Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park

Motorsport venue
Name = Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park| Location = Christchurch, New Zealand
Time = UTC +12
Owner = Canterbury Car Club


Events = D1NZ, Formula Ford, NZ V8's, Porsche GT3 Cup, Southern Festival of Speed, TRS
Length_km = 3.3
Length_mi = 2.07
Turns = 8
Record_time = 1:20:081
Record_driver = Daniel Gaunt
Record_team = A1GP Development Team
Record_year = 27/11/2005

Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by Canterbury Car Club Inc. It is located in Hasketts Road, 13km northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand.

The track surface is hot mix bitumen and runs for 3.33 km in an anti-clockwise direction.

The circuit hosted 306 utilisation days and 40 events catering for all aspects of motorsport (both 2 wheeled and 4 wheeled). On 2nd February and 3rd February 2008, the Mainland Classic Committee ran a two day event called "Skope Motor Racing Classic" which is one of the events of Southern Festival of Speed. The two-day-event include practicing and racing on Saturday and racing in classes on Sunday in classic cars. Entries were limited to 200.

The track also features a drag strip, pit garages, racing school, speedway circuit and even a radio controlled car circuit. There are a number of configurations of the circuit with licences from FIA Grade 3 to National grades 1, 2 and 3.

Nearest Major Airport: Christchurch International.

External links

* [http://www.canterburycarclub.co.nz Official website]
* [http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Circuits/ruapuna.htm Track info]
* [http://www.d1nz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=116&Itemid=74 D1NZ Series' tracks info]
* [http://www.nzv8s.co.nz/V8s%20Events/GT%20Radial%20200 NZV8s' Ruapuna Park info]
* [http://www.toyotaracing.co.nz/default.aspx?pageid=415&year
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Powerbuilt+Raceway+at+Ruapuna+Park,+Christchurch&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.531065,172.480738&spn=0.007389,0.020084&t=k&z=16 Ruapuna Park in Google Maps]