Tor Łódź

Overview

Tor Łódź is in Kiełmina near Stryków, at coordinates 51.8773°N, 19.5337°E, and is the only asphalt car and motorcycle circuit in the Łódź Voivodeship. It sits about 1 km from the Stryków junction, where the A1 and A2 motorways cross, so getting there is unusually easy. Łódź is around 10 minutes away and Warsaw around 40 minutes. The track opened in September 2016 on a fenced 6-hectare site. It is registered as an ODTJ (Ośrodek Doskonalenia Techniki Jazdy, an advanced driver training center), and car-control training is still at the heart of what it does. It is also a popular venue for affordable, short-format track days, motorcycle training and supercar experiences, which draws drivers and riders from both central Poland and the Warsaw area.

Technical Specifications and Track Features

The circuit is a compact 1.5 km asphalt loop between 8 and 12 meters wide, with 17 corners and a modest elevation change of about 6.5 meters. With that many corners packed into such a short lap, there is very little time to rest. One corner leads straight into the next, so a mistake early in a sequence carries through the following bends, and a smooth, consistent rhythm matters more than outright speed on any single straight. The layout includes a sprinkled section of corners for practicing car control on a wet surface, plus two slip plates: one rectangular and one shaped as a segment of a ring. Safety comes from the design itself. The track has gravel traps and barriers along its edges, no kerbs, and no lampposts or other obstacles near the asphalt, so an off on this track is far more forgiving than at many older venues. Lap timing is done with a TAG Heuer system, and the track was planned from the start with sector-based timing so drivers can see where in the lap they gain or lose time.

Facilities and Specialized Areas

The main building has a multimedia conference hall and a café. Garages are fitted with vehicle lifts, which helps with quick checks between sessions. EV owners can use two 120 kW CCS fast chargers and several 22 kW AC points. Track days run in two short formats: 2.5 hours (two hours on track) and 3.5 hours (three hours on track). Groups are capped at 21 cars, while motorcycle sessions take up to 30 riders. Short, inexpensive sessions like these make it easy to come back regularly and work on one thing at a time. Car training follows a three-level path, from Safe Driver through Advanced Driver to Pro Technique, and motorcycle courses have two levels. The venue also runs instructor-led sessions, corporate events and passenger or driving experiences in supercars such as the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the Lamborghini Temerario.

History

Tor Łódź was a private project by local motorsport enthusiasts who wanted a proper asphalt track in a region that did not have one. Construction started on a 6-hectare plot near Stryków, chosen for its motorway access. From the beginning, the plans covered driver training, club meetings, driving schools and track use for cars, motorcycles and karts. The circuit opened in September 2016. In 2017 it entered the regional ODTJ register as the first facility of its kind in the Łódź Voivodeship, which allows it to run official training for category B and B1 drivers and for motorcyclists. Since then it has added better timing, EV charging and a wider training and track day program, and it remains the go-to track for drivers and riders in central Poland.