TRACKS: CHRISTCHURCH, CARRS ROAD RACEWAY

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CHRISTCHURCH, CARRS ROAD RACEWAY

Description

Location Halswell, Christchurch - Canterbury - South Island

Location

Latitude - Longitude - 43°34'06"     +172°32'47"
-43.568333     172.546389

UTM Coordinates X = 624876.483  -  Y = 5174908.039  -  Zone 59G

Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps - Bing Maps - Flash Earth

Altitude AMSL 18 m - 59 ft

Inauguration 1961

Closing

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) www.chchkartclub.co.nz Official website
(2) Brunei www.chchkartclub.co.nz/history.pdf History

(*) 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.

Carrs Road Raceway
Description
Years	1961÷1963
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	September 24^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Carrs Road Raceway
Description	Track used at least in 1964. At the end of main straight, there was a series of very tight corners known as ’Dog Leg’, that was soon removed.
Years	1964÷...
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration	April 1964
Closing
Last update of this page	September 24^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Main Straight - Dog Leg
length	400 m	1312 ft	0.249 mi	(2)

Carrs Road Raceway
Description	Compared to 1964 layout, Dog Leg was removed
Years	...÷1972
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration
Closing	1972
Last update of this page	September 24^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Carrs Road Raceway
Description	A hairpin was added
Years	1972÷1985
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration	1972
Closing	1985
Last update of this page	September 24^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	530 m	1739 ft	0.329 mi	(2)

Carrs Road Raceway / Christchurch Powerbuilt Tools Kart Raceway
Description
Years	1985÷...
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration	1985
Closing
Last update of this page	September 24^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	620 m	2034 ft	0.385 mi	(1)

Carrs Road Raceway / Christchurch Powerbuilt Tools Kart Raceway
Description	Extension proposed for the first time in 1995 and more times in following years
Years	1995
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	September 24^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Latitude - Longitude: - 43°34'06", +172°32'47"
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

September 24^th 2009 Guido de Carli Roelard Smit New Description without map

Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
September 24^th 2009			Guido de Carli		Roelard Smit	New	Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list