New Jersey Motorsports Park

[emwavey]

Article pieces:
"MILLVILLE -- The municipal airport will be the site of a $100 million motorsports resort park,... Millville officials and developers announced Tuesday... The centerpiece of the plan is Thunderbolt Raceway, a 4.1-mile-long course designed to host a broad range of automotive and motorbiking events beginning in spring 2006... The Millville site is to be an improved version of the VIR, Siegel said..."

>>> For the Full Story:
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/news/storie...ews/551611.html

Poll: (bottom right-hand side)
"Daily Journal Interactive Poll"
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/index.html#

I've been talking to one of the guys on the "green flag committee", JD King, and it looks like things are really moving along. Support from other local racers on this matter is most appreciated... he's asking, "please vote often, and ask members of your circle of friends to vote often".

Translation:
This is so (insert favorate adjective here) Cool!!!

"A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday June 15 at 7:00 at Millville City
Hall,
12 High Street, 4th Floor Commissioner's Chambers. For more information, the
number is (856) 825-7000. If you live in Cumberland County, please consider
attending this meeting and showing your support for the project."

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-dave
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[gran racing]

Ah, I was thinking Millville CT. NJ still pretty cool, but a bit of a longer trip!

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Dave Gran
NER #13 ITA
'87 Honda Prelude

[emwavey]

Here's the website...

http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/

If ... no I mean WHEN this is built, my drive to the track will be about 40 minutes.

The cool thing about this for some anyway, is it is being built right next to an airport. Some of the more well-to-do folks would be able to store their car on site, most likely have it worked on, and basically fly in, drive/race, and fly out. They are also planning a 200 room Hotel on site with lots of posh ammenities.

The main track looks like it can be divided into two smaller tracks... each having it's own paddock area. There is also a tri-oval and a go-kart track.

Please help us and vote, the more often the better!

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-dave
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[This message has been edited by emwavey (edited June 04, 2004).]

[emwavey]

This is a quote from our Regional Exec from the S. Jersey Region SCCA...

"Subject: South Jersey Region in need


ADVERTISEMENT


Friends and racers,

This in an all out appeal!!

This track is proposed in South Jersey and means a great deal to the local
community, the least of which is the South Jersey Region, SCCA.

Please go to http://www.thedailyjournal.com/ and look on the right side of the
page and submit a "yes" vote, be sure to hit the "submit" button. Even if you've
voted before, please do again, it seems you can vote from the same computer
about every hour. There is a radical group down our way that has resorted to
contacting environmentalist groups that are casting unfavorable votes without
any knowledge of this project, just by word of mouth. Please read the website,
look at the plan and vote knowing that the previous use of this land was to act
as a dumping ground for chicken waste from several delaware facilities.

It will provvide a central location for our autocross events as well as a great
racing facility. The track proposed is not only a track, but a complete package
multi use facility.
Please check www.njmotorsportspark.com park for details. This is a real deal
effort being backed by the priciples behind VIR(Virginia International Raceway)
http://www.virclub.com/ which has been a huge success and the savior of the
Danville area businesses and economy.

Please forward this plea to all avenues of your racecar contacts, message
boards, forums, etc. This survey could be used against our project and give the
naysayers amunition.


Thank you,

JD King
Regional Executive
South Jersey Region SCCA
www.sjr-scca.org

[THawkbh]

Awsome. Can always use a new racetrack.

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Drew
18 years old
Wyndenup Racing
ITS Mazda RX-7 #99 - Me
Historic '76 Porsche 914-6 #49

[emwavey]

Editorial:
Cooperation can overcome track concerns
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/news/storie...ion/602196.html

The article also sums up the voting results... thanks to everyone who participated in the poll, even if the poll doesn't carry weight, I appreciate the support.

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-dave
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[emwavey]

I went to the town-hall meeting last night with 4 other folks from the South Jersey SCCA. Local, Business, Public, and Union represetatives were all there to offer their "full" support to the project. Of the 30+ folks who spoke only three offered any type of questioning,... of which was just a matter of fear and lack of understanding about the project.

