Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Kirkistown Circuit
Kirkistown Circuit in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kirkistown Circuit is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
Kirkistown Motor Racing Circuit is a permanent motorsport circuit located between the villages of Kirkistown and Portavogie, on the Ards Peninsula of County Down in Northern Ireland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The circuit is owned and operated by the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland (500 MRCI), who opened the circuit in 1953 on the site of the former RAF Kirkistown Royal Air Force airfield. Kirkistown's main circuit runs clockwise, and was laid out using portions of the aerodrome's major east–west runway and northern perimeter roadways. The layout is relatively simple, with four main corners and a 1000 yd main straight. During the 1970s, a right-left chicane was constructed approximately one third of the way along the main straight, to reduce approach speeds to the Maguires Hairpin turn.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4560, -5.4690
- Address
- County Down, Northern Ireland
- Established
- 1953
- Official site
- www.racingcircuits.info
Sources
- wikidata: Q6415707 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkistown Circuit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkistown Circuit?
- Kirkistown Circuit is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Kirkistown Circuit built?
- Built or established in 1953.
- Who owns Kirkistown Circuit?
- Kirkistown Circuit is owned by 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland.