GER - GERMANY |
LEIPZIG, VELODROM |
Not to be confused with |
Leipzig (Porsche) - Leipziger Stadtparkrennen |
Description |
The only 500 m long track at Leipzig was build in 1892 as a velodrom. In 1904 the banking was "stocked up" on 9 m - 29.5 ft. In 1938 the track was brocken down for an expo-aera, which was never build during or after the war. The only "powered" race on this 500 m velodrom I know was a motorbike race in 1926, the Hanover Motorcycle Sport Club Prize, won by a Harley Davidson. |
Location |
Leipzig / Lipsia SN - Sachsen - 1949÷1990: DDR |
Location |
Leipzig (Saxony) |
Latitude - Longitude (approx) |
+ 51°20'00" + 12°23'00" (approx) 51.333333 12.383333 (approx) |
UTM Coordinates (approx) |
X = 317722.115 - Y = 5690144.722 - Zone 33U (approx) |
Aerial photo / Map (*) |
OpenStreetMap - Google Maps - Bing Maps - Flash Earth - Wikimapia - GoYellow.de |
Altitude AMSL |
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Inauguration |
1892 |
Closing |
1938 |
Designer |
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Sources and links (Translation) (**) |
(1) |
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mail, note | Mails by Martin Berrang dated November 20th 2005 | (2) |
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www.harleysons.de/AAA.htm | Harley-Davidson Racing History in Germany | (3) |
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www.sportmuseum-leipzig.de/Ablage-Zeitung/3+4-2004/Seite-4.htm | www.sportmuseum-leipzig.de | (4) |
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https://www.motorrennsportarchiv.de/archiv/rennstrecken | Motorrennsport-Archiv Jordan |
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