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OPEL RENNBAHN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Oval track used both by Opel for testing its cars and for races, the latter until 1930s. After Second World War, the track was used until 1949 by US Army as testing facilities. After that, it was never used again. In 1960s a section 380 m - 0.236 mi long was demolished for the new L3012 road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Rüsselsheim HE - Hessen - 1949÷1990: BRD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Approx 5 km - 3 mi South of Opel factory at Rüsselsheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latitude - Longitude | + 49°57'54" + 8°24'59" 49.965 8.416389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTM Coordinates | X = 458144.074 - Y = 5534902.472 - Zone 32U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerial photo / Map (*) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Altitude AMSL | 95 m - 312 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inauguration | October 24th 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closing | 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opel Rennbahn | |||||
Opel Proving Ground | |||||
Description | |||||
Years | 1920÷1949 | ||||
Direction | ![]() | ||||
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No longer operational | YES | ||||
Car Circuit | YES | ||||
Motorbike circuit | |||||
Type | Oval course | ||||
Inauguration | October 24th 1920 | ||||
Closing | 1949 | ||||
Last update of this page | November 13th 2020 | ||||
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Distinctive points | |||||
length | 1500 m | 4921 ft | 0.932 mi | (3) | |
Width | 12 m | 39 ft | (3) | ||
Max. banking (bends) | 32 ° | 62.5 % | (3) | ||
Total area | 15.34 hectares | 153400 m² | 37.906 acres | (3) |
PHOTOS |
Thanks to Andreas Vongries who sent me these photos |
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Nordkurve | Nordkurve |
Updates | |||||||
Date | Track layout | Years | Description by | Map by | Thanks to | Note | |
November 12th 2020 |   | 1920÷1949 | Guido de Carli | Update | Description | ||
September 8th 2011 |   | 1920÷1949 | Guido de Carli | David Griac (jpm) | Update | Description | |
March 16th 2009 |   | 1920÷1949 | Guido de Carli | Roelard Smit | New | Description without map | |
March 16th 2009 |   | 1920÷1949 | Guido de Carli | Andreas W.Vongries | New | Photos (on this site) | |
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list |