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  Monte Shelton Jaguar Regional Features Championship Battles at Portland International Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) September 15, 2006 -- Portland International Raceway plays host this weekend to the Monte Shelton Jaguar Regional races with six important events counting towards the season-long Oregon Region class championships as the season winds down to its conclusion.
Portland International Raceway is owned and operated by the City of Portland through its bureau of Parks and Recreation.
The raceway is operated as an Enterprise Fund, meaning that its operating expenses and capital improvements are covered by the revenues that it generates, as Portland International Raceway receives no general fund tax dollars.
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/9/prweb438206.htm   (831 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway is a 12 turn, 1.967 mile road course and drag strip, located 5 miles north of Portland, Oregon.
Portland International Raceway is located on the site of the WWII city of Vanport, which was flooded out in 1948 and abandoned.
PIR is located west of Exit 306-B of Interstate 5.
www.na-motorsports.com /Tracks/OR/Portland.html   (317 words)

  
 Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevy Notes for Portland - 2004 - Corvette Racing
Located in a city park in Northwest Portland, the 1.944-mile, 12-turn raceway was one of the original venues on the ALMS schedule when the series was founded in 1999.
The raceway complex, which also includes a drag strip, is used nearly every day of the year for amateur and club racing events, testing, driving schools, etc. The long history of the raceway includes IMSA-sanctioned events in the former Camel GT Series in the early 1990s.
"Portland is a change from the last three tracks in that there are no elevation changes and the two straights comprise a much bigger percentage of a lap," said Doug Louth, engineering manager for the Corvette Racing team.
www.corvetteracing.com /history/2004releases/portland/portland1.shtml   (794 words)

  
 Portland International Speedway
Portland is the largest city in the state of Oregon.
Portland is known as "The City of Roses" or "Rose City", nicknames that originated during the 1905 Lewis and Clark centennial exposition.
Portland is a difficult circuit to find a good setup on because it's quite abrasive and hard on tires, so you don't get much running time on good rubber.
www.cartracingupdate.com /Tracks/portland.htm   (5256 words)

  
 Victory Racing Camp Races Tear Up the Tarmac this Weekend at Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway plays host this weekend to the Victory Camp Racing Regional races with six important events counting towards the season-long Oregon Region class championships.
Portland, OR (PRWEB) August 26, 2006 -- Portland International Raceway plays host this weekend to the Victory Camp Racing Regional races with six important events counting towards the season-long Oregon Region class championships.
Terry Borcheller, winner of 46 international races and 5 championships in the last 7 years, this year running a Saleen S7 at LeMans, was one of pro drivers that came to speak to the kids.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/8/emw429593.htm   (1258 words)

  
 Portland Grand Prix Is Pivotal for Corvette Racing - Corvette Racing
Portland, Ore. - The Portland Grand Prix, to be contested at Portland International Raceway on July 22, will kick off the second half of the ALMS season for Corvette Racing.
Last year's Portland Grand Prix marked the beginning of a record-setting streak of eight straight ALMS victories by Gavin and his teammate Olivier Beretta.
The Portland round will see the Corvettes' LS7.R small-block V-8 engines equipped with 30.8-mm (1.2-inch) intake air restrictors, 6 percent smaller in area than the 31.8-mm restrictors used in the first four ALMS races.
www.corvetteracing.com /history/2006releases/portland/portland1.shtml   (716 words)

  
 Champion Racing at Portland International Raceway - Preview :: car.kak.net ::
After a "text book" win last weekend at Infineon Raceway, the crew packed up and headed north to continue their winning streak this weekend at Portland International Raceway.
The Grand Prix of Portland, July 23-25, marks the fifth race for the team on the nine race schedule.
Portland International Raceway is a new track for Lehto's teammate, Marco Werner, but given Werner's history with new tracks, it shouldn't be a problem.
car.kak.net /Article3778.html   (411 words)

  
 CNN/SI - CART - Lapping the Portland International Raceway with Greg Moore - Saturday June 19, 1999 02:05 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNN/SI) -- "Portland is a circuit that has some pretty challenging corners, and it is hard on your brakes.
You come across the start/finish line at full power in sixth gear, and go into turns one and two, called 'The Festival,' which are two of the tightest turns on the circuit.
"Portland is a track where you get into a nice easy rhythm, and it gets easier as you go.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/news/1999/06/19/portland_moore   (674 words)

  
 2005 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear- Portland
Graham Rahal of New Albany, Ohio, captured his first professional victory in his Bobby Rahal Automotive Group Mazda at Portland International Raceway today in Round Eight of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, edging out James Hinchcliffe in his AIM Autosport Mazda at the finish line by 0.317 seconds.
Micky Gilbert continues to lead the Expert Series Championship in his Eurosport Racing Mazda with 131 points, while Mike Anderson in the Team HASA Racing Mazda is currently second with 109 points, and Brian Thienes is third in the Hearn Motorsports Mazda.
Round Eight from Portland is scheduled to be broadcast by Speed Channel on Sunday, September 18 at 2:00PM Eastern Time.
www.starmazda.com /results/2005/pro/portland/smnaportland05.htm   (830 words)

