Conrod Straight
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Conrod Straight is the longest and fastest straight on Australia’s Mount Panorama Circuit, renowned for the high speeds reached during the Bathurst 1000.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conrod Straight canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2977176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conrod Straight Context triple: [Bathurst 1000, notableSection, Conrod Straight]
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A.
Tillotson
Tillotson is an English surname most notably associated with John Tillotson, a 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
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B.
Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine
The Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine is a liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft piston engine widely used in the 1930s and World War II, notably powering various European fighter aircraft.
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C.
Bristol Centaurus radial engine
The Bristol Centaurus radial engine was a powerful British air-cooled sleeve-valve aircraft engine used in late World War II and early postwar high-performance aircraft.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine is a British liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine of the interwar period, widely used in RAF fighters and other military aircraft as an important step in Rolls-Royce’s development of high-performance aero engines.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Griffon
The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a powerful British liquid-cooled V12 aero engine developed during World War II, best known for powering later, high-performance variants of the Supermarine Spitfire and other Royal Air Force aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conrod Straight Target entity description: Conrod Straight is the longest and fastest straight on Australia’s Mount Panorama Circuit, renowned for the high speeds reached during the Bathurst 1000.
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A.
Tillotson
Tillotson is an English surname most notably associated with John Tillotson, a 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
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B.
Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine
The Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine is a liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft piston engine widely used in the 1930s and World War II, notably powering various European fighter aircraft.
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C.
Bristol Centaurus radial engine
The Bristol Centaurus radial engine was a powerful British air-cooled sleeve-valve aircraft engine used in late World War II and early postwar high-performance aircraft.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine is a British liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine of the interwar period, widely used in RAF fighters and other military aircraft as an important step in Rolls-Royce’s development of high-performance aero engines.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Griffon
The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a powerful British liquid-cooled V12 aero engine developed during World War II, best known for powering later, high-performance variants of the Supermarine Spitfire and other Royal Air Force aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
racing circuit section
ⓘ
straight ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Forrest’s Elbow
ⓘ
linked to:
Forest's Elbow
The Chase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian motorsport culture
ⓘ
Bathurst motor racing history ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| event |
Bathurst 1000
ⓘ
Bathurst 12 Hour ⓘ |
| follows |
Forrest’s Elbow
ⓘ
linked to:
Forest's Elbow
|
| hasFeature |
concrete safety barriers
ⓘ
multiple advertising hoardings ⓘ runoff areas at The Chase end ⓘ slight downhill gradient ⓘ timing and speed trap equipment during events ⓘ very high approach speeds to The Chase ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | two lanes in normal road use ⓘ |
| hasSection | pit entry lane ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of historically significant Mount Panorama motor racing circuit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the fastest straight on Mount Panorama Circuit
ⓘ
being the longest straight on Mount Panorama Circuit ⓘ very high top speeds ⓘ |
| leadsTo | The Chase ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Bathurst, New South Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Bathurst
New South Wales ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | frequently featured in Bathurst 1000 television broadcasts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | conrod (connecting rod) failures experienced there in early racing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bathurst 1000 track layout
ⓘ
Mount Panorama Circuit ⓘ public road network when not closed for racing ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to normal road rules outside race events ⓘ |
| roadType | two-way public road outside events ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
risk of mechanical failure at high speed
ⓘ
very high-speed braking zone into The Chase ⓘ |
| spectatorArea | has spectator viewing areas along the straight ⓘ |
| speedCharacteristic |
cars can exceed 280 km/h in race trim
ⓘ
cars can exceed 300 km/h in qualifying or special runs ⓘ one of the fastest sections in Australian motorsport ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GT racing cars
ⓘ
Supercars Championship ⓘ
linked to:
Supercars Championship season
touring cars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bathurst 1000
ⓘ
motorsport racing ⓘ touring car racing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conrod Straight Description of subject: Conrod Straight is the longest and fastest straight on Australia’s Mount Panorama Circuit, renowned for the high speeds reached during the Bathurst 1000.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.