The Bend Motorsport Park GT Circuit
The Bend Motorsport Park GT Circuit Notes:
The Bend Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing complex in operation since 2015, located an hour away from Adelaide, Australia. The facility consists of a fully-customizable road course, a drag strip, and a drift pad. Some of the raceway layouts available are the 35 turns, 4.82-mile (7.75-km) GT Circuit, the 2.12-mile (3.41-km) West Circuit, the 3.07-mile (4.94-km) International Circuit, and the 2.44-mile (3.93-km) East Circuit. The track surface tends to be dry, and temperatures are pleasant year-round, with mild extremes in summers and winters. Some of the racing series held at Bend Motorsport Park include the Supercar and Superbike Series, the Australian GT Championship, and the Asian LeMans Series, to name a few.
The GT Circuit of Bend Motorsports Park is one of the lengthiest in the world, second only to the renowned Nürburgring in Germany. It consolidates the other layouts in a single trajectory with up to 35 turns of varying angles and a remarkable 180 feet of elevation change. The West Circuit consists of the GT Circuit's front straightaway plus 12 corners, and the East Circuit elevates the technical difficulty with 22 challenging turns snaking left and right. The International Circuit bypasses the East Circuit's hard-to-maneuver trajectory and is the fastest configuration in the park, with an average speed of 80 mph (128 km/h).
GT Circuit Notes:
The GT Circuit at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia combines East, International, and West layouts to create one of the facility's most comprehensive configurations at this modern circuit near Tailem Bend opened in 2018. The GT designation indicates grand touring car optimized routing emphasizing the combined sections' flowing character suited for high-performance GT vehicles like Ferrari, Porsche, and McLaren. This variant serves advanced track day groups and GT racing events requiring substantial distance challenges.
Operating the GT Circuit showcases The Bend's exceptional modular infrastructure where multiple distinct layouts combine creating extended configurations maximizing the facility's significant investment. The combination creates Australia's premier modern GT racing challenge across varied terrain and corner characteristics unique to each section. South Australian climate creates year-round racing potential serving Adelaide-area motorsport community with contemporary circuit infrastructure. The GT Circuit configuration provides comprehensive test of driver consistency and vehicle reliability across combined routing demonstrating The Bend's vision as Australia's destination motorsport complex.
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