Mid Ohio Race Track Hot Lap Lexington Ohio
Steve Sweitzer from The Lasco Press takes a hot lap around Mid Ohio Race Track in Lexington, Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. (Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to north of Columbus.)
The track opened as a 15-turn, 2.4 mile (3.86 km) road circuit run clockwise. The back portion of the track allows speeds approaching 180 mph (290 km/h). A separate starting line is located on the backstretch to allow for safer rolling starts. The regular start/finish line is located on the pit straight.
In 1990, the track underwent a refurbishment. A new retaining wall was built, the entire track was resurfaced, widened, and concrete was paved in the apexes of the turns to prevent asphalt deterioration. In addition, a straightaway was paved through the chicane, allowing for two different track layouts, the original 2.4-mile (3.9 km) circuit, and a new 13-turn, 2.258 mile (3.634 km) circuit. In 1990, the CART series began utilizing the 2.258-mile (3.634 km) layout.
In 2006, a second major refurbishment saw several improvements. The entire circuit was repaved, and the concrete patches in the turn apexes were removed. A new motorcycle short course was created by connecting turn one with the backstretch, and another motorcycle oval was created by connecting the chicane straight with the backstretch. The additional layouts allow simultaneous use of the multiple course, for instructional and competitive uses. The improvements also included a motocross facility, that has since been closed.
There is grandstand seating for 10,000 spectators, and three observation mounds alongside the track raise the capacity to over 75,000.
10 To Go: 2014 Nationwide Series NCH 200 @ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course [HD]
Chris Buescher leads at Mid-Ohio with 10 to go, but may not have enough fuel to make it. Can he conserve enough gas to finish AND hold off Regan Smith and a hard-charging Brian Scott to earn his first career Nationwide series victory? Will the car that shares the same sponsor as the race end up in victory lane and give even more ammunition to racing conspiracy theorists? Watch and find out! #102GO
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F4 US Mid-Ohio Event 1 Onboard with Michael Goodyear
Watch Michael Goodyear take his first pace laps, standing start and laps during the inaugural F4US Mid-Ohio race.
1980 USGP 125 Mid-Ohio - 1/5 Motocross
Johnny O'Mara - Honda Works Mugen - Overall Winner
Tom Benolkin - holeshot 1st heat
Ron Sun - winning 1st heat
Jeff Ward - Kawasaki USA
Mark Barnett - Suzuki USA
Mike Brown - Yamaha USA
Marc Velkeneers - Yamaha Europe
Harry Everts - Suzuki Europe ( nº 1 )
Eric Geboers - Suzuki Europe ( nº 3 )
Michele Rinaldi - TGM Europe
Gaston Rahier - Gilera Europe ( nº 2 )
Starting with Bill Buchka standing next to Tom Benolkin's Honda RC125 #30
SmartyCam Mid-Ohio Racing Track in Lexington, Ohio, USA
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2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - NASCAR Nationwide Series
The Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that is held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, United States.
F4 US Championship Mid-Ohio 2017 Race 1
One Lap @ Mid-Ohio
DATE: April 26th 2011
EVENT: Mid-Ohio Grand Prix - Qualifying Session (Race #12 - 16th Street Racing League)
DRIVER: Giorgio Ponti
CAR: Dallara IndyCar
TRACK: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
PLACE: Lexington, Ohio, United States
1980 USGP 125 Mid-Ohio - 5/5 Motocross
Johnny O'Mara - Honda Works Mugen - Overall Winner
Tom Benolkin - holeshot 1st heat
Ron Sun - winning 1st heat
Jeff Ward - Kawasaki USA
Mark Barnett - Suzuki USA
Mike Brown - Yamaha USA
Marc Velkeneers - Yamaha Europe
Harry Everts - Suzuki Europe ( nº 1 )
Eric Geboers - Suzuki Europe ( nº 3 )
Michele Rinaldi - TGM Europe
Gaston Rahier - Gilera Europe ( nº 2 )
Starting with Bill Buchka standing next to Tom Benolkin's Honda RC125 #30
2008 NASA National Championships Honda Challenge Race
Watch the coverage from the Honda Challenge event from the 2008 NASA National Championships presented by Toyo Tires at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Tough Mudder Ohio 2015 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Ever wonder what it's like to attend Tough Mudder Ohio? Watch all the action for this year's 2015 Tough Mudder Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH. Visit MansfieldTourism.com for more about the area.
Video by Alexandria Wein, CVB intern
2008 NASA National Championships American Iron Race
Check out the coverage from the American Iron/American Iron Extreme race from the 2008 NASA National Championships presented by Toyo Tires at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
LED Technology Debuts At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
HPD Trackside Report of F4 US Round 6 at Mid-Ohio
The final race of the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course may have ended in yellow, but the excitement during the weekend finale left spectators on their feet. See why in the weekend conclusion of the HPD Trackside Report.
F4 US Driver Benjamin Pedersen Takes a Wild Ride at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
In a thrilling display of open-wheel racing, three F4 U.S. drivers went three wide in the Keyhole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Forcier on the inside of the turn, Pedersen on the outside and Kaszuba in the middle. As the competitors tried to straighten out of the turn, there was only room for one competitor and no one in the group would cease their track position. Forcier made incidental contact with Kaszuba, causing a ping-pong ball effect into Pedersen. Pedersen went up onto two wheels into the wall before it tilted back over right-side-up. The incident would cause a full course yellow and Forcier and Pedersen would not return to the race.
All competitors involved in the incident were not injured and the race concluded in yellow.
HPD Trackside -- Mid-Ohio US F4 Championship Races 1-3 Recap
Honda Performance Development (HPD) engines have helped many drivers reach Victory Lane since its inception, but this weekend the manufacturer provided the next generation of open-wheel drivers with a stepping stone to future glories.
The new F4 Championship Powered by Honda debuted this weekend with three races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, each of them won by Konrad Czaczyk. Each of the open-wheel, FIA sanctioned F4-spec series cars is powered by an HPD/Honda K20 engine, the same power plant used in the Honda Civic Type-R.
Czaczyk, who was born in Florida but is studying in Poland, dominated the opening weekend, leading wire-to-wire not only in Saturday’s opener, but also in both ends of Sunday’s doubleheader at Lexington, Ohio.
Fellow Floridian Kyle Kirkwood chased Czaczyk home in each of the three weekend races, scoring a trio of second-place finishes in the opening weekend of F4 competition. Each of the three events saw a different driver finish third, however, and seven drivers earned top-five finishes over the two days of racing.
Mid-Ohio Trans-Am Race Start 2019
F4 US Championship Today- Episode 1 Lexington, Ohio
FULL EPISODE
Fourteen talented, young drivers compete to make F4 US history in the first installment of F4 US Championship Today. The first episode features highlights from the first three races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, behind the scene footage of the Honda motor and interviews with drivers and team owners like Scott Goodyear.
CVB Information Booth at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course.mp4
The Mansfield/Richland County Convention & Visitors Bureau has an Information Booth at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the infield at the Mid-Ohio Deck. Look for the yellow roof and get an area visitor guide, maps, RACE DEALS discounts on lodging, dining, attractions and more. Also talk with area volunteers who can help connect you to the resources in the community including motorcycle rides, hotel availability, and general track questions..
1994 Mid Ohio Vintage Races - VWs on track
From a series of clips from 1993 and 1994 featuring some of the Central Ohio Vintage VW Club members, and their cars. Fun times. The video isn't edited in a fancy way, it's mostly as shot. Included here are the 1994 Mid Ohio Vintage race.