Pacific Raceways
Racing your vehicle through the northwest forest of America, surrounded by the tall trees and thick vegetation characteristic of the evergreen state, is a normal part of the experience when you go to the Pacific Raceways in Seattle metropolitan area, Washington. There you can find a counterclockwise racetrack of 2.25 miles, ten turns, several of them with considerable banking, and nice long straight runs to keep your engine screaming for gas. The racing complex opened in 1960 and features a dragstrip enclosed inside the road track infield area. Several motorsports associations use Pacific Raceways regularly, as the SCCA, SOVREN, WMRRA, and others.
There are on average 226 cloudy days a year in Seattle, with light rains expected to happen almost every day, so drivers need to prepare for wet, slippery asphalt in this raceway. When seen from above, the track layout is very similar to an oval with some additional turns to make it more exciting. 125 ft. of total vertical gain and some heavy steering at the turns get the average lap time to 1:32.588 and the average speed to 87 mph. Pacific Raceways is a landmark for those passionate motorsports fans of Washington state, with 60+ years of history and still a lot more to come.
