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Campaign to immortalise iconic circuit succeeds - CtrlF.XYZ

Campaign to immortalise iconic circuit succeeds

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A outcry to recreate New Zealand's location of motorsport earlier it closes adjacent twelvemonth has been heard.

After it was announced Pukekohe Park would autumn soundless and absorption afloat connected equine activities, a petition was launched to person the circuit added to the iRacing simulator service.

The run received endorsements from the likes of four-time Bathurst 1000 victor Greg Murphy and three-time Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin.

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The subscription-based racing simulator has immoderate of the world's astir well-known expansive prix circuits arsenic good arsenic speedways, ungraded ovals, off-road courses and elevation climbs.

It besides has a fistful of Australian circuits, including Phillip Island, Sandown, Winton, and the now-extinct Oran Park.

An statement has been reached that volition spot iRacing scan Pukekohe Park truthful that racing tin proceed connected the circuit successful the virtual world.

"Within a fewer hours of the announcement astir Pukekohe Park's repurposing, we reached retired to iRacing to scan the circuit and they agreed astir immediately," said MotorSport New Zealand CEO Elton Goonan.

"While we were moving successful the background, the petition and run of James Anderson, a passionate instrumentality and sim-racer, surely helped get this crossed the line."

Pukekohe Park has a affluent centrifugal racing history, including hosting the New Zealand Grand Prix passim the 1960s, '70s and '80s.

Winners of the famed contention see Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Keke Rosberg arsenic good arsenic New Zealand's ain Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon.

"iRacing is arrogant to assistance sphere specified an important portion of New Zealand motorsport past arsenic Pukekohe Park," said iRacing enforcement vice president Steve Myers.

"From Supercars to the New Zealand Grand Prix, Pukekohe hosted galore of the world's apical racers and astir competitory racing bid implicit astir 60 years.

"By bringing the way to iRacing, aboriginal generations volition person the accidental to thigh the celebrated circuit precisely arsenic it was earlier its closure, giving them a consciousness of what made this way truthful beloved to truthful many."

The announcement comes connected the eve of the last Supercars circular astatine Pukekohe Park crossed September 9-11.

A merchandise day has not been confirmed, though the circuit volition beryllium scanned earlier its closure successful 2023.

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