Ebisu Circuit
{{Short description|Motorsport racing complex in Japan}}
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| Name = Ebisu Circuit
| Time = JST
| Location = 1 Sawamatsukura, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
| Coordinates = {{coord|37.644224|140.372278|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| Image = 260px
| Image_caption = East Course at the Ebisu Circuit
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| Owner = Nobushige Kumakubo
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| Opened = 1986
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| Events = D1 Grand Prix, Formula Drift Japan, drifting, karting, motorcycling, FJ1600
| Layout1 = East Course (main)
| Surface = Asphalt
| Length_km = 2.061
| Length_mi = 1.281
| Turns = 16
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| Layout2 = West Course
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| Length_km2 = 2.103
| Length_mi2 = 1.307
| Turns2 = 21
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| Layout3 = South Course
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| Length_km3 = 1.200
| Length_mi3 = 0.746
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| Layout4 = North Course
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| Length_km4 = 1.155
| Length_mi4 = 0.718
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| Layout5 = New Touge Course
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{{nihongo|Ebisu Circuit|エビスサーキット}} is a motorsport racing complex located in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Overview
The Ebisu Circuit complex has seven individual tracks and two skid pad type circuits. The circuits are Nishi (West), Kita (North), Higashi (East), Minami (South) as well as Drift Land, the School Course, The Touge (mountain pass) and 'KuruKuru Land' which are the skidpads. The most famous circuit is the Minami or South course which is used for D1 Grand Prix and other drifting events. The Higashi or East circuit features a 420-meter-long main straight with 20 ground-floor pit garages and is used mainly for grip events.{{cite news|url=http://www.motoracing-japan.com/circuit/05_ebis.html|title=Ebisu Circuit|access-date=3 May 2009|date=1996|publisher=Moto Racing JAPAN|archive-date=29 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229150732/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/circuit/05_ebis.html|url-status=dead}}
Ebisu Circuit was designed and built by the drift driver Nobushige Kumakubo and is one of the premier drifting-based race tracks in the world.{{cn|date=October 2021}} Nobushige also holds other non-drifting motorsport events at Ebisu including motorcycle races, karting, endurance races, FJ1600 open-wheel car races and, in previous years, events like "Big-X".{{cite news|url=http://driftjapan.com/blog/drivers/nobushige-kumakubo|title=Nobushige Kumakubo|access-date=3 May 2009|date=6 April 2007|website=Drift Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614190534/http://driftjapan.com/blog/drivers/nobushige-kumakubo|archive-date=14 June 2009|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.7tune.com/back-in-the-day-big-x/|title=Back In The Day: BIG-X part I|author=Peter Horniak |access-date=14 June 2009|date=26 March 2009|website=7tune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331122239/http://www.7tune.com/back-in-the-day-big-x/|archive-date=31 March 2009|url-status=dead}} The complex also has a safari park.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
In February 2021, the circuit suffered significant damage due to a landslide caused by the 2021 Fukushima earthquake.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ebisu-circuit.com/ Official web site] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Motorsport venues in Japan
Category:Sports venues in Fukushima Prefecture
Category:Nihonmatsu, Fukushima