Vålerbanen
Encyclopedia
Vålerbanen is a race track located in Braskereidfoss
, Norway
.
It is a part of Norsk Trafikksenter and is also used for driving practice by driver's license
students, in particular driving under special conditions such as on icy roads. Among the more popular events hosted at Vålerbanen are the annual Gatebil event and Norway's largest amateur racing event and sports car display, Classic & Sportscar Meeting. On 14 September 2008, The track hosted the tenth race of the 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship
season
.
Although not as technically demanding as Rudskogen
, it is significantly faster and allows better for overtaking.
For the 2008 season, a newly built 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) track section was added. Although not usable for racing, it is regularly used for trackday meets and driving practice.
Braskereidfoss
Braskereidfoss is a village in the municipality of Våler, Norway. Its population is 255....
, 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...
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It is a part of Norsk Trafikksenter and is also used for driving practice by driver's license
Driver's license
A driver's license/licence , or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus, on a public roadway. Most U.S...
students, in particular driving under special conditions such as on icy roads. Among the more popular events hosted at Vålerbanen are the annual Gatebil event and Norway's largest amateur racing event and sports car display, Classic & Sportscar Meeting. On 14 September 2008, The track hosted the tenth race of the 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Swedish Touring Car Championship was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television...
season
2008 STCC Season
The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th Swedish Touring Car Championship season.-Drivers:These were the STCC entries for the 2008 season...
.
Although not as technically demanding as Rudskogen
Rudskogen
Rudskogen Motorsenter is Norway’s oldest asphalt race circuit, opened May 20, 1990. In 2006 the Norwegian government selected Rudskogen Motorsenter as the main national motorsport facility and as a result the circuit is undergoing significant development, with the new circuit design by Hermann...
, it is significantly faster and allows better for overtaking.
For the 2008 season, a newly built 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) track section was added. Although not usable for racing, it is regularly used for trackday meets and driving practice.
Facilities
circular track off-road track for four-wheeled vehicles outdoor go-kart track- 3 skidpans (straight line, curve and downhill)