Detroit Street Circuit (Detroit, Michigan)

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A temporary street circuit which hosted the Formula 1 Detroit Grand Prix (sometimes labelled the "United States Grand Prix") from 1982 to 1988. The circuit was created to be as similar to Monaco Street Circuit as possible and even included a tunnel. The circuit was noted for its high attrition - in every race held only less than half of the field managed to finish.

Starting in 1984, the SCCA Trans-Am Series held a support race during the Grand Prix weekend. The Motor City 100 was often regarded as the most important event of the Trans Am schedule. Three CART races were held from 1989 to 1992 on the track. Emerson Fittipaldi won the first and last races and Michael Andretti won the second race; Andretti also won pole position for each Detroit race.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Street_Circuit
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Coordinates:   42°19'47"N   83°2'24"W

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  • Andretti is also infamous for running into the back a CART saftey vehicle at the scene of an accident. Forgot what year that was.
  • Wow, did there really use to be a street circuit back then?
  • It was Mario Andretti that ran into the safety truck. He then went on tv and blamed it on the corner workers when it was his own fault.
  • Yes, there was a street circuit back then. I remember as a kid sitting in my backyard hearing those F1 engines. They were so loud, they echoed all over Windsor.
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