Scotia Speedworld
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Scotia Speedworld is a Canadian
motorsport race track in the Halifax Regional Municipality
.
Situated south of Enfield
on Highway 102
immediately west of Halifax International Airport
, the facility was built in 1987 and seats 6,000 spectators. The track will celebrate its 25th year of racing in 2011.
The track is a 3/10-mile D-oval, asphalt
with concrete
in lower groove on corners. Weekly racing include the following classes; Sportsman, Trucks, Legends, Thunder Cars, Lightning Cars and Bandoleros. Special events include the USHRA Monster Jam Summer Heat Tour and the Parts for Trucks Maritime Pro Stock Tour. The track operates from May to September.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
motorsport race track in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...
.
Situated south of Enfield
Enfield, Nova Scotia
Enfield, , is a Canadian exurban community located in the Shubenacadie Valley on the border of Hants and Halifax counties. Specifically, Enfield exists in both the East Hants Municipal District and the Halifax Regional Municipality and is divided by the Shubenacadie River.The history of European...
on Highway 102
Nova Scotia Highway 102
Highway 102 is a north-south freeway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada....
immediately west of Halifax International Airport
Halifax International Airport
Halifax/Robert L. Stanfield International Airport, or Halifax Stanfield International Airport is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia and in Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada...
, the facility was built in 1987 and seats 6,000 spectators. The track will celebrate its 25th year of racing in 2011.
The track is a 3/10-mile D-oval, asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
with concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
in lower groove on corners. Weekly racing include the following classes; Sportsman, Trucks, Legends, Thunder Cars, Lightning Cars and Bandoleros. Special events include the USHRA Monster Jam Summer Heat Tour and the Parts for Trucks Maritime Pro Stock Tour. The track operates from May to September.