Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport)

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Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport International Raceway) has been presenting major league entertainment to fans since 1961. The 750-acre, multi-track facility is located less than an hour east of Toronto.
Recognized as Canada’s Home of Motorsports, the facility has hosted just about every class of road racing on its famed 3.957 km circuit, including Formula 1, IndyCar, sports cars, stock cars, endurance racing, motorcycles, motocross, showroom stock, historic vintage racers, “Big Rig” trucks and karts. Canadian Motorsports Ventures (CMV) which includes Orlando Corp. Chairman Carlo Fidani, Alan Boughton, CEO of Trailcon and Canadian road racing legend Ron Fellows, purchased the facility in June of 2011. They have begun massive construction to upgrade Canadian Tire Motorsport Park including a new two-way tunnel and main entrance way. In 2012, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park's schedule features Canada’s top national championships and many of North America’s best road racing series. The biggest event of the season is the Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport, featuring the American Le Mans Series sports car race. Last year, this event drew a three-day weekend crowd of more than 70,000 and reached a world-wide television audience of more than 500 million homes. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is also a featured stop for the country's top domestic motorsport tours; the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, the Canadian Touring Car Championship and the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship.