Round 10 : Edmonton City Centre Airport, United States

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The Indy Edmonton is held on a temporary circuit set up at the Edmonton City Centre Airport near the downtown area of Edmonton. On February 8 this year the promoter, Octane Motorsports Events, unveiled the new track, which has been extended from a 14 turn, 1.96 mile circuit, to 2,256 miles and reduced to 13 turns, utilizing different airport runways.

The new circuit, which incorporates the closed East runway, will present challenges to drivers and action all around for spectators. There's a 90-degree first turn, hairpin turns in the northwestern (Turn 5) and southwestern (Turn 13) corners and two long straights. Cars will run counterclockwise.

"The other course one was good and fast initially but it was too hard to pass on," design consultant Tony Cotman for said. "One of the big things we needed to focus on with this course was how to make the show better, and I think we've achieved that. There were restrictions relating to the airport but I think we can create a much better actual racetrack for racing on and obviously that's what people come to see. It will be better."

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