The Summit Point Motorsports Park is a raceway complex in the West Virginia Eastern Panhandle, 131 miles west of Washington DC. It has three road courses, used for several amateur racing competitions and driver training: the Summit Point Circuit, The Jefferson Circuit, and the Shenandoah Circuit. It sits in a region with spectacular scenery, rich history, and charming small towns, like Harpers Ferry, Charles Town, or Martinsburg. The continental climate of West Virginia has four distinct seasonal patterns, with hot summers and cold winters, with moderate precipitations throughout the year, so different preparations are in order depending on the season you visit the park.
Summit Motorsports Park started operations in 1969, being a part of the IMSA and Trans-Am Series. It serves as the training ground for several automotive clubs such as BMWCCA, Mazda Drivers, SCCA, and NASA. The Motorsports Park has challenging features like a carousel followed by esses in Summit Point Circuit or the replica of Nürburgring-Nordschleife’s Karussell turn, with a 20-degree banking angle, in Shenandoah Circuit. A fourth road course, the Washington Circuit, is under construction to allow more space for driving schools and association races.
The counterclockwise, 2.2-mile Shenandoah Circuit at Summit Point Motorsports Park is a compact racetrack with all the attributes needed to develop outstanding driving skills. It's active from 2005 and encompasses 20 turns, long straightaways, several sweepers, and even an abrupt, 20-degrees banking left-hand turn reminiscent of the famous Karussel in Nürburgring-Nordschleife, Germany. The terrain elevation constantly varies as you travel the circuit, creating blind turns in some sectors that pose a real challenge for even the most experienced drivers.
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