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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.08.2011 - 3:49 pm
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Portland International Raceway (PIR) is located in Portland, Oregon,
USA's, Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of
the Columbia River. It is west of a light rail station and less than a
mile west of Interstate 5.

The track hosts ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the NASCAR K&N Pro
Series West, and SCCA autocross events. The facility includes a drag
strip and a motocross track. The road course is almost perfectly flat
and runs clockwise. Two track configurations are possible. One includes
a hard chicane at the end of the front straight and involves twelve
turns at length of 1.967 miles (3.17 km). Without the chicane, the track
has nine turns and a lap length of 1.915 miles (3.08 km).

The City of Portland is working to establish the track as carbon neutral.
PIR is built on the former location of Vanport, Oregon, which was
destroyed on Memorial Day, May 30th, 1948, when a dike on the Columbia
River broke and flooded the city. After the flood had wiped out the city
of Vanport, all that remained were the paved streets and concrete
foundations of the destroyed homes and buildings.

The first races took place on these old city streets in 1961 during the
Portland Rose Festival. Since then, the Rose Cup has become an annual
event. Racing at "West Delta Park", as PIR was known back then, was
quite dangerous. Racers leaving the track unexpectedly could collide
with leftover concrete foundations or fall into ponds.

Under the threat of losing the Rose Cup races, since many of the
sanctioning racing bodies would no longer sanction races due to the
deteriorating roads and dangerous obstacles, the track was finally paved
in the 1970s.

Each year from 1998 through 2000 the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
ran a race at Portland International Raceway. The race was added after
the demise of the half-mile Portland Speedway that hosted races early in
the series.

At the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008, PIR went through a track
renovation. The track was repaved with new asphalt and some minor
changes were made to the track layout. Turns 4 through 7 were widened.
The fence on the inside of turn 6 was moved to provide a better
sightline through the corner. Turn 7 was sharpened to slow down racers
prior to entering the back straight. Formula One-style curbs were also
installed on the track. The track reopened on February 23rd, 2008, with
a ribbon cutting ceremony.


  2.   Brandon posted:
  10.12.2017 - 4:36 pm
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It's back! Indycar will be racing here in 2018!


  3.   Jimmie4life posted:
  10.12.2017 - 5:25 pm
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@2 I hope this is true. Indycar needs to bring this track back.
Hopefully this is true.


  4.   Damon posted:
  10.12.2017 - 5:44 pm
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3,


It was announced today


  5.   John posted:
  08.08.2018 - 10:16 pm
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I started watching IndyCar this year and I had no idea that they were
coming back to this track. The reason I am excited is because of what I
read about this track on Twitter. On Twitter I saw that Greg Biffle was
asked the question of what former NASCAR race track would he like to see
return to NASCAR. His answer was this race track.


  6.   JSPorts posted:
  08.08.2018 - 10:22 pm
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I've been watching IndyCar since '08 or so, but I've never seen a race
on this track. I'm looking forward to watching it and learning the
nuances of a new course (for me.)


  7.   gzsplashfan11 posted:
  09.24.2019 - 7:37 am
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Anybody else think this should be at the top of the list of tracks the
Truck Series should return to? The Northwest really needs a top 3 race &
this is the perfect track/series for it.


  8.   Canadianfan posted:
  07.26.2020 - 10:51 pm
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From Motorsport:

Portland @IndyCar race canceled, Mid-Ohio becomes double-header.

Teams were informed on Thursday of the decision to cancel the 2020 race
at Portland International Raceway, and the public confirmation is
currently expected tomorrow (Monday).

Also Laguna Seca sounds like it will also be cancelled in favour of two
doubleheaders at Gateway and on the Indy road course.


  9.   danny posted:
  07.27.2020 - 12:25 pm
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Thats tough, But I think its not just the virus for the cancellations.
Its more than that. I hope Portland can somehow bring calm again.
Because 60 days of a giant mess. thats not good for anyone.


  10.   Canadianfan posted:
  08.20.2020 - 1:24 pm
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From Jordan Bianchi:

The City of Portland and Green Savoree Portland LLC officials announce a
contract extension to have Portland International Raceway host an
IndyCar race through at least the 2023 season.


  11.   TEG posted:
  12.18.2020 - 4:43 pm
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The ARCA Menards Series West will be racing here as a support race for
IndyCar in 2021.


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