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Track layout unveiled for Phoenix curtain raiser

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Red Bull Global Rallycross have unveiled the track layout for the opening rounds of the 2016 Supercars and Lites seasons, which will take place on the weekend of May 21-22.

The double header event, being held at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, will take place on a 0.929 mile track featuring 12 turns and and two dirt sections, the first of which features the series’ signature 70-foot jump and bypasses the joker section. The second dirt portion of the track layout covers the final hairpin.

The joker lap begins with a tight turn off turn eight, rejoining the circuit on the longest straight of the track.

The series’ first visit to the state of Phoenix will also the first of four double header events this season.

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