Arctic Circle Raceway
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Arctic Circle Raceway is the biggest race track
in Norway
. It is 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) south of the Arctic Circle
and 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Mo I Rana
. The track was opened in 1995.
The racetrack price was $10 million. The racetrack is custom built for road racing
, and it also has the possibility for 24 hour racing
in full daylight because of the midnight sun. It's the furthest North race track in the world, and one of the only which is actually in the arctic circle.
official lap record for motorbikes: 1.30.993. set by Oddgeir Havnen sun 04.08.2002
unofficial lap record for motorbikes: 1.28.928. set by Kai Børre Andersen on sun 17.06.2007.
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) south of the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
and 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Mo I Rana
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...
. The track was opened in 1995.
The racetrack price was $10 million. The racetrack is custom built for road racing
Road racing
Road racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...
, and it also has the possibility for 24 hour racing
Racing
A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
in full daylight because of the midnight sun. It's the furthest North race track in the world, and one of the only which is actually in the arctic circle.
- Racetrack
- length: 3753 m (2.33 mi)
- width: 11 m (36.09 ft) - 13 m (42.65 ft)
- Longest Straight: 493 m (0.306336759168355 mi)
- Pitlane: 725 m (0.45049523407111 mi)
- Height difference: 31 m (101.71 ft), drop 8.6%
- Height above the sea: 200 m (656.2 ft)
- Depo: 48400 m² (57,885.9 sq yd)
official lap record for motorbikes: 1.30.993. set by Oddgeir Havnen sun 04.08.2002
unofficial lap record for motorbikes: 1.28.928. set by Kai Børre Andersen on sun 17.06.2007.