Road course · Alabama, USA
Barber Motorsports Park
Barber Motorsports Park is a road course in Alabama. OpenStreetMap maps one layout here, 2.31 mi (3.72 km). Below: the map, every corner with a computed line, the elevation, and where to stay and eat.
- 2.31
- Miles
- 13
- Corners
- 69
- Ft of elevation
01Track map
Barber track map
Full circuit
Name inferred by TRACK from the mapped loops, not an official layout name.
- Mapped length
- 2.31mi
- 3.72 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- From OSM one-way tagging.
- Start/finish line
- Estimated
- Estimated by TRACK from the mapped geometry and not verified on site. TRACK asks you to confirm or move it before timing laps here, when you’re stopped.
- Published length (cross-check)
- 2.38 mi · mapped loop agrees within 3%
- Corners
- 14
- Inferred from curvature, not official turn numbers
- Sectors
- 3
- Estimated, near each third of the lap
Source geometry: OpenStreetMap ↗. Something wrong? Fixing it in OpenStreetMap improves it for everyone.
02Overview
What Barber is like to drive.
The full circuit layout at Barber is 2.31 miles with 13 corners worth setting up for and about 69 ft of elevation change. A generic track-day car in our model brakes hard 11 times a lap and is at full throttle for about 42% of the distance; the longest straight runs roughly 1132 ft.
2 of the corners are slow (under 50 mph in the model), 1 are fast (over 75 mph). There are hairpins where exit speed matters more than entry. Some apexes sit on crests, where the car goes light. The corner notes below come from the mapped geometry, not from local knowledge; we’ll add a researched guide for Barber later.
03Lap at a glance
Where the speed is, and where the hills are.
- Length
- 2.31mi
- Elevation range
- 69ft
- Steepest grade
- 9%
- Braking zones
- 11model
- Full throttle
- 42% model
- Longest straight
- 1132ft
The speed trace is a model, not a real lap: a generic track-day car (about 1.1 g of cornering grip, 1 g braking, 150 W/kg) driven on the computed line through an assumed 12 m wide track. Use it to see where the braking zones and flat-out sections are, not to predict your speeds. Elevation: USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (NED 10 m) via OpenTopoData, sampled every 25 m along the mapped centerline.
04Corner by corner
The corners at Barber.
TRACK’s own corner numbering (C1, C2…), found from the curvature of the mapped centerline. It isn’t the official turn numbering. Each diagram shows the computed line: the minimum-curvature path through an assumed 12 m wide track. It’s a geometric starting point. Your instructor’s line comes first.
- C1
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumcornerTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand corner that turns about 63°, tightening to a radius of roughly 34 m (112 ft). The model car brakes for about 140 m (459 ft), from 118 to 60 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 63° left
- Tightest radius
- 34 m
- Model speed
- 118 → 60 mph
- Braking (model)
- 140 m
- Grade
- -0.9%
- C2
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumhairpinTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand hairpin that turns about 205°, tightening to a radius of roughly 35 m (115 ft). It drops through the corner (about 2% grade). The model car brakes for about 90 m (295 ft), from 84 to 55 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes a late apex, about 115 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 205° right
- Tightest radius
- 35 m
- Model speed
- 84 → 55 mph
- Braking (model)
- 90 m
- Grade
- -2.0%
- C3
Fast right-hander
↱ RightfastcornerTRACK numbering
A fast right-hand corner that turns about 37°, tightening to a radius of roughly 60 m (197 ft). It climbs through the corner (about 7% grade). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 84 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 37° right
- Tightest radius
- 60 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 84 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- +6.6%
- C4
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowhairpinTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand hairpin that turns about 167°, tightening to a radius of roughly 26 m (85 ft). The model car brakes for about 160 m (525 ft), from 117 to 43 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 10 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 167° left
- Tightest radius
- 26 m
- Model speed
- 117 → 43 mph
- Braking (model)
- 160 m
- Grade
- -0.9%
- C5
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumchicaneTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand chicane that turns about 125°, tightening to a radius of roughly 25 m (82 ft). The model car brakes for about 115 m (377 ft), from 118 to 68 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 75 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 125° left
- Tightest radius
- 25 m
- Model speed
- 118 → 68 mph
- Braking (model)
- 115 m
- Grade
- +0.3%
- C6
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumchicaneTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand chicane that turns about 192°, tightening to a radius of roughly 19 m (62 ft). The model car brakes for about 135 m (443 ft), from 118 to 63 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 55 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 192° right
- Tightest radius
- 19 m
- Model speed
- 118 → 63 mph
- Braking (model)
- 135 m
- Grade
- -1.9%
- C7
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 231°, tightening to a radius of roughly 19 m (62 ft). It drops through the corner (about 6% grade) and goes over a crest, so the car goes light at the apex. The model car brakes for about 65 m (213 ft), from 72 to 40 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 231° right
- Tightest radius
- 19 m
- Model speed
- 72 → 40 mph
- Braking (model)
- 65 m
- Grade
- -5.8% · crest
- C8
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumchicaneTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand chicane that turns about 55°, tightening to a radius of roughly 45 m (148 ft). It climbs through the corner (about 4% grade). The model car brakes for about 50 m (164 ft), from 88 to 66 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 55° left
- Tightest radius
- 45 m
