Waterford Hills Road Racing Track

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Waterford Hills Road Racing Track
Waterford Hills Road Racing Track.svg
Location Independence Township, Oakland County, near Clarkston, Michigan, USA
Coordinates 42°42′33.3″N 83°23′27″W / 42.70925°N 83.39083°W / 42.70925; -83.39083Coordinates: 42°42′33.3″N 83°23′27″W / 42.70925°N 83.39083°W / 42.70925; -83.39083
Major events SCCA
road course
Surface asphalt/concrete apexes
Length 1.42 mi (2.29 km)
Turns 8

Waterford Hills Road Racing Track is a road course automobile racing facility located near Clarkston and Waterford, Michigan, USA. Waterford Hills is a 1.4212 mile[1] road race course with 12 turns and numerous elevation changes located on the grounds of the Oakland County Sportsmen's Club. A challenge for drivers, it is also a spectator's delight with near full course viewing. It has a weekend-long club racing program with 6 weekends during the late spring and summer.

Contents

[edit] 2012 Schedule

Driver School (Classroom): April 21
Open Track Day: April 29
Driver School (On Track): May 5–6
Race #1: May 26–27
Race #2: June 9–10
Race #3: July 14–15
Vintage Race: July 28–29
Race #4: August 25–26
Race #5: September 15–16
Race #6: September 29–30
Open Track Day: October 14

[edit] History

The course hosted the 2006 and 2007, Detroit Supermoto, AMA Supermoto Championship.

On October 4th, 2009. Jon Staudacher ran the first ever sub 1 minute lap during the Group 4 Feature race Driving his home built D Sports Racer to a new overall track record of 59.701[2] seconds.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.waterfordhills.com/cms/e107_files/public/2008track_records6.pdf Track length stated on 2008 track records document
  2. ^ http://www.waterfordhills.com/cms/e107_files/public/track_records_0210.pdf


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