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Past Announcements
posted on 3/30/08
DRC motorsports has named Genoa Motorsports Country Club as their home track. DRC Motorsports is a Denver based professional race team that will be running a Lexus race team in SPEED World Challenge GT for 2008. Team drivers include Denver based Robb Holland (Genoa Motorsports Country Club Pro-Driver) and the 2007 SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Champion, Jeff Altenburg. This association will provide DRC Motorsports a high quality facility for team drivers to test their race cars. According to Dennis Carlton of DRC Motorsports "We believe Genoa Motorsports will provide a remarkable race track and associated facilities of national championship quality that will bring racing excitement back to Colorado. We are extremely pleased to be associated with Kevin and Gary and their vision for the premier race facility in Colorado."
posted on 3/18/08
CBS 4 News did a great piece on Genoa Motorsports Park. Watch the video clip on their site here. Be patient, as the video will load right after a short video commercial.
posted on 3/06/08
We have made several changes through out the website with one of our latest announcements we made at our Open House event. We have revised our brochure (linked here) and our track maps (linked here) to reflect the new construction phasing of the East Track and the West Track. The East Track will be the first circuit built and will follow the existing design at a length of 2.7 miles. The East circuit will be scheduled for unlimited track time for Members on some weekends and rental groups on others. Weekdays will still be predominately available to our Members. Once the West Track is completed, then Members will have unlimited track access to one circuit while rental groups will have access to the other circuit.
Our Membership pricing has been lowered for pre-construction and we will be offering a limited number of Preferred and Individual Memberships at this new pricing. Check it out at (link here).
We are also working on animated in-car video of the West Track. This runs both clockwise and counter clockwise (link here). The animation was painstakingly created by using close to 600 land and sky photos, digitizing the aerial photos and land survey, and collecting the longitude, latitude and altitude coordinates for the track itself to accurately replicate the lay of the land and of the track. The East Track is being created next.
posted on 2/18/08
In our ongoing effort to provide our Members with services and benefits that enhance their membership, we are pleased to announce our latest association with Driving Force Motorsports ( www.drivingforcemotorsports.com ). Paul Leonard can transport your vehicle to Genoa and other tracks and provide on-track services.
posted on 2/6/08
We're pleased to announce Ricky Orlando as our Pro Rider. With over 25 years of racing experience, Ricky will be a great addition to our team. We'll have more info about Ricky soon on our Pro Driver/Pro Rider page, linked in the left navigation.
posted on 2/5/08
Memberships update...
The convenience of a Membership -
What do you get with your membership? Plenty - of track time that is. The freedom to just show up - the ultimate "arrive and drive" program. Our members will enjoy virtually unlimited track time, a Members (and their guests) only entrance, paddock and other facilities, track access passes for their track certified guests, free track certification for our members, availability of coaching by our pro-driver - Robb Holland or our pro-rider, Ricky Orlando, and many other benefits depending on your membership level.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to be a Member. Our initiation fees are reduced for Preferred and Individual Memberships if we receive your deposit and your application is accepted prior to the start of construction - see the Preferred and Individual Membership applications for how long we will freeze your annual dues, the Partner Members have no annual dues - for life. Don't wait for us to announce the start of construction, because by then it will be too late to take advantage of the pre-construction discount.
As a Member of Genoa Motorsports Country Club, your membership will remain confidential to the Club and will not be for public release. We value our Members and respect their request for privacy.
Please check out our Membership page by simply clicking on the "Membership" button on the left for more benefit information. Reserve yours today!
posted on 2/1/08
Yet another mention in a national publication - this time it was Auto Aficianado magazine. Pick up a copy and check page 113.
