bˈeɪst ɔnðə sˈeɪm tɛknˈɑːlədʒi æz jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən vˈɛlədɹˌoʊmz jˈuːzd fɔːɹ bˈaɪsɪkəl ɹˈeɪsɪŋ, ðɪs tɹˈæk ænd ˈʌðɚz lˈaɪk ɪt wɜː kənstɹˈʌktᵻd wɪð ˈɛks bˈoːɹdz, ˈɔfən wɪð tˈɜːnz bˈæŋkt æɾ ˌʌp tə fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dᵻɡɹˈiːz.
Based on the same technology as European velodromes used for bicycle racing, this track and others like it were constructed with  x  boards, often with turns banked at up to 45 degrees.