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belle isle circuit detroit michigan

Venue Physical Address: belle isle just off jefferson avenue near downtown detroit.

Got Directions?
Head along Jefferson along the detroit river from downtown to the bridges across to belle isle.

Hotels Accommodations nearby
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Nearest Major Airports:
DTW - Detroit Wayne Metropolitan Airport aka "Metro Aiport"
(a little ways South West of town. A smaller airport Detroit Wayne County City Airport (DET) also exists within the city limits. )
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> Detroit Metro Airport Website (DTW)

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Shop for the cheapest airfare to Detroit Metro Airport DTW and Detroit City Airport (DET) with major travel package providers including Travelocity, Priceline, Hotwire on my flights and hire cars page

Driving
Road Advisories:
Detroit has some of the worst paved roads in the western world (only a slight exaggeration!) and yet the locals are constantly joking that the local trademark symbol of the city, in fact the whole state of Michigan, is the orange construction barrel.
Foreigners need home license & International Driver's Permit (IDP), available from your local auto club

Local Public Transit
Don't plan any trips around town with local buses. They are notoriously unreliable and certainly won't get you from the airport to downtown like in any other city in the world of a similar size and fame. But for the record, the official Metro Detroit SMART (sic) bus sytem website is Here

Entertainment:
Local Events Listings Online Find dates and tickets for every type of Detroit event including Tigers Baseball, Red Wings Ice Hockey, Lions Football & Pistons Basketball major league as well as concerts and shows at my Detroit Tickets page

Shopping: NOt downtown you don't. Not a lot anyway. Things have looked up in the last year or 2 with some new stores moving into the new Compucenter building near Campus Marshus.
Coupons: Buy Detroit Entertainment, Dining & Shopping Coupon book
Casinos? There's three in the downtown area- MGM Grand, Greektown Casino and MotorCity Casino and, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada the much more relaxed Casino Windsor.
Arts/Musuems:
> The Detroit Institute of Arts-DIA downtown has a very impressive display.
> Detroit Historical Museums and society
> Museum of African American History
> Henry Ford Museum
> > Motown Museum Hitsville, USA
Go Carts: > ???
Theme Parks Near by: I enjoyed my visit to Cedar Point, just over the Ohio Border in Sandusky, closer to Toledo, OH.
Restaurants/Clubs/Cafes:
Try Baker's Keyboard Lounge for some jazz history. I love to visit there when I'm in town!

What motorsport related events happen in Detroit?
Click on links for upcoming dates:

AT BELLE ISLE CIRCUIT
> ALMS Event & IRL IndyCar Grand Prix of Detroit Event !
> Power Boat Racing - APBA Gold Cup (American Powerboat Association)

AROUND TOWN
> North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) - Winter - at Cobo Hall.
> Woodward Dream Cruise
> Cruisin' Gratiot
> Battle of the Brits - Car and Motorcycle Rally - Freedom Hill Park - September.
> Autorama

FURTHER OUT
> Cycle World Motorcycle Show Novi, MI
> Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn MI

Other Racing Locations nearby (with distances)
> Michigan International Speedway about 40 miles from town in Brooklyn, MI
> Auto City Speedway in Flint Michigan
> Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run
> Milan Dragway about 50 miles from downtown
> More Short Tracks, Dirt Tracks and Speedways in Michigan
Detroit Sports Venues
> Ice Hockey NHL Hotels near Joe Lewis Arena (Detroit Red Wings)
Hotels near Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers)
Basketball: Hotels near Palace of Auburn Hills (Detroit Pistons NBA)
Hotels near Michigan and MSU Basketball (Michigan Wolverines and MSU Spartans)
Football: Hotels near Ford Field (Detroit Lions)
Hotels near the Big House and Spartan Stadium (Michigan Wolverines and MSU Spartans)
Motorsports: Hotels near Michigan Speedway (NASCAR + IRL)
Hotels near Belle Isle Speedway (IRL)

Running: Hotels near Detroit Marathon
Close by: Hotels near Michigan State Fair
Hotels near Detroit Zoo

HANDY LINKS
Trackmap: ????
> Local Online Map:
Here's a very fancy Detroit, MI satellite and road map

> Weather Forecast: Detroit Weather Radar and Forecast from U.S. National Weather Service

> Local Newspaper: Detroit News

> Tourism Websites: ???

> Got tips?

Of Interest to Tourists / International Travelers
Money Matters
... Curency: U.S. Dollars (USD)
Oanda Exchange Rate Converter
Buy your U.S. Dollars Currency online before you travel from TorFX
... ATM Locator
...Tipping: Is expected. 15% is usual except for exceptional service.
...State Sales Tax or GST: Sales tax in Michigan is 6.5%, included in list price.
> Time Zone: EST -5 Eastern Satnadar Time
> Telephone Info:
... Emergency Number: 911
... International dialing code in the U.S. is +1

> Visas: check with your local consulate
> Liquor Laws: Legal Drinking Age for Consumption and Purchase of Alcohol is 21. While you can buy cold beer from a convenience store, you can't buy any until 2pm on Sundays
> Ac/DC Michigan plugs are 2 prong parallel, but some older plugs accept a third round earth grounding. Voltage: 120V/60Hz. Foreign visitors may need to bring an adapter and check to see that their appliances are compatible.
> Places of Worship Listing:

Did you know?
> Detroit was not the first MotorCity. That honor actually belongs to nearby Cleveland. Look it up!
> Detroit Downtown for many years hosted a > Formula 1 Grand Prix through its streets and the nearby Belle Isle Circuit for several years hosted a Champ Car Event. The city lost both as the local auto industry pulled their sponsorship dollars. Pity. They were both great events.
> Every year Detroit and Windsor, Canada (across the river) stage one of the biggest fireworks displays in the world, the Freedom Festival fireworks, which falls between the 4th of July and Canada Day. Great value. Spectacular to see!
> Under downtown Detroit there is an abandoned salt mine.
> Motown or the MotorCity is a place that many car nuts eventually have to visit . Home of the Woodward Dream cruise the Autorama and the world famous North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), the place is car crazy and you'll come away feeling the same way, and if you want pure racing check out the nearby (40Miles) Michigan International Speedway. Or perhaps you're thinking football. Wait until you experience the "new" reinvented Detroit!
Godspeed on all your racing vacations, Cvetko Ostroznik


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4 and 5 star accommodations in Detroit Metro Area include:
Atheneum Suite Hotel
Inn On Ferry Street
Marriott Detroit Rennaisance Center
Marriott Detroit Dearborne Inn
MGM Grand Detroit
MotorCity Casino Hotel
Omni - Detroit River Place
The Ritz-Carlton 300 Dearborn
The Westin Southfield

At Detroit Airport
The Westin at Detroit Metropolitan Airport located in the Airport - McNamara Terminal

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find michigan motorsport:

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. Dixie Motor Speedway, Birch Run
. Auto City Speedway, Clio
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find hotels near airports in Michigan:

AZO: Kalamazoo / Battle Creek
DTW: Detroit Wayne County Metro
FNT: Flint Bishop Airport Hotels
GRR: Grand Rapids / Kent County
LAN: Lansing Capital City Airport

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Godspeed on all your motorsport travel adventures, wherever they may take you, Cvetko Ostroznik.
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