One woman wanted to know about her property value since her property was about a mile from the track and on what would be the "main" access road. My wife and others talked to her after the meeting talking to her about places like Lime Rock Park and VIR, and how you wouldn't otherwise know these tracks existed if you were just passing through the area. Residential houses are at least as close if not closer to the track.

The Millville officials voted 5-0 in favor of the track. Jeff VanDrew was there to offer his support in person. Other higher ranking officials and professionals also offered their support. Nearby towns, laborers, etc.

There are still many specifics to hash out, but the initial plan looks Solid!

Hopefully we'll have another Northeastern track in the next two years. I'll bet this development will be finished before Raush Creek. :P

[emwavey]

Thunderbolt Raceway:
http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/

I hope most of you have heard about this by now, if not then you'll probably be either more excited, or maybe more tentative about getting excited, then the folks who have heard about it.

The town of Millville, NJ has been approached by Harvey Siegel, who is a key figure in VIR's redevelopment, about building a track in Millville, NJ.

A local newspaper reporter for the Star Ledger, Matt Futterman, wrote an article about his impressions about his trip to VIR, about what Thunderbolt would do for Millville's economy, and some back ground information on the track and the progress.
http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ss...27643101600.xml

Don Fauerbach, who visited VIR with Futterman, is a talk-show host for a South Jersey radio station. Don is doing a one-hour show about the Thunderbolt and is requesting folks to call in. Listen tonight, July 20th, on WVLT, (92.1 on the FM band) from 10-11pm.

To call in: 856-696-0092


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-dave
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[emwavey]

Millville Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt Raceway) update

Source: The Daily Journal | http://www.thedailyjournal.com
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20041018/NEWS01/410180308/1002
By Joseph P. Smith (Staff Writer)
[email protected]

MILLVILLE -- Developers proposing to build a $100 million motorsports resort here should learn from city planners tonight whether their conceptual plan is up to speed.

N.J. Motorsports Park LLC is asking the Planning Board to declare its general development plan "complete" as far as meeting basic local ordinance requirements, an important first step in the planning process. There will be no public testimony at the meeting.

A favorable board vote would allow developers to go to the next stage, consisting of one or more special public hearings over the next few months. That will culminate with a crucial vote by the board on whether it accepts or rejects the plan for what would be the largest commercial development in the city's history, after which the developers could pursue the purchase of the land.

City Engineer John Knoop III said Friday that the general development plan being looked at by the board is very similar to a draft submitted in late August. In response to questions from city officials, Knoop said, the developers have included some clarifications.

"They'll say they want 'trackside villas,'" Knoop said, giving one example. "What does that mean?"

Assistant City Engineer Brian Prohowich said developers also have added details about the potential impacts on police and fire services should the $100 million park-like motorsports facility be built.

The N.J. Motorsports Park, whose centerpiece would be a 4.1-mile road course called Thunderbolt Raceway, is planned for 707 acres of city-owned land at Millville Airport. It is billed as a $100 million investment that would create 1,500 full- and part-time jobs to staff hotels, a conference center, restaurants, racing-related businesses and new educational facilities.

Races could begin by late spring or early summer 2006, if the project receives all necessary approvals.

One agency whose approval is needed is the Delaware River & Bay Authority, which operates the airport under an agreement with the city. It is expected to approve a resolution endorsing the sale at a meeting set for Tuesday in Delaware.

Joseph Savaro, a principal in the motorsports development firm, said the resolution calls on the DRBA and city to reach an agreement on the sale, which he called a relatively minor step.

Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing the motorsports project. The FAA's approval is needed for airport-based development projects.

Savaro said an application was submitted about two weeks ago. "It's in a binder probably 10 inches thick," he said.

The FAA is expected to take two months to review the application, he said.

