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page updated 5/24/2021

News from other car clubs

Utah Region SCCA - Auto-x


The Utah Region SCCA conducts auto-x events in the Salt Lake City area  at the Legacy Event Center and at the Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, UT.  The Utah Region 2024 auto-x events are being added to the Schedule web page as the information is available.  The Utah Region uses an event on-line registration process at Motorsports.reg.  The link for the events and registration is located on the Utah Region SCCA schedule web page.... https://www.utahscca.com/autocross/schedule

Snake River Region SCCA - Auto-x


The Snake River Region SCCA conducts auto-x events in the Boise area.  The SRR 2024 auto-x events are being added to the Schedule web page as the information becomes available.  For more information on Boise area auto-x events, see their web site.

https://boiseautocross.com

Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC)

On November 5, 2018, Tooele County agreed to sell the former Miller Motorsports Park facility to Geely division Mitime Utah Investment, LLC. Mitime has operated the racetrack facility under contract for the past two years. Geely is the largest private automaker in China, and the company’s holdings include foreign automotive marques Volvo, the Volvo performance brand Polestar, Lotus (and its former parent, Proton), taxicab builder The London Electric Vehicle Company, and flying car manufacturer Terrafugia. The company also owns 9.7 percent of Daimler-Benz, making it the largest shareholder, plus 8.2 percent of truck and construction conglomerate Volvo Group.

Geely is heavily invested in motorsports as well. In addition to (now) owning Utah Motorsports Campus, the company has plans to build an additional 10 comparably sized facilities across China, including the Ningbo International Circuit, which opened in 2017. The company is also involved in the FIA Chinese Formula 4 Championship and is poised to enter the FIA World Touring Car Championship with its Chinese-Swedish automotive brand Lynk & Company.

The UMC sale includes the 511-acre property, 4.438-mile reconfigurable racetrack, 0.9-mile reconfigurable kart track, an off-road short course, a rock-crawling course, a rallycross track (which debuted at the 2018 Nitro World Games), plus all buildings and physical structures. For more information, including a list of upcoming events, visit UtahMotorsportsCampus.com.

***The information above was obtained from the Hemmings.com website.

UMC has announced a couple programs to give drivers an on-track, race track experience.  

Wide Open Wednesday (WOW) will have four separate events occurring on Wednesday evenings. On track laps, on track laps with instructors, auto-x laps, and kart track laps.  A great way to get started in motorsports, as no previous track experience is required. Check the UMC web site for more details.

Open Track Cars is a track lapping session for experienced drivers only.  Check the UMC web site for more details.

NASA Utah - road race, HPDE, time trials


The NASA Utah region is organizing and running High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), time trials, and road race events at UMC. You must be a member of NASA to participate in these events. Events are scheduled approximately once a month. Some drivers from Eastern Idaho will be making the drive/tow to UMC to experience these high speed road course events and are looking for more participants to join in the FUN !  The 2024 NASA Utah road race schedule is included on the Schedule of Events web page.  More information about upcoming NASA Utah events can be found at the NASA UTAH web site.

http://www.nasautah.com


News update: The 2024 NASA National Championships will be held at Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC), September 5 - 8, using the outer loop road course (3 miles, 15 turns). Spectator admission is free for this event. A car show is also planned for Saturday, Sept 7, 11 am - 2 pm in the paddock area of the UMC race facility. A vendor and food truck village is also being planned.

Sage Raceway - drag race


Sage Raceway is an 1/8 mile drag strip that was  constructed just west of Idaho Falls. 



News update:     As of August 2024, Sage Raceway has been purchased by new owners and racing is being resumed with a Gamblers race scheduled for August 17, which is included on the Schedule of Events web page. The drag strip is located on the corner of 105 West 113 N in Bonneville County. Food and drink is available for purchase on site during race weekends. More information is available at the Sage Raceway web site:

http://sageraceway.com

Northwest Hillclimb Association - hillclimb race


For many years, sports car clubs of the Northwest have been conducting hillclimb races – which are timed events on uphill, closed, paved roads.  The goal of the drivers is to be the quickest one up the hill.  If they can’t be the fastest up the hill, they certainly try to be the quickest in their class.  The Northwest Hillclimb Association (NHA) was formed acquire insurance at a reasonable rate for the sports car clubs hillclimb events in the Northwest, and to p rovide a uniform set of rules regarding classing of cars, event safety, and driver safety.  Their 2024 schedule of hillclimb races has been added to the Schedule web page.  More information about hillclimb events in the Northwest can be found at:

https://nhahillclimb.org


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