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RSA - SOUTH AFRICA
PIETERMARITZBURG, ROY HESKETH
Not to be confused with	Pietermaritzburg, Alexandra Park
Description
Location	Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal
Location	3 km from Pietermaritzburg and 87 from Durban, on the road N3 to Johannesburg, in Natal
Latitude - Longitude	- 29°37'17"     + 30°25'26" -29.621389     30.423889
UTM Coordinates	X = 250559.054  -  Y = 6720393.758  -  Zone 36J
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth
Altitude AMSL	708 m - 2323 ft
Inauguration	December 1953
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) (page 205) Author: Tommaso Tommasi - Published by: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Published in: Italia - year: 1973 (2) Forum Forum Africa African Countries RSA - Pietermaritzburg, Roy Hesketh [ENG] (3) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database (4) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/royheske.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World

(*) 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.

Roy Hesketh Circuit
Description
Years	1953÷1961
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	December 1953
Closing	November 1961
Last update of this page	December 9th 2010
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	2575  m	8448  ft	1.6  mi		(4)

Roy Hesketh Circuit
Description	The circuit was extended, by adding BP Send section
Years	1962÷1981
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1962
Closing	November 1981
Last update of this page	December 9th 2010
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Henry’s Knee - Quarry Curve - BP Send - Beacon - Sweep - Angel’s Angle
length	2902  m	9520  ft	1.803  mi		(1)
length	2902  m	9520  ft	1.803  mi		(4)
Width	10  m	33  ft			(1)

Roy Hesketh Circuit
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	October 20th 2010
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Location: - 29°37'17", + 30°25'26"
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 9th 2010			Guido de Carli		Paddy Ewer	Update	Description
October 20th 2010	Roy Hesketh Circuit		Guido de Carli		David Griac (jpm)	Update	Description
March 21st 2004	Roy Hesketh Circuit	1962÷1981	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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