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[Blazerteam]

I wanna share some photos i took today.

[PayasYouRace]

Spectacular

[Andy865]

Im sure I read somewhere that this is the track they based Forza 3's 'Camino Viejo' on.
Though they put it in spain.

Looks lovley! Sweet pair of 355's as well.

[Myrvold]

Of course I have, I live in Norway!

[Fastcake]

Very nice

Where exactly is it?

[engel]

Very nice

Where exactly is it?

Norway, way up North above the arctic circle (hence the name)

[Anssi]

Thanks for the photos. I had not heard of this track before.

http://www.acr.no/

3,753 metres long

11-13 metres wide

200 metres above sea level

Somebody needs to translate that website into English... maybe into Swedish and Finnish too? That would be nice. And into German. You guys gotta advertise the place more.

[Anssi]

Are you sure it's within the Arctic Circle? The Wikipedia article on it says "It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Arctic Circle". Although the same page says "It's the furthest North race track in the world, and one of the only which is actually in the arctic circle." hmm...

Edited by Anssi, 03 September 2011 - 19:57.

[Youichi]

Yes, I´ve heard of it, in fact my Brother and Father have been there (from the UK).

The Swedish Touring Car Championship raced there.

As I recall, it used to be an quarry, and as part of the mining agreement, the mining company had to restore the site for community use when they finished mining, so when they were done they built a race track !

[engel]

Are you sure it's within the Arctic Circle? The Wikipedia article on it says "It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Arctic Circle". Although the same page says "It's the furthest North race track in the world, and one of the only which is actually in the arctic circle." hmm...

I am not Norwegian (nor an expert in the matter) so take this with a grain of salt but when I was there I was told the Arctic Circle started in the Mo I Rana region (technically some mountains about 20km or so north of the city) and the racetrack was inside the arctic circle

Google maps of the area -> http://maps.google.c...e...sa=N&tab=wl

[Blazerteam]

I should have given some more information about the track,but i see that alot of questions have been answered already .The track is right under the Arctic Circle,and the nearest town is Mo i Rana where i live.There where several races held from 1995 till around 2004,but after that the track has been used for training and track days.STCC where here in 1999-2000-2001-2002,but some teams thought it was too far up north...so after 02 they havent been seen here.

And i agree that we should promote it better..i have a dream of a GT race here..it would have been fantastic to see Porshes and Ferraris battle it out up in the mountains.

Edited by Blazerteam, 03 September 2011 - 21:38.

[Richard T]

It certainly is a fantastic track, everyone i know that have driven on it recalls its the best of all STCC circuits and many international ones as well.

I did walk around it once, lots of elevation changes there also!

Onboard

[joshb]

You have to admit its a stunning setting for a track

Although I bet getting the tyres up to temperature may be a problem!

[Risil]

Looks a tiny bit like Brno, which is a very good characteristic for a circuit to have.

yes - very nice
IIRC they used to have a 24h race there, and it is the only 24h race in the world where you don´t need lights,
as it used to run during midsummer.

[BRG]

If you trust Google Earth, it shows the track as being at 66 degrees 25 minutes North. The Arctic Circle is apparently at 66 degrees 33 minutes North, so the track isn't quite on it, but pretty damn close!

Why don't they have a 24 hour race in the winter? Snow tyres, spotlights, could be magic! If a bit chilly....

[Blazerteam]

If you trust Google Earth, it shows the track as being at 66 degrees 25 minutes North. The Arctic Circle is apparently at 66 degrees 33 minutes North, so the track isn't quite on it, but pretty damn close!

Why don't they have a 24 hour race in the winter? Snow tyres, spotlights, could be magic! If a bit chilly....

We have tried that..as a track day.Lotsa fun,but theres big snowbanks that will let the corners be blind..usually theres between 6-7 feet with snow there in a normal winter...those winters that arent normal..8-10..

[Bunchies]

I've only heard about this track as one that experiences 24 hour daylight during the summer.

[rayburn]

Wow! Thanks for the pics, looks a lovely circuit. It's a great shame it is only used for testing and track days, like you, I would love to see something like GTs there.

They really should promote it more. I would love to visit it one day.

[Blazerteam]

It certainly is a fantastic track, everyone i know that have driven on it recalls its the best of all STCC circuits and many international ones as well.

I did walk around it once, lots of elevation changes there also!

Onboard

You where here when the STCC raced?

[PayasYouRace]

Im sure I read somewhere that this is the track they based Forza 3's 'Camino Viejo' on.
Though they put it in spain.

Looks lovley! Sweet pair of 355's as well.

It's possible. I can see the simlarities. But Camino Viejo would be far too dangerous in real life.

[red stick]

Are you sure it's within the Arctic Circle? The Wikipedia article on it says "It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Arctic Circle". Although the same page says "It's the furthest North race track in the world, and one of the only which is actually in the arctic circle." hmm...

Nineteen miles? I vote we give it to them. On my globe the Arctic Circle is at least 25 miles wide. :tongue-firmly-in-cheek:

Edited by red stick, 05 September 2011 - 17:25.

[Peat]

I remember downloading that circuit on F1-Challenge. Lovely flow. A bit like Istanbul crossed with Misano.

[FlatOverCrest]

What a fabulous circuit!

That's another one added to the list of circuits to go try.....

[Blazerteam]

What a fabulous circuit!

That's another one added to the list of circuits to go try.....

Well...you can come by next summer then,when the event "Sommertreffet 2012" is arranged.Its a track day weekend,thats usually held in the second weekend in June.Heres a vid from this year.



Track days are one thing though..real racing should have been done now..there is some talk about next summer here..

[ivanalesi]

I have heard about it, but I thought it was an ice track! This is the first time I see "summer" pics from it:) Thanks for them!

[FlatOverCrest]

Well...you can come by next summer then,when the event "Sommertreffet 2012" is arranged.Its a track day weekend,thats usually held in the second weekend in June.Heres a vid from this year.



Track days are one thing though..real racing should have been done now..there is some talk about next summer here..

Looks a lot of fun.