Birmingham Wheels Park

Birmingham Wheels has a speed skating track which is a community-based project and is supported and funded by the licensees and tenants of the venue. It encourages children to 'get off their computers and engage in active and wholesome exercise.

There is a sensory garden on site for people to come and experience the smells and textures.

The site is the base for the current Community Payback Team for the central Birmingham area.

The sport of drifting was first hosted at the venue in 2006 when Japanese professional drifters came to the UK and held events to promote the sport. Since then the city center venue has hosted practice, training, and competitive events hosted for local, national, and international drivers. In 2012 Drift Allstars saw Irish drifter Alan Sinnot take 1st place podium from Australian driver Luke Fink after his tire came off a mid-battle in front of a sell-out crowd. Luke would later return to the UK and help create and host at Birmingham Wheels Raceway, what was at the time, the largest prize money event within the sport.

The drifting academies on site have been in operation since 2008, Drift Allstars originally started, followed by Learn2drift Ltd in 2012, and in 2014 when drift Allstars went into liquidation the charity owners of the park sold the cars they held for nonpayment of rent to Flatout factory, who later rebranded as Pro Drift Academy UK.

When the park was reopened in July 2020 Learn2drift Ltd took overall control of the drift training on the site due to the size of their operations, allowing for a central base in the UK for their disabled driver training and intensive drift training, allowing youngsters from the age of 12 years old a way into competitive driving.

In 2021, one of L2D’s drivers became the second professional driver to earn his Pro2 British drift championships license at just the age of 13 years old. Mitchell Gibbons, now earning the right to become an instructor within the L2D team.

The park has been featured in 2022 in episode 2 of BBC’s” Gassed up series” filmed before the council closed the park in October 2021.

Several special events were held that assisted drivers from all over the UK who suffered from disability and mental health issues, which allowed for L2D to open during full lockdown during the covid-19 pandemic. This now has been taken away with the remaining community asset of the park, by the council since the closure in October 2021.

A government-appointed inspector in 2017 confirmed that the council must allow for the continuation of the sporting facilities of BWP to either be relocated or built within the regeneration plans, however, The labor council of Birmingham, obtained 15 million pounds, by stating the park was a former site, and then to level up the sporting facility to sell of the land for housing and warehousing developments, a sad end to 40 years of sporting activities within the heart of the UK.

The 970 metres (3,180 ft) International Kart Circuit is where Nigel Mansell started his career. The Grand Prix Karting center also features junior and practice circuits and runs events on the main circuit for companies, charities and groups, and club members as well as enthusiasts.

The short circuit oval hosts many versions of Stock car racing every Saturday evening including rounds of BRISA Formula 1 and Formula 2.