Darley Moor Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airways Airsports | ||||||||||
| Location | Adjacent to A515, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK | ||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942–1955 (RAF) 1955 onwards (civilian) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 580 ft / 177 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°58′7.68″N 1°45′3.6″W / 52.9688000°N 1.751000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Darley Moor Airfield and Road Race Circuit is situated on a high plateau adjacent to the A515, two miles south of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. The airfield is operated by Airways Airsports providing training in almost every type of leisure flying. The Second World War runway was transformed into Darley Moor Racetrack holding regular events since 1965[1] for motorbike and more recently cycle racing.[2]
- ^ Motor Cycle, 1 April 1965, p.411 Racing Line by David Dixon. "When a club goes to the expense and trouble to find a new circuit, members ought to give their support. I hear ... the West Midlands Club are in bother with their new Darley Moor circuit ... At a cost of £2,000 the track is being resurfaced but will not be finished in time for a meeting next Sunday ... out of 500 members only 20 stalwarts have answered a call for a work party to get the circuit in shape...the Good Friday meeting may also have to be cancelled. Darley Moor is on a 12-month lease, with an option on a five-year lease. To placate local residents, practice and racing will take place only between midday and 6 PM". Accessed 2013-08-12
- ^ "Motorcycle Racing and Road Racing – Darley Moor MotorCycle Road Race Club 2011 Ashbourne (UK)". Darley Moor M.C.R.R.C. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2011.