Tony Rust Race Track
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 near Windhoek
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| Route type: | permanent race track | ||
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| Operator: | Windhoek Motor Club | ||
| Building-costs: |
N $ 500,000 (renovation 2013-2015) |
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| Opening: | 1984 | ||
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| Time zone: | UTC + 2 | ||
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| Route length: | 2.6 km (1.62 mi ) | ||
| Curves: | 5 | ||
| Dragster track | |||
| along start-and-finish | |||
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| Route length: | 0.4 km (0.25 mi ) | ||
| Kart track | |||
| partial use of the race track in the northeast | |||
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| Route length: | 0.44 km (0.27 mi ) | ||
Coordinates: 22 ° 34 ′ 8.1 ″ S , 17 ° 0 ′ 0.5 ″ E
The Tony Rust Race Track ( German Tony Rust Race Track ) is the only permanent motorsport race track in Namibia . It is 2600 meters long and lies around nine kilometers west of Windhoek . The sports complex also includes a go- kart track . The start-and-finish straight was also used for drag races , here on the classic Quarter Mile (approx. 400 m).
The route was built in 1984 on hilly terrain. With a combination of extreme height differences with long straights and five bends, it is one of the fastest circuits in southern Africa.
It is named after the former Namibian motorsport star Tony Rust , who was also President of the Namibian Motorsport Association in the mid-2000s .
Complete renovation
In 2013, renovation work and adjustments to the FIA standards began. Currently (as of May 2014) the track surface is being renewed and new edge deflectors and a new timing system with a transponder system are being installed. Plans to enlarge the kart track and to extend the run-off zones in the curve area of the main route are also in progress. The extensive construction work, including the renovation of the main stand, should be completed in 2015. The Tony Rust Track will then be approved and approved by the FIA as an international race track, with the exception of Formula 1 races. The construction costs of around 500,000 Namibia dollars will be borne by the Windhoek Motor Club and the Ministry for Youth, National Services, Sports and Culture .
Web links
- Windhoek Motor Club , website of the operating association (English)
- Namibia Motorsport Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Drag race at Tony Rust track , The Namibian, May 13, 2005, accessed May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Honoring with delay: NMSF ends 2005 season. Allgemeine Zeitung, September 11, 2006, accessed on May 7, 2014
- ↑ Tony Rust Track Gets its surface Into top gear on newera.com.na