Ring Djursland
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Ring Djursland is a motor racing
circuit in Pederstrup, Denmark
. The circuit is owned by AMU Djursland, who run daily driving courses there. It also hosts rounds of the Danish Touring Car Championship
.
Ring Djursland first opened in 1965, but was altered a year later to its current layout. In 1983 it was bought by the Danish state, who renovated the track to use it as an educational centre with advanced driving courses for lorry drivers. After losing its environmental permit in the late 1980s, it reopened for racing in 1994. A relatively short circuit at 1.094 miles, it is known for its tight and hilly circuit layout.
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
circuit in Pederstrup, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The circuit is owned by AMU Djursland, who run daily driving courses there. It also hosts rounds of the Danish Touring Car Championship
Danish Touring Car Championship
The Danish Touringcar Championship was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years it was known as the Danish Touring Car Challenge...
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Ring Djursland first opened in 1965, but was altered a year later to its current layout. In 1983 it was bought by the Danish state, who renovated the track to use it as an educational centre with advanced driving courses for lorry drivers. After losing its environmental permit in the late 1980s, it reopened for racing in 1994. A relatively short circuit at 1.094 miles, it is known for its tight and hilly circuit layout.