THERE'S plenty to see and do at the Leyburn RSL, the new home of the Leyburn monthly markets, which will be operating on Leyburn Sprints weekend.

Located in Warwick St near the competitors' entrance, the RSL offers more than a quiet waterhole for Sprints visitors.

It's an absorbing repository of not only military history but also Sprints history and even local archaeological treasures.

Throughout the weekend Leyburn RSL will be showing historic footage of the 1949 Australian Grand Prix along with footage from previous Leyburn Sprints.

These will be shown each hour, on the hour.

For Sprints visitors needing refreshments, Leyburn RSL will be serving cold beer, tea, coffee and mugs of soup along with a sausage sizzle and hamburgers at reasonable prices throughout the weekend.

Here are some more interesting facts from the Leyburn RSL:

•  Did you know? Leyburn was a large country town in the late 1800s with a population of around 3000 - at the same time Toowoomba had only 700 inhabitants.
•  Leyburn is one of only three places in the world where the rare bulloak butterfly continues to be found.
•  Leyburn RSL holds a collection of locally-found rocks that can't be carbon dated, meaning they are probably more than 500,000 years old.
•  Leyburn RSL is a registered not for profit group, run by volunteers for the benefit of the greater Leyburn community.

The 2014 historic Leyburn Sprints will be supported again with funding from the State Government, which has committed to a three-year program.

The funding is administered by the regional development program of Tourism and Events Queensland.

Don't miss your copy of the Leyburn Sprints program at the track on August 23 and 24.

For more information about the event click here.