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The Toronto BMX Supercross track, constructed for the 2015 Pan American Games, is regarded as one of the world’s premier BMX racing facilities. Designed for elite and amateur riders, the track features an 8-meter and a 5-meter starting ramp, state-of-the-art pneumatic gates, and high-performance surface stabilization to ensure optimal rider safety and minimal track maintenance.
The track surface is composed of earth capped with limestone screenings and reinforced with Soiltac®, a synthetic copolymer emulsion that provides dust suppression, soil stabilization, and erosion resistance. Soiltac® was applied to bind track materials, enhance surface durability, and maintain race consistency across the high-speed, high-impact BMX track. The use of polymer-based stabilization ensures long-term performance and reduced surface degradation, making it a model for future BMX track developments worldwide.
Toronto BMX Supercross
This facility is reputed to be the premier professional BMX course in the world. Constructed for the 2015 PanAm Games, the project features an iconic cast-in-place concrete ramp structure finished with steel pipe screens and lit canopies.
All walls are board-form finished. The structure comprises an 8-metre height (Elite) ramp and a 5-metre height (Amateur) ramp. Both ramps feature state-of-the-art pneumatically operated starting gates. The 8-metre ramp is constructed as a suspended slab, accommodating lit indoor and outdoor storage below. The indoor storage is finished with glazed masonry block. The track is constructed of earth capped with limestone screenings and Soiltacstabilizer. One of the many challenges of the project included paving the three 180-degree track turns, and placing asphalt on slopes of 1:1 or steeper. To meet the accelerated schedule, overtime and winter construction were employed.
CLIENT
City of Toronto
PROJECT COST
$4,012,924
DATE OF COMPLETION
2015
ACCOLADES
2016 GVCA Award of Excellence
2016 ArchDaily Building of the Year Finalist – Sports Architecture 2016 Architizer A+ Awards Finalist – Stadium / Arena
