Barber Motorsports Park

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The Barber Motorsports Park is a large multi-purpose racing facility on a 740 acre (300 hectare) site in Birmingham, Alabama. The site, which is located on the eastern fringes of the city, near Leeds, features a 2.3 mile road track with 16 turns, viewable from several naturally wooded or grass-covered banks. The track has hosted numerous motorsport races including Grand Am Rolex Sportscar Series and Vintage Racing Series events, and serves as the home of the "Porsche Driving Experience".

The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum features a collection of over 900 vintage and modern motorcycles and racecars. It is considered the largest motorsports museum in the world. The racecars includes Lotus and other international race cruisers. The internationally accliamed motorcycle collection includes bikes dating from 1904 to present production. There are bikes from 16 countries that represent over 140 different marques from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.

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Birmingham, USA landmarks
16th Street Baptist Church • Alabama Adventure (formerly Visionland) • Alabama Museum of Health Sciences • Alabama Sports Hall of Fame • Alabama Theatre • Aldridge Gardens • Alys Stephens Center • Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens • Avondale Park • Barber Motorsports Park & Vintage Motorsports Museum • Bessemer Hall of History • Birmingham Botanical Gardens • Birmingham Civil Rights District • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute • Birmingham International Airport • Birmingham Zoo • Birmingham Museum of Art • Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center Arena • Boutwell Auditorium • Cahaba River • Carver Theatre • International Motorsports Hall of Fame • Kelly Ingram Park • Lane Park • Legion Field • McWane Center • Oak Mountain State Park • Red Mountain • Rickwood Field • Riverchase Galleria • Ruffner Mountain • Sloss Furnaces • Southern Museum of Flight • Talladega Superspeedway • The Summit • UAB • Vulcan Park & Statue
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