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Mendips Raceway 
Location Mendip Hills, Somerset, England Coordinates 51°17′51″N 2°46′14″W / 51.2976°N 2.7706°WCoordinates: 51°17′51″N 2°46′14″W / 51.2976°N 2.7706°W Owner Graham & Pat Bunter Operator Mendips Raceway Limited Opened 1969 Major events Rods, Stock cars, Bangers, Demolition Oval Mendips Raceway is a motorsport venue in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is located on the rim of Batts Combe quarry between Shipham and Charterhouse. The oval shaped circuit is used for racing hot rods, stock cars, Hotstox, bangers and demolition events. The circuit, which was opened in 1969, features an oval and a figure of eight layout. The latter is used for different classes of banger racing which sometimes involve towing caravans, or feature specialist vehicles such as hearses or Reliant Robins.
On 14 September 2008, the circuit hosted the BriSCA F2 World Championship Final.[1]
References
- ^ "Major event comes to Mendips Raceway". Weston & Somerset Mercury. 11 September 2008. http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/clevedon/news/Major-event-comes-Mendips-Raceway/article-321287-detail/article.html. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
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