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Track: Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile

Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile



Track Length: 0.988mi
Track Type Circuit    Track Variant Horse Thief Mile
Turns: 11
Difficulty: N
Raced:
Address: Rosamond, California, United States
GPS Coordinates: 34.8782662,-118.2634463 View on Google Maps
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Description: Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (commonly referred to as Willow Springs) is located in Willow Springs near Rosamond, California, about an hour north of Los Angeles. It is the oldest permanent road course in the United States. Construction began in 1952, with the inaugural race held on November 23, 1953. The main track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) long road course that is unchanged from its original 1953 configuration. The elevation changes and high average speeds make it a favorite of many road racing drivers. There are a total of seven tracks at Willow Springs. The largest and most well known track is Willow Springs International Raceway (commonly referred to as Big Willow). There are other racing facilities such as The Streets of Willow (1.8 mile road course), The Horsethief Mile (road course), The Speedway at Willow Springs (1/4 mile paved oval), Willow Springs Kart Track (a .625-mile, 9-turn paved sprint track), The Playpen (a 1/4-mile paved training track), and the Walt James Stadium (Clay Oval and Paved Oval). Efforts by fans resulted in the State of California declaring Willow Springs International Raceway as a California Point of Historical Interest in 1996. Tracks Willow Springs Raceway Willow Springs Raceway (commonly called Big Willow or sometimes The Big Track) is a 2.5 mile paved road course consisting of 9 turns. The Streets of Willow Springs The Streets of Willow Springs (commonly called The Streets of Willow or sometimes Streets) is a 1.6 mile paved roadcourse. Horse Thief Mile is a 1-mile (1.6 km) road course with 11 turns featuring major elevation changes, tight turns and canyon-like surroundings. Media Willow was used by George Lucas in 1:42:08 A Man and His Car (1966) It appeared in the 1969 Disney film The Love Bug, under the guise of ""Jackrabbit Springs"". The track is in the 1985 Christopher Cross music video ""Every Turn of the World"" The track was featured in 2007 video game Need for Speed: ProStreet. On 3 February 2013 the track featured on the British BBC program Top Gear, while Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May were being chased by aeroplanes. On 10 June 2013 the track was shown in an Teaser Trailer for Gran Turismo 6 at E3, and two configurations were later included in the full game. The movie Fast Girl (2008) was filmed and based at Willow Springs Raceway. Willow Springs International are tracks featured in the 2013 video game Gran Tusimo 6. Willow Springs International and the Horse Thief Mile are tracks featured in the 2015 video game Project CARS. Track Records The overall track record is held by Michael Andretti in a 1987 CART Indycar (Champ Car). Andretti completed a lap of the 2.5 mile main track in 1 minute 6.050 seconds, for an average speed of 136 miles per hour (219 km/h). Other motorsport During the early 1980s, the factory backed Renault Formula One team often used Willow Springs to test their cars before the early season United States Grand Prix West held at Long Beach in Los Angeles.

Top 20 Fastest Laptimes:

Racer Car Name Best Lap Time Date & Time
RG7HondaCivicCoupeGRC00:00:58:50725/06/2023 11:17:32
RG8HondaCivicCoupeGRC00:00:59:81025/06/2023 11:17:32
RG8Ford Escort RS1600 (Racing)00:01:03:15725/06/2023 15:07:37
RG7Nissan GT-R Nismo (R35)00:01:04:92028/02/2023 18:18:35
RG6Renault Sport R.S. 01 GT300:01:06:03728/02/2023 18:18:35
RG5Mercedes-AMG A 45 4MATIC00:01:09:07328/02/2023 18:18:35
RG5Lamborghini Sesto Elemento00:01:13:03330/01/2023 19:20:24
RG4McLaren F100:01:14:42730/01/2023 19:20:24