Calabogie Motorsports Park

Calabogie Motorsports Park at a glance

Location

Calabogie (Greater Madawaska), Ontario

Type

road course

Length

5.05 km (3.138 mi)

Turns

20

Direction

clockwise

Surface

polymer modified asphalt

Opened

2006

Owner

Calabogie Motorsports Park

Address

462 Wilson Farm Road

Website

calabogiemotorsports.com

Track map and layout

Calabogie Motorsports Park is the longest permanent road course in Canada, a 20-turn, 5.05 km circuit designed by Alan Wilson through the hilly Canadian Shield terrain west of Ottawa. The full circuit combines fast sweeping sections with tight technical corners and real elevation change as it winds through forest and rock outcrops, giving it a character closer to a European club circuit than a flat North American oval-adjacent road course. Two shorter configurations, the East and West Circuits, allow the venue to run smaller club events, driver training and karting alongside full-circuit racing and track days. The track's premium polymer-modified asphalt surface was built specifically to withstand Canada's freeze-thaw winters.

Configurations

Events and race weekends

Calabogie hosts the NASCAR Canada Series each July, the Canadian Superbike Championship in June, and Radical Cup Canada, alongside a season-long calendar of club racing, driver-training programs and public lapping days culminating in the Calabogie Cup Race Weekend each August. The venue is popular with car clubs and manufacturers for its combination of length, technical variety and proximity to Ottawa.

Getting there and parking

The circuit sits about an hour's drive west of downtown Ottawa near the village of Calabogie, in the Ottawa Valley. Most visitors drive from Ottawa or the wider region, as there is no rail or scheduled transit service to the track.

• Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) · about 75 min drive

Parking

General on-site parking is available for event and track-day visitors; capacity is generally sufficient outside the busiest race weekends.

The Ottawa Valley's rural roads mean cell coverage and services near the track are limited, so fuel up and plan routes before leaving Ottawa.

Hotels and camping near Calabogie Motorsports Park

Most visitors base themselves in Ottawa, about an hour away, or in the Calabogie area itself, which is a long-standing four-season cottage and outdoor-recreation destination on Calabogie Lake. Lodging near the track is limited compared with Ottawa, so booking ahead for major race weekends is recommended.

Where to look

Ottawa offers the widest range of hotels within about an hour's drive; the village of Calabogie and the surrounding lake area have smaller inns, cottages and resorts closer to the circuit.

Track days, driving experiences and lap records

Calabogie runs a full season of public and club lapping days for cars and motorcycles on both the full circuit and its shorter East and West configurations, making it one of the more accessible major Canadian road courses for track-day drivers. Its length and technical variety are popular with driver-training programs and manufacturer events as well as private club days.

Who runs days here

• Calabogie Motorsports Park Track Daysboth

Lap records

Spectator guide

The circuit's hilly, wooded setting gives natural elevation to many viewing points, particularly on the higher sections of the full circuit, though the venue is smaller in scale than major professional tracks and viewing is largely general-admission rather than extensive grandstand seating.

Seating

General-admission viewing predominates around the property, with limited grandstand seating near start-finish for major events such as the NASCAR Canada round.

Best places to watch

Elevated sections of the full circuit offer sweeping views over several corners at once, taking advantage of the track's Canadian Shield terrain.

Weather

• June-August: warm Ottawa Valley summer, highs typically in the low-to-mid 20s °C (70s °F)

History of Calabogie Motorsports Park

Building Canada's longest road course

Calabogie Motorsports Park opened in September 2006 near the village of Calabogie in the Ottawa Valley, built on hilly Canadian Shield terrain roughly an hour west of Ottawa. Designed by circuit architect Alan Wilson, the 5.05 km, 20-turn full circuit was conceived from the outset to be the longest permanent road course in Canada, combining sweeping high-speed sections with technical, elevation-rich corners through the forest.

Growth as a club and racing hub

Since opening, Calabogie has built a reputation as one of eastern Canada's premier venues for club racing, driver training and manufacturer events, helped by its combination of length, variety and relative accessibility from Ottawa. The venue added shorter East and West circuit configurations to support smaller-scale racing, karting and training alongside the full course, and built its surface from premium polymer-modified asphalt engineered to handle the region's harsh freeze-thaw winters.

Modern racing calendar

Calabogie is now a regular stop on the NASCAR Canada Series and Canadian Superbike Championship calendars, and hosts Radical Cup Canada and a range of other national and regional series. The circuit's own season-ending Calabogie Cup Race Weekend each August has become a fixture for club racers, and the venue continues to attract manufacturers and driving programs drawn to its status as Canada's longest and one of its most technically demanding road courses.

Frequently asked questions

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