Road Course in NJ!?

[ElusiveIS]

http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/


The New Jersey Motorsports Park, Raceplex and Conference Center will be a multifaceted complex with a 3.98 mile road circuit raceway as its focal point. The facility, essentially a Motorsports Resort, will have design features and characteristics similar to those of the legendary Virginia International Raceway (VIR) that opened in Southern Virginia in 1957 and was revived in 1999 by Harvey Siegel.

Project Time Line

* Spring 2006 - Construction Ground Breaking
* Spring 2007 - Opening of Thunderbolt Raceway and Completion of Phase I
* 2011 - Estimated Completion of all Phases

Phase I

* Thunderbolt Raceway and Ancillary Facilities
* Track-related Services
* Concessions
* 100 Shade Tree Garages
* Country Club Clubhouse
* Classic Car Gallery
* VIP Suites
* Karting Track

Phase I estimated jobs = 200

Phase II

* Driving/Training School
* Commercial Corner
* 1 Hotel (150 Room Lower Price Point)
* 1 Hotel (100 Room Mid-Price Point)
* 1 Extended Stay Hotel (120 Room Mid-Price Point)
* 1 Hotel (200 Room Higher Price Point)
* 3 Restaurant Pads
* Trackside Raceplex Industrial Center (approximately 400,000 SF)
* Educational Component

Phase II estimated jobs = 1,040

Phase III

* ¾ Mile Oval Track
* Off-Road Course/Training Facility
* 1 Hotel (200 Room) with Conference Center




http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/assets/images/trackdrawing.jpg

[ElusiveIS]

This is exciting news.. and I hope they go thru with it.

[ElusiveIS]

Council OKs Motorsports Park contract
By JOSEPH P. SMITH
Staff Writer, The Daily Journal

Article published Nov 7, 2006

MILLVILLE -- A revised contract between the city and New Jersey Motorsports Park LLC passed the City Commission Monday night on a unanimous vote, and developers said the project could break ground early next year.

The revisions to the project's development contract mainly pertain to timetables.

Joseph Savaro, a principal in the development firm, said after the vote that copies of a final land release agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration are circulating for signatures now.

The FAA has to approve the proposed sale of land at the municipal airport to the Motorsports Park. That's taken much longer than expected.

"We're looking at probably January to March, the first quarter of next year, to start some kind of construction," Savaro said.

The Motorsports Park is a multi-phase project that is to start with construction of a 4.1-mile racetrack. The 707-acre park is to be sited on land transferred from the city airport and land just outside that facility.

The initial agreement between the city and developer was passed in June 2004. At the time, the first land transfer to the park's developer and the start of construction were seen as taking place no later than June 2005.

The project has been slowed by legal action, negotiations with the FAA and a required, pain-staking sweep of the construction area for the presence of unexploded ordnance left over from the site's days as a military training site.

The commission vote came after a public hearing, where again the contract's provisions came under criticism. The main thrust of critics is that the city provisions are too generous to the developer.

Principally, critics pointed to a 15-year payment in-lieu-of-taxes deal. Another point is that the contract does not give the city the right to take back land if the latter stages of the park's construction do not occur.

Donald Ayres, the city economic development director, opened the hearing with an overview. His points included developer spending -- the corporation has spent $2.5 million so far and is committed to spending $25 million in phase one construction -- and the prospect of the city getting about $2.3 million for the land it proposes to sell.

"And I think everyone knows what that kind of infusion of cash would have on the city budget," Ayres added.

The opposition role at the hearing was carried mainly by Paul Porreca Sr. and Emil Van Hook of Millville First Inc., a nonprofit government watchdog group.

Porreca urged a ballot referendum, regardless of the vote outcome Monday night.

"This is not an arms-length deal," he said. "This is an unconditional surrender."

Van Hook said the project has potential, but the property tax discount is too steep and too long.


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[TSopranoIS300]

I read about this place like 3 years ago.....thats nice that it seems to FINALLY be getting the go-ahead

[mikefate]

dam, so ill be about 35. ill have the porsche 911 turbo to play with by then.

[ElusiveIS]

dam, so ill be about 35. ill have the porsche 911 turbo to play with by then.

My thoughts exactly.. but, I'll be in the 997 GT3. :cool:

[bgwillyis300]

very cool guys about how far away is the facilty supposed to be from yalls house. The closest i have is MId-ohio 2 hours awaya nd very hard to find track time on. There Putnam park in INdiana but its 2 hours away as well..errr

[D-cell]

Jeff, come to Summit Point in the spring. You can crash at my place, prep your car at TE before the event. Just get a NASA membership, it's cheap and you get a year subscription to Grassroots Motorsports (not my favorite publication but it beats SSC or Stuper Street). Nasaproracing.com, join your region but you can race in other regions, like the Mid Atlantic if you want.

[LexIS77]

Cool beans. I'm sure they won't be stupid enough to build a street course that couldn't pass simple safety tests(damn E-town nubs). Should be very exciting

[Dtrip77]

where exactly is this supposed to be???

[ElusiveIS]

where exactly is this supposed to be???

Millville, NJ.

[mikefate]

dam. millville,nj is 4 miles from my house. where the hell are they building this track in millville?

jeff, you know my doors always open, feel free to stay over whenever needed

[TSopranoIS300]

dam. millville,nj is 4 miles from my house. where the hell are they building this track in millville?

jeff, you know my doors always open, feel free to stay over whenever needed

4 miles? I think you must be thinking of another Millville in sussex county...this one is in cumberland county..which is south of Vineland...practically in DELAWARE...but its due WEST of A.C. ....its way the hell down in SOUTH JERSEY!

DIRECTIONS:

Take New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 3 (Camden/Woodbury). Continue on Black Horse Pike South to I-295 South. I-295 S becomes Route 42 S. Merge onto Route 55 South and continue on Route 55 to Exit 27 (Millville). Turn right on E. Main St. and bear right onto Dividing Creek Rd. New Jersey Motorsports Park will be on your right.

http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/assets/images/directions-map3.jpg

[mikefate]

o hok. yeah, ui researched. theres 3 millvilles. one is right next to north brunswick. this one is down south where nj gets weird.

[bgwillyis300]

Jeff, come to Summit Point in the spring. You can crash at my place, prep your car at TE before the event. Just get a NASA membership, it's cheap and you get a year subscription to Grassroots Motorsports (not my favorite publication but it beats SSC or Stuper Street). Nasaproracing.com, join your region but you can race in other regions, like the Mid Atlantic if you want.

yeah i found NASA last year and was planning on signing up sometime next month. Very cool assoiciation much better than SCCA. imo

[ElusiveIS]

NASA North-East - http://www.nasanortheast.org/

1 Year NASA Membership $40

[AfternoonShift]

hope this doesn't turn into etown building that road track...