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gm99
30th August 2007, 11:11
Inspired by the "places you have been" thread, I thought it would be interesting which race tracks you have been attending (this being a motorsport forum after all ;) ).

So, here goes:

A1-Ring 1997-2003 (for F1, F3000 & DTM)
Brno (for MotoGP in 2004, WTCC in 2006 and 2007, will probably go to A1GP there later this year)
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (for 2002 Molson Indy Montréal)
Milwaukee Mile (for 1999 Miller Lite 225)
New Hampshire International Speedway (for 2005 Sylvania 300)

And then there are two that I just have to visit at some time in the future:

Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500
Bristol Motor Speedway for a NASCAR Nextel Cup race

AndySpeed
30th August 2007, 12:43
Only UK circuits I'm afraid:

Snetterton (1997-2007 ex. 2001)
Brands Hatch
Silverstone
Donington Park

I'm hoping to add Laguna Seca and Melbourne GP circuit to that list one day!

raybak
30th August 2007, 12:50
Bathurst
Winton
Phillip Island
Surfers Paradise - the permanent circuit that is long since deceased
Canberra V8 circuit - again no more
Calder Park
Sandown
Oran Park
Eastern Creek
Wakefield Park
Barbagallo
Adelaide GP circuit
Laguna Seca
Amaroo - gone
Pukekohe

So not too bad for Aussie circuits. Have competed at most of them as well.

My favourite is Bathurst, have plenty of time up there.

Ray

BDunnell
30th August 2007, 12:52
Snetterton
Brands Hatch
Silverstone
Donington
Thruxton
Nürburgring
Hockenheim
Oschersleben

I have also been to Le Mans and Spa outside of race meetings, and visited the disused A1-Ring, the then derelict Reims facilities (they've since been spruced up) and the now-derelict Avus grandstands in Berlin. On Sunday, I will go to Goodwood for the first time.

pino
30th August 2007, 12:54
Monza
Monaco
Brands Hatch
Mugello
Misano

That's all for me...I am a rally-fan :p :

Daniel
30th August 2007, 13:05
Monza
Monaco
Brands Hatch
Mugello
Misano

That's all for me...I am a rally-fan :p :
I've only been to Barbagallo Raceway, Castle Combe and Brands Hatch.

Like Pino I have taste in motorsport and prefer rallying :D

SEATFreak
30th August 2007, 13:22
Croft
Croft
Croft and....
Croft

Robinho
30th August 2007, 13:29
Races

Donington
Brands Hatch
Silverstone
Oulton Park
Thruxton
Croft
Snetterton

Various Rallying locations inc,

Donington
Clumber Park
Bits of forests

GridGirl
30th August 2007, 13:30
Silverstone
Donnington
Oulton Park

Spa
Circuit de Catalunya
Hockenheim
Monza

I've also been to Goodwood if that counts.

I think I should stop taking motor racing holiday's. I didn't realise I've been to more foreign than UK based circuits untill I was just working out where I'd been.

Camelopard
30th August 2007, 13:31
Spa
Brands Hatch
Oran Park
Amaroo (sp?)
Bathurst
Calder
Österreichring
Nurburgring

I'll add others as I remember them, my brain hurts.

ettelbruck
30th August 2007, 13:52
FIN:
Ahvenisto
Artukainen
Keimola
Alastaro
Räyskälä
S:
Mantorp Park
D:
Hockenheim
Nürburgring
NL:
Zandvoort
B:
Zolder
Spa-Francorchamps
H:
Hungaroring
US:
Pomona
New Hampshire
Sebring
Talladega
Indianapolis
AUS:
Murray Bridge
SNG:
Kallang
F/Reunion:
StDenis

millencolin
30th August 2007, 14:16
Queensland Raceway (craphole!!!!!)
Lakeside
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Archerfield Speedway (yeah dirt track)

