JPN - JAPAN
MOTEGI TWIN RING
Description  
Location Motegi - Tochigi - Kantō
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 36°31'59"     +140°13'48"
36.533056     140.23
UTM Coordinates X = 431071.159  -  Y = 4043350.521  -  Zone 54S
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) portal.cyberjapan.jp
Altitude AMSL 155 m - 509 ft
Inauguration 1997
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English World Motor Racing Circuits: A Spectator’s Guide (page 130)Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2
Description
(2) English ForumForum --> Chat in English --> Aerials of circuits [ENG]
(3) Japanese supergt.net/supergt/circuit
(4) English supergt.net/supergt/circuit/indexen.htm
(5) Japanese www.mobilityland.co.jp/motegi
(6) English www.motoracing-japan.com/circuit/08_motegi.html
(7) English www.racingcircuits.netMotor Racing Circuits Database
(8) Japanese www.twinring.jpOfficial website
(9) English www.twinring.jp/englishOfficial 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.

Speedway Oval
Description  
Years  
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Oval course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 8th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Panasonic Turn - Kool Turn - Casio Turn - Kenwood Turn
length 2493  m 8178  ft 1.549  mi   (7)

Road Course
Description  
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 8th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points 1st Corner - 2nd Corner - 3rd Corner - 4th Corner - 5th Corner - 130R - S Curve - V Curve - Hairpin Curve - 90 Degree Corner - Victory Corner
length 4796  m 15735  ft 2.98  mi   (7)
length 4801  m 15751  ft 2.983  mi   (6)
length 4801.379  m 15753  ft 2.984  mi   (4)
Min width 12  m 39  ft      (6)
Max width 15  m 49  ft      (6)
Straight length 762  m 2500  ft 0.473  mi Longest straight (6)

East Road Course

East Course
Description  
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 8th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points 4th Corner - 5th Corner - 130R - S Curve - V Curve - Hairpin Curve - 90 Degree Corner
length 3400  m 11155  ft 2.113  mi West Course (7)

West Road Course

West Course
Description  
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 8th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points 1st Corner - 2nd Corner - 3rd Corner - Victory Corner
length 1400  m 4593  ft 0.87  mi   (7)





Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
March 23rd 2012     Guido de Carli   Kouichi Asada Update Description
September 1st 2011     Guido de Carli   Pieter W. Slinger Update Description
May 8th 2007     Guido de Carli     Update Description
October 25th 2005     Guido de Carli     Update Description
September 9th 2004     Guido de Carli     Update Description
July 31st 2002     Guido de Carli     Update Description
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