The Oregon Raceway Park is a motorsport racing facility located in the small rural town of Grass Valley, Oregon, on a two hours trip from downtown Portland. There is a lot of open space in the flat piece of terrain, literally in the middle of nowhere, chosen as the location of this racetrack, back in November 2008, on a budget of $3.2 Million. The man responsible for envisioning, funding, and building the track was Bob Caspell, leader of the Pacific Motorsports Management, a group of private investors who share the goal of providing racers from Portland with a circuit of their own for unleashing their passion for speed.
The 2.3-mile trajectory of the track is surrounded by clear blue sky in every direction, with spectacular views of the mounts Hood and Rainier in the background. Nevertheless, it is a real challenge to keep the focus since all the 14 turns come with a considerable elevation change, especially in the 14-degree banked section known as The Halfpipe, where drivers need to keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel. The average speed of the circuit is 71 mph, with an average lap time of 1:57.205.
The Oregon Raceway Park track covers two circuits in one since its design and construction (planned from the start by racing enthusiasts) allows auto and motorcycle racing competitions in both clockwise and counter-clockwise configurations. In addition to that, there are two crossover roads near the segment known as The Valkyrie Hill for changing the total length or layout to use.
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