The first nook climbs 20 tales excessive, the principle straight races alongside a rollercoaster and the format that mixes road and circuit sections that may be prolonged into one of many world’s longest racetracks.
The Speed Park Track in Qiddiya City, simply exterior Riyadh, has been designed by legendary F1 designer Hermann Tilke, with former F1 driver Alexander Wurz offering his driver’s eye view on its format. The workforce behind the venue additionally labored with builders of the all-new metropolis to seamlessly combine it with the city leisure precincts that encompass it.
Now beneath improvement, the venue is aiming to host a variety of top-level motorsports sooner or later and Abdullah Aldawood, Managing Director of Qiddiya Investment Company, mentioned its improvement will “bring us a step closer to positioning Qiddiya City at the center of global motorsport.”
He defined: “The observe shall be able to host globally famend racing occasions that enchantment to all kinds of audiences. Overlooked by the formidable Tuwaiq Mountains in Qiddiya City, it will likely be surrounded by adrenaline-fueled points of interest, experiences, and occasions, offering a completely immersive expertise that transcends past racing.
“The speed park track will be seamlessly blended in its environment and the very fabric of the city, with competitors taking turn one above a music venue, and racing Six Flag’s Falcon’s Flight, complete with retail, dining and hospitality offerings that ensure a unique experience for visitors where sports, entertainment and culture collide.”
The observe design blends the perfect of each sorts of racing, with a road part that runs by way of the town’s modern structure and a devoted quick and open circuit part that speeds previous leisure, hospitality, and leisure locations together with a water park and a theme park.
The observe options “The Blade,” a high-speed nook that may rise and fall by a large 108 meters (20 tales).
Aldawood mentioned: “What truly sets the Speed Park Track apart is its ability to welcome a wide array of motorsports events. From the iconic ‘Blade’ towering above a music venue to street sections running through cultural neighbourhoods, it will be setting the gold standard for the industry, redefining the world of motorsports for competitors and spectators alike.”
The viewing expertise shall be fairly distinctive too, as typical grandstands shall be ditched in favor of elevated terraces. The thought? The peak permits the viewing areas to be positioned far nearer to the observe, creating a number of vantage factors proper on the sting of the racing motion and delivering a brand new kind of immersive expertise to motorsport followers.
The observe makes the many of the 100m+ elevation beneficial properties, too, with the promise of a variety of various viewpoints in and round its complete size.
Aldawood explains: “It’s not just a venue; it’s the culmination of our efforts to position Qiddiya City at the center of global motorsport. Our vision for the track extends beyond the thrill of racing – spectators will get to witness one of the most elevated and immersive race experiences in the world, reinventing the sport as we know it.”
The designers have adopted current traits of mixing racetracks and leisure venues – which proved extraordinarily standard in Miami and Las Vegas – however this time they’re extra linked than ever, as your complete metropolis is at present beneath development and the circuit has been built-in inside densely developed city leisure precincts, proper from the beginning.
The “Blade” flip is ready to develop into legendary, actually climbing on high of a reside music venue, whereas one other part sees the observe positioned completely to provide drivers the distinctive probability to check their high velocity in opposition to the world’s tallest rollercoaster, Falcon’s Flight, which is a part of the neighboring Six Flags Qiddiya City venue.
Aldawood added: “Our aim is to provide an unparalleled immersive experience that fans far and wide can enjoy. Coupled with its state-of-the-art technology, the track’s unique versatility will ensure spectators can be treated with a ground-breaking motorsport experience unlike any other. This will allow visitors to enjoy complementary offerings on-site and extend their visit beyond the racing experience.”