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Phakisa Freeway

Phakisa Freeway — Welkom, ZA

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The following is from the Phakisa Freeway Circuit website.

The Phakisa Freeway (Phakisa means "hurry up" in Sotho!) is an international standard, multi-purpose motorsport facility situated in the heart of the Goldfields region of the Free State. The track boasts a 4.24km road course as well as a 1.5 mile banked oval track similar to the highly acclaimed Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada.

Track facts and figures

The Formula 1 track:

4.2 kilometres, with a maximum width of 12 metres, 5 left hand corners and 9 right hand corners. The longest straight (the back sraight ) is 412,185 metres.

The Super Speedway Oval:

1,5 miles (2.5 kilometres ) in circumference, the Phakisa Oval is one of only five such tracks in the world outside of the USA.

The “Up and Down” circuit:

There is also a 2.4 kilometre track comprising part of the flat track and part of the Super Speedway Oval. This circuit is similar to the one that is raced on by Formula I at Indianapolis – the mecca of USA motor racing.

The “Short” track;

There is also a 2,42 km short track, with a maximum width of 12 m and 3 right-hand corners.

Phakisa has a fully integrated CCTV system with 18 trackside cameras used to monitor every inch of the circuit and provides the most up-to-date technical installations for international television.

Mailing Address

PO Box 1219
Welkom, ZA 9460

Track Address

Phakisa Freeway
R70 between Welkom and Odendaalsrus
Free State, South Africa
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Track Type

1.5 Superspeedway

Track Phone

+27 57 391 8000

Track Website

phakisa.com/

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DateRace
01/31/10 - ASA Transcontinental Showcase, ASA Transcontinental Series

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