New Zealand, Timaru
Levels Raceway - Short Circuit
A 1.6 km circuit in Timaru. Timed layouts, lap times and what you need to know before a track day here.
Going to Levels Raceway?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
Track layouts
Lap times only compare within one layout.
Going to Levels Raceway?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
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Levels Raceway lap times
Timed from GPS on real track days, not typed in. Compare within one layout and one vehicle class, because a motorcycle lap and a car lap are not the same thing.
No recorded laps on Short Circuit yet.
Record a session on this layout and your lap becomes the time other drivers in your class compare against.
Track day guide
Track day at Levels Raceway
Weather by month, who runs the days and what to put in the car. Written for a first visit.
Who runs track days here
What to bring
- Helmet that meets the organiser's standard
- Long sleeves, long trousers, closed shoes
- Tyre pressure gauge, since pressures rise fast on track
- Removable towing eye fitted or in the car
- An empty boot: loose items out before the first session
- Your phone in a rigid mount, recording with Vetkuro
Weather by month
Now, in November: 16°C by day, 10°C at night, rain on 10 days. Warmest in February, 20°C by day on average. Coldest in July, 6°C at night. Fewest days with rain: February.
Rain: days with rain per month. Climate: NASA POWER, daily data 2016–2025. Monthly averages, not a forecast. Check the organiser's calendar for open dates. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.
Elevation profile
Levels Raceway elevation
Elevation change 2 m. That is within the margin of the terrain model, so Levels Raceway counts as flat and there is no profile to draw.
From a terrain model, sampled every 10 m along the track line and smoothed over 100 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM-30.
Going to Levels Raceway?
More to do with the session than the lap time
About Levels Raceway
The Short Circuit configuration is one of 2 layouts available at Levels Raceway - 1.6 km. Lap times and sessions on this layout are tracked separately from other configurations.
Overview
Levels Raceway lies on Falvey Road in Levels, near Timaru in South Canterbury. The South Canterbury Car Club bought the land and runs the circuit. The circuit holds an FIA category 3 licence, which lets the club stage international events as well as New Zealand national championships, including the NZ Touring Cars and Super Truck racing. Alongside its race meetings the club runs regular test days, which are open to drivers holding a Motorsport New Zealand affiliated club membership in cars with a valid logbook or a current registration and warrant of fitness. These days need no prior booking and run as 20-minute sessions, with motorcycles, drift cars, single-seaters and race cars sent out separately. Timaru has a domestic airport and the nearest international airport is in Christchurch.
Technical Specifications and Track Features
The Long Circuit measures 2.4 km and the Short Circuit 1.6 km, both surfaced in bitumen and hotmix. The official map numbers ten turns on the full lap. The Pro Wear Front Straight runs past the pits into the AutoGas Esses and the Marshall Transport Sweeper at the south end, then the Draftline Back Straight leads back to John Jones Steel Corner. From there the lap winds through the northern infield by McKissock Curve and the Carters Valuations Hairpin before returning to the front straight. The Short Circuit leaves the back straight early through a hairpin at the Crane Truck Bay and skips the infield. The outright lap record of 56.26 seconds was set by Greg Murphy in a Reynard 92D in January 1995. Jann Mardenborough holds the Toyota Racing Series record of 57.693 from January 2014, and Richie Stanaway set the Formula Ford record of 1:05.24 in 2009.
Facilities and Specialized Areas
The ASAP Car Transport Pit Lane runs beside the front straight, with the paddock, club buildings and the top car park to the west of the track. The official map marks tow bays at the north and south ends of the circuit and an emergency helicopter landing site at the top car park. A limited number of power points are available to competitors. The calendar mixes club race days with hires by other clubs and organisers: classic motor racing, motorcycle clubs, a national superbike round, drifting and car track days. The Trust Aoraki Thunder Down Under super truck meeting takes place in late January. The South Island Endurance Series visits in October, and its three-hour race record stands at 180 laps by an Audi R8 in 2024. The club also organises gravel events and Rally South Canterbury.
History
The South Canterbury Car Club was formed in 1947 and began with hillclimbs and paddock events. It went on to run the Waimate 50 street race in Waimate until 1966. In 1967 it held a street event in the Craigie Avenue area of Timaru, bought land at Falvey Road and built a permanent 1.6 km circuit, which staged its first meeting in November of that year. The club developed the venue through club and national championship racing. In 1988 it decided to lengthen the circuit and bring it up to an international standard. The raceway celebrated fifty years with a meeting in January 2018.
Address
418 Falvey Road, Levels, RD 5
7975 Timaru
New Zealand
