It is built on the northern section of the former site of the Royal Aerospace Establishment Bedford, a former Royal Air Force airfield and took five years to convert to a track using the latest in track-laying techniques to provide a quiet and smooth surface.
Because the track has no Armco it is not eligible to hold races there or have an area for spectators due to the inability to ensure their safety.
The museum itself is housed in one of the few remaining buildings on the original airfield, now Bedford Aerodrome, built during the Second World War.
Bedford Autodrome was used as an official training site for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
[4] A petition to the UK Government requesting allowance for recommissioning and resale of classic vehicles from this stockpile was submitted in March 2006, but ultimately rejected.