Also, we've begun circulating a brochure about the track. Read the brochure online here.
posted on 11/30/07
We were mentioned in the NY Times article talking about new Race Tracks. You can read the article here...
posted on 11/12/07
 An article/interview with Martyn Thake (our track designer) has been published in Road Racers X magizine regarding Genoa Motorsports County Club. We have been asked to direct you to the news stand for the Nov/Dec 07 issue, page 114 to view it.
posted on 10/9/07
We have engaged Denver based BY Group (BYG - www.bygroup.com) to coordinate our construction and planning, as well as state and county building permit needs (their tag line is "Integrating architecture and construction"). We chose them after interviewing several firms and feel they will give us the logistical/construction/management integration we need. The folks at BYG have been on the property several times and are extremely excited to be a part of this.
Martyn Thake and Kyle Chism (the track design team - Motorsports Consulting) are very pleased with the selection of BYG since they will need to work closely with them to be certain the track they have designed is properly constructed. Martyn and Kyle are still responsible for all aspects of the track construction itself and BYG will coordinate the various construction phases. Both BYG and Martyn/Kyle will work together on the Master Plan layout to be certain areas such as the hot pits, paddocks, garages, condo/garages, etc work together properly.
Secondly, and in conjunction with BYG, we have also engaged JR Engineering out of Colorado Springs (http://westrian.com/jr/). Their first effort is to get the engineered survey completed. They expect to finish this in the next three to four weeks and will include aerial topography. JR Engineering was also involved in Pikes Peak International Raceway when it was built.
posted on 9/11/07
We'd like to announce another supporting business for our project - The Motorsports Gallery. You can find their logo down at the bottom of our page. Please visit their site and thank them for their support!
posted on 9/5/07
An update on our progress: there are many things that take time and are behind the scenes and therefore out of sight to many. We want you to know that we have been extremely busy with several items that we hope to announce very soon and will demonstrate the progress we have been making. If you are on our email list you will be kept up-to-date sooner. If you are not on our email list, just send us an email (genoamotorsports@yahoo.com) and we will add you.
We've also added a Memberships button to the navigation bar on the left. Please visit that page to find info on our Membership Plans.
posted on 8/16/07
Just a note to let you all know that we've updated our Progress Updates page. Be sure and check that page regularly for news on where we're at in each phase. We'll continue to post major announcments here on the homepage but we'll also post minor updates in that section that might not get mentioned here.
posted on 7/26/07
We got mentioned in a couple more magazines, one being Vintage Motorsport on page 10, and the other was a new magazine called High-Performance Driving on page 7. We want to thank all the publications who are helping to highlight our plans. Click the magazine covers below to read the articles:
 
posted on 7/19/07
Genoa Motorsports Country Club is pleased to announce:
Genoa Motorsports Country Club has retained Vedder Price (Timothy O'Donnell, Michael Turgeon, and John Blatchford) who has substantial experience in structuring and representing motorsports country clubs.
Vedder Price website
posted on 6/20/07
We got a nice mention in Victory Lane magazine, a publication focused on Vintage and Historic racing.
We scanned it in here...
posted on 6/4/07
Taken from the June 5th issue of Autoweek:
"At an impressive 6.26 miles, this new course has been designed by Martyn Thake and Kyle Chism. There are two subcircuits, and each of the three can be run in either direction, making for six options. The site is 2700 acres of rolling prairie land about 95 miles southeast of Denver International Airport. The business plan includes both private memberships and rental by outside car and bike groups. There’s ample real estate for additional facilities, and proposals are being invited. Membership pricing has not been released, but the developer says it will be similar to Autobahn. Opening is expected to be next spring... "
Read the rest of Autoweek's article on the growing phenomenon of country club style tracks.
posted on 5/23/07
Sports Car magazine, the SCCA publication, has a great article titled "New Racetracks on the Horizon" in their new May issue. It mentions our project and others.
We scanned it in here...
posted on 5/20/07
Joey Bunch of the Denver Post did a great write-up on amateur racing in Colorado and mentioned the new race track plans.
