Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
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| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Time zone | UTC+12:00 |
| Coordinates | 43°31′50″S 172°28′47″E / 43.53056°S 172.47972°ECoordinates: 43°31′50″S 172°28′47″E / 43.53056°S 172.47972°E |
| Owner | Canterbury Car Club Inc |
| Major events |
Lady Wigram Trophy NZ Formula Ford New Zealand V8s Porsche GT3 Cup Southern Festival of Speed TRS NZ Drift Series New Zealand Grand Prix |
| Length | 3.330 km (2.069 mi) |
| Turns | 8 |
| Lap record | 1.15.81 (Scott Dixon, Reynard 92D, 1998) |
Formerly known as Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (2004–2013) and now known as Mike Pero Motorsport Park,Ruapuna is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by Canterbury Car Club Inc. It is located at 107 Hasketts Road in Templeton, 13 kilometres (8.08 mi) west of Christchurch, New Zealand.
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.
The track surface is hot mix bitumen and runs for 3.33 kilometres (2.07 mi) in a counter-clockwise direction with many fast sweeping corners. It rewards smooth and tidy drivers.
Longest possible layout
Grand Prix Circuit
outer loop (Club Circuit minus the Dipper sequence)
Club Circuit
"B Circuit" (no other name)
"A Circuit" AKA Trioval
"A Circuit" AKA Trioval plus the Dipper sequence
Circuit from 1963-1992
The track was opened in November 1963. The circuit was a fairly simple sealed surface road course, at just a mile in length and comprising essentially a flat tri-oval with an extended main straight down to a hairpin bend. In 1976 the main straight was widened and a staging area added to allow drag racing to take place. The biggest change in the circuit's history came in 1993 when it was extended to 3.3km, along with other renovations.
The circuit hosts both 2 and 4 wheeled events. The "Skope Motor Racing Classic" is a major annual event held at the track. The two-day-event includes practice and racing on Saturday and racing in classes on Sunday for classic cars. Entries were limited to 200. It was one of the events of Southern Festival of Speed.
The track hosted the New Zealand Grand Prix in 1998 and 1999. New Zealand born driver Simon Wills won both races in his Reynard 94D Holden.
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