Endurance racing (motorsport) in addition to the premier GT3 Pro class. The series began in 2011 and saw increased involvement in 2012 and 2013. Endurance motor racing has proven a popular subject for depiction in videogames, and on film. The Lee H. Katzin film "Le Mans", starring Steve McQueen, used real race footage, and enjoys cult status. The 1986 arcade game "WEC Le Mans" was the first to portray endurance racing in a videogame, while "Gran Turismo 4" and 5 extended this to a real-time simulation of 24 hour events. In the early days of endurance racing cars and motorcycles raced side by
Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit The Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit is a now disused motorsport track built on the Victorian side of the Murray River at Lake Hume near Albury-Wodonga in Australia. The circuit was built in a disused quarry left over from the construction of the Hume Weir, which had taken place between 1919 and 1931. The opening race meeting was held on 2 November 1959. Originally 1.28 km in length, the track was extended to 1.6 km in 1960 and was sealed in the same year. The final meeting was staged on 27 March 1977. The lap