New Jersey Motorsports Park
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New Jersey Motorsports Park is a racing facility located in Millville
, New Jersey
. The park has two road courses and a high-performance karting facility. In the future, a tri-oval track and off-road course are to be built on the park's property. NJMP hosts amateur and professional automobile and motorcycle events, driving schools, club days, and private test rentals. Millville's local newspaper, The Daily Journal, reported that as of March 7, 2011, the NJMP has filed for Chapter 11 protection in bankruptcy court.
venue. The normal track is 950 m respectively 1060 m (including Joker Lap section) long and while 70% of its surface is tarmac the other 30% are several gravel parts. For 2011 it is planned to set up a completely new Rallycross track by using parts of the Thunderbolt Raceway.
. This is expected to host mainly stock car races.
and will host the ARCA RE/MAX Series until the tri-oval is completed. It also hosts the AMA Superbike Championship motorcycle road race. Like Lightning, Thunderbolt runs in a clockwise direction.
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The park has two road courses and a high-performance karting facility. In the future, a tri-oval track and off-road course are to be built on the park's property. NJMP hosts amateur and professional automobile and motorcycle events, driving schools, club days, and private test rentals. Millville's local newspaper, The Daily Journal, reported that as of March 7, 2011, the NJMP has filed for Chapter 11 protection in bankruptcy court.
Lightning road course
The Lightning Raceway is the northern road course circuit at NJMP. It is a 1.9 miles (3.1 km), 10-turn course connected to a 1.1 miles (1.8 km) karting facility, which can run many races simultaneously. The road course circuit is running in a clockwise direction. A part of the Lightning Raceway, named Lightning Circuit, is used as a RallycrossRallycross
Rallycross is a form of sprint style automobile racing, held on a closed mixed-surface racing circuit, with modified production or specially built road cars, similar to the World Rally Cars, although usually with about stronger engines, due to e.g. their 45 mm turbo restrictor plates. It is...
venue. The normal track is 950 m respectively 1060 m (including Joker Lap section) long and while 70% of its surface is tarmac the other 30% are several gravel parts. For 2011 it is planned to set up a completely new Rallycross track by using parts of the Thunderbolt Raceway.
Tri-Oval
The tri-oval is a ¾-mile short track similar to Richmond International RacewayRichmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series...
. This is expected to host mainly stock car races.
Thunderbolt road course
NJMP's signature racetrack, Thunderbolt is a 2.25 miles (3.6 km), 14-turn road course with a half-mile straightaway. This racetrack hosts the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car SeriesRolex Sports Car Series
The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premier series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship...
and will host the ARCA RE/MAX Series until the tri-oval is completed. It also hosts the AMA Superbike Championship motorcycle road race. Like Lightning, Thunderbolt runs in a clockwise direction.