  
 Portland 3000GT/Stealth - Home
Starting out as a small group of two meeting up out of the blue on a cold winter night, the Portland-3S rapidly grew into a crew of import enthusiasts who wish to display, work and talk about their beloved cars.
Spawning off of a thread on 3000GT/Stealth International (www.3si.org), gatherings soon followed as more and more 3S owners heard about it.
Our schedule is set so that we have one large gathering a month (by default the first Friday of the month) for all those that are able to attend.
www.portland3s.com   (291 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Bourdais buzzes to Portland Champ Car win from pole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sebastien Bourdais got his second victory of the season with a smooth performance from the pole Sunday in the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland.
Bourdais led 85 laps of the 94-lap race at Portland International Raceway, finishing with a 1.247-second advantage over teammate Bruno Junqueira, who started second.
Bourdais, who took advantage of last week's break in the Champ Car series to return to his native France for the 24 hours of Le Mans, won the pole in Portland on Saturday with a fast lap of 59.229 seconds at an average speed of 119.678 mph.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/champ/2004-06-20-portland_x.htm   (804 words)

  
 Pro Drive Doubleheader Set for Portland International Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Portland, OR (PRWEB) June 29, 2006 -- The Pro Drive Independence Day Double Regional event kicks off Portland's holiday weekend July 1-2 with a series of 12 regional championship races at Portland International Raceway.
Pro Drive Inc. is the official driving school of Portland International Raceway.
Champions to be Crowned in Monte Shelton Jaguar Double Points Races at Portland International Raceway 2006-10-07
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/6/prweb405639.htm   (791 words)

  
 PortlandCycling.net - Portland's Online Road Cycling Resource
The course is the flat and wide 1.9-mile loop of Portland International Raceway (I-5 Exit #306B).
Featuring excellent quality pavement for cycling, the raceway circuit is closed to all car traffic for the Monday night bike races.
Racers who avoid traffic on I-5 by bike commuting, carpooling or taking MAX to PIR receive $1 off entry and race organizers will donate $1 to the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, the local non-profit organization working to making Oregon one of the best places in the world to ride a bike.
www.portlandcycling.net /news/view.asp?ID=21   (365 words)

  
 Motorcycle Online: Portland '97   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Bridgestone Motorcycle Festival of Speed at Portland International Raceway on July 19-20 will include a full slate of North American Sport Bike Series competition including Sunoco Race Fuels Formula USA, EBC Brakes Sport Bike, Harley-Davidson Twin Sports, the Buell Lightning Series and the HRC American GP Series by Idemitsu.
There is no doubt that the major attraction on the track at Portland International Raceway on July 19-20 will be the racing stars of the North American Sport Bike Series, but fans will get their chance to ride the track as well thanks to a promotion sponsored by EBC Brakes.
As the FUSA series comes to Portland International Raceway on July 19-20 as the featured race in the NASB Bridgestone Motorcycle Festival of Speed, Kling, the all-time win leader at 13, is feeling a bit like Dale Earnhardt, the NASCAR champion who is struggling to earn a victory.
www.motorcycle.com /mo/mcmeetmo/portland.html   (1153 words)

  
 Portland Parks & Recreation :: Portland International Raceway
Portland Parks and Recreation :: Portland International Raceway
Includes dog off-leash area, raceway, and visitor attraction.
Portland International Raceway was built on the site of Vanport City, which was destroyed by a flood in 1948.
www.portlandonline.com /parks/finder/index.cfm?ShowResults=yes&AmenityTypeID=33   (220 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway
The story of Champ Cars and CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) in Portland is one of vision, persistence, guile and serendipity, and the credit goes to a handful of visionaries who realized that professional big-time auto racing would play in Portland.
While CART was inclined to add Portland to the 1983 schedule, PIR wasn't ready; the financing and construction couldn't be completed in time.
However, Portland was indeed added to the 1984 CART schedule, as the final event of an expanded three-week Rose Festival.
www.menstuff.org /archives/pdx.html   (1875 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Portland International Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The city of Vanport was built during World War II to house thousands of workers at the Portland shipyards.
The land was retained until 1960 when the Army Corps of Engineers sold it to the City of Portland.
It was decided that the abandoned roads could be used as a race track and the organizers of the annual Rose Festival were convinced to sponsor a race.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-060.html   (377 words)

