Ohio International Raceway

Ohio International Raceway in Ravenna goes back to 1970 and hosted Trans-AMA and National motocross events in the 1970s. The deep heritage continuity combined with the multi-discipline current operational identity together define the property's broader regional appeal. The 1970 founding date places Ohio International Raceway among the earliest organized American motocross facilities. 55-plus years of operating heritage builds the kind of multi-generational rider relationships and accumulated track-prep institutional knowledge that newer facilities cannot quickly replicate. The Trans-AMA and National motocross event hosting in the 1970s placed the property in the foundational tier of American motocross facility development. Trans-AMA was a major American motocross series during the era; National motocross events represented the championship-grade race programming that defined the broader sport's organized development. Today the facility runs three tracks delivering cross-discipline programming on a single property. The 1.1-mile adult MX track handles experienced rider sessions with serious training-rep density. The 4-mile harescramble loop adds the cross-country and hare-scramble training footprint for the broader off-road community. The dedicated peewee track separates the youngest riders from main-track traffic for the family-friendly safety design. The three-format track inventory genuinely supports nearly every rider population on a single admission. Cross-discipline riders running motocross plus hare scramble have working access; multi-skill family groups have appropriate-difficulty terrain for every rider in the household. Operating cadence: select practice and racing dates. The structured access model reflects the operational reality of properties with heritage operating cycles, the calendar is more event-focused than daily-open programming. The northeast Ohio location between Cleveland and Akron is the operational geography that defines the property's broader regional access. The Ravenna positioning off Newton Falls Road serves both the broader Cleveland and Akron metro rider populations within practical drive time. For local riders in Portage County and the broader northeast Ohio region, Ohio International Raceway is the heritage destination home venue. Riders in Ravenna, Kent, Aurora, Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown, and the broader I-76 / Route 5 corridor have everyday geographic access. Pittsburgh metro riders make the trip west for the heritage Trans-AMA programming history specifically. Northeast Ohio between Cleveland and Akron, off Newton Falls Road.