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Circuit racing

Traditional circuit racing is the spine of every SHIFT Nation Festival. Sanctioned, wheel-to-wheel competition on four of Australia’s best circuits, running into the night under lights.

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  • WhereEvery festivalThe Bend, Calder Park, Queensland Raceway, Sydney Motorsport Park
  • PlusSHIFT Nation RaceA dedicated race event in Victoria in November
  • Sanctioned byAASAAustralian Auto Sport Alliance, sanctioning and insurance
  • CategoriesTo be announcedRevealed in the lead up to the February season opener

Racing with a festival around it

SHIFT Nation was built to give competitors and categories a new home. Each festival is a two or three day event with circuit racing at its centre and drifting, time attack and roll racing alongside, so a category that joins the calendar races in front of a crowd that has come for the whole show, not just the one session.

The format is deliberately simple: affordable, accessible motorsport, run by an organisation that hosts the event itself and manages the racing and the promotion in-house, with the Australian Auto Sport Alliance providing sanctioning and insurance.

Four circuits, four states

The season opens at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia in February, then moves to Calder Park on Melbourne’s doorstep in April, Queensland Raceway at Willowbank in September and Sydney Motorsport Park at Eastern Creek in October. A dedicated SHIFT Nation Race event in Victoria closes the year in November.

Every festival runs into the evening under lights, Saturday night at The Bend, Calder Park and Queensland Raceway, Friday night at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Categories and entries

The categories racing at each festival and the full programs will be announced in the lead up to the season opener. Category managers and organisers looking for a home in 2027 should get in touch now, and drivers who want to be first to hear which categories are confirmed can register their interest and tick Entering my car.

Where racing runs in 2027

Every round is a full SHIFT Nation Festival: circuit racing, drifting, time attack and roll racing on track, car clubs, sim racing, live music and kids entertainment off it, running into the night under lights.

  1. Rd 01SA The Bend 26–27 February · Adelaide
  2. Rd 02VIC Calder Park 16–18 April · Melbourne
  3. Rd 03QLD Queensland Raceway 3–5 September · Brisbane
  4. Rd 04NSW Sydney Motorsport Park 8–9 October · Sydney

Racing questions

What is confirmed so far. Entry details, classes and costs come with each festival program.

01Is SHIFT Nation racing sanctioned?

Yes. The Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA) provides sanctioning and insurance for SHIFT Nation events.

02Which categories are racing in 2027?

Categories and the festival programs will be announced in the lead up to The Bend season opener in February 2027. Register your interest to hear first.

03My category is looking for a calendar. Who do I talk to?

Send a message from the contact page or register and tick Entering my car, and the SHIFT Nation team will come back to you.

04Is the November race event a festival?

No. The SHIFT Nation Race in Victoria in November is a dedicated race event. Venue and dates are to be announced.

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Racing news

  • Partners, clubs and organisers: get in touch

    SHIFT Nation plans to work alongside the operators, clubs and organisers who already run drift, time attack and roll racing, giving their events and communities a bigger stage.

Also at every festival

01 Time attack Your car against the clock. 02 Drifting Drifting at every festival. 03 Roll racing Two cars, a rolling start and the main straight under lights. 04 Sim racing Sim racing competitions in the paddock at every festival. 05 Car club displays Bring the club and park up together.

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