Drivecenter Arena

Drivecenter Arena, previously known as Skellefteå Drive Center, is a 4.2 kilometres (2.61 mi) motorsport race track in Fällfors (Västerbotten County), Sweden. The circuit opened in 2019 having been converted from a retired Swedish Air Force base, Fällfors Air Base (ICAO: ESUF).

Drivecenter Arena
LocationFällfors, Sweden
Coordinates65°6′27″N 20°45′40″E
OpenedJune 14, 2019
Major eventsSTCC TCR Scandinavia
Length4.2 km (2.61 mi)

History

Fällfors Air Base had been a modernised Swedish Air Force base with three runways and a reinforced section of adjoining highway to act as a spare runway. The base was built in the 1950s. The base operated Saab 29 Tunnan, Saab 32 Lansen, Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen fighter-bombers over the years. One of its features was a mountain hangar built in rock in the dispersal area to the north of the runways.[1] The base closed in 2006. The base was sold off and the Skellefteå Drive Center opened in 2008 and operated as a driver training and vehicle testing facility, with the former runways used occasionally for drag racing. After an ownership change in 2017 the anticipated motor racing circuit was completed and the held their first race on 14 June 2019.[2] The circuit is 4.2 km long, the longest circuit in Sweden, approximately 150 m longer than Anderstorp Raceway.

At the opening Midnattsolsloppet meeting the circuit hosted both domestic and international motor racing with TCR Scandinavia, Formula Nordic, both the Swedish and North European Zone championships, Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and GT4 Scandinavia racing series.

References
  1. "Fällfors". Abandoned Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe. 19 December 2011.
  2. "Om Oss" (in Swedish). Drivercenter Arena.



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