Mid Ohio
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Location
Located in Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is approximately 60 miles north of Columbus, Ohio, 75 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, and just 7 miles from downtown Mansfield, Ohio, in Morrow County.
Track
Widely known as the "most competitive in the U.S.," Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a permanent road course with both a 2.4-mile, 15-turn configuration and a 2.25-mile, 13-turn layout. Among the track's signature turns are the Keyhole, the Esses, Thunder Valley and the Carousel.
Specifications
- Track length: 2.25 or 2.4 miles
- Alternate configurations: 1.75-mile short course, and 0.5-mile oval
- Track width: 40'
- Pit lane length: 1,160'
- Pit lane width: 40'
- Pit stalls: 28
- Pit wall height: 3'
Grounds
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is set on 330 tree-lined acres of contoured countryside. In addition to the race track itself, the facility features two permanent grandstands; several spectator viewing mounds; concessions and souvenir stands; restroom, shower and camping facilities; two walk-over bridges and one drive-over bridge; a ticket office; administration building; guest services headquarters; maintenance building; communications building; and medical facility. A number of additional temporary facilities are erected for larger events. Approximately 190 acres are used for parking, and an additional 75 adjacent acres are leased for parking for larger events.
Paddock
The competition paddock features three permanent garage buildings housing a total of 28 individual stalls and parking for an equivalent number of support vehicles. Each garage stall is equipped with water, electricity, compressed air and a fire extinguisher. Also in the paddock are a permanent concession stand with an adjacent picnic area, a permanent souvenir stand and a permanent restroom building. Rising five stories above the paddock is the Goodyear Tower, which houses the track's media center and permanent hospitality suites. Facilities for The Mid-Ohio School, including a permanent building and enclosed Vehicle Dynamics Center, also are located in the paddock.
Events
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course features all types of two- and four-wheeled motorsport. Hundreds of amateur and professional drivers and riders pilot both contemporary and vintage racing cars and motorcycles during more than a half-dozen spectator and club events held at the track each season. When it's not playing host to racing competition, Mid-Ohio is utilized by automotive manufacturers and suppliers and racing competitors alike for research and testing exercises. The remaining dates are dedicated to The Mid-Ohio School's many driver training programs.
Attendance
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course attracts approximately 500,000 spectators, competitors and guests to the facility each year. Sixty-eight percent of event spectators come from within the State of Ohio, with most traveling between 50 and 100 miles to the track.
Economic Impact
According to the Mansfield and Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and its events contribute more than $86 million annually to the central Ohio economy.
Ownership
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is owned and operated by TrueSports, Inc. under the direction of president Michelle Trueman Gajoch, and is the only privately owned and operated racing venue of its magnitude in the United States. Visit the website at.http://www.midohio.com
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