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SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT
Not to be confused with San Diego Quelcoom Stadium International Raceway - San Diego, Balboa Stadium - San Diego, US Naval Training Center
Description Proposed circuit that should have hosted a F.1 GP in spring 1986. This circuit should have also an oval circuit and a dragster strip (I think it’s on main straight). Works should have begun at end of 1984 and finihed in Autumn 1985.
Location San Diego
CA - California - Western States
Location 20 minutes East from San Diego, 100 m - 300 ft from Mexican border
Latitude - Longitude (approx) + 32°33'17"     -116°59'05"     (approx)
32.554722     -116.984722     (approx)
UTM Coordinates (approx) X = 501434.333  -  Y = 3601925.244  -  Zone 11S     (approx)
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  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Microsoft Research Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) MapQuest
Altitude AMSL (approx) 146 m - 479 ft    (approx)
Inauguration  
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Italian Autosprint 44/1984 (page 44)
(2) Italian Autosprint 49/1984 (page 22)

(*) 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.

Road course
Description  
Years 1984
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page October 23rd 2007
Info last update November 1984
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 4240  m 13911  ft 2.635  mi   (1)
Difference in level 60  m 197  ft      (1)

Oval course
Description Proposed max banking was approx. 18° ÷ 20°
Years 1984
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Oval course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page October 23rd 2007
Info last update November 1984
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length (approx) 2146  m 7040  ft 1.333  mi   (1)
Max. banking (bends) 20  ° 36.4  %        (1)

Drag strip
Description  
Years  
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Asphalted Drag strip
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page October 23rd 2007
Info last update November 1984
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 402  m 1320  ft 1/4  mi   (1)

San Diego International Motor Circuit

San Diego International Motor Circuit



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