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RSA - SOUTH AFRICA
PAROW
Description	Hillclimb used in late 1940s and early 1950s. It used an access gravel road to the Plattekloof Quarry. Starting point is still existing (where now there is a bridge under N1 Highway), but some section have been overbuilt and some others abandoned and covered with foliage.
Location	Tygerberg - Western Cape
Location	Approx. 15 km - 9 mi North East of the Cape Town City Center
Latitude - Longitude	- 33°53'18"     + 18°35'57" -33.888333     18.599167
UTM Coordinates	X = 277973.812  -  Y = 6247630.726  -  Zone 34H
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth
Altitude AMSL (approx)	200 m - 656 ft    (approx)
Inauguration
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database

(*) 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.

Parow
Description
Years	194x÷195x
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Hillclimb
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 21st 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	700  m	2297  ft	0.435  mi		(1)
Start altitude AMSL	130  m	427  ft

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Latitude - Longitude: - 33°53'18", + 18°35'57"
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 21st 2007			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
February 26th 2004			Guido de Carli			New	Photos (link)
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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