Waterford Hills Road Racing Track

Waterford Hills Road Racing Track
Location Independence Township, Oakland County, near Clarkston, Michigan, USA
Coordinates 42°42′33.3″N 83°23′27″W / 42.709250°N 83.39083°W / 42.709250; -83.39083Coordinates: 42°42′33.3″N 83°23′27″W / 42.709250°N 83.39083°W / 42.709250; -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 eight 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. The Waterford Kettering Pirate mascot typically performs the half time show.

2015 Schedule

School
Driver School (Classroom): April 11–12
Driver School (On Track): April 25–26

Races
Race #1: May 2–3
Race #2: June 6–7
Race #3: July 18–19
Vintage Race: July 25–26
Race #4: September 12–13
Race #5: September 26–27

Open Track Days
Open Track Day: April 19
Open Track Day: May 10
Open Track Day: May 31
Open Track Day: June 28
Open Track Day: August 2
Open Track Day: August 23
Open Track Day: October 11

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History

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

On October 4, 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[3] seconds.

September 8, 2013. Overall track record fell to 59.686 seconds. Set by Ralph Provitz in a Jon Staudacher built D Sports Racer chassis.

Waterford Hills Spec Miata (SM) Class Champions

2007 - Alan Faitel
2008 - Ralph Provitz
2009 - Don Walsh Jr.
2010 - Randy Shaw
2011 - Seth Rowley
2012 - Doug Spencer
2013 - Robert Spencer
2014 - Jon Yanca
2015 - Chris Hammond
2016 - Saylor Frase

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/651799
  2. ↑ http://www.waterfordhills.com/events-calendar.shtml
  3. ↑ http://waterfordhills.com/track-records.shtml
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