Originally published October 18, 2004


Thunderbolt Raceway
http://www.njmotorsportspark.com


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[emwavey]

Thunderbolt Raceway Developmental Planning Meeting - 11/21/05

Note: Date has been moved from the 14th to the 21st. The date change allows for this to be the only item on the agenda.

http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/

Attention Race Fans and Sports Car Crazy People:

Your attendance is requested at the next Millville, NJ public
meeting scheduled for Monday, November 21, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. This
meeting will take place in the presence of the Millville Planning
Board to determine site plan approval for the Thunderbolt Raceway
project, which includes a public hearing for comments. Though there
may be the necessity of a second site plan meeting if this one runs
over the time allotted, the more important meeting is this first one
(11/21).

Now in blunt English: What we need are folks who are pro-
Thunderbolt in seats at this public meeting.

Directions/Location:
Main Street, Millville, NJ

Map:
http://www.google.com/maps?q=Millville,+NJ&hl=en

Millville, NJ website:
http://www.millville-nj.com/index.html

If you have any questions feel free to email me. If I don&#39;t know
the answer, I&#39;ll do my best to find one.

Sincerely,
David Hess
SJR Activities/At Speed
emwavey (at) yahoo.com

[Joe Lee]

Hi David! Hope your season went well ... I am going to try to goet to this meeting. Is there anything in particular you&#39;d like us to do?

[garyk]

am trying to round up a few bodies

[emwavey]

Originally posted by Joe Lee@Nov 2 2005, 05:43 PM
Hi David! Hope your season went well ... I am going to try to goet to this meeting. Is there anything in particular you&#39;d like us to do?

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Hi Joe,

It&#39;s not until I look back at the season that I realize that I had a very full and fullfilling season. This year I completed another SCCA School (3 total since there was over a year since the first double school), a double regional at VIR, instructed at our region&#39;s first track day(s) event at Pocono L., a race with you folks (NASA-NE @ Pocono S.), and competed in a few autocrosses with SJR. I&#39;m also hoping to go to the HPDE with you folks up at Lime Rock. It might not sound like a lot, but figure aside from the normal time spent, I&#39;m helping bid on a new contract, and I have a 14 month old that I completely adore.

To do? Good question. If you can bring some more folks with you, that would be great. Since it&#39;s a planning meeting, I don&#39;t think they need anyone to speak. I think they are just looking for physical persons in the seats to offer moral support. However I&#39;ll check with one of the green-flag committee members just to be sure.

Hope to see you in CT next week.

[lateapex911]

Ooops..sorry, answered my own question.

[midngn]

Count me in! Hell I&#39;ll even go down and help dig!!

[emwavey]

Originally posted by midngn@Nov 8 2005, 05:55 AM
Count me in! Hell I&#39;ll even go down and help dig!!

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I have a couple of shovels and an axe for those stubborn roots.

As a member of the Green Flag Committee and RE for the SJR, J.D. King posted this information a couple of days ago:

This is an important meeting for us!! This racetrack will be the new home
for the South Jersey Region&#39;s activities.

An announcement was made today that will lead to the approvals needed by the
FAA to get the first phase of construction underway. And, although this
isn&#39;t the end of the work needed to get the first shovel in the ground, this
is a huge step.

We, as a region, need to be prepared to work as never before in seeing this
project come thru. It will require us to work on things such as putting a
work force together to act as officials for the many SCCA and non SCCA
events that are sure to come. It is the SCCA that will be called on to staff
the corners and much of the other officiating duties when other sanctioning
bodies such as ALMS, Grand Am, etc. come to "our" track.
Great days ahead folks, great days indeed!!

JD

[anthonywill3]

Originally posted by emwavey@Nov 8 2005, 06:13 PM
I have a couple of shovels and an axe for those stubborn roots.

As a member of the Green Flag Committee and RE for the SJR, J.D. King posted this information a couple of days ago:

This is an important meeting for us!! This racetrack will be the new home
for the South Jersey Region&#39;s activities.

An announcement was made today that will lead to the approvals needed by the
FAA to get the first phase of construction underway. And, although this
isn&#39;t the end of the work needed to get the first shovel in the ground, this
is a huge step.