Read the article...
posted on 4/30/07
"Some residents of Genoa, 10 miles east of Limon, see the prospect of economic revival in a planned auto racing "country club." Owners will sell memberships or rent track time to almost anyone who wants to take a spin. Ryan Warner talks to Kevin Rogers, president of the planned Genoa Motorsports Park of Colorado, and Patricia Vice, mayor of Genoa and director of economic development for Lincoln County." from KCFR
Listen to the file...
posted on 4/11/07
Grassroots Motorsports mentioned our project in their May 2007 issue. We scanned it in here...
posted on 3/5/07
We had a cool write-up about our project on Vintage Motorsports. Check it out!
posted on 3/1/07
For all those who wanted to get a better idea of how the track will look with the elevation changes, you can take a look at this new track elevation map.
posted on 1/31/07
Just wanted to let everyone know that we updated our track map to make the elevation changes more visible. There had been some questions coming in about that and we wanted to address it. If you have any questions or need clarification on anything, please do contact us and ask! You can see the track map by clicking the small icon up above.
posted on 1/8/07
We've been mentioned in Autoweek! Read about it here...
We'd also like to welcome Bimmer Haus Performance to our rapidly growing sponsor list. Bimmer Haus is a repair, maintenance, service, and high performance prep shop specializing in BWM and Mini automobiles, run by Bob Tunnell. Bob and his wife Patty have won 28 Solo II and ProSolo National Championships between the two of them. Click the logo at the bottom of the page to check their site for more info.
posted on 1/4/07
We welcome Legendary Motorsports to our list of sponsors. Legendary Motorsport specializes in exotic and specialty car builds, located in Castle Rock, CO. Please click on their logo at the bottom of the page and check out their website for more info.
posted on 12/15/06
We are pleased to announce Gunbarrel Import Motors has been added to our list of sponsors. Gunbarrel Import Motors specializes in the sales and service of Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, BMW, VW, Land Rover, Volvo, and Jaguar vehicles. Please click on their logo at the bottom of the page and check out their website.
posted on 12/13/06
We've just completed a detailed FAQ page to help answer some of the common questions floating around. Here are just a few:
What will be the first thing you build?
The 6.26-mile asphalt racetrack. A racing facility is useless without asphalt on the ground and ready to run on. Buildings and other amenities can be built at the same time or after the asphalt is down. We want drivers to get on track.
Is your track for members only?
NO. We have two circuits, 3.72 and 3.17 miles in length. We will build the entire 6.26-mile course at one time. We don't believe it's in the best interest of racers and enthusiasts to plan and announce a track and then build only part of it. One circuit will be available to members and the other circuit will be available to car and motorcycle clubs. These can be rotated so that both members and car clubs will enjoy the variety of two circuits that will run safely in both directions. When a circuit is not rented, we will have open test and tune time available.
Will clubs be able to afford renting a circuit?
ABSOLUTELY YES. Our financial analysis and business model allows us to offer competitive market rates, while offering more amenities. Our rates will be comparable to, if not lower than what many of the local enthusiasts have grown accustomed to. Our goal is to provide value, while at the same time providing an unparalled experience.
read all of the FAQ's here...
posted on 12/12/06
Read the article printed in the Denver Post. Also be sure and click on the new rendering to the right to view renderings of phases 1, 2, and 3 of the clubhouse along with the paddock garages with viewing area and the member garages. View more renderings on our Project Plans page.
posted on 12/1/06
We are pleased to officially announce that we have partnered with the track and site design team of Crested Butte, Colorado based Martyn Thake and Motorsports Consulting Services, LLC and Denver based Kyle Chism of GRIP, LLC.
Read official Track Design Team announcement...
See preliminary proposed track layout...
See preliminary proposed site layout...
posted on 12/1/06
We are pleased to officially announce that we have partnered with the track and site design team of Crested Butte, Colorado based Martyn Thake and Motorsports Consulting Services, LLC and Denver based Kyle Chism of GRIP, LLC.
Read official announcement...
See preliminary proposed track layout...
See preliminary proposed site layout...
posted on 11/29/06
We welcome Scuderia Rampante to our list of sponsors. Scuderia Rampante is a family owned and operated premier Factory Trained Ferrari Specialist located in Boulder, CO. Please click on their logo at the bottom of the page and check out their website and their awesome capabilites.
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