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SAN JOSé (MCENERY)
Not to be confused with	San José (County Fairgrounds) - San José (HP Pavilion)
Description
Location	San José CA - California - Western States
Location
Latitude - Longitude	+ 37°19'40"     -121°53'24" 37.327778     -121.89
UTM Coordinates	X = 598339.519  -  Y = 4131812.514  -  Zone 10S
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    Microsoft Research Maps  -    MapQuest
Altitude AMSL	27 m - 89 ft
Inauguration	July 31st 2005
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) mail, note Mails from Lorenzo Tommasi dated November 11th 2005, January 31st 2006 and following days (2) Forum Forum North America USA: Western States California - San José McEnery Center [ENG] (3) www.etracksonline.co.uk e-Tracks

(*) 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.

McEnery Center
Description	Located close to McEnery Convention Center and to HP Pavilion, where the first street circuit was proposed and then abandoned few months before the first race because it was too expensive to realize. It was first used on July 31st 2005 for a ChampCar race. Start straight is the one pointed by coordinates. After first session of practice, in the middle of second straight an artificial chicane was added because the following hairpin was too dangerous, as run off area was too small.
Years	2005
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	July 31st 2005
Closing
Last update of this page	December 18th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	S Almaden Boulevard - W San Fernando Street - Park Avenue - S Market Street - Balbach Street
length	2330  m	7645  ft	1.448  mi		(1)

McEnery Center
Description	In 2006 the straight in Park Avenue will be modified: the central safety island will be removed, so there will be a single straight rather than two separated by a chicane as it was in 2005. Moreover, new bridges for spectators will be preparared. The area after first hairpin will be slightly changed: run off area is bigger, so artificial chicane in the middle of prevuious straight will not be anymore necessary. Finally, they are searching a solution for eliminate bumps at first chicane due to tramline. They hope that these changes will allow more overtakings, so rare in 2005. Total cost of all works is extimated 700,000 USD. The ChampCar race is scheduled on July 30th 2006
Years	2006
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 18th 2007
Info last update	November 2005
Designer
Distinctive points	S Almaden Boulevard - W San Fernando Street - Park Avenue - Plaza de Cesar Chavez - S Market Street - Balbach Street
length	2322  m	7619  ft	1.443  mi		(1)

McEnery Center
Description	Proposal published by e-Tracks. I don’t find any more info in any website and I don’t know when it was proposed. The difference with 2005 layout is after Park Avenue: it goes left, then along the perimeter of Plaza de Cesar Chavez and then it joins the 2005 layout at the chicane on Market Street. Please note that Plaza de Cesar Chavez in 2005 was used fo hospitality.
Years	2006
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 18th 2007
Info last update	December 2005
Designer
Distinctive points	S Almaden Boulevard - W San Fernando Street - Park Avenue - Plaza de Cesar Chavez - S Market Street - Balbach Street

McEnery Center
Description	In January 2006 organizers decided to switch start/finish straight and pit lane, so thay can solve some problems: pits are not separated from the paddock tramline is perpendicular to the track and not anymore along the first chicane A long straight should help more overtakings spectators have a better visibility, because in 2005 tribunes overlooked pits and not the track, that was partially hidden by palms
Years	2006
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 18th 2007
Info last update	January 2006
Designer
Distinctive points	S Almaden Boulevard - W San Fernando Street - Park Avenue - Plaza de Cesar Chavez - S Market Street - Balbach Street

Location: + 37°19'40", -121°53'24"
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 8th 2011			Guido de Carli		David Griac (jpm)	Update	Description
July 26th 2006			Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description with map
July 26th 2006			Guido de Carli		Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description
February 22nd 2006	McEnery Center	2006	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description with map
December 3rd 2005	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli		Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description
December 3rd 2005	McEnery Center	2006	Guido de Carli		Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description
December 1st 2005	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli		Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description
December 1st 2005	McEnery Center	2006	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description with map
November 30th 2005	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	New	Description with map
November 30th 2005	McEnery Center	2006	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	New	Description with map
November 12th 2005	McEnery Center	2006	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	New	Description with map
November 12th 2005	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	New	Description with map
January 11th 2005	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli			New	Description without map
December 9th 2004	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli			New	Description
November 22nd 2004	McEnery Center	2005	Guido de Carli			New	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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