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Teretonga Park

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As of 2020, a lap was 2.570 km (1.597 mi) long, and run in anticlockwise direction with an 800 m (870 yd) main straight and a very high speed loop with multiple apexes. It flows smoothly from turns 1 through to 5. The circuit is exposed to a strong sea breeze and often forces
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The official lap record for the Teretonga Park is 0:51.206, set by Greg Murphy in 29 November 1998. As of January 2020, the fastest official race lap records at the Teretonga Park are listed as:
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Inc. has been one of the leading Clubs in the country. The Club entered the International motor race series in 1956 with the fastest-ever motor race on a road circuit at
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Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and is the southernmost FIA-recognised race track in the world (the Autódromo Carlos Romero in
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On 16 February to Sunday 17 February 2008, the "Leitch Motorsport/Southland Times Speed Fest", which was one of the events of
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in the '60s and '70s, Teretonga hosted many of the world's greatest drivers for example, (Stirling Moss),
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and a very large Classic Car meeting in February of each year. The circuit is also used for
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Regular racing programme includes rounds of the local Clubmans Series; featuring rounds of
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Since 1981, the club has been actively engaged in the New Zealand Rally Championship.
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The time was 51.206 at an average lap speed of 184 km/h (114 mph).
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On 29 November 1998, the current outright lap record was set by
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Original Circuit: 2.414 km (November 1957–December 1966)
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Full Circuit: 2.570 km (December 1966–present)
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Teretonga

Invercargill
New Zealand
UTC+12:00
Coordinates
46°26′26″S 168°15′39″E / 46.44056°S 168.26083°E / -46.44056; 168.26083
FIA Grade
FR Oceania
Toyota 86 Championship
New Zealand Grand Prix
New Zealand V8
Tasman Series
New Zealand
Greg Murphy
Reynard 92D
Formula Holden
United Kingdom
Jim Clark
Lotus 32B
1965
F2
Invercargill
New Zealand
Southland
Tolhuin
Tierra del Fuego
South Island Racing Registers
Sprints and Motorkhanas

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