Pro Racing Series Rd 7/8 KKC: Singha Race School, Sep 11, 2010: Qualifying

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The Pro Racing Series visited the almost brand-new Kaeng Krachan Circuit (KKC) located just south of Petchaburi at the weekend for the fourth and penultimate round of this year's championship. For 2010 the multi-programme format, which focuses on classes for cars, bikes and pickups, has swapped last year's five races which all took place at the Bira track for three this time at the Pattaya circuit with the other two rounds being held at KKC, Thailand's newest racing facility. Thailand certainly lacks top-notch race tracks and most of the sport is focused around the Bira International Circuit just inland from the seaside resort city of Pattaya, which happens to be the country's only FIA sanctioned facility, so the arrival of KKC on the scene makes a welcome addition to the calendar although this year only the Pro Racing Series and the Honda Racing Fest seem to be making the trek. Finding KKC turns out to be a relatively easy undertaking: heading down Highway 4, the main artery that chases south towards Malaysia, it is a straightforward journey to the junction with 3199, about 40 kms south of Petchaburi. Turning west the circuit is around 15 kms up this minor route although with the road, which right on the edge of the national park, signs are pretty much exclusively in Thai, and with the SatNav becoming decidedly vague, a little bit of guesswork is required to traverse one village to complete the journey that clocks just on 197 kms from my Bangkok city starting point. The <b>...</b>

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