SVK - SLOVAKIA
NOVÉ MESTO NAD VÁHOM, PODJAVORINSKY
Description Nové Mesto nad Váhom hosted motorbike races on some circuits (I don’t know how many) from 1952 to 1981. From 2002 some historic events were held
Location Nové Mesto nad Váhom - Trenčiansky kraj - Západné Slovensko
Location Up to 1992 it was in Czechoslovakia
Latitude - Longitude + 48°46'05"     + 17°49'36"
48.768056     17.826667
UTM Coordinates X = 707696.902  -  Y = 5405526.642  -  Zone 33U
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 (*) Mapy.cz  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Mapy.sk
Altitude AMSL 194 m - 636 ft
Inauguration 1952
Closing 1981
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English ForumForum --> Europe --> More countries --> SVK - Slovak tracks [ENG]
(2) English www.milermeter.com/?r=2767487Track layout
(3) English www.motorsportmemorial.org (...)The Motorsport Memorial

(*) 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.

Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Description In this period, some different street and/or road tracks were used, but I have no more infos
Years 1952÷1969?
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Street course
Inauguration 1952
Closing 1969
Last update of this page April 27th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  

Podjavorinsky okruh

Description Famous, fast and dangerous track. It hosted Czechoslovak motorcycle championship. Racing stopped after 1981 wet race because it was too dangerous. On Luly 6th 1975 rider Jiří Bursa died, because he had a puncture and he crashed into a small bridge that catapulted him into the air.
Years 1970÷1981
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Road course
Inauguration 1970
Closing 1981
Last update of this page April 27th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Kičve - Bzinská - 581 - Ľudmily Podjavorinskej - Odborárska - Holubyho - Kičve
length 5980  m 19619  ft 3.716  mi   (1)
length 5882  m 19298  ft 3.655  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (2)
Difference in level 35  m 115  ft      (1)

Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Podjavorinsky okruh (1970÷1981)

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
April 27th 2009     Guido de Carli Guido de Carli David Griac (jpm) New Description with map
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