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Location of former Miami Grand Prix circuit (1983-1995) (Miami, Florida)
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This was the original location of a racing circuit comprised of local roads which were blocked off a few days before the events, and re-opened to the public by Monday morning. The 1.87-mile circuit used nearby Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) as well as connecting roads to the Port of Miami, access roads leading to the McArthur Causeway (US 41), and link roads inside of Bicentennial Park. It was organized and designed by Ralph Sanchez in 1983, and used until 1995, for a variety of different types of racing.
It was the first IMSA "street course" in use in 1983, and although the first race was cut short by heavy rains, the race was deemed a success, drawing crowds and drivers from all over the world. It was also one of IMSA's premier events, and since it was just a few weeks after the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as only 300 miles away, it attracted well-established teams and star drivers, in part to the late-February/early-March position on the international racing schedule.
When IMSA's premier sport-car racing category, Grand Touring Prototypes, folded in 1994, an SCCA Trans-Am race was held, and in 1995, a CART race was held, although the circuit was raced in the opposite direction. All the while, Ralph Sanchez had a plan to build a 1.5-mile oval track in Homestead. With the economy of Homestead in poor shape after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the promise of new jobs and a re-vitalized economy, Sanchez was given the green light to build his track, Miami-Homestead Motor Speedway, which opened in 1996.
Roads inside Bicentennial Park still exist, but the paddock, pit-lane, and start/finish line areas (which were mostly temporary structures) have been built over by the American Airlines Arena complex.
The close finish of the 1988 Miami Grand Prix:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkTKHgGaKCs
It was the first IMSA "street course" in use in 1983, and although the first race was cut short by heavy rains, the race was deemed a success, drawing crowds and drivers from all over the world. It was also one of IMSA's premier events, and since it was just a few weeks after the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as only 300 miles away, it attracted well-established teams and star drivers, in part to the late-February/early-March position on the international racing schedule.
When IMSA's premier sport-car racing category, Grand Touring Prototypes, folded in 1994, an SCCA Trans-Am race was held, and in 1995, a CART race was held, although the circuit was raced in the opposite direction. All the while, Ralph Sanchez had a plan to build a 1.5-mile oval track in Homestead. With the economy of Homestead in poor shape after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the promise of new jobs and a re-vitalized economy, Sanchez was given the green light to build his track, Miami-Homestead Motor Speedway, which opened in 1996.
Roads inside Bicentennial Park still exist, but the paddock, pit-lane, and start/finish line areas (which were mostly temporary structures) have been built over by the American Airlines Arena complex.
The close finish of the 1988 Miami Grand Prix:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkTKHgGaKCs
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Miami
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Coordinates: 25°47'5"N 80°11'14"W
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