Alexandra Park Street Circuit

Alexandra Park Street Circuit

Roy Hesketh Circuit
Location Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Coordinates 29°37′30.6″S 30°23′8.9″E / 29.625167°S 30.385806°E / -29.625167; 30.385806Coordinates: 29°37′30.6″S 30°23′8.9″E / 29.625167°S 30.385806°E / -29.625167; 30.385806
Opened late 1940s
Closed 1953
Major events Motor Racing
Length 5.472 km (3.4 mi)

The Alexandra Park Street Circuit was a temporary race track between the late 1940s and 1953 on streets within the town of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. This street track was no longer used after the opening of the permanent Roy Hesketh Circuit.[1]

The track was 3.4 miles (5.472 km) long.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Alexandra Park
  2. ↑ Tracks: Pietermaritzburg, Alexandra Park
  3. ↑ "History of Alexandra Park Road Circuit".
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