Speedcafe.com.au brings you a lap of the Sydney Telstra 500 street circuit in Homebush, Sydney. [caption id="attachment_3673" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The view from the front row of the grid looking down the start-finish straight towards the first corner (Coates Hire Corner)"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3673" title="01startline" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/01startline.jpg" alt='The view from the front row of the grid looking down the start-finish straight towards the first corner (Coates Hire Corner)' width="600" height="390" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3674" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The entry to the first corner (Coates Hire Corner), which is a 90-degree left hander"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3674" title="02turn1entry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02turn1entry.jpg" alt='The entry to the first corner (Coates Hire Corner), which is a 90-degree left hander' width="600" height="441" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3675" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The exit to Turn 1 and the run towards the XXXX Gold Chicane"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3675" title="03turn1exit" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/03turn1exit.jpg" alt='The exit to Turn 1 and the run towards the XXXX Gold Chicane' width="600" height="450" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3677" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Heading into the XXXX Gold Chicane"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3677" title="04chicaneentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/04chicaneentry.jpg" alt='Heading into the XXXX Gold Chicane' width="600" height="405" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3678" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The XXXX Gold Chicane, a left-right-left chicane - note that the crucial right turn apex kerb has not been placed as yet. On Wednesday afternoon officials from V8 Supercars Australia, CAMS as well as Steven Richards and Mark Skaife were touring the circuit on a golf buggy assessing various parts of the circuit"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3678" title="05chicaneapex" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/05chicaneapex.jpg" alt='The XXXX Gold Chicane, a left-right-left chicane - note that the crucial right turn apex kerb has not been placed as yet. On Wednesday afternoon officials from V8 Supercars Australia, CAMS as well as Steven Richards and Mark Skaife were touring the circuit on a golf buggy assessing various parts of the circuit' width="600" height="481" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3679" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Once the cars leave the XXXX Gold Chicane it's a quick burst up Edwin Flack Avenue and through the fast and narrow Etihad Sweep"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3679" title="06sweepentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06sweepentry.jpg" alt='Once the cars leave the XXXX Gold Chicane it's a quick burst up Edwin Flack Avenue and through the fast and narrow Etihad Sweep" width="600" height="387" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3680" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Exiting the Etihad Sweep it's hard on the brakes for the 'Bus Stop' - officially called the Dick Smith Corner and Norton 360 Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3680" title="06zbusstopentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06zbusstopentry.jpg" alt='Exiting the Etihad Sweep it's hard on the brakes for the 'Bus Stop' - officially called the Dick Smith Corner and Norton 360 Corner" width="600" height="450" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3681" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The Bus Stop is a tight right-left with no room for error"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3681" title="08busstopapex" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/08busstopapex.jpg" alt='The Bus Stop is a tight right-left with no room for error' width="600" height="394" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3682" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The exit to the Bus Stop and then a quick run down towards the Formule 1 hotel and the Fuso Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3682" title="09busstopexit" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/09busstopexit.jpg" alt='The exit to the Bus Stop and then a quick run down towards the Formule 1 hotel and the Fuso Corner' width="600" height="426" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3683" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The left-hand Fuso Corner - note that the outside wall on the right slowly comes in, making it a gradual left turn-in as the cars head towards the apex"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3683" title="10fusoentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10fusoentry.jpg" alt='The left-hand Fuso Corner - note that the outside wall on the right slowly comes in, making it a gradual left turn-in as the cars head towards the apex' width="600" height="388" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3684" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The apex at Fuso Corner "]<img class="size-full wp-image-3684" title="11fusoapex" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11fusoapex.jpg" alt='The apex at Fuso Corner' width="600" height="450" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3686" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Exit to Fuso Corner and the run towards Bigpond Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3686" title="12fusoexit" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/12fusoexit.jpg" alt='Exit to Fuso Corner and the run towards Bigpond Corner' width="600" height="453" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3687" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The entry to the left-hand Bigpond Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3687" title="13bigpondentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13bigpondentry.jpg" alt='The entry to the left-hand Bigpond Corner' width="600" height="389" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3688" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Exit to Bigpond Corner - note that the Jim Beam Corner is not 50 metres away, making this section almost a Chicane"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3688" title="14bigpondexit" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/14bigpondexit.jpg" alt='Exit to Bigpond Corner - note that the Jim Beam Corner is not 50 metres away, making this section almost a Chicane' width="600" height="494" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3689" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Entry to Jim Beam Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3689" title="15jimbeamentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/15jimbeamentry.jpg" alt='Entry to Jim Beam Corner' width="600" height="418" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3690" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Exit of Jim Beam Corner and the run up past the railway station"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3690" title="16jimbeamexit" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/16jimbeamexit.jpg" alt='Exit of Jim Beam Corner and the run up past the railway station' width="600" height="411" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3691" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The approach to the right-hand Sydney Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3691" title="17sydneyentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/17sydneyentry.jpg" alt='The approach to the right-hand Sydney Corner' width="600" height="404" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3692" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Apex to Sydney Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3692" title="18sydneyapex" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18sydneyapex.jpg" alt='Apex to Sydney Corner' width="600" height="385" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3693" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Exit to Sydney Corner and again, not far to the next corner, the left-hand Armor All Corner - and to the lucky folks who will be guests of Orrcon this weekend, have a look at where Orrcon World is ..."]<img class="size-full wp-image-3693" title="19armorallentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/19armorallentry.jpg" alt='Exit to Sydney Corner and again, not far to the next corner, the left-hand Armor All Corner - and to the lucky folks who will be guests of Orrcon this weekend, have a look at where Orrcon World is ...' width="600" height="405" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3694" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Apex to Armor All Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3694" title="20armorallapex" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20armorallapex.jpg" alt='Apex to Armor All Corner' width="600" height="450" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3695" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Exit to Armor All Corner"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3695" title="21armorallexit" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/21armorallexit.jpg" alt='Exit to Armor All Corner' width="600" height="431" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3696" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The run between Turns 12 and 13 (Armor All Corner and Telstra Corner), also the final two corners on the circuit, is short so look for cars to fade wide out of T12 out to the outside wall and try to make this part one big left-hand sweep"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3696" title="22telstraentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/22telstraentry.jpg" alt='The run between Turns 12 and 13 (Armor All Corner and Telstra Corner), also the final two corners on the circuit, is short so look for cars to fade wide out of T12 out to the outside wall and try to make this part one big left-hand sweep' width="600" height="399" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3697" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The apex of the final corner - Telstra Corner, here protected by plastic barriers"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3697" title="23telstraapex" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23telstraapex.jpg" alt='The apex of the final corner - Telstra Corner, here protected by plastic barriers' width="600" height="441" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3698" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Note that the inside of the final corner features two apex kerbs, suggesting that pit entry will funnel through this section"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3698" title="24telstrapitentry" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24telstrapitentry.jpg" alt='Note that the inside of the final corner features two apex kerbs, suggesting that pit entry will funnel through this section' width="600" height="450" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3699" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The massive grandstand that overlooks the start-finish straight"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3699" title="thumb" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/25frontstraight.jpg" alt='The massive grandstand that overlooks the start-finish straight' width="600" height="450" />[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3734" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="The track map for the Sydney Telstra 500"]<img class="size-full wp-image-3734" title="Sydney_500_Map" src="https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sydney_500_Map.jpg" alt='The track map for the Sydney Telstra 500' width="450" height="342" />[/caption]