TRACKS: WHITCHURCH AIRFIELD

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WHITCHURCH AIRFIELD

Description

Location Bristol
BST - Bristol, City of (unitary authority) - England

Location

Latitude - Longitude + 51°24'54"     - 2°34'54"
51.415     -2.581667

UTM Coordinates X = 529091.566  -  Y = 5696059.121  -  Zone 30U

Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps - Bing Maps - Flash Earth

Altitude AMSL 54 m - 177 ft

Inauguration

Closing August 1^st 1959

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English (page 159) Author: Peter Swinger - Published by: Dial House - year: 2001 - ISBN: 0 7110 3104 5
Description
(2) Forum Forum --> Europe --> Great Britain and Ireland --> GBR - Sprint Venues [ENG]
(3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitchurch_Circuit Wikipedia
(4) www.milermeter.com/?r=3377688 Track layout
(5) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database
(6) www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F259_19.htm F2 Register

(*) 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.

Whitchurch Speed Trials
Description	Speed trials were held in the 1930s. The course was set on the entrance road to what was then Bristol Airport. Competition had to cease at regular intervals to allow the airport bus to enter and exit the airport! Map shows 1937 track layout.
Years	193x
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Sprint Venue
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 27^th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	715 m	2346 ft	0.444 mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)	(4)

Whitchurch Airfield
Description
Years	1959
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	August 1^st 1959
Closing	August 1^st 1959
Last update of this page	July 21^st 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1711 m	5612 ft	1.063 mi	(5)
length	1630 m	5348 ft	1.013 mi	(6)

Whitchurch Speed Trials 1937

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Latitude - Longitude: + 51°24'54", - 2°34'54"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates

Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note

December 27^th 2009 Whitchurch Speed Trials 193x Guido de Carli andylaurence andylaurence New Description with map

July 21^st 2009 1959 Guido de Carli Update Description

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Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
December 27^th 2009	Whitchurch Speed Trials	193x	Guido de Carli	andylaurence	andylaurence	New	Description with map
July 21^st 2009		1959	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list