GBR - UNITED KINGDOM
SHELSLEY WALSH
Description  
Location Shelsley Walsh
WOR - Worcestershire - England
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 52°15'46"     - 2°24'48"
52.262778     -2.413333
UTM Coordinates X = 540038.585  -  Y = 5790427.894  -  Zone 30U
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
Altitude AMSL (approx) 150 m - 492 ft    (approx)
Inauguration 1905
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English ForumForum --> Europe --> Great Britain and Ireland --> GBR - Hillclimbs [ENG]
(2) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelsley_Walsh_Speed_Hill_ClimbWikipedia
(3) English www.milermeter.com/?r=2830852Track layout
(4) English www.shelsley-walsh.co.ukOfficial website
(5) English www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk/about/content.asp?s=79Official 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.

Shelsley Walsh
Description  
Years 1905÷1906
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Hillclimb
Inauguration 1905
Closing 1906
Last update of this page May 18th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 907  m 2976  ft 0.564  mi   (3)

Shelsley Walsh
Description  
Years 1907÷...
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Hillclimb
Inauguration 1907
Closing  
Last update of this page May 18th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 914  m 3000  ft 0.568  mi   (5)
length 933  m 3060  ft 0.58  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (3)
Min width 3.7  m 12  ft      (5)
Difference in level 100  m 328  ft      (5)
Max. gradient (uphill) 16  % 9.1  °        (5)
Average gradient 10.9  % 6.2  °        (5)

Shelsley Walsh (1907÷...)

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
May 18th 2009     Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit New Description with map
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