and soon Fuji Speedway

Easy Drifter
30th August 2007, 16:12
St Johns, Nfld.
Atlantic Motorsports Park
Debert
St. Croix
Quebec City
Trois Rivieres
Sanair
St. Jovite
Shannonville
Mosport
Barrie Speedway
Orillia Speedway (dirt)
Pinecrest
Edenvale
Harewood
Greenacres
CNE Indy and Oval
Hamilton
Rockcliffe
Gimli
Edmonton Intl.
Westwood
Moroso
Sebring
Roebling Road
Atlanta
Charlotte
Charlotte Dirt track
Watkins Glen
Nelson Ledges
Mid Ohio
Waterford Hills
Road America

Drew
30th August 2007, 16:22
Silverstone x2 :p :

Alexamateo
30th August 2007, 16:29
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Talladega Super Speedway
Nashville Raceway (.5 mile oval)
Darlington Raceway
Myrtle Beach Speedway
Memphis Motorsports Park:
.75 Oval
.5 mile dirt oval (not there anymore)
.375 mile dirt oval (not there any more)
drag strip
road course
Riverside Speedway (Arkansas .25 mile dirt oval, not CAlif. track)

BeansBeansBeans
30th August 2007, 18:45
Oulton Park
Donington Park
Mallory Park
Croft
Silverstone
Knockhill

slinkster
30th August 2007, 18:49
Only UK ones for me too sadly:

Silverstone
Rockingham
Oulten park
Brands Hatch
Donington

luvracin
30th August 2007, 18:59
AUS:
- Bathurst
- Sandown
- Phillip Island
- Winton
- Calder Park(Road course and Thunderdome Oval)
USA:
- Michigan Int. Speedway
- Mid Ohio
- Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport track
- Road America
- Indianapolis(For Indy500, Brickyard400 & F1)

After this weekend add - Detroit Belle Isle street course

Vez
30th August 2007, 19:05
I've been to:
Silverstone - as a spectator and raced on it
Thruxton - did some catering
Castle Combe - raced on it
Oulton Park - worked with a race team
Donington Park - as a spectator
Brands Hatch - raced on it
Prembrey - raced on it
Anglesey -raced on it
Llandow - done some tesing on it
Snetterton - raced on it

I think that's it so far.
I would like to go to other tracks in the UK, plus some tracks in other countries - either to race on them or to spectate.

Iain
30th August 2007, 19:10
Brands Hatch x 13
Croft x 7
Donington Park x 8
Knockhill x 17
Mondello Park x 1
Oulton Park x 7
Rockingham x 3
Silverstone x 6
Snetterton x 7
Thruxton x 5

Would like to do the other UK circuits and most of the famous ones from around the world. :)

Alfa Fan
30th August 2007, 19:17
Oulton Park x12 (2x BTCC 1999,1x BTCC 2000,1x NW Saloons 2001,1x BTCC 2001,1x BTCC 2002,1x BTCC 2003,1x F3/GT 2003,1x BTCC 2005,1x BTCC 2006,1x BTCC 2007,1x F3/GT 2007)
Donington Park x9 (1x BTCC 2000,1x DTM 2002,1x BTCC 2002,1x ETCC 2002,1x BTCC 2003,1x DTM 2003,1x BTCC 2004,1x BTCC 2005,1x BTCC 2006)
Silverstone x3 (1x BTCC 2001,1x BTCC 2004,1x BTCC 2006)
Croft x3 (1x BTCC 2001,1x BTCC 2004,1x BTCC 2006)
Daytona x1 (1x NASCAR 2006)
Monza x1 (1x ETCC 2003)
Knockhill x1 (1x BTCC 2004)
Brands Hatch x1 (1x BTCC 2001)
Rockingham x1 (1x BTCC 2007)
Mondello Park x1 (1x BTCC 2005)

33x all in the space of 8 year :)

ettelbruck
30th August 2007, 19:26
Can't believe it's possible but I forgot Philip Island! Another Aussie on my list.

