TRACKS: KILLARNEY

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KILLARNEY

Description

Location

Cape Town - Western Cape

Location

8 km from Cape Town and 8 km from Belville-Paarl

Latitude - Longitude

- 33°49'28" + 18°31'38"
-33.824444 18.527222

UTM Coordinates

X = 271148.384 - Y = 6254559.058 - Zone 34H

Aerial photo / Map (*)

OpenStreetMap - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Google Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Bing Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Flash Earth - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Wikimapia

Altitude AMSL

14 m - 46 ft

Inauguration

Closing

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)

(1)	Da Monza a Indianapolis (page 199)	Author: Tommaso Tommasi - Published by: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Published in: Italia - year: 1973
(2)	www.killarneyovaltrackracing.freeservers.com/about.html
(3)	www.polo.co.za/circuits.html
(4)	www.racingcircuits.net/forum/messages/3/571.html#POST853	Motor Racing Circuits Database
(5)	Autosprint 48/1970 (page 26)	Map

(*) 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.

Killarney

Description
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	March 7^th 2006
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Hoal’s Hook (Conti) - Quarry (Engen) - Damps Dip (Shell) - Tygerberg Straight - Malmesbury Sweep (Sabat) - Killarney Straight - Cape Town (Vodacom)
length	3267 m	10719 ft	2.03 mi	(2)
Min width	7.4 m	24 ft		(1)

Killarney

PHOTOS

All photos were taken in October 2004 by Yves-Henri Randier, reproduced here with author’s descriprion with kind permission.

Photos by Yves-Henri Randier - October 2004
Click on thumbnail to open original large photo

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Overall plan of the track and premises From the Engen Boma looking right to Shell Corner towards Oval Corner with Table Mountain in the background From the Engen Boma looking straight ahead to Conti and the starting grid with Table Mountain still behind From the pits towards Vodacom Corner with view of the Drag line on the left.... with Table Mountain again

5 6

Extra shot with pitbabes Extra shot with pitbabes

Updates

Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note

March 7^th 2006 Guido de Carli Yves-Henri Randier New Photos (on this site)

September 21^st 2005 Guido de Carli Update Description

February 26^th 2004 Guido de Carli New Photos (link)

February 26^th 2004 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli New Description with map

July 12^th 2003 Guido de Carli New Description

September 16^th 2002 Guido de Carli New Description

Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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Overall plan of the track and premises	From the Engen Boma looking right to Shell Corner towards Oval Corner with Table Mountain in the background	From the Engen Boma looking straight ahead to Conti and the starting grid with Table Mountain still behind	From the pits towards Vodacom Corner with view of the Drag line on the left.... with Table Mountain again

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
March 7^th 2006			Guido de Carli		Yves-Henri Randier	New	Photos (on this site)
September 21^st 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
February 26^th 2004			Guido de Carli			New	Photos (link)
February 26^th 2004			Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
July 12^th 2003			Guido de Carli			New	Description
September 16^th 2002			Guido de Carli			New	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list