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K1 Speed is an American go-kart racetrack franchise based in Irvine, California. [1] The company was co-founded in 2003 by David Danglard and Susan Danglard, who had previously worked in the fashion industry. [2] [3] That same year, K1 Speed opened their first go-kart track outside San Diego, California. [1]
Other racing facilities include The Streets of Willow (1.800 mi (2.897 km) road course), The Horse Thief Mile (road course), The Speedway at Willow Springs (0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved oval), Willow Springs Kart Track (a 0.625 mi (1.006 km), nine-turn paved sprint track), The Playpen (a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved training track), and the Walt ...
Malibu Grand Prix (MGP) was an entertainment company that was popular during the 1970s and 1980s as a franchised miniature Indy car racing track. The typical complex included a 3000-4000 sq ft. arcade with a concession stand and a race track outside, covering around 10,000 to 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m 2) altogether.
California: 1966–2008 Asphalt .425 miles (0.684 km) Flat cross Orange Show Speedway: San Bernardino: California: Asphalt Super Figure-Eights Series.25 miles (0.40 km) Flat cross Perris Auto Speedway: Perris: California: 1996 Clay .50 miles (0.80 km) Flat cross Irwindale Speedway: Irwindale: California: 1999 Asphalt .50 and .333 miles (0.80 ...
Kart racing in Illinois in 1962 Kart racing in Berlin, East Germany, 1963. American Art Ingels is generally accepted to be the father of karting. A veteran hot rodder and a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft, he built the first kart in Southern California in 1956. [1] Early karting events were held in the Rose Bowl Stadium car park. [2]
Owner "Skip" Berg sold the track to O. Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. in November 1996. NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race cars at Sonoma Raceway in June 2005 Major renovations began at Sears Point Raceway in 1998 with the creation of "the Chute", an 890 ft (270 m) high-speed stretch.
Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: USAC (and now IndyCar Series) for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a 500-mile (800 km) oval stock car races; NHRA for drag races; and FIA for Formula One road ...
In 1974, the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA) was founded in order to increase commercial organisation of Formula One for the benefit of the racing teams. In 1978, Bernie Ecclestone became the executive of FOCA, and fought the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) for control of the commercial rights of F1.