- Model speed
- 88 → 66 mph
- Braking (model)
- 50 m
- Grade
- +3.9%
- C9
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumchicaneTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand chicane that turns about 69°, tightening to a radius of roughly 32 m (105 ft). It climbs through the corner (about 3% grade). The model car brakes for about 55 m (180 ft), from 88 to 66 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 5 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 69° right
- Tightest radius
- 32 m
- Model speed
- 88 → 66 mph
- Braking (model)
- 55 m
- Grade
- +3.3%
- C10
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumessesTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand esses that turns about 35°, tightening to a radius of roughly 44 m (144 ft). The model car brakes for about 40 m (131 ft), from 83 to 64 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 35° left
- Tightest radius
- 44 m
- Model speed
- 83 → 64 mph
- Braking (model)
- 40 m
- Grade
- -1.3%
- C11
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumessesTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand esses that turns about 81°, tightening to a radius of roughly 45 m (148 ft). It climbs through the corner (about 3% grade). The model car brakes for about 60 m (197 ft), from 83 to 62 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 81° right
- Tightest radius
- 45 m
- Model speed
- 83 → 62 mph
- Braking (model)
- 60 m
- Grade
- +2.5%
- C12
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumhairpinTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand hairpin that turns about 208°, tightening to a radius of roughly 26 m (85 ft). It climbs through the corner (about 3% grade). The model car brakes for about 65 m (213 ft), from 81 to 64 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 230 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 208° right
- Tightest radius
- 26 m
- Model speed
- 81 → 64 mph
- Braking (model)
- 65 m
- Grade
- +3.3%
- C13
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumcornerTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand corner that turns about 89°, tightening to a radius of roughly 39 m (128 ft). It drops through the corner (about 4% grade). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 51 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 89° left
- Tightest radius
- 39 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 51 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- -3.8%
05Time it with TRACK
Drive Barber. TRACK knows where you are.
No setup and no transponder. Start a session in the paddock and TRACK recognises Barber and the layout from your GPS trace, then times every lap and sector with a live delta to your best.
- 1DetectTRACK matches your first few hundred metres against every mapped layout at Barber, including shared pavement between configurations.
- 2Confirm the lineThe start/finish line here is estimated. When you’re stopped, TRACK shows it on the map: accept it or tap to move it. You’re never asked while driving.
- 3Laps, timed retroactivelyLaps you drove before confirming are timed from the recorded trace, so you don’t lose your first session.
- 4Go furtherSync a GoPro for video with telemetry and let TRACK Engineer point out where the time is. External 10–25 Hz GPS receivers for tighter sectors are awaiting hardware validation.
- Venue and layout detection is tested on simulated drives over real OpenStreetMap circuits, not yet in a real car. Compatible GPS receivers
06Plan your trip
Getting there, staying, eating.
Nearby places for Barber haven’t been loaded yet.
07Track days
Find an open track day at Barber.
TRACK doesn’t copy event listings. An on-page calendar will come with an organizer data partnership.
Before your first day here
08Nearby tracks
Closest mapped venues.
- Talladega SuperspeedwayAlabama · 32 mi away
- Talladega Gran Prix RacewayAlabama · 36 mi away
- Atlanta Motor SpeedwayGeorgia · 133 mi away
- Atlanta Motorsports ParkGeorgia · 153 mi away
Straight-line distance between venues. All 96 tracks
FAQ
Barber, answered.
How long is Barber?
The mapped centerline of Barber Motorsports Park is 2.31 mi (3.72 km) in OpenStreetMap, against a published 2.38 mi. Published lengths are measured differently, so small differences are normal.
How much elevation change is there at Barber?
About 69 ft (21 m) between the lowest and highest points of the full circuit layout, from USGS 3DEP elevation data sampled every 25 m. The steepest stretch is around 9%.
Which direction does Barber run?
The main mapped layout runs clockwise, from one-way tagging in OpenStreetMap. Check the event’s driver briefing: some venues run reverse-direction days.
Can I time laps at Barber with my phone?
Yes, with the TRACK iPhone app (beta). It recognises Barber and the layout you’re driving from GPS, then times laps and sectors. A phone’s GPS is good for lap times; an external 10–25 Hz receiver tightens sector splits.
Where is the start/finish line at Barber?
TRACK estimates the line from the mapped geometry (usually beside the pit lane, or on the longest straight). It isn’t verified on site, so the app asks you to confirm or move it before timing your first session here.
How do I find track days at Barber?
Clubs and organizers list HPDE, track days and club races on MotorsportReg, linked on this page. The venue’s own calendar (also linked) lists its events too. TRACK doesn’t list events itself.
Where can I stay near Barber?
This page lists hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, fuel and parts stores near Barber from OpenStreetMap, with straight-line distances. Book early for big event weekends.
Track geometry and nearby places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License 1.0 (via the TRACK Atlas, snapshot 2026-10-17). Elevation: USGS 3DEP (public domain). Lengths are mapped centerlines, not official figures. The computed line and speed trace are a model. No start/finish line has been verified on site.
TRACK is not affiliated with or endorsed by Barber Motorsports Park, MotorsportReg or any business listed here. The venue name identifies the location only and belongs to its owner. TRACK shows no lap records or official results for this venue. Driving advice is general: your instructor, the event’s rules and the venue’s rules come first.