inimitablestoo
30th August 2007, 19:48
The rather unlikely twosome of Mallory Park and Daytona :s The latter only to have a look round and take the track tour, admittedly, but at least I can say I've been to Victory Lane at Daytona :cool:

Plus rallying when the RAC used to come through Sutton Park, the Bouley Bay hillclimb and - technically - the Birmingham Superprix course, although again not when the track was in use and it doesn't really count if you live in the city...

real_illusions
30th August 2007, 19:54
Donington on a few million occasions..far too many to count.
Brands Hatch (twice)
Snetterton (twice)
Croft (twice)
Cadwell Park (once)
Castle Combe (3 times)
Goodwood (once)
Anglesey (several times)
Oulton Park (twice)
Rockingham (quite a few times)
Bedford Autodrome (twice)
Norisring (twice).

Since i work on track days, most of them are track days ;) Apart from Donington, Rockingham, Brands and Norisring i have been to, to see some racing.

:)

Easy Drifter
30th August 2007, 20:15
OOOPS! I forgot Goodwood and Sunset Speedway.
Luvracing: You must be fairly close to Waterford Hills. There is often good club racing there.

CCFanatic
30th August 2007, 23:37
A long list.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Street Circuit
Cleveland Air Port Circuit
Watkins Glen International
Virgina Int'l. Raceway
Sebring Int'l. Raceway
St. Petersburg street course
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Milwaukee Mile
Michigan Int'l. Speedway
ChicagoLand Speedway
Berlin Raceway
Kalamazoo Speedway
Eldora Speedway
Terre Haute Action Track
Baer Field Speedway
Dayotona Int'. Speedway
Gratten Raceway
Laguna Seca
Gingerman Raceway
Streets of Willow Springs
Willow Springs
Road America
Road Atlanta
New Hampshire Int'l. Speeway
Monaco street circuit
Silverstone
Spa-Francorchamps
Nurburgring
Hockenheim
Monza
Mugello
Hungaroring
Donington Park
Magny Cours
Pau street circuit
Suzuka
Albert Park
Adelaide street circuit
Interlagos
Buenos Aires
Zandvoort
Kula Lumpar, Malaysia
Barcelona
Jerez
Gilles Villenueve circuit
Exhibition Place
Estriol
Lime Rock Park
Pacific Circuit

Many more to list. Father towed me to all his F1 races when he worked with McLaren in the 1990's. Big fan of CCWS. Short Track fan as well.

LTalbot
31st August 2007, 00:15
Tough act to follow

Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Champ Car
Downtown Las Vegas street track - Champ Car
Caesars Palace race track - F1
Long Beach street track - CART, Champ Car
Laguna Seca road course - CART, Champ Car
Infineon Raceway - NHRA, IRL, NASCAR
Ontario Motor Speedway - Concert
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - F1
San Jose street course - Champ Car
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal - F1
West Capitol Raceway, West Sacramento CA - too long ago to remember
Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico CA - World of Outlaws, Sprint Cars
Sacramento Raceway Drags only
Cal Expo Horse Track - Silver Crown races

CCFanatic
31st August 2007, 00:23
Tough act to follow

Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Champ Car
Downtown Las Vegas street track - Champ Car
Caesars Palace race track - F1
Long Beach street track - CART, Champ Car
Laguna Seca road course - CART, Champ Car
Infineon Raceway - NHRA, IRL, NASCAR
Ontario Motor Speedway - Concert
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - F1
San Jose street course - Champ Car
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal - F1
West Capitol Raceway, West Sacramento CA - too long ago to remember
Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico CA - World of Outlaws, Sprint Cars
Sacramento Raceway Drags only
Cal Expo Horse Track - Silver Crown races

Caesars Palace? Whoa. That is going way back. Before I was even born.

