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CAN - CANADA
MOSPORT PARK CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK
Description	In 1958 British Empire Motor Club (BEMC) studied the opportunity to build a track in Ontario. They chose a 450 acres hilly plot located north of Bowmanville. When the executive board was formed in August 1958, "Mosport Limited" was created. A firm where BEMC had a strong participation, providing up to 7 directors. Track was designed by Alan Bunting and it featured since first proposal (1960) an extremely fast course, with high-speed bends and many ups and downs: it was very demanding on pilots. Even Stirling Moss decisively contributed to circuit plans in mid-60’s, suggesting to modify the only hairpin of the track, nowadays known as "turn 5 complex", into a much more demanding and exciting-to-drive double radius bend. Nevertheless track construction underwent several slowing downs: downpours and floods in 1960 made work cost much more than they fixed (about $500,000 instead of $250,000); moreover the particular track layout could be built only through a deep hill levelling, that was slowly carried out by an only full time worker. Mosport Park (abbreviation for MOtor SPORT Park) was completed in May 1961 through many difficulties and in the same year Oakville Trafalgar Light Car Club inaugurated the circuit with a race, won by Stirling Moss itself in the presence of 40,000 spectators. After getting over financial problems that quickly forced its owner to sell the circuit, in 1967 track deserved to organize first Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Till to 1971 Grand Prix was held here only in odd year, alternating with Mont-Tremblant, that held the race in even ones. Thanks to Mont-Tremblant’s economic and safety issues, in 1971 Mosport became the only venue for the race. We’ll never forget 1973 Canadian GP, a race ran under such a heavy rainstorm that timekeepers couldn’t keep track of the laps to go! Only after a strong debate they award victory to McLaren driver Peter Revson. Last GP at Mosport was held in 1977, since 1978 GP moved to Montreal on pilots’ request because they considered Mosport to be too dangerous. Panoz Motorsports bought the track in 1998 and in 1999 held here their American Le Mans Series. Up to today Mosport is one of the three circuits that hosted Formula 1, Indycar and Can-Am Series. In 2001, under FIA’s pressure, track was completely repaved and widened to 42 feet in order to meet minimum safety standards. In February 2012 the circuit was renamed Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Location	Bowmaville ON - Ontario - Eastern Canada
Location
Latitude - Longitude	+ 44°02'55"     - 78°40'31" 44.048611     -78.675278
UTM Coordinates	X = 686232.053  -  Y = 4879899.508  -  Zone 17T
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    MapQuest
Altitude AMSL	316 m - 1037 ft
Inauguration	May 1961
Closing
Designer	Bunting Alan Bunting
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Tire_Motorsport_Park Wikipedia (2) www.formulazero.it/mosport_stampa.html Description of Mosport circuit, by Massimiliano "MaxiV" Vannini (3) Autosprint 39/1972 (page 22) New box building to be built next spring (4) Autosprint 21/1973 (page 41) New box building under construction (5) Autosprint 2/1988 (page 6) Circuit sold (6) www.mosport.com Official website (7) www.mosport.com/trackmap.htm Official website

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Road Circuit
Description
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	May 1961
Closing
Last update of this page	September 5th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Turn 1 - Turn 2 "Clayton" - Turn 3 "Québec" - Turn 4 - Turn 5 Complex "Moss" - Mario Andretti’s Straightway - The Esses - Turn 10 "White’s"
length	3957  m	12983  ft	2.459  mi		(6)
Min width	12.8  m	42  ft		Since 2001

Oval Circuit
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Oval course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	August 19th 2002
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	805  m	2640  ft	1/2  mi		(6)

Kart Powell North Track
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Kart track
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	August 19th 2002
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1000  m	3281  ft	0.621  mi		(6)

Mosport Driver Development Centre
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	August 19th 2002
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4104  m	13464  ft	2.55  mi		(6)

Latitude - Longitude: + 44°02'55", - 78°40'31"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
December 28th 2012			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
September 5th 2007			micap			Update	Description without map
August 31st 2007			Lorenzo Tommasi			Update	Description without map
August 12th 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
August 19th 2002			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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