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| Location | Ellough, Suffolk, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°26′02″N 1°36′04″E / 52.434°N 1.601°E |
| Type | Flood-lit kart racing and minimoto track |
| Construction | |
| Built | Early 1960s |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Expanded | 2000, 2007, 2010, 2022 |
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Ellough Park Raceway is a kart racing track in Ellough in the English county of Suffolk. It is located around 2 miles (3 km) south-east of the market town of Beccles. It is primarily used for kart racing as it is a fast, but tight and twisty circuit.[1]
The track, which is fully floodlit, has existed on the old Ellough Airfield since the early 1960s, but was not fully developed until 2000, when ex-Formula 1 driver Jackie Oliver opened the circuit. The authorities at the circuit extended it in 2007, from 800m to just over 1000m to make it more suitable for other forms of kart and minimoto racing. The circuit was extended further in 2010 to incorporate a new pits complex and add extra paddock space for hosting the Formula Kart Stars championship. [2]
In 2022 the current owner of the circuit (Simon Francis) further extended the track. There is now a 190m straight which incorporates a breath taking and very physical chicane as well as 180 degree banked curve taken at full speed. The circuit is now over 1100m and is probably one the most demanding within the UK.
Today, the track plays host to national and local kart championships, as well as charity events, stag parties and corporate days which use the arrive and drive facilities at the track. A small clubhouse, shop and changing facilities are available.[3]
- ^ Ellough Park, UK Go Karting. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Motorsport News
- ^ Ellough Park, Club100. Retrieved 2011-06-25.