IMSAFAN1
31st August 2007, 00:26
watkins glen
mosport
road atlanta
road america
spa
le mans
Laguna seca
Sears point
Phoenix
San Antonio
Tamiami
Bridgehamton
Topeka Kansas
shannonville
Mid-Ohio
Lime Rock
Pocono
Charlotte
Daytona
Sebring
St.Petersburg
Detroit
Molson Indy toronto
Montreal
Waterford Hills
Nelson Ledges
Columbus Ohio
Portland
Goodwood
Sorry but I lost count of other tracks that i've been to......

LTalbot
31st August 2007, 00:30
Caesars Palace? Whoa. That is going way back. Before I was even born.

1982 and I was 23. The race had both Mario Andretti and Eddie Cheever

Lalo
31st August 2007, 00:31
_ Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez (where F1 used to race here) many times.
_ Autodromo de Balcarce (these two in Argentina).
_ Interlagos (Brasil).
_ Daytona (on my last trip to USA, in 2003. Just a few moments ago "Days of Thunder" was on TV lol!).

jso1985
31st August 2007, 00:37
Autodromo de Pucarani, Bolivia
Circuito Oscar Crespo-Sucre, Bolivia

both for watching standard 1600 Toyotas wich sadly is our top track category

Mantorp, Sweden but they weren't having any race

Mark in Oshawa
31st August 2007, 06:48
In No particular order:

Mosport (first race, 1971 Canadian GP, I was 6 and Jackie Stewart won in the rain).
Mosport Oval
Shannonville Motorsport Park, both in its original config and the new version.
Canadian National Ex Grounds for Indy/GP course and second incarnation of the oval.
Cayuga Oval
Peterboro Speedway (oval)
Watkins Glen (NASCAR 3times)
Sunset Speedway (oval)
Mt. Tremblant/St. Jovite (no race, just dropping cars off for test day)
Trois Riveires street course (outstanding event, beautiful people, great party)
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Lowe's didn't rename it yet)
Daytona (worked for T and S for the 24 hours, worked 14 hours total.)
St. Petersburg Street course around the dome for Trans AM (not the current venue)
Rally of the Tall Pines Canadian Rally...all over the damned woods freezing my tail off
Barrie Ontario - GP For karts on the streets
Halifax NS street race for the now defunct AIS series.

Places I want to go: Indy, Road America, Bristol, Richmond, Mid Ohio, Montreal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Silverstone, Spa, and...the two that I would love to get a ride around: Nurburgrings old course, and Mt. Panorama aka Bathurst (god knows these are the most incredible monsters left in racing now)

CarlMetro
31st August 2007, 08:56
Brands Hatch (A1GP, European Truck Superprix, BTCC, BSB)
Silverstone (F1, BTCC, BSB)
Rockingham (Mazda trackday)
Snetterton (BTCC, 2CV 24hr)
Thruxton (BTCC, Lotus trackday)
Mallory Park (BSB)
Donington (MotoGP, BTCC and my own bike :D )
Oulton Park (BTCC)
Croft (BTCC)
Assen (MotoGP)
Goodwood (Festival of Speed)
Spa (F1)

Future visits will one day include Barcelona, Laguna Seca, and Monaco.

johnny shell
31st August 2007, 15:00
wow... so many of you have seen so many of the world's best circuits!

mostly for my own benefit, I'll now take a little trip down memory lane starting at infancy.

Fairgrounds, Charlstown, & Louisville Motor Speedways - all local paved short tracks, all now gone.
Jeffersonville Speedrome - paved short track
Salem Speedway - 1/2 mile paved high banked track
Bloomington - short dirt track
Indy Motor Speedway (oval & F1)
Laneair (?) Speedway - paved short track just north of Atlanta.
some dirt track near Taledega
Michigan International
Mid-Ohio
Bell Isle
Indy Raceway Park (road course)
Kentucky Motor Speedway
Cleveland Airport Circuit
Charlotte
Bristol
Atlanta
Taladaga
Daytona

my favorites are the road courses, the short ovals (1/2 mile or less), & Indy