USA - UNITED STATES
LAGUNA SECA, MAZDA RACEWAY
Description  
Location Salinas
CA - California - Western States
Location 1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy, Salinas, CA
Latitude - Longitude + 36°35'03"     -121°45'06"
36.584167     -121.751667
UTM Coordinates X = 611676.26  -  Y = 4049469.43  -  Zone 10S
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 (*) Microsoft Research Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) MapQuest
Altitude AMSL 227 m - 745 ft
Inauguration  
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English World Motor Racing Circuits: A Spectator’s Guide (page 90)Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2
Description
(2) English ForumForum --> North America --> USA: Western States --> California - Laguna Seca [ENG]
(3) English www.travelplaces.co.uk/mr-a1-circuits-laguna-seca.htm
(4) Italian Autosprint 14/1965 (page 13)Map
(5) Italian Autosprint 47/1968 (page 5)Map
(6) English (United States) www.laguna-seca.comOfficial website

(*) 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.

Mazda Raceway
Description  
Years 1957÷1985
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page January 4th 2008
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3058  m 10032  ft 1.9  mi   (6)
length 3058  m 10033  ft 1.9  mi   (4)

Mazda Raceway
Description  
Years 1986÷1994
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page May 4th 2003
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3563  m 11690  ft 2.214  mi   (6)

Mazda Raceway
Description  
Years 1996÷...
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page May 4th 2003
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3602  m 11816  ft 2.238  mi   (6)





PHOTOS

Photos taken by David Griac (jpm) and reproduced with his kind permission

Photos by David Griac (jpm) - 2001
Click on thumbnail to open original large photo

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Turn 4 and paddockTurn 4Above turns 4 and 5

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Last 2 turnsTurn 5

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Turn 6 exitUp to Corkscrew (Rahal Straight)Corkscrew

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Chili & YanagawaTurn 9 (Rainey Curve)

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
December 19th 2011 Mazda Raceway 1996÷... David Griac (jpm)   David Griac (jpm) Update Photos (on this site)
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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