Eastern Creek. V8's return to raceway

Following an $11 million upgrade, the Eastern Creek Raceway will be the venue for round nine of the V8 Super Car Championships, on August 24-26. The state government funded half of the redevelopment of the raceway, which includes a new circuit layout, a refurbished pit lane and upgraded and better spectator facilities. Eastern Creek, the only permanent race circuit in Sydney, will complement the street circuit-based at Homebush, which will hold the Sydney Telstra 500 finale in December.