Pittsburgh International Race Complex - PittRace North Track-CW
The Pittsburgh International Race Complex is a multi-purpose facility operating from 2002 at a 45-minutes ride north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Motorsports enthusiasts from all over Pennsylvania gather at Pitt Race (the popular nickname of the facility) to enjoy their favorite racing competitions and take laps on their favorite course during open track days (depending on the availability). There are three different layouts for racing: The North Circuit, with 1.6 miles (2.57 kilometers), the South Circuit, with 1.2 miles (1.93 kilometers), and the Full Course, which combines the northern and southern circuits for a total length of 2.86 miles (4.6 kilometers).
The continental climate of Pennsylvania means the skies over the Pittsburgh International Race Complex tend to be cloudy, with some form of precipitation getting the track surface wet 140 days a year on average. Winters are cold, and summers are warm and humid, so checking the weather forecast before racing is an absolute necessity in this circuit. The layout of the Pitt Race track favors high speed, with long stretches of straightaways intermingled with fast sweepers and only a pair of tight angle corners in each circuit. The Full Course has 19 turns, ups and downs in the whole trajectory, and runs in the clockwise direction. The other two configurations also go clockwise and can operate independently from one another.
The North Track Clockwise configuration at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace) delivers a specific northern section layout running clockwise at this Pennsylvania facility in Wampum serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area motorsport community. The North Track emphasizes particular corner sequences unique to the northern sections creating distinct characteristics from PittRace's full circuit and other configuration options. This variant serves events requiring specific technical challenges or distance specifications available through the northern routing.
Operating the North Track clockwise showcases PittRace's configuration versatility where different section combinations create varied layouts matching specific event requirements across the comprehensive motorsport complex. Pennsylvania's four-season climate creates distinct racing windows with the facility operating year-round hosting diverse events though winter conditions can create challenging track surfaces. The North Track CW configuration creating average speeds of 83 mph with average lap times of 1:08.9 through twelve turns provides specific routing serving club racing and track day groups at this comprehensive Pennsylvania facility north of Pittsburgh.
