Lydden Hill Race Circuit
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Lydden Hill Race Circuit is a renowned motor racing venue in Kent, England, best known as the birthplace of rallycross and for hosting various national and international motorsport events.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motor racing circuit
ⓘ
rallycross circuit ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | rallycross ⓘ |
| category |
Motorsport venues in England
ⓘ
Sports venues in Kent ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 70 miles from London ⓘ |
| firstRallycrossEventDate | 1967 GENERATED ⓘ |
| governingBodyJurisdiction | Motorsport UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Chessons Drift corner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devil’s Elbow corner NERFINISHED ⓘ Hairy Hill section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectatorFacilities |
grandstands
ⓘ
grass banking ⓘ paddock viewing areas ⓘ |
| hostedSeries |
British Rallycross Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Touring Car support events (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ European Rallycross Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ FIA World Rallycross Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ club-level car racing championships ⓘ motorcycle racing events ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Lydden Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydden Hill International Race Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layoutType | mixed-surface circuit ⓘ |
| length |
1.0 mile
ⓘ
approximately 1.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motorsportDisciplineHosted |
autocross
ⓘ
bike racing ⓘ circuit racing ⓘ drift racing ⓘ rallycross ⓘ rallysprint ⓘ truck racing ⓘ |
| near |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the birthplace of rallycross
ⓘ
short, technical layout ⓘ steep elevation changes ⓘ |
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| safetyStandard | national-level circuit licence ⓘ |
| surface |
gravel sections for rallycross layout
ⓘ
tarmac ⓘ |
| usedFor |
driver training
ⓘ
testing ⓘ track days ⓘ |
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