u/madmaper_13

The circuit has been changed a bit, here i will use the real anti-clockwise turn numbers for the bike course, The whole track has been repaved and is now a minimum 10m wide.

• The start straight has been straightened and widen to 12m.
• Turn One has been widen to 12m with the extra 2m width added to the outside of the corner, Kerb has been extended.
• Turn Two has been widen to 12m, the inside kerb is the pre-renovation kerb, Inside the kerb is a paved section so cars can brake and turn to reduce the chances and impact of coming back onto the track. There is asphalt on the other side of the exit outside kerb and is for an alternative pit exit.
• Turn Three, the track narrows to 10m and the corner has been given a greater radius by moving the track left over the old kerb. There is asphalt on the inside for the clockwise direction circuit. The car circuit can still be used and has no changes made.
• Turn Four the track is unchanged, there is between 1-2 meters of asphalt on the outside covering what used to be the sandtrap on the edge of the circuit. The wall has been moved back to add more runoff right infront of turn 4, and to make runoff for the clockwise circuit, the wall on the exit of the turn has been moved back about a meter to shallow the impact angle.
• The run to the Hairpin, the track has been widened to 10m with the wall on the right moving to make space for the track and the verge.
• The Turn Five Hairpin. The track has not been changed except for a new inside  and outside entry (exit for clockwise) kerb, there is more space on the outside of the turn as the walls have been moved back and runoff extended. The tyre barrier is moved when the track changes direction.
• The Back Straight. On the left a concrete wall has been installed to ensure that cars, bikes and riders do not impact with the wrong side of the Armco barriers and its posts that is against the track between turns 4 & 5, on the right a concrete wall replaces the earth and tyre barriers. 400m after the hairpin a temporary wall section will be moved between direction changes to allow access.
• Turn Six, the Track has not been changed, the new wall on the left has been connected to the exiting wall and the sand trap has been extended towards turn 5. The new wall extends around to turn 7
• Turn Seven. Two new sand traps, one on the left to slow cars that went off at Turn 6 before they cross the track between turns 7 & 8, the other on the right aswell as a new kerb primarily for the clockwise circuit. On the exit of the corner an alternative pit exit for the clockwise circuit is behind the outside exit kerb which has been moved to allow the track to widen to 12m, the sand trap has been extended.
• Turn Eight. The turn has been widened, The original pit entry is still there going straight ahead, aswell as the original inside kerb. The exit of the corner has been tightened with a new kerb place where the turn radius decreases to allow for more runoff for the turn exit with the old track surface being left for paved runoff behind a new kerb and to straighten the starting straight.

 

The Clockwise circuit for both cars and bikes will use the anti-clockwise bike circuit as the other option will be too dangerous without moving the wall next to the right of turn 1 & 2 and I do not want to reduce spectator viewing spots.

Yes the title is a bit clickbaity but it is accurate and a non-clickbaity title of lets say the terrible choice of the Newcastle light rail might get it confused with the UK city.