Randy Blaylock
Highlander Motorsports
After a decade of dreaming and nearly three years of work, we find ourselves at the final step in the administrative approval process to build the first new motorsports park facility in the Greater Puget Sound region in a generation.
The final step is the "Special Use Permit" hearing, which will be held at the Mason County Commissioners chambers on Wednesday April 6th, at 10:00 am.
The hearing is a public meeting, where the Special Use Permit Examiner will receive testimony related to the permit application. The Special Use Permit will define the operating parameters of the business, things like operating hours, days of the week, sound limits, and other things related to operating a motorsports facility. The Examiner has ten days following the hearing to submit the ruling that will set the operating conditions.
Every other hurdle has been overcome, this is the final step. Given a favorable set of operating conditions, construction will begin immediately and it is projected that we will be running test laps this fall and holding races in 2012. The initial project build includes a full road course and drag strip, each completely separated and having their own dedicated paddock areas.
Your support at this meeting will make a difference. This is a very real opportunity to help get this project over the finish line and ensure that you have a place to race in the future. This project is built specifically for amateur racers by amateur racers, so your voice matters. All user groups have been asked to show their support; ICSCC, SCCA, local karting sanctions, motorcycle road racing, car clubs, drag racers, etc...
Please consider attending the hearing to show your support, and bring as many people with you as you can. To bring the point home and demostrate to the "powers that be" the positive economic impact that this business will bring to their community, please consider having a meal at a local businesses and mention your reason for being there, before returning home.
Ridge Motorsports Park Special Use Permit hearing
Wednesday April 6th, 2011
Mason County Commission chambers
411 North Fifth St.
Shelton, WA 98584
The final step is the "Special Use Permit" hearing, which will be held at the Mason County Commissioners chambers on Wednesday April 6th, at 10:00 am.
The hearing is a public meeting, where the Special Use Permit Examiner will receive testimony related to the permit application. The Special Use Permit will define the operating parameters of the business, things like operating hours, days of the week, sound limits, and other things related to operating a motorsports facility. The Examiner has ten days following the hearing to submit the ruling that will set the operating conditions.
Every other hurdle has been overcome, this is the final step. Given a favorable set of operating conditions, construction will begin immediately and it is projected that we will be running test laps this fall and holding races in 2012. The initial project build includes a full road course and drag strip, each completely separated and having their own dedicated paddock areas.
Your support at this meeting will make a difference. This is a very real opportunity to help get this project over the finish line and ensure that you have a place to race in the future. This project is built specifically for amateur racers by amateur racers, so your voice matters. All user groups have been asked to show their support; ICSCC, SCCA, local karting sanctions, motorcycle road racing, car clubs, drag racers, etc...
Please consider attending the hearing to show your support, and bring as many people with you as you can. To bring the point home and demostrate to the "powers that be" the positive economic impact that this business will bring to their community, please consider having a meal at a local businesses and mention your reason for being there, before returning home.
Ridge Motorsports Park Special Use Permit hearing
Wednesday April 6th, 2011
Mason County Commission chambers
411 North Fifth St.
Shelton, WA 98584