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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 (*) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Altitude AMSL | 194 m - 636 ft | |||||||||||||||
Inauguration | 1952 | |||||||||||||||
Closing | 1981 | |||||||||||||||
Designer | ||||||||||||||||
Sources and links (Translation) (**) |
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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? | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ![]() | ||||
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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 | ||
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list |