Paeroa Street Circuit

Paeroa Street Circuit
Location Paeroa, New Zealand
Time zone UTC +12
Length 1.52 km (0.945 mi)

Paeroa Street Circuit is a "Hacksaw" shape temporary street circuit in downtown Paeroa, New Zealand for motorcycle racing runs around Belmont Road, Normanby Road, State Highway 2, right turn into Arney Street and go over the hill into Princes Street. The circuit runs further into the "S" bends linking Wharf Street to Marshall Street, along the main straight to the hairpin opposite the Railway Reserve and back into Belmont Road. The circuit's maximum speed can reach 280 km/h and 220 km/h along the main straight. The motorcycle race meeting held on February since 1991 with the name ‘Battle of the Streets’. It attracts participants and crowds from all over New Zealand and overseas. It is one of the biggest motor racing meetings in New Zealand and the biggest sport event in the Thames Valley which attract around 13,000 – 15,000 people to watch the races and motorbike racers from New Zealand and overseas to compete. The one-mile street race is designed for a wide range of classic and modern motorcycles. It consists of 11 classes that run throughout the day include: Post Classics – Forgotten Era Pre 1982, Formula 2, Junior Classics, Senior Classics, Formula 3, Formula Paeroa, Sidecars, Post Classic Historic Pre 1972, BEARS, Super Motard and the Robert Holden Memorial Race.[1]

References

  1. ^ "HISTORY OF THE BATTLE OF THE STREETS". battleofthestreets.co.nz. n.d.. http://www.battleofthestreets.co.nz/history.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 

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