Perth Motorplex
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Perth Motorplex is a motorsport
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

 venue located at Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. It caters mainly for drag racing
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....

 and speedway
Dirt track racing
Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated—open wheel racers in the Northeast and West and stock cars in the South...

, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events. The Perth Motorplex holds rounds of the ANDRA Drag Racing Championship and World Series Sprintcar championship.

History

Perth Motorplex (formerly Quit Motorplex) opened in 2000, and replaced Ravenswood Raceway and Claremont Speedway

Motorvation

Motorvation is an annual car show, held every year at the Motorplex on the 17th and 18th of January. It caters for supercruises, racing challenges, elite car exhibitions and the two day long burnout competition that are usually supported by a number of celebrity ( burnout ) acts.

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