Race City Motorsport Park

Race City Motorsport Park, also known as Race City, was a multi-track auto racing facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The facility featured a ¼ mile dragstrip, a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) 11-turn road course, and a ½ mile paved short oval.

Race City Motorsport Park
LocationCalgary, Alberta
OpenedSummer 1985
ClosedOctober 21, 2011
Major eventsAtlantic Championship
(1989-1991)
Canadian Superbike Championship
(1987-2010)
CASCAR Super Series
(1993-2001, 2003, 2005)
ASA National Tour
(1988-1993)
NASCAR Northwest Tour
(1986-1987)
Road Course
Length3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Turns11
Short Oval
Length0.8 km (0.5 miles)
Banking11-15 degrees
Drag Strip
Length0.4 km (¼ miles)

The Race City grounds, known as Race City Speedway, was a regular host of Warped Tour.[1][2]

Race City was due to close around October 9, 2009. However, on September 28, 2009, Calgary city council voted in favour of extending the lease on Race City until 2015.[3] This decision was later overturned, and the track officially closed on October 21, 2011 due to financial problems and bad weather, along with future plans for Calgary's Ring road Construction and Shepard landfill.

See also

References
  1. "Forget Edmonton, Warped Tour is Back". Calgary Herald. April 30, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via PressReader.com.
  2. Hemminger, Pete (August 6, 2009). "Race City gets Warped once again". Fast Forward Weekly. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via FFWD RWD - theyyscene.com.
  3. "Race City lease extended to 2015". CBC News. September 28, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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