The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is slated to take place on August 22 and 23, sending race cars zooming close to 180 miles per hour through the city. Earlier today, organizers revealed the event’s planned track map.
The 1.7 mile street circuit will feature seven turns, and will include a 0.4 mile stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue, “framed by the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol,” race organizers stated.
NBC Washington reports that U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergum told reporters at a press conference that “It’s a combination of history and horsepower that’s going to happen here,” with an expected turnout of over one million spectators.
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“As a racing fan this track doesn’t even look good,” said one commenter on a post from Washingtonian Problems, a popular Instagram account that highlights local news in the DMV area.
After a recent brutal winter storm in the region that left “snowcrete,” or piles of snow covered in ice that proved difficult to remove, local drivers have reported an increase in potholes, leaving some people, like another Instagram commenter, to wonder, “Does this mean the potholes on Pennsylvania will also be fixed?”
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