motorsport commentator Mike Raymond of Channel 7.“To many it was simply known as 'The Place of Pace' where you went to see ‘The Stars of the Tar’.“It put Liverpool on the international stage, attracting competitors and of course tens of thousands of spectators,” he said.“In a major win for the Liverpool City Raceway management and promoters, the track was awarded the 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship Final.“It would prove to be the only time in the 26 years of the World Pairs Championship (1968-1993) that it was ever been held outside Europe.“One of the cars that raced at the speedway - a “Compact Speedcar” owned and raced by three-time Australian Champion and Australian Speedway Hall of Fame inductee Ron Hutchinson - is on show, as is memorabilia from the Oliveri family.“We thank the Oliveri family for not only founding Liverpool Speedway and well and truly putting Liverpool on the international stage, but for keeping all this material and lending it so generously,” Mayor Mannoun said.The exhibition features videos of the speedway in action, advertising material, a speedway car and a speedway bike, driver’s outfits and itemsFull details of the exhibition can be found at https://mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/My-Library/liverpool-regional-museumDetails:Exhibition runs: 22 October 2024 – 15 March 2025 Liverpool Regional Museum, Cnr Congressional Drive and Hume Highway, Liverpool NSW, 2170Opening Hours: Monday: CLOSED, Tuesday: 10am - 4pm, Wednesday: 10am - 4pm, Thursday: 10am - 4pm, Friday: 10am - 4pm, Saturday: 10am - 4pm (1st and 3rd of every month), Sunday: CLOSEDFor further information, contact the Museum on 8711 7126 or [email protected] Contact: Alan Gale       [email protected] 0492 087 403Liverpool Speedway in the 1970s

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