Kings Sprint Car Challenge

The Kings Sprint Car Challenge is a huge racing event held at the Borderline Speedway in Mount Gambier each year.

The Kings Sprint Car Challenge started in 1995 and today has become one of the biggest racing events on the calendar.

The Borderline Speedway club saw the need for a major club event; hence, the King’s Challenge was born. The King’s Challenge was originally a two-night event. With the Grand Annual Sprint-Car Classic also being a two-night event at the time (Four consecutive nights of racing)

With pressure on the teams to race 4 nights straight, the Borderline Speedway Club decided to put the King’s Challenge back to a one-night event. The King’s Challenge was traditionally on the Friday before the Classic in Warrnambool. In 2014, the Borderline Speedway club moved the King’s Challenge from a Friday to a Thursday night to accommodate the expansion of the now-night Grand Annual Sprint-Car Classic.

The King’s Challenge is a $ 10,000-to-win event that attracts big names from Australia and the United States of America. With an ever-growing car count and every year racing getting more exciting, The Kings Challenge is a race you will not want to miss.

You can purchase food and drinks from the speedway, including hot dogs, pies, chips, ice creams, soft drinks, coffee and alcohol.

Borderline Speedway is a club-run venue (one of a few venues left in the country that are not promoter-run). Therefore, any profits from the meetings are put directly back into improvements at the venue.

The speedway is located 8kms to the east of Mount Gambier on the Princes Highway. The picturesque Borderline Speedway is set amongst many old gum trees, and the always immaculate green grassed banks that surround the entire circuit make viewing one of the best in the country. If you wish, grab a seat in the turn four grandstands for unrestricted viewing of the action.

The 372-metre circuit has previously hosted many Blue Ribbon events, including the Australian titles for Sprintcars, Super Sedans, Streetstocks, Production Sedans, Wingless Sprints, Dirt Karts and Late Models.