This is not a rumor. Where I'm from the federal government is looking into building a facility where they'll train Department of State people to protect diplomats, VIP, and other assorted important people from the terrorists. The facility will house firing ranges, explosives training, high speed road courses, among other things. Apparently before they decided that two farms up here that total a little over 2000 acres was the preferred site, they were looking seriously at Summit Point. They had also been using Summit for different types of training. Although it supposedly would be a lower cost alternative to the site up here, for some reason this area is the now the preferred site.
Locally there is some very vocal, very serious opposition to this project (It's called FASTC which stands for Foreign Affairs Security Training Center). There bis a big debate locally about whether the majority oppose or favor the project. About whether it'll be good or bad for the area, etc.,etc. My point is that even though this area (the Eastern Shore of Maryland) is the preferred site, politics are at play and there are lots of places that would love this ($100,000,000+ in initial construction plus approx 1000 jobs). Even though the Feds can do what they want as far as this project goes (i.e. they don't need the locals approval) people in West Virginia would probably welcome this.
Just thought you might want to be informed.
so how and when will take effect and impact ccs from racing their
Is your bike back together yet?
haha no hopefully we will be at summit though.
Quote from: fed585 on May 10, 2010, 10:54:12 PM
so how and when will take effect and impact ccs from racing their
I don't know if it will ever happen. I'm just stating that it's a real possibility. Perhaps someone at Summit knows but I don't know if they'll talk about it. If it happens then the impact on CCS and all other race orgs is simple. No more racing at Summit Point.
well hopefully that doesnt happen anytime soon because i enjoy attending summit point to race, mike we did fix my dads bike after the crash at jersey that you were their for. We had a very successful season after that taking home championships in formula 40 and gtu. Then at Vir the last race of the season for us he went dont again, and the bike is still in pieces from that but we will but putting it back in the weeks to come and should be attendending summit point
Don't think it will happen. Jenscott has been on our local boards talking about the repaving, and the new bubbles that have appeared on the track etc....
http://www.dcsportbikes.net/forum/showthread.php?t=58279
I'm meeting with him this week hopefully. I'll ask about that.
Quote from: drew231506 on May 12, 2010, 11:33:26 PM
I'm meeting with him this week hopefully. I'll ask about that.
That is how you are racing for free ;)
Quote from: Carnag3 on May 13, 2010, 09:26:30 AM
That is how you are racing for free ;)
I need to figure that deal out too! You guys get way too much track time to try to keep up with you!
More throttle less brake and you can keep up.
Quote from: Rick Johnson 29 on May 13, 2010, 01:53:37 PM
More throttle less brake and you can keep up.
That explains alot. I think I've been doing it backwards
Quote from: bill999s on May 16, 2010, 08:53:33 AM
That explains alot. I think I've been doing it backwards
No, you have that part straight; it's the "finish the race" part that gets you all the time!
Quote from: mikendzel on May 17, 2010, 03:21:55 PM
No, you have that part straight; it's the "finish the race" part that gets you all the time!
Alright, alright. Smartass
I hung out with Jens (Summit Owner) for a while yesterday, got the whole tour of Summit and some ideas he has for the future. Summit already houses the State Department in a facility on Summit Point, that does include firing ranges, explosives training, MP5 grenade launcher range, city simulation training, high speed road courses, among other things. He also trains Special Forces off-road driving techniques. However he has no intention of selling Summit.
I hate to bring this up again but the goverment has said that it's no longer interested in the property up here for the FASTC site. The rumor is that they're going to Summit. I know they're already there but the rumor is they want to be there in much bigger way. See you all there this weekend.
Stop it Bill!
Good to hear I like Summit. ::)