Armstrong 500

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The Armstrong 500 was the original endurance touring car race in Australia that later evolved into the famous Bathurst 1000.

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Armstrong 500 canonical 3
Armstrong 500 Mile Race 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endurance motor race
touring car race
alsoKnownAs Armstrong 500
surface form: Armstrong 500 Mile Race
category Australian motorsport history
city Bathurst
surface form: Bathurst, New South Wales
country Australia
distanceUnit miles
eligibility production-based sedans
evolvedInto Bathurst 1000
firstHeldAt Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
followedBy Bathurst 1000
surface form: Bathurst 500
format production touring cars
inception 1960
legacy foundation of the modern Bathurst 1000
location Mount Panorama Circuit
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
movedTo Mount Panorama Circuit
notableAspect emphasis on showroom-standard cars
notableFor origin of the Bathurst 1000 tradition
organisedBy Australian Racing Drivers Club
precededBy no direct predecessor
raceDistance 500 miles
raceType endurance
regulationFocus reliability over outright speed
sponsor Armstrong shock absorbers
sport touring car racing
state New South Wales
surface asphalt
timing annual event

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bathurst 1000 formerName Armstrong 500
Armstrong 500 alsoKnownAs Armstrong 500
this entity surface form: Armstrong 500 Mile Race
The Great Race originalName Armstrong 500
Bob Jane participantIn Armstrong 500