MSR Houston
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MotorSport Ranch Houston Motor Sports Raceway Houston | |
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Location | Angleton,Texas,USA |
Time zone | UTC-6(UTC-5DST) |
Coordinates | 29°16′41″N95°25′21″W/ 29.27811°N 95.42244°W |
Address | 1 Performance Dr Angleton, TX 77515 |
Opened | December 2005[1] |
Major events | HPDE,SCCA,NASA,24 Hours of Lemons[1][2] |
Website | msrhouston |
Main Course | |
Surface | Paved |
Length | 2.38 miles (3.83 km) |
Turns | 17 |
Race lap record | 1:10.040 (Will Power,Team Australia,2007, Champ Car -DP01) |
Karting Track | |
Length | 0.75 miles (1.2 km) |
Turns | 17 |
Motor Speedway Resort (MSR) Houstonis aroad courserace track located inAngleton, Texas.The track uses a membership system similar to that ofcountry clubswhere members may use the course for a nominal fee per use.[1]The track has recently begun hosting its own racing series for club members.
The main 17-turn 2.38 mi (3.83 km) track is 40 ft (12 m) wide and driven counter-clockwise (typical) or clockwise. The facility has a separate 0.75 mi (1.2 km) banked-turnkartingcourse also with 17 turns,[3]arallytrack 100 acres (0.40 km2) in size, and a 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2)skidpad.[1]
The course is also often used for track rentals that may involve professional race teams, particularly those in various sports car series as well as theIndyCar SeriesandAtlantic Championship.
MSR Houston is the home of the following: Hands On Driving Academy, DESports Racing, WildWing America, Tramontana America, and Spec Racer Sports.
References
[edit]- ^abcdElfalan, Jonathan (January 14, 2010)."MSR Houston".Road & Track.Hearst.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-07-05.
- ^"Events Archives".MSR Houston.Retrieved2022-11-11.
- ^"Facility".MSR Houston.Retrieved2022-11-11.