# One Raceway

One Raceway, formerly known as Wakefield Park Raceway is a 2.350 km (1.460 mi) motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It was named after Charles Wakefield, the founder of Castrol. The founders of Wakefield Park, John Carter and amateur racer and former motor dealer, Paul Samuels felt that Castrol had been so influential in helping amateurs go motor racing that CC Wakefield should be honoured, especially as Samuels' and Carter's' circuit was intended for amateur racers in the likelihood in the 1990s of both Amaroo and Oran Park Raceways closing and amateur racers being unable to afford the daily hire rate at Eastern Creek Raceway.
The local arm of Castrol appreciated this and committed to a three-year sum for sponsorship. Consequently, all the buildings, which were all designed by Samuels and Carter, were in Castrol colours, an appropriate but subtle recognition of the Company's involvement. However it was then decided that Castrol was not getting any appreciable value from the modest sponsorship, so it stopped.

## History

It was the first privately funded circuit built in NSW in the last 35 years and, says Samuels, "when confronting neighbours and the EPA, I can see why". It took them more than a year, despite the help of Goulburn Council and the local member John Fahey, to find a place that finally gained all the necessary approvals. However it took less than eight months from turning the first sod in mid-October 1993 to its first meeting on 8 May 1994. The total cost of the land and work was $1.2 million.
Goulburn was chosen as it was close to Canberra, the large population areas of the near south coast around Wollongong, was not too far from Sydney and a three-hour easier journey for Victorians than if it had been close to Sydney.
The road racing circuit has hosted the Super2 Series, the Australian Superbike Championship, the Australian Motor Racing Series, drifting, as well as state and club level racing, also Speed off the Streets and motorcycle ride days.
Wakefield Park operates under a CAMS National Circuit Licence, AASA and also under the Department of Sport and Recreation permit scheme.
The circuit is located two hours drive from Sydney and about one hour from Canberra, and is positioned on Braidwood Road, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Goulburn on 130 acres (0.53 km$^2$) of cleared land. There are no trees or natural obstacles near the track. Safety is paramount and ripple strips, tyre walls and gravel traps have been positioned so as to make Wakefield a very safe circuit on which to run any type of racecar, production car or motorcycle. The track was resurfaced by its new owners, Winton Motor Raceway, in late 2007.
The track is open to the public providing three circuits licensed by the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, CAMS, and Motorcycling NSW Inc and Australian Karting Association Inc. Commercial "thrill rides" operate there.
There is also a hill climb and short variations of the circuit.
Wakefield Park is the title of a 2010 short film with Michael Fitzgerald which was filmed at the circuit.
Having had the number of days on which it operate cut to 30 days per annum after a lengthy legal battle, the circuit closed in August 2022.
A e-petition was submitted to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the closure of the motorsport park which amassed 28,950 signatures upon closure on October 28, 2022, currently holding the record of the highest amount of signatures ever collected on an e-petition within NSW Government history. The petition was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 8 November 2022 and later responded to by the Minister of Planning on December 13, 2022.
The Benalla Auto Club announced Steve Shelley, owner of the Pheasant Wood Circuit located in nearby Marulan, would be purchasing the circuit in March 2023 with the new owner intending to work with the local community and Goulburn Mulwaree Council to re-open the facility. The acquisition was finalised on June 6, 2023. The circuit was renovated, and it was reopened in May 2024 as One Raceway.
The first event to use the Shelley loop also referred to as (reverse direction or anti-clockwise) was Bluey’s Roundup hosted by Motor Events Racing on the 18th-19th of January 2025. Owner of the track, Steve Shelley led the cars from the grid for a rolling start with his Porsche cup race car.

## Events
### Current

* February: Return to Goulburn Historics
* April: Australian Drivers' Championship
* June: TCR Australia Touring Car Series, AU3 Championship
* August: Wakefield 300
* September: Spring Festival
* October: Australian Superbike Championship, Aussie Racing Cars

### Former

* Australasian Superbike Championship (2009–2015)
* Australian Formula 3 Championship (2001–2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017–2019)
* Australian GT Championship (2005–2006, 2017)
* Australian Improved Production Nationals (2014)
* Australian Nations Cup Championship (2001–2004)
* Australian Super Touring Championship (2000–2001)
* Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (2001–2008)
* Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship (2006, 2008)
* TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series (2024)
* V8 Ute Racing Series (2001–2007)

