Australia
Bathurst Gladiators
Description
The Bathurst races have been a fixture of Australian culture for as long as I can remember. They fuelled the aspirations of many an Aussie teenager as they saved their pennies to get 'into the race' with their own version of an Aussie Supercar.
Traditionally the battle was between Holden and Ford. The current incarnation of this gladiatorial contest is a 1,000-kilometre race on the gruelliung Mount Panorama Circuit.
Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia. Ben Chifley, born in Bathurst, was a train driver who became Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949.
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | Central West & Orana
- Route: YBTH Bathurst to YBTH Bathurst
- Distance: 72, 42, 10 nm
- File name: australia-YBTH-to-YBTH-VFR-bathurst-230306
Waypoints
- WP 1 - 5 nm SW to Mount Panorama Circuit
- WP 2 - 8 nm SE to Ben Chifley Dam
- WP 3 - 15 nm ESE to Oberon Dam & the town of Oberon
- WP 4 - 15 nm NE to Lyell Dam
- WP 5 - 6 nm N to Wallerawang Dam, Lake Wallace, Wallerawang Power Station
- WP 6 - 4 nm W to Thompson's Creek Dam
- WP 7 - 11 nm W to Winburndale Dam
- WP 8 - WSW for 6 nm to land at Bathurst YBTH
WP 1 - 5 nm SW to Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama is quite easy to spot!
Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
WP 2 - 8 nm SE to Ben Chifley Dam
WP 3 - 15 nm ESE to Oberon Dam & the town of Oberon
WP 3 - 15 nm ESE to Oberon Dam & the town of Oberon
WP 4 - 15 nm NE to Lyell Dam
WP 5 - 6 nm N to Wallerawang Dam, Lake Wallace, Wallerawang Power Station
WP 6 - 4 nm W to Thompson's Creek Dam
WP 7 - 11 nm W to Winburndale Dam
WP 8 - WSW for 6 nm to land at Bathurst YBTH
Bathurst
Bathurst