Tours Speedway ready to make history again with second banking
New banking almost ready at the French oval track
Blois, France - Two years after hosting the first-ever NASCAR race on an European oval track and one year after hosting the debut of the freshly-branded NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, Tours Speedway is ready to write history once again, thanks to the addition of a second 9-degree banking in turn 1 and 2.
Construction of the two new permanent banked corners on the north-west end of the track is almost finished. On July 5th and 6th the Speedway, built in downtown Tours (37, France) by Tours Evenements, Team FJ and the city of Tours, will be again the place to be for the European race fans, when the 400hp race cars will take center stage for a weekend that is unanimously considered as the most important of the season, the “Daytona 500” of the European NASCAR championship.
“Everybody worked really hard on this track project and we feel very lucky to have such great partner in Tours Evenements. Now we have a true NASCAR Oval racetrack, the first ever in Europe. Tours Speedway will be the place to be on July 5th and 6th for every European race-fan to attend breathtaking races”, said Jerome Galpin, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series President-CEO.
The new layout brings the track’s length up to almost 1/2 mile, a characteristic that pairs with the 9° (or 16%) banking of the four turns, similar to the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This unique configuration will surely offer a great show to each and every one of the thousands of race fans that will crowd the grandstands. A show that only a true NASCAR short-track can offer, made of close racing, daring overtakes, door-to-door battles and thundering double-file restarts.
The four 75-lap races - The ELITE 1 Knauf 75 and The ELITE 2 Whelen 75 on Saturday, The ELITE 1 Michelin 75 and the ELITE 2 Tours Evenements 75 on Sunday – will take place in the contest of the eighth edition of the American Tours Festival, a unique three-day event entirely dedicated to the American culture and highlighted by country music and rock concerts, custom bike exhibitions, line dance shows and cowboy animation.
Fans can book their tickets for the amazing Tours Speedway weekend here: http://americantoursfestival.com/pratique.php
About NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was founded in 2008 by Team FJ, a Motorsport company based in Blois. It was named NASCAR official Series in January 2012 thanks to a long-term partnership signed with NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), and Whelen Engineering as title sponsor of the Series.The season is made up of 24 races, equally split among ELITE 1 and ELITE 2 division, on the best European tracks. Team FJ introduced a stunning innovation on July 7-8, 2012 by organizing the first NASCAR Touring Series race on an oval track in Europe. An half-mile circuit was built in the centre of Tours (France) with an all new 9° banking, identical to the one in place at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With four races in two days, these 400 HP V8 monsters are sure to provide thrilling bumper-to-bumper racing and a lot of family fun around the track! In the pure NASCAR tradition, race fans can get closer to the action than ever and feel the unique in Europe paddock atmosphere thanks to drivers, teams and cars always available for the spectators.The series attracts drivers from all over the world, all willing to fight on track for the win and take the first step towards becoming a NASCAR star in the U.S.
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