  
 PIR (Portland International Raceway) Track Schedule - NSX Prime
First, on Feb. 17 th, is the Alfa Romeo Club followed by the BMW Club on the 24th.
PIR's number is (503) 823-RACE and they can put you in touch with the event coordinators.
Dry weather in Portland during the month of February is probably not very likely, but if so I'll be there.
www.nsxprime.com /forums/showthread.php?t=37452   (178 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway - 10/28/01
Thought I'd drop you a special note to say thanks for your support and all the fine CJ performance parts that proved their worth recently at Portland International Raceway.
The final Track Day, sponsored by the Alfa Romeo Owner of Oregon (AROO), was held at Portland International Raceway last Sunday, Oct 28th.
As novice at PIR, they required an experienced driver to ride along during the first session, essentially to assist in pointing out the line and the braking points on the course.
www.classicjaguar.com /PIRX.html   (567 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portland International Raceway is located in Portland, Oregon's Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River.
The track hosts a Champ Car race every year and ICSCC and SCCA road racing and Autocross events.
Portland - Cleveland - Toronto - Edmonton - San Jose - Denver - Montreal - Road America - Surfers Paradise - Mexico City
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portland_International_Raceway   (329 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway - Official Home Page
PIR Swap Meet Booths Available If you are interested in a booth for the PIR Auto Swap in 2007, you can find registration forms at
Become a Friend of PIR The Friends of PIR, an Oregon non-profit corporation, has been formed in order to bring together under one umbrella all of the individuals, groups and businesses who enjoy a connection to PIR.
Don Vandehey from Forest Grove, on his Motorcycle, captured the King of the Track championship title at PIR battling Super Pro, Pro and Sportsman racers to come out on top.
www.portlandraceway.com   (689 words)

  
 Trackpedia - Portland International Raceway
Address: 1940 North Victory Boulevard, Portland, OR 97217
All times shown are local to Portland, OR.
The follow sections describe the turns or series of turns on the race track in a step by step detail from various people who have driven the track
www.trackpedia.com /wiki/index.php?title=Portland_International_Raceway   (171 words)

  
 BMWSportTouring Forums: Save Portland International Raceway
As most of you may know, there has been a long standing feud between "neighbors" of PIR and the raceway especially regarding noise levels.
Sam Adams is now a neighbor of PIR and become a very vocal spokes person regarding the impacts of the raceway on the neighbors.
The adopted Capitol Improvement plan for PIR through the City of Portland's management has failed to be implemented for the past several years.
bmwsporttouring.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=761744   (452 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Allow 3 hours from Seattle driving time to Portland International Raceway.
Oxford Suites at Jansen Beach 1-800-548-7848 ask for Monica and the ProFormance discount of 69.00.Located on Haydn Island Jansen Beach area just north of the track.
Required for first time drivers to Portland International Raceway.
www.proformanceraceschool.com /PIRflyer.html   (293 words)

  
 General Information
ADA parking is available at both off-site parking areas - Portland Meadows and Portland International Raceway.
Due to the Portland Swap Meet's regulations on motorized scooters/carts to the general admission, please clearly display your ADA parking permit on your scooter/cart.
This e-mail address is not monitored by the Portland Swap Meet.
www.portlandswapmeet.com /Information.htm   (233 words)

  
 CBS Sports covers Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland - CBS SportsLine.com
CBS Sports’ 2006 Auto Racing coverage continues this weekend with its first of four races, the Bridgestone Presents Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND, live from the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Ore., on Sunday, June 18 (3:30-6:30 PM, ET).
Portland International Raceway offers a challenging circuit that spans just less than two miles in length.
The GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND is certainly one of the most exciting events of the series.
www.sportsline.com /cbssports/story/9497637   (518 words)

  
 Detailed Event Information
Excitement will reign for the 23rd time as the Champ Cars return to Portland International Raceway's scenic 1.96 mile road course June 16-18, 2006.
Location: Portland International Raceway- Infield Chalet East of the bridge.
Location: Portland International Raceway- El Hispanic Chalet East of the bridge.
www.globaleventsgrouppdx.com /champ_car/event.html   (853 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway Meet - Northwest Nissans
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact the NWN Team.
Ok I have been thinking about it for a very long time and I have decided to see if there is any intrest for a NWN drag meet at P.I.R. I think it would be a blast to watch others do the 1320 and have a bunch of our members grudge drag.
I would also be down to race out at P.I.R., but definetly when the weather gets a little bit nicer.
northwestnissans.com /board/showthread.php?t=6934   (750 words)

  
 Portland International Raceway - R6Messagenet.com
I was riding a blue R6, fl pants, blue jacket, blue helmet with dragon in the B group.
I was there, my first time at the track on a bike, I ran C group and had a blast, I felt extremely comfortable on PIR it seemed very easy to keep good lines and flows real nice...
I was on the blue R6 in a fl and silver suit.
www.r6messagenet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=8561   (394 words)

  
 2001 CART Race at Portland International Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I used to follow the CART series pretty closely.
These are some shots from the race in Portland in 2001, won by Team Rahal driver Max Papis.
Alex was driving for Mo Nunn, his engineer from his previous stint at Target Chip Ganassi when he won two CART championships.
www.racphoto.com /Sports/Indy/Portland01/pir01.html   (225 words)

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