Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit (Estonian: Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa ringrada) is an inactive street circuit in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located in Pirita in Kloostrimets (Monastery Forest), crosses the Pirita River twice. The length of the track is 6.761 km (4.201 mi).[1]

Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit

Street Circuit (1965–1977)
Location	Tallinn, Estonia
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
Coordinates	59°28′2.08″N 24°52′8.91″E
Opened	1933
Closed	2006
Length	6.761 km (4.201 miles)

The circuit was opened in 1933. Motorcycle TT races took place from 1933 to 1939 and car races were held from 1934 to 1936 as Estonian Grand Prix with mainly local and Finnish entries. After World War II the track was used for Soviet championships.[2]

Five-time world champion Joey Dunlop was killed in an accident on the Kloostrimetsa circuit in 2000. A memorial stone was erected a year later. Track was closed for racing after the 2006 annual Kalevi Suursõit motorcycle race as in order to bring the safety up to acceptable levels, hundreds of trees along the track would be needed to be felled, all of which are under protection as part of the park surrounding the track. [3]

Gallery

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  Race in 1974
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  Lükati bridge
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  In Pirita
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  In Kose
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  Memorial of Joey Dunlop.

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