Barber Motorsports Park

Track

The IndyCar Series had tests at Barber in 2007 and 2009.

The track had also been nominated by the FIA as the official test track for the now-closed down US F1 Team.

Barber Proving Ground

The 14 acre Barber Proving Ground opened in 2014 to serve as an additional test facility for the Barber Museum. The track and adjacent 150-foot-by-350-foot wet/dry skid pad are used for a variety of purposes, including defensive driver training, safety instruction, product debuts, and vehicle testing.

Located on the hill overlooking the proving ground is a two-level, 9800 sqfoot building that provides rental space for meetings, luncheons, product introductions, and seminars.

Two garage units totaling 16800 sqfoot also stand in the vicinity of the Barber Proving Grounds. The garages support the Porsche Track Experience, Mercedes-Benz USA Brand Immersion Program, promoters' events, and other programs in the park.

Vehicle off-road courses

Vintage Motocross: Barber Motorsports Park has a 0.7 mi vintage motocross course. The inaugural event on the motocross took place during the 11th Annual Barber Vintage Festival with AHRMA presenting vintage motorcycle racing. Other uses of the motocross include product introductions by off-road vehicle manufacturers.

Vehicle Off-Road Course: The vehicle off-road course consists of approximately seven miles of trails confined to a 50 acre site adjoining the Barber Proving Ground. It can be configured into different layouts and is also multi-directional. The trails have varying terrain and provide moderate-to-extreme elevation conditions. Natural features such as water, rock, and bridge crossings have been incorporated into the trail system.

Obstacle Course: Consisting of unique obstacles for off-road vehicles and ATVs, the obstacle course is a natural trail consisting of a loop with nine features. These features are a railroad crossing, a concrete course with potholes, a 45-degree off-camber trail, a 15-degree concrete slope with three sets of rollers, a switchback, a 150 ft "rock crawl", an articulation, a water crossing with adjustable water level, and 20 ft of concrete stairs that are 10 ft wide. There is an observation deck bordering the obstacle course for people to view the course below.

Seasonal activities

Garden club park tours take place at Barber Motorsports Park year-round and utilize an open-air tram and tour guide. The tour starts off in front of the Barber Museum. The garden tours contain the park's plant collections, such as the 17 cloned Hightower Willow Oaks, which only exist in two places other than Barber Motorsports Park.

Sculpture

The infield of the track has a number of large sculptures, including a series of large steel spiders and dragonflies created by artist Bill Secunda, a pair of lions, and a sisyphean figure pushing a boulder. The Turns 5 & 6 complex is referred to as Charlotte's Web because of the presence of a large spider sculpture prominently placed in the infield near the turn and because it is one of the track's prime passing opportunities.

Barber Motorsports Park features five large steel gates fabricated by Branko Medenica that bear motorsports and wildlife themes. A functional kinetic, wind-powered sculpture created by artist Edward Lee Hendricks is located nearby a pond along the track's perimeter road. Another art commission by Hendricks is located at the nearby Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Standing in front of the Barber Museum are three stainless steel monuments by sculptor Theodore Gall, called The Chase. The Gall installation took over a year to create and collectively weighs close to five tons.

Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum

George Barber had a serious interest in vintage motorcycles and recognized that there was no museum that reflects the history of motorcycles around the world. He wanted to preserve motorcycle history in the United States in a way that represents an international aspect and to supply examples of motorcycles that until then could only have been seen in books and magazines.

The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum began in 1988 as Barber's private collection. However, in 1994, he established the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It opened to the public in its original Southside Birmingham, Alabama location in . In 1997 the Barber Museum sent 21 motorcycles to New York's Guggenheim Museum for exhibit in The Art of the Motorcycle; the exhibit also traveled to Chicago and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. After the success of The Art of the Motorcycle, Barber set out to create a unique facility complete with a track. In designing the complex, Barber consulted with world champion racers John Surtees and Dan Gurney. In 2003, the Barber Museum was relocated to its permanent home in Barber Motorsports Park.

The museum contains more than 1,600 vintage and modern motorcycles and racing cars. It is considered the largest motorcycle museum in the world, as well as the largest collection of Lotus race cars. The motorcycle collection includes bikes dating from 1904 to present production. More than 900 motorcycles are on display. They come from 16 countries and represent over 140 different marques from as far away from the US as Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.[[File:Motorcycle stack display in Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Motorcycle stack display in Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum]]

Events

; Current

• February: 24 Hours of Lemons
• March: IndyCar Series Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, Indy NXT, Porsche Sprint Challenge North America, Mustang Cup North America
• May: MotoAmerica MotoAmerica Superbikes at Barber
• July: National Auto Sport Association
• August: SCCA Super Tour
• September: GT World Challenge America, GT America Series, GT4 America Series, TC America Series, Toyota Gazoo Racing Cup North America
• October: Formula Regional Americas Championship Barber SpeedTour, Formula 4 United States Championship, Atlantic Championship Series, F2000 Championship Series, F1600 Championship Series, Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, Ligier Junior Formula Championship

; Former

• AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship (2009–2014)
• AMA Superbike Championship
  • Championship of Alabama (2003–2014)
• ChampCar Endurance Series (2015–2021)
• Formula BMW USA (2005)
• Global MX-5 Cup (2009, 2017–2018, 2025)
• Grand-Am Cup (2003–2013)
• IMSA Prototype Challenge (2017–2018)
• Indy Pro 2000 Championship (2011–2012, 2014–2016, 2018, 2021–2022)
• Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America (2019)
• North America Talent Cup (2022)
• Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA (2017–2019)
• Rolex Sports Car Series
  • Porsche 250 (2003–2013)
• Trans-Am Series (2025)
• USF Juniors (2022–2025)
• USF2000 Championship (2014–2017, 2021–2022)

Lap records

As of October 2025, the fastest official race lap records on the Barber Motorsports Park are listed as:

Notes

References

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