National Corvette Museum just became 10x cooler

[Mook]

How have I not heard of this (or at the least, remembered it)?

The four-year odyssey to build a motorsports park at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, across from the Corvette assembly plant, is eight months away from completion. It was 2010 when the plan was announced to build a complex of two road courses totaling 3.1 miles, a kart track, a 10-acre autocross course and a quarter-mile drag strip on 184 acres of land next to I-65. An architect was hired in 2012, and the latest word is that workers will begin laying the road base in spring so that the $35 million facility opens in time for the museum's 20th anniversary in August this year.

Observers aren't waiting until August to pay attention, though. CNN has already put the facility at #17 on its 50 States, 50 Spots for 2014 list, and the park's blog says it already has 118 events booked. Having been told that this is a non-denominational racetrack - it is open to any cars, not just Corvettes - it's looking like a great start for more racing in the heartland.

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[Smokinhot]

Well then... Bowling green id only 1.5hrs ish from my aunt lol

 

[Chester Copperpot]

TCG track meet at the Corvette museum? [MENTION=3061]Lead Pipe[/MENTION] :likes: this.

 

[Bru]

Get the fuck out. That's awesome.

 

[Bub]

In for driving a ford on vette track

 

[Zack]

Going there in April

 

[Primalzer]

Shit! I just drove past there a month ago, never even thought to look at the other side of the highway!

 

[The Bluegrass Nomad]

moving to KY in August. this just made the state that much cooler

 

[Euro]

Holy shit that's awesome

 

[wildabeast]

ZING! This is more what I'm about..... 3.1m course? oh man... Look at them curves... and that ridiculously long straight. Sign me up!

 

[syP]

im in

 

[RICH17]

I'm totally in! First Lumina on thier course

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

 

[Bru]

So who's ready to race on this? I hear there's a new off road course in the works. All natural.

 

[Xfirez51]

I'll be there in May. They're already booked for the first 118 dates. First people on the track will be a BMW club. Its open to all racing.
Here's a link with some renderings of the facility.

Track & Facilities | NCM Motorsports Park

 

[Primalzer]

So who's ready to race on this? I hear there's a new off road course in the works. All natural.

Does it have a big mud hole in the middle?

 

[RICH17]

I'm in for some rally cross!