## Lap records

As of December 2024, the fastest official race lap records at One Raceway (formerly Wakefield Park) are listed as:
| Class | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Date |
| Full Circuit: 2.350 km (2024–present) |||||
| Hyper Racer | Damon Sterling | Hyper Racer X1 | 0:54.9450 | 27 October 2024 |
| Superbike | Mike Jones | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 0:59.059 | 6 October 2024 |
| Sports Sedans | Geoff Taunton | IRC GT SS | 0:59.1070 | 8 December 2024 |
| TA2 | Josh Haynes | Ford Mustang Trans-Am | 0:59.6610 | 27 October 2024 |
| Sports car racing | Mark Brame | Radical SR3 | 0:59.6950 | 7 December 2024 |
| Supersport | Archie McDonald | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:00.588 | 6 October 2024 |
| Formula Ford | Harvey Norman | Mygale SJ12 | 1:02.2370 | 8 December 2024 |
| Superkart | Laurie Fooks | Raider SKT | 1:03.1750 | 8 December 2024 |
| Formula Vee | Michael Kinsella | Jacer F2K10 | 1:06.3910 | 26 October 2024 |
| Supersport 300 | Jordan Simpson | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:06.536 | 6 October 2024 |
| Legends car racing | Askr Sendall | Ford Coupé | 1:07.0350 | 27 October 2024 |
| Improved Production Cars | Ben Sheedy | Holden Commodore (VE) | 1:07.4010 | 8 December 2024 |
| Formula RX8 | Thomas Derwent | Mazda RX8 | 1:10.0810 | 26 October 2024 |
| Excel Cup | Ethan Grigg-Gault | Hyundai Excel | 1:12.5810 | 8 December 2024 |
| Oceania Junior Cup | Hunter Corney | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 1:15.114 | 6 October 2024 |
| Original Circuit: 2.200 km (1994–2022) |||||
| Sports car racing | Brad Shiels | Tilton Mitsubishi Evo | 0:53.0600 | 25 July 2020 |
| Formula Three | Harri Jones | Dallara F308 | 0:53.7045 | 8 September 2018 |
| Sports Sedans | Jack Perkins | Audi A4-Chevrolet | 0:56.2669 | 18 October 2015 |
| Radical Cup | Tim Berryman | Radical SR8 | 0:56.7805 | 20 June 2015 |
| Superbike | Wayne Maxwell | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 0:56.787 | 18 April 2021 |
| Formula 4000/OzBoss | Ty Hanger | Reynard 95D | 0:57.5504 | 25 February 2007 |
| Supersport | Broc Pearson | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0:58.433 | 18 April 2021 |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | Aaron Caratti | Porsche 911 (997 I) GT3 Cup | 0:58.9927 | 5 April 2008 |
| Dunlop V8 Supercar | Steve Owen | Holden VZ Commodore | 0:59.0351 | 6 April 2008 |
| GT3 | Rod Salmon | Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3 | 0:59.1113 | 19 November 2017 |
| Nations Cup | John Bowe | Ferrari 360 N-GT | 0:59.9060 | 1 June 2003 |
| Formula Ford | Paul Laskazeski | Spectrum 011 | 1:00.1986 | 6 April 2008 |
| V8 Touring Cars | Terry Wyhoon | Ford BA Falcon | 1:00.3279 | 3 April 2011 |
| Australian GT | Greg Crick | Dodge Viper GTS | 1:01.5344 | 5 March 2006 |
| Super Touring | Paul Morris | BMW 320i | 1:02.1715 | 29 October 2000 |
| Improved Production Over 2 Litre | Michael King | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 1:02.8626 | 8 September 2019 |
| Sidecar | Corey Turner/Danyon Turner | Suzuki LCR 1000 | 1:03.661 | 17 April 2021 |
| Supersport 300 | Ben Baker | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:04.780 | 18 April 2021 |
| Improved Production Under 2 Litre | Jordan Cox | Honda Civic | 1:05.1999 | 12 April 2015 |
| Aussie Racing Cars | Ben McCashney | Falcon-Yamaha | 1:05.6777 | 5 April 2008 |
| Commodore Cup | Geoff Emery | Holden VS Commodore | 1:06.6504 | 3 April 2011 |
| Group A | Craig Markland | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:07.0363 | 1 April 2007 |
| Formula Vee | Michael Kinsella | Jacer F2K10 | 1:07.0951 | 12 April 2015 |
| Group N | Brad Tilley | Ford Mustang | 1:07.0160 | 23 February 2019 |
| V8 Utes | Kerry Wade | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | 1:09.6544 | 28 May 2006 |
| Oceania Junior Cup | Marcus Hamod | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 1:14.677 | 24 April 2022 |
| HQ Holden | Glenn Deering | Holden HQ | 1:15.3402 | 27 May 2018 |