WesBank Raceway was a motorsport facility situated at

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in the

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province of

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. It was built on the site of a former horse racing track (

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) opened in 2003. The facility featured an oval track,

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, road circuit and

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track, allowing for a wide range of events. It was so named due to a sponsorship deal with the South African WesBank company. The track closed in November 2007 after the property was sold to developers.

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