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DUDENHOFEN (OPEL)
Description	Opel private proving ground used for series cars
Location	Dudenhofen RP - Rheinland-Pfalz - 1949÷1990: BRD
Location	50 km - 31 mi East from Opel factory in Rüsselheim
Latitude - Longitude	+ 49°59'34"     + 8°55'23" 49.992778     8.923056
UTM Coordinates	X = 494484.823  -  Y = 5537830.565  -  Zone 32U
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    GoYellow.de
Altitude AMSL	150 m - 492 ft
Inauguration	1966
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) mail, note Thanks to Lothar Cezanne that has explained me exact location of this proving ground (2) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/dudenhof.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World (3) Quattroruote 125/1966 (page 188) Description and map [Publishing date: May 1966] (4) Quattroruote 348/1984 (page 198) [Publishing date: October 1984]

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

External circle ring
Opel Proving Ground
Description	Banking compensated up to 225 km/h - 140 mph
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	January 12th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	5000  m	16404  ft	3.107  mi		(4)
Bend minimum radius	1609  m	5280  ft	1  mi		(4)
Total area	260  hectares	2600000  m²	642.467  acres		(4)

Dudenhofen (Opel)
Opel Proving Ground
Description	Steering pad diameter: 100 m - 328 ft
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	January 12th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
Straight length	1400  m	4593  ft	0.87  mi		(4)

Latitude - Longitude: + 49°59'34", + 8°55'23"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
July 5th 2012			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
January 12th 2007			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
March 16th 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Map
December 29th 2003			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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