Lydden Hill Race Circuit
Racing circuit near Canterbury in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lydden Hill Race Circuit (formerly known as Lydden Circuit) is a motorsport venue in Denton with Wootton, about half-way between Canterbury and Dover in Kent, England. The mile-long circuit is mainly used for Rallycross, Drift, Saloon and Sports car racing as well as Motorcycle racing.
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Location | Wootton, Kent, United Kingdom |
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Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) BST (April–October, UTC+1) |
Coordinates | 51°10′38.59″N 1°11′58.69″E |
FIA Grade | 6R (Rallycross) |
Operator | Pat Doran |
Opened | 1955 |
Architect | Bill Chesson |
Former names | Lydden Circuit |
Major events | Former: FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Great Britain (2014–2017) FIA European Rallycross Championship Euro RX of Great Britain (1973–1976, 1978–1992, 1996, 2009–2018, 2023) Nitro RX (2022) Titans-RX Europe (2019) |
Full Circuit | |
Length | 1.000 miles (1.609 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Race lap record | 0:38.300 (Rob Cox, Lola LC88, 1989, F1) |
Rallycross Circuit | |
Length | 0.870 miles (1.400 km) |
Turns | 4 |
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It is the shortest road racing circuit in the United Kingdom. The track was previously owned by the McLaren Group and is one of two motor racing circuits in the county of Kent, along with Brands Hatch.