The Softest Tread
SMSP Sustainability
Solar panels introduce a new means of making energy and offsetting our carbon footprint.
In 2016, the ARDC installed solar panels on the roof of each of the three large service blocks attached to the Druitt North pit building at Sydney Motorsport Park, both to reduce electricity costs and lessen our impact on the environment.
The ARDC is proud to be such an early adopter of solar at an Australian motorsport facility.
The Australian Motorsport Innovation Precinct (AMIP) is a world-class motorsport-driven, innovation, technology, precision engineering and education precinct located trackside at Sydney Motorsport Park.
An initiative of The Australian Racing Drivers’ Club, the AMIP is a physically and technically connected High Performance Technology and Motorsport (HPTM) cluster where future thinking organisations, engineers & developers, universities and research institutions will collaborate with entrepreneurs, business start-ups and incubators.
We will focus on several key areas including race and team development, precision engineering & technology, mobility studies, race and industry education and skills development, sustainability including new power sources such as solar, electric and hydrogen, motorsport safety, as well as allied industry business development.
It’s a place with purpose underpinned by the strong and enduring vision of the ARDC, and is actively supported by the NSW Government infrastructure investment planning as a noted inclusion within the 2022-released “Masterplan for the Eastern Creek Motor Sports Precinct”.
In 2018, the ARDC replaced every antiquated bulb and fluorescent light tube on the premises with LED lights.
Partnering with Aqualuma, the ARDC replaced external lighting on the SMSP Circuits such as pit lane and the Grandstand; every interior light of the North paddock building; the ARDC Administration Office, and the Medical Centre.
The removed bulbs and tubes were then recycled; 199 kilograms of fluorescent lighting tubes, and 58kg of traditional globes and lamp lights were turned over, earning the ARDC official recognition of this initiative with a Certificate of Recycling Excellence.
The National Carbon Bank of Australia then awarded a $53,000 rebate once work was completed.
We are constantly evolving and upgrading our systems, processes, policies and purchasing to improve our footprint, be responsible and accountable, and make our business and Motorsport itself as sustainable as possible.
Approximately $300,000 was invested by the Club from 2016 – 2019 in infrastructure and green solutions (with a $53,000 rebate from one project). This included the installation of solar panels on the main Pit Building, the planting of 300+ trees around the facility, and the replacement of old, inefficient lighting around the venue with LED.
This was stepped up in 2020 with the new partnership with PMY, with $4 million invested in LED screens around the venue to drastically reduce need for single-use scrim, posters and other semi-permanent signage.
The ARDC has also invested money in solar panels and EV chargers, and was one of the first businesses outside of the Sydney metro to feature dedicated TESLA chargers after their introduction to Australia.
In the past financial year alone (2021 – 2022) the ARDC has donated over $130,000 in track time to various charities, local institutions and advancement programs.
Our Learner Driver initiative NIGHTDRIVE, which has run since 2016, has seen over 2000 young drivers take to the track to experience driving at night in safety, with a donated track tome of approximately $340,000 in track time alone. Our partners Driving Solutions has invested thousands of hours to run the event, as has the NSW Highway Command, in making this event such a success for the community.
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The ARDC will be utilising Papercut from November/December 2022. We hope to implement most if not all of the following with this partnership:
Here’s a list of the top options to implement to become best practice in waste control:
Jump into the following sections to further explore waste control at Papercut’s website.
