 Mount Panorama holds a special place in the minds of motor racing fans and an incredible awareness in people with only a passing interest in the sport. To understand and appreciate this you need to know the history of this internationally acclaimed circuit.
In the 1930's a visionary local politician, the Mayor of Bathurst Alderman Martin Griffin, obtained funding from the State Government for a scenic road to be built on Bald Hill. He always knew that the road was going to be used for motor racing but Depression Era funds weren't easy to come by, so he had to create a ruse. At Easter 1938 the first races were held and except for the war years, have been held ever since.
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