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Our chapter typically runs a 3-day event in late-April/early-May at Summit: Saturday and Sunday on Jefferson Circuit and Monday on the Main Circuit. Check out our videos from 2005 and 2006 on the Multimedia page. Summit Point Motorsports Park is a road racing and driver training facility located in Jefferson County, West Virginia about two hours west of Washington, D.C.. Owned and operated by Bill Scott Racing, Inc., Summit Point Motorsports Park features three road racing circuits that are currently used for amateur automobile, kart, and motorcycle racing, high performance driver education and emergency training for local and federal law enforcement, as well as foreign service officers who may be posted to dangerous locales. HistoryBuilt in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Summit Point Motorsports Park — then, simply "Summit Point Raceway" — opened in 1973 as a professional racing venue. Falling into dire financial straits, the track closed in the late 1970s and was purchased in the mid-1980s by Formula Vee World Champion Bill Scott, who added two additional road courses. CircuitsSummit Point RacewaySummit Point Raceway is a 10-turn, 2.0 mile road course that features a 2,900 foot main straight. The circuit first opened in 1973 and was host to a number of professional races organized by IMSA and the SCCA Trans-Am Series through the late 1970s. No longer a professional track, "Summit Point Main" as it is now called, hosts a multitude of SCCA, BMWCCA and NASA club races and schools, in addition to amateur motorcycle races. The Main Circuit is also the annual home of the Jefferson 500 vintage race and the 12 Hours at the Point. Jefferson CircuitThe Jefferson Circuit is a seven-turn, 1.12 mile road course that was designed and built by Bill Scott as a dedicated course for high-performance, accident avoidance and emergency operation driver training. The "Jeff" hosts a number of driver training schools, as well as a handfull of motorcycle races each year. Shenandoah CircuitThe Shenandoah Circuit is a 2.2 mile road course that first opened in 2004. With up to 22 turns over its relatively short length, it has been likened to an autocross course by some drivers. Widely considered one of the most technical circuits of the recent crop of race courses, the Shenandoah also boasts an exact replica of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife's famous banked Karussell turn. Since opening in late 2004, the Shenandoah has played host to a number of high performance driver education clinics, a handful of road races and a number of motorcycle races. After a number of races and schools, minor changes were made to the track layout in late-2004/early-2005, including the addition of a straight between turns and 7. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Summit Point Motorsports Park". |
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