Illabo Motorsport Park and Junee Tourist Attractions to be featured on Blokeworld TV show
Photo Credit: Ben O'Malley
MEDIA RELEASE | November 7, 2023
The television show “Blokesworld” were in Junee and Illabo over the “weekend” of August 10–13, 2023 to highlight Illabo Motorsport Park and other tourist attractions in Junee.
Blokesworld is a lifestyle show for the real aussie bloke. It is feel good light entertainment which traverses the world of “Blokedom” and rediscovers the joys of a roaring V8 engine, a good Bar-B–Q, a punt on the dogs and a bit of a perve along the way. Plus handy hints on how a bloke can re-immerse himself into a culture more reminiscent of the sporting 70’s than the snag infested 90’s. Oh, and don’t forget the lovely pole dancers!
Blokesworld Season 13, Episodes 01 thru 04 will feature Illabo Motorsport Park and other tourist attractions in Junee.
Initial airings of the Illabo/Junee focussed episodes will be on the Free-to-Air TV Channel 7Mate at 1:00pm AEDT on the following dates:
Season 13, Episode 01: Saturday, November 11, 2023 (This Saturday)
Season 13, Episode 02: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Season 13, Episode 03: Saturday, November 25, 2023
Season 13, Episode 04: Saturday, December 2, 2023
They will then be repeated the next evening after the Sunday Night Movie, and then again at 10:00am on the following Friday. All episodes will also be up on 7Plus streaming service to (re)watch straight after the episode airs on the Saturday afternoon.
Gasworks Motorsport Secretary, and Illabo Motorsport Park Promotor, Mr Kerry Phelan said,
"It was an honour and privilege to host Ado and 'Camera 3' from Blokesworld at Illabo Motorsport Park back in August and we are excited to see that they obtained enough footage of our own events and from local businesses and tourism attractions in Junee and Illabo that they've managed to go from the original arrangement of a single episode to having a massive run of four episodes featuring us!"
"We appreciate that Blokesworld have highlighted not only our own Motorsport Park at Illabo, but the other attractions that make Junee Shire an unique destination to visit with your family and to stay for a couple of nights"
Bringing Blokesworld to Junee and Illabo Motorsport Park would not have been possible without the generous support of following local businesses and organisations sponsoring the event! Our sponsors included: Brew at 102, Broadway Museum, Building & Environmental Services Today, Gasworks Classic Car Garage, JMA Legal, Junee District Co-operative, Junee Ex-Services Memorial Club, Junee Hotel, Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory, Junee Motor Inn, Junee Roundhouse Museum, Junee Shire Council, Layton Electrical, plus two “private investors”
About Gasworks Motorsport Inc and Illabo Motorsport Park
Gasworks Motorsport Inc is the incorporated administration entity for the Gasworks Kart, Buggy & Motorbike Club, Illabo Motorsport Park (located with the Illabo Showground Precinct), and the Gasworks Vehicle Club.
Illabo Motorsport Park is a speedway, licensed venue through the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, and conducts events on a permit basis issued by the Australian Auto-sport Alliance (AASA). It is a 390m oval dirt track known as the "SHEATHER CIRCUIT" on which Vintage Speedway Vehicle Demonstration events are held.
With the entrants and participants being members of clubs sanctioned by Australian Vintage Classic Speedway National Body (AVCSNB). Entries in the events held at Illabo Motorsport Park are open to all Open Wheel Vintage Vehicles as defined by the AVCSNB. The AVCSNB Constitution and Bi-Laws will apply to these events.
Gasworks Motorsport usually conduct four Combined Vintage Speedway and Speedway Karts events between March 1st and October 31st each year.
Drivers (along with their pit crew/families) come from all over South-Eastern Australia, and beyond, to participate in our Speedway events. Most stay at local accomodation venues across Junee Shire for two or three nights. These visitors have invested in excess of $1.25 million into the local tourism, accommodation, food and retail sectors within Junee Shire over the last eight years of operations at Illabo Motorsport Park.
The next Vintage Speedway event to be held at Illabo Motorsport will be on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
For more information about this, and other upcoming events at Illabo Motorsport Park, please visit
https://www.gw.org.au/event-calendar/
"Behind the Scenes" Photo Galleries
Gasworks Motorsport had five photographers (Two on Friday and five on Saturday) on-site at Illabo Motorsport Park each capturing the some behind the scenes photos and other highlights of our Vintage Speedway and Karts event!
Check out the photo galleries we’ve posted covering August 11, 2023 (Engine starts, interviews) and August 12th (main event and behind the scenes):
https://www.gw.org.au/blog/air-dates-for-blokesworld-illabo-motorsport-park/