The Ridge Motorsports Park

The Ridge Motorsports Park
Location

1060 West Eells Hill Road

Shelton, Washington, near Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Coordinates 47°15′20.41″N 123°11′25.01″W / 47.2556694°N 123.1902806°W / 47.2556694; -123.1902806Coordinates: 47°15′20.41″N 123°11′25.01″W / 47.2556694°N 123.1902806°W / 47.2556694; -123.1902806
Broke ground 26 April 2011
Opened 26 May 2012

The Ridge Motorsports Park is a motorsports racing facility located near Shelton, Washington, approximately 25 miles northwest of Olympia, Washington. Ground was broken on 26 April 2011, and the first event was a charity event benefitting local Mason County food banks, held at The Ridge on 10 & 11 December 2011.[1]

The first official race, a Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association - WMRRA event, was held on 24 May 2012. Subsequent events include championship racing by regional car and motorcycle sanctioning bodies, lapping events by car clubs, motorcycle organizations, and other events.

In the summer of 2014 a new ownership group and new management team was formed.

Following this comprehensive restructuring of the company the original road circuit configuration saw many new enhancements. The terrain surrounding the circuit underwent an enormous amount of grading and smoothing prior to the application of topsoil and hydro-seeding, to both enhance the appearance of the facility and to manage runoff. New poured in place concrete barrier walls were constructed to replace temporary barriers, and additional new paving has been completed. A large area was cleared on the upper area of the site for a new spectator viewing area.

In 2015 a scale replica kart track was added to the site, called "Olympic Grand Prix", and the available paved paddock area was nearly doubled in size. Permits for a permanent bathroom building were finally approved mid-summer 2015, construction is slated to occur in the spring of 2016.

The full road course is 2.47 miles long with 16 turns and a change in elevation of more than 300 feet from start to finish. The scale kart track - "OGP" is a 1/5th scale replica of the road circuit, including elevation change.


Lap Records

Pilot Time Vehicle Type Vehicle Date Set
Ryan Sutton 1:37.826 Motorcycle (1000cc) Suzuki GSX-R1000 September 1, 2013[2]
Andy DiBrino 1:40.000 Motorcycle (600cc) Yamaha YZF-R6 July 15, 2012[3]
Miles Jackson 1:32.962 Sports Racer Stohr CSR/JFC Racing July 28,2013[4]
Eric Johnson 1:42:932 Kart KTM June 22, 2013[4]
Craig Powell 1:42.355 Sports Car TA2 Howe Ford Mustang Sept 21, 2014

References

  1. "Backers hope two local motorsports parks aren't too many". Kitsap Sun. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  2. "Sutton Wins Six WMRRA Races, Sets New Lap Record At The Ridge Motorsports Park". Roadracing World. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  3. "Dunlop Tires set track records". Dunlop Racing. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  4. 1 2 "Look back and look forward". The Ridge Motorsports Park. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-09-26.

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