Track Reviewers

Moscow Raceway

editor — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:40:09 +0000

Moscow raceway is a brand new Race track situated near the village of Sheludkovo, around 80KM from Moscow in Russia. It’s a track which has been designed and developed to the highest FIA standard, with the aim of eventually hosting Formula 1 and MotoGP. 2012 will see the opening of the track and the first large race series visit, with the World Superbike Championship stopping by in August.

It’s rumoured to be costing well in the region of $4 billion, with work starting in 2008. The actual track layout has been completed in 2011, with the pit buildings and supporting infrastructure to be completed.

Looking at the track, it’s just over 4KM long with the longest straight measuring 873M. It’s an unusual track in that it’s designed to run in an anti clockwise direction, making it one of the few international venues to run that way (the other two are Interlagos and Istanbul )

Circuit Statistics

Length: 4.07KM (2.53 Miles)
Corners: 15
Direction: Clockwise

Contact Details

Tel: +7 (495) 775 3837
Moscowraceway.ru

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Track layout

Location of Moscow Raceay – Map and Directions (Approximate, track is still under construction)

Citcuito de Olaberria

editor — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:51:02 +0000

Citcuito de Olaberria is a large permanent Kart track, located in Spain. It’s just outside of Olaberria, and is a permanent outdoor track with Kart racing and arrive and drive Karting. Facilities at the track are reasonably good, with a bar and restaurant as well as a seating area to view the track.

It’s a large track measuring 1100M with 10 corners, and has an extension to the back straight meaning cars can also use the track. Four different layouts are available, depending on the type of Kart using the track. A club championship takes place at the track for five different classes, in 2011 it had 5 rounds.

As well as Karting they organise an annual Rallyshow, and offer testing for small cars and bikes, plus they offer driver training.

Circuit Statistics

Length: 1100M
Corners: 10
Direction: Clockwise

Contact Details

Gainera Auzoa s/n
20212 Olaberria

Tel: (34) 943 160 862
Circuitodeolaberria.es

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Onboard Video

Map – Directions Circuito de Olaberria

2012 BTCC Calendar

editor — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:37:57 +0000

2012 looks set to be another fantastic season in the BTCC. The calendar has ten rounds this year, which will see them race on all of the top tracks around the UK. The season starts at Brands Hatch then travels around the UK before rounding off the season at Brands Hatch again, but this time on the Indy track.

The calendar remains very similar to that of 2011, the only major change is that Silverstone will be the 9th round and Brands Hatch GP the 10th.

Date	Track	Length
01.04.2012	Brands Hatch	1.19 Miles
15.04.2012	Donington Park	2.5 Miles
29.04.2012	Thruxton	2.36 Miles
10.06.2012	Oulton Park	2.7 Miles
24.06.2012	Croft	2.1 Miles
12.08.2012	Snetterton	2.99 Miles
26.08.2012	Knockhill	1.3 Miles
23.09.2012	Rockingham	1.94 Miles
07.10.2012	Silverstone	1.64 Miles
21.10.2012	Brands Hatch GP	2.3 Miles

Lake Elsinore Motocross Track

editor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:51:24 +0000

Lake Elsinore Motocross Track is a large Motocross facility in California, USA. It’s just undergone a major overhaul with new facilities, as well as several new track designs. It’s now one of the leading tracks in the USA, and they’ve marked this by hosting a round on the AMA Outdoor Nationals.

They’ve now got four tracks at the facility, with the main track, a vets track, mini track and a peewee track. All of the tracks are well maintained and watered daily, so if you get to the track early you’ll find epic track conditions. It’s open 6 days a week for practice, opening at 9am and closing at dusk. It’s one of our favourite tracks and is well worth a visit if you get the chance. It’s less than $30 for practice too.

Contact Details

Lake Elsinore Motocross Track
31919 Cereal St.
Lake Elsinore,
CA 92530
USA

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Videos

Lake Elsinore Motocross Track

Vizzola Test Track

editor — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:10 +0000

The Vizzola Test Track is a track owned by Pirelli, and is used solely for testing. As well as a home for Pirelli to trial all of the latest innovations in the tyre industry, it’s also used by car manufacturers to test new cars. Designed and engineered by Pirelli’s own engineers, Vizzola is a centre built up of of straights, twisting and circular tracks, covering about 85,000 square metres. A third of the track can be covered in water to simulate conditions ranging from light drizzle to a monsoonal downpour.

At the heart of the track is a 25M high control tower, where everything is operated. You’ll find a meeting room at the top, where you can see the full facility.

