# @speedyoulater on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CfY4p2ytO7t
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- **Posted:** 2022-06-29T12:15:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Speed You Later | INDYCAR (@speedyoulater) — https://gondola.cc/speedyoulater

## Caption

In the middle of #ohio , near Lexington, stands the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course: a road course stretching and twisting around the country, born with modest ambitions and ended up being among the main racing facilities of the #usa . 

This story begins when Les Griebling convinced some friends to invest in a road course and the ground was broken in 1961. Griebling designed the layout by himself, imagining a challenging track, tough to master. It never changed since, apart from modifications at Thunder Valley, which became a faster section following complaints of the drivers for the track being too slow. Also, an alternative layout bypassing the chicane before The Keyhole has been built in 1990. Very few straights link a series of twisting and plunging rollercoaster-like corners, with some featuring negative banking or being at the top of one hill. 

For nearly 20 years, the circuit continued under Griebling's management while Can-Am and F5000 raced here. CART arrived in 1980, and open-wheel racing never moved away, although passing championship by championship.
In 1981, Jim Trueman purchased the facility convinced that Mid-Ohio could become one of the USA's premier racing venues. The track underwent major renovations in 1986, featuring permanent grandstands and garages. Unfortunately, that very same year Trueman died from cancer. His wife and daughter undertook management of the facility, focusing on safety structures and keeping Jim’s dream alive.

On March 2, 2011, Mid Ohio changed property again: Green Savoree Racing Promotions was the new owner, the same as the Indy Grands Prix at St. Petersburg and Toronto. In recent years, Mid Ohio succeded in bringing #nascar there, while still being beloved and active for test and racing at all levels.

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#indy #indycar #midohiosportscarcourse #midohio #midohiovalley #ohio #cars #motorsport #race #speedyoulater #indycardrivers

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usa, cars, midohiovalley, midohio, midohiosportscarcourse, indycardrivers, indycar, speedyoulater, ohio, nascar, race, indy, motorsport

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