Nakayama Circuit
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| Location | Wake District, Okayama Prefecture, West Japan |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1970 |
| Length | 2.007 km (1.247 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
Nakayama Circuit is a 1.247 miles (2.007 km) circuit in 751 Ohnakayama, Wake-cho, Wake District, Okayama Prefecture in West Japan.[1] Nakayama means “inside the mountain” in Japanese. It is located in the mountains like other Japanese motor racing tracks. The circuit is part of the quite compactly designed Sanyo Sports Land.
The circuit opened in 1970 and as the fourth permanent motorsport facility in Japan to get full Japan Automobile Federation approval, after Suzuka Circuit, Fuji Speedway and Tsukuba Circuit. The kart track is within a few steps of the circuit. The back of the circuit grandstand is up against the first hairpin of the kart track.[2]
The circuit was extended from 1.550 km to 2.007 km in 1998. It hosts a ‘grassroots’ level of Japanese race events.
