Crimond Raceway is the most northerly
stock car
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track in the
United Kingdom
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. It is located about a mile from the village of
Crimond
Crimond is a village in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland, located northwest of the port of Peterhead and just over from the coast.
Geography
The main A90 road runs through Crimond and is lined by Crimond Church with a village ...
in
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
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. It is here that former
Formula One
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world champion driver
Jim Clark began his career.
The stock cars began in the 1950s with the original tracks on the runways on the nearby
Crimond Aerodrome. However the Ministry of Defence reclaimed the land to build radio masts and so the track was moved three times before settling for its current situation in 1973/1974.
The track is an oval with two stands and a large tire wall around the outside to protect the spectators.
Today the track hosts
National Hot Rod, Saloonstox,
BriSCA Formula Two and other local formula championships under the auspices of the ORCi (Oval Racing Council International)
References
External links
Crimond Raceway Official WebsiteAt Crimond With Clark
Transport in Aberdeenshire
Stock car racing
Motorsport venues in Scotland
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