Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park-WHP Mondo CCW
The Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park is a 600-acre racing complex operating since 1983 in Maricopa County, just outside Phoenix, Arizona. The track runs in flat land on the Salt River Valley desert, so a good pair of sunglasses are a top priority for racing in Wild Horse, with 300 sunny days per year on average and no obstacles to block the horizon in most of the track. The asphalt surface remains dry 90% of the time, as it rarely rains in the Valley of the Sun. The complex includes a drag strip, an off-road course, several road courses, and even the artificial Firebird Lake, a home for water skiing in the heart of Arizona.
There are several race track layouts in the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park: the 1.25-mile (2.01-km) East Circuit, the 1.1-mile (1.77-km) West Circuit, and the 2.5-mile (4.02-km) Mondo Circuit. The East Circuit sits between the Firebird Lake and the Maricopa freeway, with ten turns and several straightaways intermingled with chicane-like sections. The West Circuit sits at the other side of the lake and is suitable for clockwise or counterclockwise racing. The Mondo Circuit incorporates the drag strip as its front straight and covers the lengthiest trajectory among all the configurations, going through 23 turns with different angles and alternating steering directions.
The Mondo Counterclockwise configuration at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park delivers the facility's longest trajectory running counterclockwise at this Arizona venue located on Gila River Indian Community near Chandler. The Mondo designation indicates maximum distance layout utilizing all available track sections, with counterclockwise direction transforming corner approaches compared to clockwise Mondo operation. This variant serves advanced groups seeking comprehensive challenges at Phoenix metropolitan area's permanent road course.
Operating the Mondo counterclockwise showcases Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park's bidirectional capability where the facility's longest layout can run both directions doubling configuration options. Arizona's extreme desert climate creates year-round racing potential though summer track temperatures routinely exceeding 60C make early morning and winter sessions preferred. The Mondo CCW configuration provides ultimate distance challenge with reversed direction serving Phoenix-area racing enthusiasts with comprehensive layout at this Gila River Indian Community motorsport venue that provides the region's permanent circuit infrastructure.
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Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park-WHP Mondo CCW is 4 km, 23 turns, counter-clockwise. Fastest recorded lap: 2:05.500 (Ford Mustang Boss 302 S197 2012 (w/R7)).