Racetrack Rehabilitation

Safety first: when does a racetrack need to be rehabilitated?

If the road surface is no longer even – one of the most important characteristics of a good racetrack – it has to be repaired.

The rehabilitation of these sophisticated circuits often needs to be completed in record time to ensure that the racetracks are ready for the start of the new season.

If, for example, bumps form on the start and finish straights of a motorcycle racetrack during the course of racing, it can have disastrous consequences. When braking ahead of a curve, the motorcycles begin to “sway” and can no longer be controlled. This poses too much of a safety risk to drivers, which means that the road surface’s profile and grip must be restored – a classic application for fine milling.

Racetrack rehabilitation via fine milling

Precise milling of the 3 to 8 mm high bumps along the start and finish straights at the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands.

Racetrack rehabilitation via fine milling

Final evenness inspection at the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands – with perfect results.

Racetrack rehabilitation via fine milling

Equipped with a LA 6x2 micro-fine milling drum, the Wirtgen W 210i large milling machine removed even the tiniest bumps on the Formula 1 racetrack in Austin, Texas.

How do you rehabilitate a racetrack?

Occasionally, the slope must also be modified along defined sections of the track. This requires milling the surface layer and, if necessary, the binder course. Pavers and rollers are then responsible for paving and compacting the new asphalt surface. Sometimes it may even be necessary to produce a new base layer to restore the safety of the track for race cars or motorcycles. In this case, cold in-place recycling is often the fastest and most cost-effective method.

Job reports on racetrack rehabilitation projects

Racetrack rehabilitation in Norway

The Gardermoen Raceway near Oslo is the only permanent drag racing track in Norway. It was repaired with state-of-the-art equipment from Vögele and Hamm.

Racetrack rehabilitation in the United States

Lime Rock Park in Connecticut was the venue of the American Le Mans Series for many years.

Racetrack rehabilitation in the United States

The asphalt pavement at the Uvalde Proving Grounds test site in Texas needs to be perfect. This track is used to test the traction capacity of tires on artificially wet roads.

Racetrack rehabilitation in Chemnitz

An outstanding milling result has a significant impact on the quality and cost-effectiveness of further rehabilitation measures – as was the case at the legendary Sachsenring in the Erzgebirge region of Germany.

Racetrack rehabilitation in Italy

Cold milling machines also played a critical role in the modernisation of the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. In addition to the World Superbike Championships, the San Marino Grand Prix is also held here.

Race track renovation in the Czech Republic

Thanks to cold recycling technology and machines from the Wirtgen Group, the world-famous Autodrom Brno was repaired in record time.

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