| Location | Yorkshire,England |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 1958 |
| Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
Full Sutton Circuit is a former motorsport venue operated atRAF Full Sutton in Yorkshire, England. RAF Full Sutton was still in use as an operationalRoyal Air Force station, when in 1958 permission was obtained from theAir Ministry and appears to have been organised entirely by theBritish Racing and Sports Car Club.
It would appear that the BRSCC organised four race meetings at theYorkshire track. The first meeting took place in April, when it snowed, causingJim Clark to go off in theScott-WatsonPorsche; the car narrowly missed a flag marshal who had not been warned by his fellow flag marshal of the impending danger as he departed. The meeting on 27 September saw a six-race programme forFormula III racing cars amongst others. All races were over 10 laps, with the exception of the saloon cars who raced over five laps instead, and the main event of the day, started at 16:00 with a Le Mans start and ran over 16 laps for the Sports Racing Cars of unlimited capacity. In this no less than 17Lotus Elevens were entered, all powered by 1098ccCoventry Climax engines with the exception ofInnes Ireland’s example which had a 1460cc Climax power unit.
It was the first airfield track in England to be lapped at more than 100 mph by a sports car, the car in question being aJaguar D-type entered and owned byBorder Reivers and driven by Jim Clark. The calculations in respect of the fastest lap were made in the pub after the meeting and initially showed a speed in excess of 120 mph, but when the alcohol and euphoria wore off the true figure was established.The circuit was Britain's longest at 3.2 miles (5.1 km), however the circuit was some distance from centres of population and whenRufforth Circuit became available the BRSCC moved there for convenience.[1][2]
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