Hamilton Street Circuit

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Hamilton Street Circuit
Hamilton Street Circuit track map (New Zealand).svg
Location Hamilton, New Zealand
Time zone UTC+12:00
Coordinates 37°47′8″S175°16′5″E / 37.78556°S 175.26806°E / -37.78556; 175.26806
Opened18 April 2008;16 years ago (2008-04-18)
Closed22 April 2012;12 years ago (2012-04-22)
Major events V8 Supercars Hamilton 400 (2008–2012)
Toyota Racing Series (2008–2009)
Street Circuit (2008–2012)
Length3.310 km (2.057 miles)
Turns9
Race lap record1:22.8736 ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom, Ford Falcon (FG), 2012, V8 Supercars)

The Hamilton Street Circuit was a temporary street circuit in Hamilton, New Zealand. From 2008 to 2012 it hosted the Hamilton 400 as part of the V8 Supercars championship.

Contents

From 2010 to 2012, ITM, New Zealand's largest group of independent trade building supplies, sponsored the race and it became known as the ITM 400. [1]

Demise

Some residents of the city wanted the V8s gone, as they took over city streets and blocked residents from entering and exiting their own homes. [2]

On 14 December 2010, The New Zealand Herald reported that Julie Hardaker, the newly elected Mayor of Hamilton, and some councilors appointed an independent auditor to audit the cost of the race. The figures released on 14 December suggested that a NZ$3.5m cost to change the event to a different promoter (the original promoter, Caleta Streetrace Management, was collapsed in 2010), NZ$5.1m for operational costs and NZ$20.3m for set-up costs. The sum (NZ$27.4 million) did not include "commercially confidential" amounts such as event sponsorship payments. [3]

The cost to run the V8 Supercar event was eventually deemed too great [4] and the final V8 Supercar race was held on 22 April 2012; it was won by Mark Winterbottom. [5]

The circuit

Hamilton Street Circuit was 3.310 km (2.057 mi) long circuit ran in a clockwise direction around the Frankton business district with the pit lane and main straight located on Mill Street. The circuit also went alongside the Seddon Park and the Waikato Stadium. [6] It was generally a narrow race track with armco and concrete lined sides but it could be fast [7] and flowing. [8] There were plenty of passing opportunities and those who quickly dial into the contained style of street racing had the most success. The circuit was not very forgiving if the driver got off the racing line because it was surrounded by the aforementioned fences and concrete barriers. [9]

Lap records

The official race lap records at Hamilton Street Circuit are listed as: [10]

ClassDriverVehicleTimeEvent
Street Circuit: 3.310 km (2008–2012)
V8 Supercars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon (FG) 1:22.8736 2012 ITM Hamilton 400
Toyota Racing Series Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Tatuus TT104ZZ 1:23.0622 2009 Hamilton TRS Round

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References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Eric (28 October 2009). "Motorsport: ITM deal boosts Hamilton 400". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton resident seeks to stop V8s". 3 News NZ. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
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  4. ↑ "Pukekohe V8s to feature four races". 3 News NZ. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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