We, as a region, need to be prepared to work as never before in seeing this
project come thru. It will require us to work on things such as putting a
work force together to act as officials for the many SCCA and non SCCA
events that are sure to come. It is the SCCA that will be called on to staff
the corners and much of the other officiating duties when other sanctioning
bodies such as ALMS, Grand Am, etc. come to "our" track.
Great days ahead folks, great days indeed!!

JD

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I will be there!!!

[emwavey]

For those who couldn&#39;t make it to the meeting, the Millville town counsel passed the [developmental] proposal. There were only a couple questions raised by locals about sound dbs., however much of the fear is understandibly from folks who have never been around a track like this. Legally the track is only required to be below 80 dbs (at a certain distance from the track) however they have gone above and beyond what is expected legally and have agreed to keep the sound down to a very low 55dbs. If necessary they will install barriers to achieve this level.

Drainage, trash removal, job creation (both temporary and permanent), positive effect to the arts district, and traffic flow were all discussed and are going to be addressed in the building process.

What I find refreshing, and maybe I&#39;m naive, standing across the room from Lee Brahin, I didn&#39;t see a weathered, tough-as-nails businessman, I saw a motorsports enthusiast who is effected by and interested in the concerns of the town of Millville. As was said in the meeting to all who&#39;ve put forth this rather large and time consuming effort, "thank you for enduring all our questions and concerns ..."

To the town of Millville and I think I speak for all who will be racing at your track, we look forward to spending our dollars, and will treat your town as if it were our very own.

One hurdle remains, FAA approval. The rumblings I&#39;ve been hearing is that the approval process is about 90%.

To those who made it out, thanks for your support!

[turboICE]

I&#39;m a bit confused - what does the FAA have to do with a motorsports park?

What is the distance this 55dbs is measured at (I know not 50&#39; but what is it)? I will gladly replace every LRP day with this track into perpituity and let those in CT have back their sticking quary - but not if this track is going to have sub 100db limits at 50&#39; and no Sunday events.

[emwavey]

Originally posted by turboICE@Nov 22 2005, 03:55 PM
I&#39;m a bit confused - what does the FAA have to do with a motorsports park?

What is the distance this 55dbs is measured at (I know not 50&#39; but what is it)? I will gladly replace every LRP day with this track into perpituity and let those in CT have back their sticking quary - but not if this track is going to have sub 100db limits at 50&#39; and no Sunday events.

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Good questions and I understand your concerns. I&#39;ll try and answer them as best I can and quench your concerns about over jealous, noise restrictive residents.

#1. What does the FAA have to do with this?
The land is adjacent to Millville Airport, and from what I understand, the FAA has to grant clearances to land this close to an airport.

#2. What is the distance this 55dbs is measured?
Please don&#39;t quote me on this, but I think the measurements where taken at 12 different locations. I think the distance was something like four thousand feet. Again this is what the track owners are predicting the sound levels to be when the track is operational. If this sound level is not met, they are willing to install phyical barriers.

To further expand on the sound thing. What we had last night was only one or two people who were in favor of the track, but just expressing their concerns about sound level before the track is built as opposed to after. I can understand their concerns, and rightly so they feel better expressing what is on their mind now, rather then waiting until after the track is built and feeling like they have absolutely no say.

As far as 100db limits at 50&#39; and no events on Sundays, I can not comment on, but I can say that comparing Lakeville, CT to Millville, NJ is definitely not an apples to apples comparison. Millville is in need and has a desire to become a "destination". Taxes have been rising, retirees on a fixed income are the most threatened with the tax increase, and the arts district, with a once booming glass-blowing industry, is on the brink of extinction. The citizens see this as a great source of revenue and jobs. 98% of the folks in the meeting last night were totally in favor of this project.

Not sure why you would have a problem running sub 100dbs on track... RX-7?

Just did a search and found a local newspaper article covering the meeting... thought this might answer more directly some concerns/questions:
Thunderbolt Raceway Article in the AC Press