New Hampshire Motor Speedway (iRacing)
Information
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Location | Loudon, New Hampshire |
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Country | USA |
Configurations
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Oval Course
1.058 mi
1.703 km Road Course
1.53 mi
2.46 km Road Course with North Oval
1.59 mi
2.56 km Road Course with South Oval
1.55 mi
2.49 km Legends Course
0.25 mi
2.40 km |
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Just over a mile in length (1.058 miles), NHMS’ oval is a classic “paper-clip” design with long straightaways and tight, flat turns. Not surprisingly, the track rewards cars that have plenty of “grunt” off the corners and brakes capable of getting things slowed-down at the end of the front straightaway and the backstretch . . . not to mention drivers who can baby those brakes from start to finish in races lasting three hours or more while making their cars work high and low in the turns.
Speaking of more, there’s more to NHMS than its “Magic Mile” oval. In keeping with a heritage dating back to 1965 when the site was home to twisty Bryar Motorsports Park, NHMS offers top-flight road racing on a course with three configurations ranging from 1.55 to 1.59 miles in length. Although the configurations incorporate different portions of the oval and twisting infield roads, they all utilize a breathtaking loop that climbs into the countryside beyond the backstretch to a 180 degree bowl of a turn before plunging back down to the oval.