Sendai Hi-Land Raceway
Sendai Hi-Land Raceway was a 2.504 mi (4.030 km) motor racing circuit in 12 Hayasaka, Shinkawa, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
In the 1990s, Sendai hosted rounds of the Japanese Touring Car Championship and Japanese Grand Touring Championship. It also hosted All-Japan Formula Three Championship races until 2007.
On October 17, 2010, the Japanese mountain race track hosted the sixth race in the 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance Series.
The raceway was damaged by earthquake in 2011 until it was closed in September 2014. As of today the former raceway is now a solar-power park.
1995 action film Thunderbolt has a car racing scene filmed at Sendai.
Lap records
The fastest official race lap records at the Sendai Hi-Land Raceway are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 4.030 km (1996–2014) | ||||
Formula Three | 1:38.080 | Hiroaki Ishiura | Dallara F307 | 2007 Sendai Japanese F3 round |
Formula Toyota | 1:46.551 | Takuto Iguchi | Tom's FT30 | 2007 1st Sendai Formula Toyota round |
GT1 | 1:47.791 | Naoki Hattori | McLaren F1 GTR | 1996 HiLand GT Championship |
Original Circuit: 3.956 km (1986–1995) | ||||
Formula Three | 1:43.618 | Michael Krumm | TOM'S 034F | 1994 Sendai Japanese F3 round |
Group A | 1:46.915 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 | 1991 Sendai JTCC round |
GT1 | 1:49.074 | Michael Krumm | Toyota Supra | 1995 HiLand GT&F3 Race |
References
- ^ "Motor Racing Japan - Sendai Hi-Land Raceway". motoracing-japan.com. 1996. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "STES10: Rd 6 - Sendai Highland Raceway: Team triumphs with highland win, takes 2010 title". petmos.com.my. n.d. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Sendai - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "2007 Sendai Japanese F3 - Round 18". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "2007 Esso Formula Toyota Series Round 4 Sendai Hi-Land 1". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Hi-Land GT Sendai 1996". 30 June 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "1994 Sendai Japanese F3". Motor Sport Magazine. 12 June 1994. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "1991 Highland Group A 300 Km race". 1 September 1991. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Hi-Land GT Sendai 1995". 25 June 1995. Retrieved 11 January 2023.