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Darley Moor Airfield and Road Race Circuit is situated on a high plateau adjacent to the A515, two miles south of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. The airfield is operated by Airways Airsports providing training in almost every type of leisure flying. The Second World War runway was transformed into Darley Moor Racetrack holding regular events since 1965〔Motor Cycle, 1 April 1965, p.411 ''Racing Line'' by David Dixon. "''When a club goes to the expense and trouble to find a new circuit, members ought to give their support. I hear...the West Midlands Club are in bother with their new Darley Moor circuit...At a cost of £2,000 the track is being resurfaced but will not be finished in time for a meeting next Sunday....out of 500 members only 20 stalwarts have answered a call for a work party to get the circuit in shape...the Good Friday meeting may also have to be cancelled. Darley Moor is on a 12-month lease, with an option on a five-year lease. To placate local residents, practice and racing will take place only between midday and 6 PM''". Accessed 2013-08-12〕 for motorbike and more recently cycle racing. ==History== The airfield was built in 1942 and opened during June 1943 it was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War for training purposes by No. 42 Operational Training Unit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Darley Moor )〕 Following the war it was in use until 1954 for ordnance servicing and storage. Since then it has been in use in its current form - motorsport, leisure aviation and agriculture. It is close to another WW2 airfield in Ashbourne that is now an industrial estate . Nearby towns and villages include Ashbourne in the Derbyshire Dales to the northwest is Snelston and South is Cubley In 2010–2011 Airways Airsports developed the airfield by building a large hangar to store aircraft used on a daily basis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darley Moor Airfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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