BOARDMAN, OR: Boardman's motorsports speedway development will officially make the leap from dream to reality on Thursday, October 25th at 2:00 PM, when state, regional and local officials join the developers of Oregon International Speedway to break ground for Pacific Northwest Motorsports Park at the Tower Road site just off I-84, exit 158. The first motorsports country club in the Pacific Northwest is expected to open to members and enthusiasts in the fall 2008.
Joining OIS officials Bill Gardner, the managing partner and former owner of the NASCAR Cup Championship DiGard Racing Team; Bruce Roth, senior vice president of real estate development and Billie Jean Morris, director of marketing are Senator David Nelson, R-Pendleton; Representative Greg Smith (R) for District 57; Marvin Padberg, the chair of the Port of Morrow Commission, Gary Neal, the general manager of the Port of Morrow; Judge Terry Tallman of Morrow County; Pam Docken, Boardman City Council president; and F.E. (Ed) Glenn, Mayor of Boardman. The invitation list includes dignitaries such as Governor Ted Kulongoski, US Senator Gordon Smith (R), US Congressman Greg Waldon (R) and US Senator Ron Wyden (D).
The construction of Pacific Northwest Motorsports Park marks the beginning of Phase 1 of the developing Boardman Speedway Activity District. When completed in fall 2008, the semi-private, state-of-the-art, $100 million+ motorsports country club will offer a 6.0+ mile road course comprised of three connecting tracks with eight challenging configurations that provide options suitable for all who love to race, whether novice or experienced, and a separate 1.0 mile Kart course. The 700-acre country club complex will form the heart of the Boardman Speedway Activity district, a destination resort designed to facilitate all types of racing including motorcycles, Formula cars, sports racers, production racers, vintage cars, stock cars and road cars.
For more information about the Pacific Northwest Motorsports Park Groundbreaking on October 25th, contact PNMP marketing director, Billie Jean Morris at 541-481-7000 [office] or 541-561-4998 [cell] or visit
www.pnwmotorsportspark.com.
From Peaks Island Public Relations // Richmond, VA
