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GBR - UNITED KINGDOM
THRUXTON
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Description
Location	Thruxton HAM - Hampshire - England
Location
Latitude - Longitude	+ 51°12'44"     - 1°35'46" 51.212222     -1.596111
UTM Coordinates	X = 598058.155  -  Y = 5674361.698  -  Zone 30U
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth
Altitude AMSL	91 m - 299 ft
Inauguration	1950
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) (page 180) Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2 Description (2) (page 155) Author: Peter Swinger - Published by: Dial House - year: 2001 - ISBN: 0 7110 3104 5 Description (3) uk2.usp.net/bmrc/index.cfm British Moto Racing Circuits (4) www.barc.net/venues/thruxton/index.php (5) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database (6) Autosprint 9/1968 (page 22) Rivelati i particolari del circuito (mappa) (7) Autosprint 4/1969 (page 23) Ottima pista, ma in crisi per difficoltà organizzative (8) Autosprint 13/1969 (page 14) De Adamich spiega come si guida (mappa) (9) Autosprint 13/1969 (page 14) De Adamich spiega come si guida (con mappa) (10) Autosprint 21/1969 (page 21) Mappa e dati essenziali (11) Autosprint 32/1969 (page 8) Risk about future (12) Autosprint 27/1970 (page 36) Petizione antirumore per chiudere il circuito (13) Autosprint 17/1972 (page 46) Continua l’attività (14) www.thruxtonracing.co.uk Official website

(*) 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.

Thruxton
Description
Years	1950÷1952
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	1950
Closing	1952
Last update of this page	October 27th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Home Straight - Club - Ashton Straight - Farm Straight - Anchor - Horizon Bend - The Shelters - Windy Corner
length	3042  m	9979  ft	1.89  mi		(5)

Thruxton
Description
Years	1953÷1958
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	1953
Closing	1958
Last update of this page	October 27th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Home Straight - Club - Windy Corner - The Shelters - Horizon Bend - Anchor - Farm Straight - Ashton
length	4437  m	14557  ft	2.757  mi		(5)

Thruxton
Description
Years	1959÷1962
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	1959
Closing	1962
Last update of this page	October 27th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Home Straight - Windy Corner - The Shelters - Horizon Bend - Anchor - Hangar Rise - Club

Thruxton
Description
Years	1963÷1966
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	1963
Closing	1966
Last update of this page	October 27th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Home Straight - Windy Corner - The Shelters - Horizon Bend - Anchor - Hangar Rise - Club

Thruxton
Description
Years	1968?÷...
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	October 27th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Allard - Campbell - Cobb - Seagrave - Noble - Goodwood - Village - Church - Brooklands - Club
length	3792  m	12439  ft	2.356  mi		(4)
length	3805  m	12484  ft	2.364  mi		(6)

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Latitude - Longitude: + 51°12'44", - 1°35'46"
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PHOTOS

Photos taken in September 2002 by David Griac (jpm) and reproduced with his kind permission

Photos by David Griac (jpm) - September 2002

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Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
October 23rd 2011			Guido de Carli		David Griac (jpm)	Update	Photos (on this site)
October 27th 2008			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
August 19th 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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