Mendips Raceway Explained

Mendips Raceway
Location:Mendip Hills, Somerset, England
Coordinates:51.2976°N -2.7706°W
Opened:1969
Owner:Graham, Pat & Jack Bunter
Operator:Mendips Raceway Limited
Layout1:Oval

Mendips Raceway is a motorsport venue in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is located on the rim of Batts Combe quarry between Shipham and Charterhouse. The oval shaped circuit is used for racing hot rods, stock cars, Hotstox, bangers and demolition events. The circuit, which was opened in 1969, features an oval and a figure of eight layout. The latter is used for different classes of banger racing which sometimes involve towing caravans, or feature specialist vehicles such as hearses or Reliant Robins.

Until 2018, it hosted the West of England Championship for Rods every August. It has also hosted the BriSCA F2 World Championship Final several times[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Major event comes to Mendips Raceway . https://archive.today/20130114042936/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/clevedon/news/Major-event-comes-Mendips-Raceway/article-321287-detail/article.html . dead . 14 January 2013 . Weston & Somerset Mercury . 11 September 2008 . 22 February 2009 .