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LEIPZIG, VELODROM
Not to be confused with Leipzig (Porsche) - Leipziger Stadtparkrennen
Description The only 500 m long track at Leipzig was build in 1892 as a velodrom. In 1904 the banking was "stocked up" on 9 m - 29.5 ft. In 1938 the track was brocken down for an expo-aera, which was never build during or after the war. The only "powered" race on this 500 m velodrom I know was a motorbike race in 1926, the Hanover Motorcycle Sport Club Prize, won by a Harley Davidson.
Location Leipzig / Lipsia
SN - Sachsen - 1949÷1990: DDR
Location Leipzig (Saxony)
Latitude - Longitude (approx) + 51°20'00"     + 12°23'00"     (approx)
51.333333     12.383333     (approx)
UTM Coordinates (approx) X = 317722.115  -  Y = 5690144.722  -  Zone 33U     (approx)
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Zoom Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL  
Inauguration 1892
Closing 1938
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English mail, note Mails by Martin Berrang dated November 20th 2005
(2) German www.harleysons.de/AAA.htm Harley-Davidson Racing History in Germany
(3) German www.sportmuseum-leipzig.de/Ablage-Zeitung/3+4-2004/Seite-4.htm www.sportmuseum-leipzig.de
(4) German www.motorrennsportarchiv.de/archiv/rennstrecken Motorrennsport-Archiv Jordan

(*) 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.

Velodrom
Description  
Years 1892÷1938
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Oval course
Inauguration 1892
Closing 1938
Last update of this page April 3rd 2011
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 500  m 1640  ft 0.311  mi    
length 500  m 1640  ft 0.311  mi   (4)


Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
April 3rd 2011 Velodrom 1892÷1938 Guido de Carli     Update Description
December 9th 2005     Guido de Carli   Martin Berrang New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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