Blackhawk Farms is a private circuit racetrack located outside
South Beloit,
Illinois
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, on a farm on the border between Wisconsin and Illinois. Blackhawk Farms was established in 1967, about a decade after nearby
Road America
Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Ch ...
.
History
Blackhawk Farms was designed by Jerry Dunbar and built in 1967 by Tito and Marcia Nappi. The Nappis owned and operated the track until its sale in 1986 to Mike and Raymond Irwin. The track was maintained and operated by the Irwins until its sale in August 2007 to Paul Musschoot, a local businessman and longtime
SCCA racer and technical inspector. In 2008, many improvements were made to the track site including a brand new tech building and
Kohler sponsored bathroom facility. Additional improvements included reducing the property's water table with added drainage and an onsite Frisby Performance tire dealer.
The track currently hosts events for the
Midwestern Council,
SCCA,
VSCDA, and
SVRA, ASRA-CCS. The
Mid-American Racing Series
The Mid-Am Racing Series, formerly Mid American Stock Car Series, is a traveling stock car racing series in the Midwestern United States. The cars are based on a 108" metric stock frame, less costly suspension parts and a maximum of 358 cubic i ...
was added to the schedule in 2021.
References
External links
Blackhawk Farms Website
Motorsport venues in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Winnebago County, Illinois
Tourist attractions in Winnebago County, Illinois
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Road courses in the United States