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Proving Ground Facilities

	1. Control centre Maintenance and control are conducted here for test vehicles. The 15 metre high control tower provides a panoramic view of the course		2. Engineering garage With hoists for preparation and instrumentation of test cars
	3. High speed Oval track Two 1,800 metre long lanes with banked curves; the maximum gradient of the south bank is 45 degrees. Vehicles can be tested up to speed of 120 kph.		4. Skid pad A diameter of up to 140 metres allowing various types of skid tests.
	5. Circular Low-μ track The skid ring at the outside blue basalt of the skid pad with a diameter of 120m offers driving on a surface similar to compacted snow (μ of 0.3) with vehicle speeds up to 80 kph		6. Handling track (asphalt) The total track length is 1,036 metres and there are 20 different kinds of corners, varying from 18 to 85R.
	7a. Slopes with different gradients (asphalt and low-μ) There are four types of 30%, 20%, 10% and 5% gradients, and for the 20% and 10% slopes special tiles blue basalt were laid out to recreate a low gradient quasi-compacted snow road (μ = 0.1, 0.3)		7b.
	8. Fording Pit		9. Handling track (gravel)
	10. Undulating track		11. Mud pit
	12. Sand pit		13. Cobblestone track
	14. Rough bumpy track		15. Steep dirt slopes There are four slopes; 60%; 50%; 40% and 30% gradients.
	16. Checker board Change of high and low μ surfaces representing slippery conditions		17. Icy Low-μ Track Special tiles (blue basalt) simulate compacted snowy conditions (μ = 0.3), used for traction and brake testing.
	18. Low- μ track (blue basalt) Special tiles simulate compacted snowy conditions (μ = 0.3), used for traction and brake testing

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