227 replies to this topic

[Sin]

I gotta admit I stole the idea from another forum, but I thought it was a great idea, cause it's intresting to know.. and for once a topic not to argue about ;)...

So which of the many circuits in the world is closest to you

the closest real track is Sachsenring 64km from me





here a motogp onboard video

closer is only the Porsche Teststrecke, but that is only a testing track so it doesn't count really, cause no races are held there ;)
closest F1 track is Hockenheimring

Edited by Sin, 19 June 2013 - 08:05.

[Andrew Hope]

Apart from the street courses I make up whenever I'm walking around town, it's Mosport.

[HaydenFan]

Apart from the street courses I make up whenever I'm walking around town, it's Mosport.

Might want to talk to a professional about that.

Umm... being from the midwest I have quite a few. Grattan Raceway is an circuit (with a swimming pool) which hosts mostly SCCA races and amateur motorcycle and motocross races. There are like 5-6 short ovals (dirt and asphalt) within 100 miles of my home. One Berlin Raceway is about 5 miles down the road (some traveling series can be heard from my home on quite nights).

Edited by HaydenFan, 19 June 2013 - 02:26.

[stillOrange]

Three Sisters isn't probably the "real" racing circuit so otherwise closest for me is Oulton Park.
Great track in a nice setting, with some really challenging corners IMO and elevation changes.

[Myrvold]

Vålerbanen it is. Hosted STCC event for a couple of years


The fact that the track is only 30km away from where I live is kinda amazing, when Norway only have 3 circuits...

Edited by Myrvold, 19 June 2013 - 02:04.

[fdspd]

Laguna Seca

[JacnGille]

Road Atlanta

[bourbon]

GLEN HELEN RACEWAY

[zippythecat]

VIR. 60 miles away.

[Watkins74]

Road Atlanta

+1
Road Atlanta. 30 minutes away. It's fun to watch SCCA on some weekends.

[dgsg]

Willow Springs.

[Radoye]

[Rob G]

VIR. 60 miles away.

VIR. 66 miles away.

[taz]

Circuit Zolder, but Spa-Francorchamps is a close 2nd

Edited by taz, 19 June 2013 - 05:05.

[SpartanChas]

Castle Combe.

[jimjimjeroo]

Castle Coombe and thruxton, both are 3 hours away! Gotta love Cornwall :/

[klyster]

Ruapuna Park



17 kilometers away

Edited by klyster, 19 June 2013 - 12:39.

[Lemnpiper]

Richmond International Speedway 2 miles away

[sennafan]

Zolder 1 hour
Spa francorchamps 1.5 hours
Nurburgring 2.5 hours

[Brother Fox]

If we count street circuits, Surfers Paradise

[Mark A]

Mallory park closest to me (real race circuit)

But Brandon Stadium is closer.

[Kingshark]

Auto Clearing Motor Speedway (Oval). 260 km away.



Saskatchewan International Raceway (Drag), also 260 km away.

[midgrid]

Croft is 30 miles away from me.

[Jackmancer]

Assen TT circuit.

oh wait I moved.

Now it's Zandvoort.

[SophieB]

Another person who has Castle Combe as their closest circuit checking in. I went there for marshall training once; they seemed really nice. Down to earth people who really cared about the safety of the marshalls and drivers. The wikipedia page includes one of the better 'citation needed' that I've seen in a while:

"One aspect of the circuit which has remained unchanged throughout the years is the large population of rabbits who live in the extensive tyre barriers around the circuit.[citation needed]"

Yeah, don't be coming here with your wild talk of roaming bunnies, back that shit up, please.

Castle Combe itself, by the way, is one of the prettiest villages in England (in a very self-conscious way) and lots of films have been shot there like the original Dr Doolittle and War Horse.

[Ickx]

A 10 min walk to Göteborg City Arena

Edited by Ickx, 19 June 2013 - 09:53.

[rich06]

30 mins from Monaco..

[Gilles4Ever]

Aldo Scribante, about 20km as the crow flies

[PayasYouRace]

I'm about an hour and a quarter's drive away from Jerez.

[froggy22]

Mallory Park, Donington Park and Oulton Park (all the parks) are all an hour away from Stafford, Donington being marginally closer

[redreni]

Brands Hatch

[pacwest]

[MikeV1987]

Canadian tire motorsports park AKA Mosport



About the same distance as Mosport but different route across Quebec, what a beauty!

Edited by MikeV1987, 19 June 2013 - 08:22.

[DampMongoose]

Rockingham is 40 mins away (27 miles by road)

Donington Park about an hour and a bit (59 miles)

Mallory Park near identical to Donington

Snetterton another 10 mins

Although I go to Brands Hatch more than any of the above which is about 2 hours away.


Saying that we've had our fair share of BRM's driving through Bourne though so motor racing never far away...

Edited by DampMongoose, 10 June 2014 - 10:59.

[Lee Nicolle]

The closest to me is the temporary street circuit here in Adelaide. About 6km away and I often hear it from home.
The closest real racetrack is Adelaide International Raceway, about 45min away, though currently it is only a sometime drag strip. There has been no road racing for about 10 years and that was run under the Auscar banner. The oval has not been used in even longer.
And right next door is Speedway City which is in regular operation.
Then Mallala which is about 15min up the road from AIR,, or Murray Bridge Speedway about an hour away in pretty much the opposite direction

[Zoetrope]

There are some amateurish tracks, but this one is the most professional. Racing isn't that popular in Poland anyway.

Poznań (Posen) track. 4km long

[Anderis]

I have never been there, though, despite the fact that I study in the same city.

[Sin]

ha the Poznań track is about 20 km closer to me than Hockenheimring.... :o

Edited by Sin, 19 June 2013 - 08:24.

[lustigson]

Zandvoort is only 60 kms away.

[Zoetrope]

Anderis We posted the same track virtually at the same time, although I beat you to it by 0.035s Pole position for me this time!

[Anderis]

Pole position for me this time!

I have good race pace, though.

[SophieB]

There are some amateurish tracks, but this one is the most professional. Racing isn't that popular in Poland anyway.

Poznań (Posen) track. 4km long

Your local track seems to be shaped like a cartoon cat, so it's got that going for it.

[Zoetrope]

Your local track seems to be shaped like a cartoon cat, so it's got that going for it.

Haha. When I was still a kid in 1990s and was playing F1 game I always considered Detroit Circuit to be a lion

[Peat]

I'm pretty much equidistant between Silverstone & Thruxton. The latter just edges it (and is a more interesting drive)

[GSiebert]

Charade at ~20 miles
Magny Cours at ~100 miles

[balage06]

Hungaroring (15 km)

[noikeee]

Closest: 873 km away (straight line distance, only access by boat or plane) - Marrakesh Street Circuit





Closest permanent circuit: 927 km away (straight line distance, again only access by boat or plane) - Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão





Yeah I'm pretty much out of luck if I want to watch racing live on the spot.

[DutchQuicksilver]

TT Circuit in Assen

[chdphd]

Knockhill

[turssi]

Interlagos