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06-07-2008 | | V8 Supercars - SKYCITY Triple Crown - Darwin, NT |
| | | Rnd 6 - Held at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin Airport event begins 4th July and ends Sunday 6th July. |
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| 06-07-2008 | | Formula 1 - British Grand Prix - Towcester, England |
| | | Rnd 9 - Silverstone was originally an aerodrome. In 1948, after the war, Silverstone was adopted by the Royal Automobile Club as the home for the British Grand Prix. In 1950, when the Formula One World Championship was incepted, Silverstone held the very first round. Today the circuit measures some 5.1km in length. Top speed in a F1 is well over 300kmh. Silverstone is approx. 120km from London. |
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| 13-07-2008 | | Goodwood Festival of Speed - England |
| | | Attracting some 150,000 spectators, Goodwood is situated approx. 100km from London. The Earl of March has announced the dates for the 2008 Festival of Speed. The 2008 event is scheduled to run through from 11 - 13 July. |
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| 20-07-2008 | | Pikes Peak International Hillclimb - Colorado, USA |
| | | First raced in 1916, the 4300mtr summit (Kosciuszko is 2228mtr) of Pikes Peak marks the end of the 20klm hillclimb. 2008 marks the 86th running of this event. Outright record of 10m 4.6s was set by Kiwi Rod Millen in 1994. This record stood for some 13 years until knocked off by Nobuhiro Tajima last year (2007) with a stunning 10m 01s! |
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| 20-07-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Queensland 300 - Ipswich, QLD |
| | | Rnd 7 - Held at the Queensland Raceway some 50 klms s/west of Brisbane, event begins 18 July and ends 20 July. |
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| 20-07-2008 | | Formula 1-German Grand Prix-Hockenheim, Germany |
| | | Rnd 10 - The original Hockenheim circuit was built in 1939 as a high-speed test track for Mercedes-Benz. It was originally 8km in length. Today it is 4.5 km long and still fast. There are 3 places on the track that a F1 car will exceed 300 kmh. |
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| 03-08-2008 | | Formula 1-Hungarian Grand Prix-Budapest, Hungary |
| | | Rnd 11 - Actually in Mogyorod some 20 km from Budapest, the Hungaroring some 4.4 km in length is quite a contrast to Hockenheim in that it is much slower, albeit very physical. |
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| 03-08-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Winton Raceway - Benalla, VIC |
| | | Rnd 8 - Located near Benalla just off the Hume Hwy, Winton Motor Raceway has been around for over 40 years now. The 2008 event begins 1st August. |
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| 24-08-2008 | | Formula 1 - European Grand Prix - Valencia, Spain |
| | | Rnd 12 - This European Grand Prix is being held in Valencia in Spain. Circuit Length 5.440 km. |
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| 07-09-2008 | | Australian Muscle Car Masters - Eastern Creek, NSW |
| | | Saturday & Sunday 6-7 September. Group N, Group C & Group A. Fantastic meeting that includes GT Falcons, XU1 Toranas, Mustangs, Skylines, R/T Chargers, L34 - A9X Toranas, Brock Commodores etc. Anyone that has ever owned a helmet will be there. What are you doing? |
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| 07-09-2008 | | Formula 1 - Belgium Grand Prix - Spa, Belgium |
| | | Rnd 13 - The Belgium Grand Prix is back! The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was built in 1921 and is 6.9km in length. It is regarded as one of the true drivers tracks. |
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| 14-09-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Phillip Island, VIC |
| | | Rnd 9 - This event opens on Friday the 12th and finishes 14th September. Phillip Island is a well liked race track although the weather always plays a part at this end of the world. The 2008 round will be a 500 klm endurance meeting. As Sandown was before, this meeting will be something of a form guide for the big one on Mt. Panorama. |
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| 14-09-2008 | | Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix - Monza, Italy |
| | | Rnd 14 - Situated in northern Italy some 16km to the north-east of Milan, Monza is the fastest circuit in the calendar with speeds reaching a staggering 360kmh! Monza dates back to 1922 and on completion measured 10 km in length. Today's version measures 5.8 km. |
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| 21-09-2008 | | Silver State Classic Challenge - Nevada, USA |
| | | Held biannually near Ely, approx. 400km north of Las Vegas. The course is 145km stretch of Route 318 highway. The record is held by Chuck Shafer who in a Chrysler LeBaron NASCAR covered the course in just 25 minutes at an average of 334km/h and topped 354km/h on the fastest part. Shafers record average of 334km/h is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the 'Fastest Speed on a Public Highway'. This part of Route 318 has an altitude of 1800m above sea level... Event begins 18th ends 21st September. |
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| 28-09-2008 | | Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix - Singapore |
| | | Rnd 15 - Officially the Republic of Singapore, Singapore is an island nation located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula not far from the equator. This is a street circuit of 5.1km in length and is Singapore's first venture into the world of F1. |
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| 12-10-2008 | | V8 Supercars-Bathurst 1000, Mt. Panorama, NSW |
| | | Rnd 10 - What Monaco is to F1, Bathurst is to our touring car championship - V8 Supercars. Event begins Thursday the 9th October ending on Sunday 12th. There are a heap of images available on this event in WEBAuto's Event Images. |
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| 12-10-2008 | | Formula 1-Japanese Grand Prix-Fuji Speedway, Japan |
| | | Rnd 16 - The Fuji Speedway was opened in 1965 and staged two F1 races in 1976 and 1977. The circuit measures 4.5km and features the longest straight in F1 at 1.4km in length. Travelling by car, Fuji Speedway is about an hour from Tokyo. |
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| 19-10-2008 | | Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai, China |
| | | Rnd 17 - Shaped like the Chinese character 'shang', which stands for 'high' or 'above', the Shanghai International Circuit is one of the newest race tracks to join the circus. Built on re claimed marshland the track is 5.4 km in length. |
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| 26-10-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Lexmark Indy 300 - Surfers, QLD |
| | | Rnd 11 - Held on the streets of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, this event is shared with Champ Car. Event begins on the 23rd ends on 26th. There is more that goes on here than can be televised... |
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| 02-11-2008 | | Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix - Interlagos, Brazil |
| | | Rnd 18 - Autodromo Carlos Pace is situated in the suburb of Sao Paulo in the city Interlagos. Named after local Carlos Pace who took his one and only victory here in the '70s. Ayrton Senna too, was a Sao Paulo native as is Rubens Barrichello. The track is 4.3 km long with a couple of places where a F1 car is travelling well over 300 kmh. |
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| 08-11-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Desert 400 - Sakhir, Bahrain |
| | | Rnd 12 - The Bahrain International Circuit measures some 5.4km in length and is located some 30km south-west of the island's capital, Manama. Welsh granite was chosen for the track surface due to its excellent adhesive qualities (not sure how well that worked out). The V8 Supercars use a shortened layout of the F1 track. Meeting starts Thursday the 6th and concludes Saturday 8th. |
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| 23-11-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Tas. Challenge - Symmons Plains, TAS |
| | | Rnd 13 - Tasmania is one of those fantastic places you want to go to more often. Round 13 begins on the 21st ending on the 23rd November. With only 1 round left after completion of this one, things start to get a bit tense... |
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| 07-12-2008 | | V8 Supercars - Oran Park - Narellan, NSW |
| | | Rnd 14 - Started by the Singer Car Club in 1962, Oran Park hosts round 14 this year. The Grand Finale for the V8 Supercar competition year, it will also be the 38th consecutive meeting held here and due to the encroaching urban sprawl, the last round ever on this circuit. This years event begins 4th December and culminates on Sunday 7th. |
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