NECC Time Trials & Taste of Track at Summit Point Raceway

[Allan Lacki]

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Monday, May 3, 2010. Time Trials and Taste of Track at Summit Point Motorsports Park. Brought to you by the Northeast Corvair Council (NECC). Being held in conjunction with the 2010 Virginia Vair Fair. All makes and models welcome, especially Corvairs. Sign up at http://www.neccmotorsports.com

Event Description

Option 1 - Time Trials. Time trials consist of high-speed open-track sessions in the morning and individual timed laps in the afternoon. Lap times will be recorded by traditional stop-watch methods. $225.

Option 2 - Taste of Track. The "Taste of the Track" option is a low-cost introductory program oriented toward firsttimers. Drivers lap the track in their own cars for approximately one-half hour behind a pace car. $29.

The Track: 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. in the state's Eastern Panhandle. Address: Summit Point Motorsports Park 201 Motorsports Park Circle, Summit Point, WV 25446. Visit their new website at: http://www.summitpoint-raceway.com/

The Circuit: Summit Point Main is a 10-turn, 2.0-mile (3.2 km) road course that features a 2,900-foot (880 m) main straight. The Main Circuit was repaved in the Fall of 2007.

Host Hotel: Best Western Leesburg-Dulles, 726 E Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, $99 + tax room rate per night. Reservations: (800) 780-7234 or (703) 777-9400, ask for the "Corvair Fair" rate. This is the same hotel as the one for the 2010 Virginia Vair Fair, which will be held on the preceding weekend.

Information About NECC: The Northeast Corvair Council ("NECC") conducts high-speed track events for sports car enthusiasts. This year, 2010, we will be conducted time trials at Summit Point, WV and Monticello, NY! Visit our Announcements page for the latest information on our 2010 schedule! Our history goes back to 1974, when we conducted time trials for Corvairs at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. But you don't need a Corvair to drive in our events. Several years ago, we opened up our track events to all other makes of cars. Our starting grid often includes Mazdas, Nissans, Porsches, Mustangs, Evos, Mini Coopers and more. At one event, we even had a race-prepared Yugo! And so, you're invited to drive at our events, even if you don't own a Corvair!

'Hope to see you there!

Allan Lacki for NECC