racetrack
Phakisa Freeway
A rare combined oval and road course in the Free State, built in 1999 to bring MotoGP and oval racing to South Africa. The 1.5-mile banked tri-oval sits isolated in the goldfields.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Kroonstad
Free State, South Africa · Africa
About Kroonstad
Kroonstad sits on the route: 50 minutes from Hennenman, 59km from Phakisa Freeway.
Kroonstad is in Free State, South Africa, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hennenman, about 42 km away.
Kroonstad (lit. 'Crown City' in Afrikaans) is a town on the N1 highway in Free State, South Africa. It is the fourth largest town in the Free State (after Bloemfontein, Welkom and Bethlehem). It is the second-largest commercial and urban centre in the Northern Free State (after Welkom), and an important railwayRead more
junction on the main line from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
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Within an hour or so of Kroonstad: Phakisa Freeway (59 km).
Where is Kroonstad?
Kroonstad is in Free State, South Africa, about 42 km from Hennenman.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 117,152
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Free State
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -27.6504, 27.2349
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