As for the actual layout it varies depending on what needs to be tested. A huge amount of combinations are available, which is why it’s so popular with the car manufacturers. Ferrari spent a lot of time testing the new FF at the facility, one of the reasons it’s so good in all conditions.

Contact Details

Vizzola Test Track
Vizzola
Milan
Italy

Travel Information

Closest Road: SS336
Closest Airport: Malpensa Airport (0.5KM)

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Video

Map – Directions

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Autosport International 2012 Gallery

editor — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:41:19 +0000

Once the New Year is out of the way it can be a bit bleak in the Motorsport world (apart from the WRC!) without much on, so it’s always fantastic to head down to Birmingham for the Autosport International.

It’s the biggest motorsport show on our planet (we’ve not been to any further afield than that…) with a huge range of cars, drivers and new motorsport-related-things, exactly what we like to see!

Check out some of the snaps below, lots of people turned out and it was another top show – even if the live show wasn’t as smooth as previous years.

Chobham Test Track

editor — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:03:56 +0000

Chobham Test Track (also known as Longcross Sprint) is a small track, located on an old airfield. It’s primary use is for track days and gift experiences, and because it’s so close to London it makes it very popular. They run a wide range of cars at the track, but don’t offer ay Rally experiences because it’s a tarmac track.

Looking at the track it measure 2 Miles with 9 corners, and runs in a clockwise direction. It’s got a couple of long straights with several chicanes, as well as a mix of sweeping corners and a couple of harder rhythm sections. It’s a great place to test out some new cars, the tarmac at the track is reasonable, but it’s not quite up to a full racing track standard.

Circuit Statistics

Length: 2 Miles (3.2KM)
Corners: 9

Contact Details

Chobham Test Track
Chobham Lane
Chertsey
KT16 0EE
UK

Travel

Closest Railway Station: Longcross (0.3 Miles)
Closest Airport: Heathrow (14 Miles)
Closest Main Road: M3

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Onboard Videos

Map – Directions Chobham Test Track

Velopark

editor — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:24:46 +0000

Just outside Sapucaia do Sul in Brazil is an International Motorsport Park , Velopark. It’s a large venue with two tracks, one full sized race track and one for Kart racing, and bike testing.

At at little over 2KM it’s not one of the longest tracks in Brazil but the Velopark is a fantastic venue with a real mix of corners and provides great racing. It’s built around the edge of a runway so has a couple of long straights, with the back straight being followed bu a super sharp left-right handed corner section. 24 Pit garages can be found at the track, and with a world class infrastructure they have grandstand seating available for 30,000 people. Off the track they’ve got restaurants, restrooms, shops and a medical clinic.

Moving on to the Kart track It’s a world class venue with several different layouts, although one main layout is used for racing. Measuring 1517M it’s one of the longest FIA sanctioned Kart Tracks in the world, and with fantastic facilities it’s a real credit to the sport.

Circuit Statistics

Main Track
Length: 2.28KM
Corners: 8
Direction: Clockwise

Kart Track
Length: 1517M
Corners: 12
Direction: Clockwise

Contact Details

Velopark
BR-386, km 428
Rio Grande do Sul,
92480-000,
Brasil

Velopark.com.br

Travel

Closest Airport: Salgado Filho International (36KM)
Closest Road: 386

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Onboard Video

Kart Track

Map – Directions

TrackReviewers picture of the year!

editor — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:50:56 +0000

One of the best parts about Motorsport is that it’s so exciting to watch, which in turn means it’s fantastic to take pictures of. So we’ve decided to run a little competition, to see who can find the best Motorsport picture of the year. Whether it’s your picture or not, all you need to do is comment below or send across an email – to admin[at]trackreviewers.com.
We’ve got a little prize for the winner too!

We’ll start it off with a couple of our favourites, some of them are pretty huge files though so may take a minute or two to load. We’re going to add a new image each day, so keep checking back!

Image: Citroen Media

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

KTM Images

Mclaren Images

A couple sent in from Jack Leslie!

Remember, keep on sending the pictures in!

Great weekend at Hockenheim, superb seats

domteen — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:49:02 +0000

We loved the event (2010 F1 GP) and the seats were good (Sudtribune F Low ), with good visibility, just able to see podium. Practice was a bit dull, but useful to get a feel for the place, we explored some different areas of the track to see where to watch if we came again.

The car parking isn’t that close to the track if you don’t arrive early, but they’ve got buses to take you to the circuit entrance, great! You need to like German Sausages too if you fancy eating at the track! Race day was great – nice weather and some good on track action, just a bit of a shame about the fake result…

Would recommend the track to anyone, but whether or not i preferred it to the Ring is a different story..