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<b>Perth Motorplex</b> is a <a href="Motorsport" title="Motorsport">motorsport</a> venue located at <a href="Kwinana_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwinana Beach">Kwinana Beach</a>, <a href="Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a>. It caters mainly for <a href="Drag_racing" title="Drag racing">drag racing</a> and <a href="Dirt_track_racing" title="Dirt track racing">speedway</a>, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events. The Perth Motorplex holds rounds of the <a href="World_Series_Sprintcars" title="World Series Sprintcars">World Series Sprintcars</a> championship.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>Perth Motorplex (formerly <b>Quit Motorplex</b> for <a href="Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> reasons) opened in 2000. It replaced the <a href="Claremont_Speedway" title="Claremont Speedway">Claremont Speedway</a> which was run at the <a href="Claremont_Showground" title="Claremont Showground">Claremont Showground</a> from 1927, and the Ravenswood Raceway Drag Racing strip. Many Claremont loyalists were unhappy with the change saying it destroyed almost 75 years of heritage as were many Ravenswood fans. Nonetheless, the changes suited a growing population in Perth as the racetrack at Claremont was situated literally across the road from housing estates. Also, the owner of the Claremont Showgrounds, the <a href="Royal_Agricultural_Society_of_Western_Australia" title="Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia">Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia</a>, while not wishing to lose their long time tenant, wanted to re-develop the main arena, which doubled as the speedway, into a fully grassed oval suitable for the <a href="Perth_Royal_Show" title="Perth Royal Show">Perth Royal Show</a> and other outdoor festivals and concerts as well as for sports such as <a href="Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> and <a href="Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>.

</p><p>The Motorplex actually brought drag racing some 45 kilometres (28 mi) closer to <a href="Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a> than <a href="Ravenswood%2C_Western_Australia" title="Ravenswood, Western Australia">Ravenswood</a>, while for speedway fans the Motorplex saw the sport leave the city and move 26 kilometres (16 mi) south.

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<p>In the Western Australian tradition of having longer tracks than most of those in Australia, the Motorplex Speedway is a <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">

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</style>540-metre (<span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> mi), 500-metre (550-yard), <a href="Dirt_track_racing" title="Dirt track racing">dirt oval</a> (in contrast to Claremont which was 586 metres or 641 yards in length),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and since its opening has hosted the Australian <a href="Australian_Sprintcar_Championship" title="Australian Sprintcar Championship">Sprint Car</a>, <a href="Australian_Speedcar_Championship" title="Australian Speedcar Championship">Speedcar</a> (midget), <a href="Australian_Super_Sedan_Championship" title="Australian Super Sedan Championship">Super Sedan</a> (dirt late model) and <a href="World_Series_Sprintcars" title="World Series Sprintcars">World Series Sprintcars</a> Championships, as well as hosting rounds of the Speedcar Pro Series. It also hosts various Western Australian state championship meetings. During the 2024-25 season, the Perth Motorplex hosted the country's richest sprint car event, the <a href="High_Limit_Racing" title="High Limit Racing">High Limit Racing</a> Perth International, which paid AUD 100,000 to the winner.

</p><p>On the inside of the main speedway track is a 420-metre (460-yard) <a href="Motorcycle_speedway" title="Motorcycle speedway">Motorcycle speedway</a> track that is rarely used for anything other than staging of race cars before events and for demolition derbies.

</p><p>Bikes generally run at the 142-metre (155-yard) <a href="Pinjar_Park_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinjar Park Speedway">Pinjar Park Speedway</a> located north of Perth near the <a href="Barbagallo_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbagallo Raceway">Barbagallo Raceway</a>. The bike track did host rounds of the 2001, 2002 and 2005 <a href="Western_Australian_Individual_Speedway_Championship" title="Western Australian Individual Speedway Championship">Western Australian Solo Championships</a>.

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<p>In 2021, <a href="Australian_National_Drag_Racing_Association" title="Australian National Drag Racing Association">Australian National Drag Racing Association</a> announced the establishment of an annual Australian Drag Racing Championship series, with ASID as one of five venues across the country to host a round in the inaugural season.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motorvation">Motorvation</h2></div>

<p>Motorvation, an annual car show in January, presents display-only parades called <i>supercruises</i>, elite car exhibitions, <a href="Drag_racing" title="Drag racing">drag racing</a> challenges, <a href="Burnout_(vehicle)" title="Burnout (vehicle)">burnout</a> competitions and a <a href="Beauty_contest" class="mw-redirect" title="Beauty contest">beauty contest</a> called <i>Miss Motorvation</i>. Vehicle entries are limited to about 600.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

Motorvation was invented by Rob Woodcock and Phil Cockayne who also started Perth City Street Machine Club.

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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vintagespeedway.com/Claremont.html">"Claremont"</a>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.enginebuildermag.com/2021/06/andra-launches-new-australian-drag-racing-championship-series/">"ANDRA Launches New Australian Drag Racing Championship Series"</a>. <i>Engine Builder Magazine</i>. Babcox Media. 2 June 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.motorplex.com.au/media/docs/2012_entrants_guide_Jan_2012.pdf">Motorvation 26: 2012 Entrants Guide</a> at official site</span>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.andra.com.au/about-us/andra-tracks/#1544588926631-bc0762fb-58f0">Australian National Drag Racing Association Sanctioned Tracks</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.motorplex.com.au/">Perth Motorplex official website</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.facebook/motorplex">Perth Motorplex Facebook</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Arena_Joondalup" title="Arena Joondalup">Arena Joondalup</a></li>

<li><a href="WA_Basketball_Centre" title="WA Basketball Centre">Bendat Basketball Centre</a></li>

<li><a href="Champion_Lakes_Regatta_Centre" title="Champion Lakes Regatta Centre">Champion Lakes Regatta Centre</a></li>

<li>Gold Netball Centre</li>

<li><a href="Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></li>

<li><a href="Perth_High_Performance_Centre" title="Perth High Performance Centre">Perth High Performance Centre</a></li>

<li><a href="Perth_SpeedDome" title="Perth SpeedDome">Perth SpeedDome</a></li>

<li><a href="Perth_Arena" title="Perth Arena">RAC Arena</a></li>

<li><a href="Football_West#Sam_Kerr_Football_Centre" title="Football West">Sam Kerr Football Centre</a></li>

<li><a href="Western_Australian_Athletics_Stadium" title="Western Australian Athletics Stadium">WA Athletics Stadium</a></li>

<li>WA Rugby Centre</li>

<li><a href="Western_Australian_Institute_of_Sport" title="Western Australian Institute of Sport">WAIS</a> High Performance Service Centre</li></ul>

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