Autodrom Chayka

Autodrom Chayka («», Avtodrom «Chaika»), formerly known as Chayka Motorsports Complex («», Avtomobilnyi sportyvnyi kompleks «Chaika»), is a motorsport racetrack in Ukraine, situated in Chaiky village, near the capital city Kyiv. The circuit was built in 1975, when the country was a part of Soviet Union; since the foundation of Fédération Automobile de l'Ukraine (FAU) in 1993, it hosts various regional racing series, such as Ukrainian Touring Championship and Superbike.ua. Chayka became very popular and known as the best track in USSR due to very fast sectors near the finish line and corners 2-4, that were known as so-called 'ears'. The track was also difficult and dangerous, there was no runoffs, very close barriers, poor quality asphalt and bad landscaping. Chayka also had a shorter layout that cuts off the 'ears' sector, it was only used for testing. During Ukraine's independence the track was partially reconstructed with addition of the new layouts that allowed to host automobile and motorcycle circuit racing, karting, autocross, rallying, drift and drag racing competitions.

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