JPN - JAPAN
MINE
NISHI NIPPON
Description Track known as Nishi Nippon until the early 1990s (1990?), then as Mine. I don’t know what changes have been made.
Location Mine - Yamaguchi - Chūgoku
Location near Osaka
Latitude - Longitude + 34°08'31"     +131°06'16"
34.141944     131.104444
UTM Coordinates X = 694033.269  -  Y = 3779895.091  -  Zone 52S
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 163 m - 535 ft
Inauguration 1978
Closing February 2006
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English ForumForum --> Asia --> Japan --> Japan - Japanese circuits [ENG]
(2) Italian it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_di_MineWikipedia
(3) Japanese ja.wikipedia.org (...)Wikipedia
(4) Japanese ms.bridgestone.co.jp (...)
(5) English www.jgtc.net/race/2001e/01r7e/017info.htm
(6) English www.motoracing-japan.com/circuit/16_mine.html
(7) English www.racingcircuits.netMotor Racing Circuits Database
(8) Italian Autosprint 32/1990 (page 9)
(9) Japanese www.cqmotors-mine.jp/1info/index04.htmlOfficial 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.

Central Park Mine Circuit
Description  
Years 1978÷1983
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 1978
Closing 1983
Last update of this page May 7th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2830  m 9285  ft 1.759  mi   (4)
length 2830  m 9285  ft 1.759  mi   (7)

Nishi Nippon
Description  
Years 1984÷1991
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 1984
Closing 1991
Last update of this page May 7th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2816  m 9240  ft 1.75  mi   (4)
length 3740  m 12270  ft 2.324  mi   (8)

Central Park Mine Circuit
Description  
Years 1992÷2006
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 1992
Closing February 2006
Last update of this page May 7th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3331  m 10928  ft 2.07  mi   (6)
Min width 10  m 33  ft      (6)
Max width 15  m 49  ft      (6)
Straight length 900  m 2953  ft 0.559  mi Longest straight (6)

Nishi Nippon, summer 1990

Nishi Nippon, summer 1990



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
April 14th 2016     Guido de Carli   Kouichi Asada Update Description
July 9th 2012     Guido de Carli   Kouichi Asada Update Description
May 7th 2007     Guido de Carli     Update Description
October 25th 2005     Guido de Carli     Update Description
June 4th 2005 Nishi Nippon 1984÷1991 Guido de Carli     Update Map
September 9th 2004 Central Park Mine Circuit 1992÷2006 Guido de Carli     Update Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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