QOTD: Which Racetrack Would You Buy?

by Tim Healey

Published: June 7th, 2024

Earlier today, we brought you the news that the iconic Willow Springs Raceway in California is for sale.

Now I am wondering -- if any racetrack in the world was for sale, which one would you buy?

For me, the answer is simple -- Road America in Wisconsin. That's because it's the closest world-class circuit to me, and I have a lot of familiarity with the track and the nearest town.

Second place would be Laguna Seca, because Laguna Seca.

Or maybe Gingerman -- an underrated small track for drivers to get their feet wet when it comes to performance driving.

Now it's your turn -- which track would you buy? IMS? Daytona?

Sound off below.

[Image: Road America]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Mike Beranek on Jun 10, 2024
Totally agree with you on Elkhart Lake, and for the same reasons. Plus, my mom's family was from this part of Wisconsin- my grandmother grew up on a farm just a few towns away.After that, I'd say Barber, which is super-pretty. And it would it be great to own Suzuka- that's the funnest track on a video game, it must be fun in real life too.Can you buy Spa or is that public roads?Oh, wait- I'll just buy Monaco and then sell it back to them. For double.

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Alan C on Jul 29, 2024
World Wide Technology Raceway I'd buy it to give it a less dorky name.

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