- By:
- Sparky_Folf
- Description:
- Fuji Speedway Corporation was established in 1963 as Japan NASCAR Corporation. At first, the circuit was planned to hold NASCAR-style races in Japan. Therefore, the track was originally designed to be a 4.000 km (2.485 mi) banked superspeedway, but there was not enough money to complete the project and only one of the bankings was completed. Mitsubishi Estate Co. invested in the circuit and took over the reins of management in October 1965.
Converted to a road course, the circuit opened in December 1965 and proved to be somewhat dangerous, with the wide banked turn (named "Daiichi") regularly resulting in major accidents.
- Created on:
- Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:49:01 GMT
- First published on:
- Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:11:21 GMT
- Last modified on:
- Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:26:56 GMT
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- fuji, speedway, Race, Track, Road, Circuit, Vehicle, Historic
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