GingerMan Raceway Extended Course 10B CCW
Motorsports enthusiasts around South Haven, Michigan, experienced or newbies alike, have the opportunity to feel the speed in a secure environment on The GingerMan Raceway, a road course designed by Allan Wilson and built with safety in mind. The track width is 36' from start to finish, offering ample runoff areas and a smooth asphalt surface ideal for learning the craft of racing. Its location near the coast of Lake Michigan in South Haven, a cold and rainy Michigan town, guarantees a wet track surface for most of the year and cool enough temperatures to get inside the cabin of a race car. Winters are freezing with lots of snow, but doing autocross is a possibility.
There are two possible configurations for the GingerMan Raceway: the 1.88-mile (3.03 km) original track and the 2.21-mile (3.55-km) extended layout. Two additional setups are possible if we consider the counterclockwise orientations. The original racetrack opened in 1995, and the Extended Course was born in 2010 with a two-fold objective: adding a stretch with elevation change and extending the back straight to more than 1700'. Nevertheless, the average speed of the original track remains higher than in the Extended Course, with 78 mph versus 72 mph, as the only difference between both courses is turn 10B, tighter and more difficult to take than 10A.
The Extended Course 10B CCW configuration at GingerMan Raceway delivers a counterclockwise variant of the extended 10B layout at this Michigan facility, combining directional reversal with the extended course option. Running CCW through the 10B configuration transforms corner approaches across GingerMan's technical sections, creating fresh challenges for drivers familiar with clockwise operation. The combination of extended course length and reversed direction provides maximum variety at this popular Midwestern track day destination.
Operating the Extended 10B CCW showcases GingerMan's configuration flexibility where layout length and direction combine to create numerous variant options. Michigan's Great Lakes climate creates seasonal racing windows with operations primarily May through October. The counterclockwise extended variant serves regular visitors seeking new challenges without traveling to different facilities, allowing GingerMan to maintain customer interest across multiple annual visits by offering fresh layout experiences on the same physical property.
