New Race Track/AutoX Site/Drag Strip in Shelton, WA Needs your help!
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New Race Track/AutoX Site/Drag Strip in Shelton, WA Needs your help!
Very short notice. If you're reading this after 5/4, it's too late, but firgured I'd throw this out in case we could get lucky.
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Originally Posted by Email I just got forwarded
Dear fellow autocrossers,
For those of you that aren't yet aware, there is a new racing venue project under development in Mason County, near Shelton WA, called The Ridge Motorsports Park. This venue includes a fantastic road course, that's oriented towards the club racer, conceived and developed by members of our very own NW racing family.
The gentlemen responsible for developing this project are friends and fellows racers of mine in the Conference and NASA racing organization. After talking with them at the last race they informed me they had the autocross community in mind when laying out the facility.
I am personally excited to see this project so close to happening because it will help in two forms of racing close to my heart, Solo2 and Road race.
This project is not oriented towards pro racing, it's not a high dollar country club deal, it's not a taxpayer subsidized NASCAR oval. It's a facility for you and me, to continue to race at the club level for years to come, where other local tracks may cease to exist because of encroaching development, noise complaints, or other political pressures.
The road course layout was designed by pro racer Johannes Van Overbeek, and has multiple configurations available, with several challenging and exciting geographic features included. There will also be a drag strip, and possibly other types of racing features oriented towards the amateurs such as Solo2.
As with any project of this scope, especially a motorsports oriented facility in this political climate, there are multiple hurdles that need to be overcome. Much progress has been made to date, and the next step is to successfully argue for a change to the local noise ordinance, that will permit the project to continue to move forward.
One of the best ways to ensure the success of this change is to demonstrate to the Mason County Commissioners that there is a population of people that are interested in this project, that will support this project as customers of the facility when it's finished, bringing dollars into the Mason County coffers.
There is a meeting planned to consider this ordinance change, where our attendance will make a material difference. There is a small group of people that are opposed to the project that will no doubt be there to express their opinion, as is their right. Just as it is our right as citizens and motorsports enthusiasts to express our opinion supporting the project.
In government decisions, numbers matter, both dollars and faces. We don't need any dollars, just your presence at this meeting, in overwhelming numbers compared to the naysayers. We need to show the Mason County Commissioners that approving this change and allowing the project to move forward is the right decision for the County because of the bottom line; the dollars that will come to Mason County from the direct operation of the facility and the collateral dollars of food, lodging, gas, etc...
The meeting will be held Tuesday May 4, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.. The meeting location is; Mason County Courthouse, Building 1, Commission Chambers, 411 North Fifth Street in Shelton, WA.
Please consider attending the meeting and supporting your own motorsports future. After the meeting, there will be a visit and tour of the site, with a pizza feed. Come check it out.
Please also show your support by commenting in favor of the project on the blog. There more supportive comments the better, let's push the count over 100.
Here's a link to the homepage, the blog is linked on the site:
http://www.raceinmason.com/
Please feel free to copy and paste or cross post this message to other forums, blogs etc.. that can help build attendance. The more people that come to the meeting the better, even if most of us have to stand outside.
For those of you that aren't yet aware, there is a new racing venue project under development in Mason County, near Shelton WA, called The Ridge Motorsports Park. This venue includes a fantastic road course, that's oriented towards the club racer, conceived and developed by members of our very own NW racing family.
The gentlemen responsible for developing this project are friends and fellows racers of mine in the Conference and NASA racing organization. After talking with them at the last race they informed me they had the autocross community in mind when laying out the facility.
I am personally excited to see this project so close to happening because it will help in two forms of racing close to my heart, Solo2 and Road race.
This project is not oriented towards pro racing, it's not a high dollar country club deal, it's not a taxpayer subsidized NASCAR oval. It's a facility for you and me, to continue to race at the club level for years to come, where other local tracks may cease to exist because of encroaching development, noise complaints, or other political pressures.
The road course layout was designed by pro racer Johannes Van Overbeek, and has multiple configurations available, with several challenging and exciting geographic features included. There will also be a drag strip, and possibly other types of racing features oriented towards the amateurs such as Solo2.
As with any project of this scope, especially a motorsports oriented facility in this political climate, there are multiple hurdles that need to be overcome. Much progress has been made to date, and the next step is to successfully argue for a change to the local noise ordinance, that will permit the project to continue to move forward.
One of the best ways to ensure the success of this change is to demonstrate to the Mason County Commissioners that there is a population of people that are interested in this project, that will support this project as customers of the facility when it's finished, bringing dollars into the Mason County coffers.
There is a meeting planned to consider this ordinance change, where our attendance will make a material difference. There is a small group of people that are opposed to the project that will no doubt be there to express their opinion, as is their right. Just as it is our right as citizens and motorsports enthusiasts to express our opinion supporting the project.
In government decisions, numbers matter, both dollars and faces. We don't need any dollars, just your presence at this meeting, in overwhelming numbers compared to the naysayers. We need to show the Mason County Commissioners that approving this change and allowing the project to move forward is the right decision for the County because of the bottom line; the dollars that will come to Mason County from the direct operation of the facility and the collateral dollars of food, lodging, gas, etc...
The meeting will be held Tuesday May 4, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.. The meeting location is; Mason County Courthouse, Building 1, Commission Chambers, 411 North Fifth Street in Shelton, WA.
Please consider attending the meeting and supporting your own motorsports future. After the meeting, there will be a visit and tour of the site, with a pizza feed. Come check it out.
Please also show your support by commenting in favor of the project on the blog. There more supportive comments the better, let's push the count over 100.
Here's a link to the homepage, the blog is linked on the site:
http://www.raceinmason.com/
Please feel free to copy and paste or cross post this message to other forums, blogs etc.. that can help build attendance. The more people that come to the meeting the better, even if most of us have to stand outside.
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Yah, I wasn't able to go either, but I figured I'd throw it out there in the event it was in range for someone who could read it. I've seen the pictures of what the layout is supposed to be, looks awesome!
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It has been forever and a day since I posted it seems....
http://youtu.be/PnGDwpKgKeg
lmao at the vid - but the track looks kewl!!
Originally Posted by http://www.hookedondriving.com
New RACE TRACK!! We are proud to announce and congratulate HOD drivers Rod Powell and Joe Manke - THEY DID IT!! Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, WA, has been approved for construction!! Clearing is already underway for this over 2 mile road course with separate drag strip - this is the FIRST RACE track to be added in that region in many, many years!! The HOD video was introduced by Don Clinkinbeard in the final presentation to County authorities and was obviously well-received. Go to: www.ridgemotorsportspark.com/ for more information. Well done guys!!
lmao at the vid - but the track looks kewl!!
Last edited by Nemesis8; 05-03-2011 at 08:30 PM.
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If I had read this last night, I could have made it.
Apparently it doesnt matter, though... They got their permit (as per the top of their site)
I could see this being the meeting place for RX-8 Club members up here.
Apparently it doesnt matter, though... They got their permit (as per the top of their site)
I could see this being the meeting place for RX-8 Club members up here.
Last edited by RXeligion; 05-03-2011 at 08:48 PM. Reason: Didnt want to double post.
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