Road America
Chosen to be the world’s all time best race course is the Road America. Not only is it a four mile long, 30 feet wide, asphalt paved, legendary fixture in the racing community, but it also has lots of hills in the glacially formed terrain, providing drivers with elevation changes. A lot of expert [...]
Road America
Chosen to be the world’s all time best race course is the Road America. Not only is it a four mile long, 30 feet wide, asphalt paved, legendary fixture in the racing community, but it also has lots of hills in the glacially formed terrain, providing drivers with elevation changes. A lot of expert drivers go there every year to show what they’re made of.
The fastest recorded time of the Road America was made by Dario Franchitti with the 2000 Team Kool Green Honda Reynard of the CART Championship Race in one minute, thirty nine seconds traveling at speeds of 146 miles per hour.
Mosport
Mosport International Roadway is the premier motorcycle course in Toronto, Canada. This is the race track of champions. It stretches 2.46 miles, with ten turns, a half mile paved oval, and a 1km Kart Track. Several people have been killed at Mosport including track crewmen, drivers and riders, the most recognized being German Manfred Winkelhock who was killed in 1985 when his Porsche 962 crashed into a concrete wall.
Suzuka
The Suzuka Circuit is a co-host of the Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix, and is one of the oldest and most famous motorsport race tracks in Japan. Below are some more of the world’s most elaborate race courses. They are deemed to be so because of their dangerous falls, bodies of water, and sharp turns. Also simply for how massive they are!
Monaco
The Circuit de Monaco is a very complex race track that is not only excillerating, but dangerous as well. Sharp turns, hills, and a pass called The Grand Hotel hairpin that is so narrow, many drivers must redesign their entire steering and suspension specifically to make this turn.
Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a motor sport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. It is one of the most well known and established racing circuits in the world. This course is particularly known for its long straights which allow drivers to show off how much raw power their car has.
Imola
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, 24.9 mi east of Bologna 49.7 mi east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello. Imola, as it is widely referred to as, is one of the few major international circuits to run in a counter clockwise direction.
