Coordinates: 39°21′22″N 75°03′52″W / 39.35611°N 75.06444°W / 39.35611; -75.06444
New Jersey Motorsports Park
| NJMP |
Thunderbolt road course |
| Location |
Dividing Creek Road, Millville, New Jersey, USA |
| Time zone |
GMT-5 |
| Broke ground |
September 19, 2007 |
| Opened |
2008 |
| Major events |
ARCA Re/Max Series, Rolex Sports Car Series, Atlantic Championship[1], Sports Car Club of America |
| Thunderbolt Raceway |
| Surface |
Asphalt |
| Length |
2.25 mi (3.62 km) |
| Turns |
14 |
| Lap record |
1:10.211 (Carl Skerlong, King Taco Pacific Coast Motorsports, 2008, Atlantic Championship[1]) |
| Lightning Raceway |
| Surface |
Asphalt |
| Length |
1.9 mi (3.06 km) |
| Turns |
10 |
| 3/4 Mile Oval Track |
| Length |
0.75 mi (1.21 km) |
| Turns |
4 |
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.
[edit] Tracks
[edit] Lightning road course
The Lightning Raceway is the northern road course circuit at NJMP. It is a 1.9-mile (3.1 km), 10-turn course connected to a 1.1-mile (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 Rallycross 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.
[edit] Tri-Oval
The tri-oval is a ¾-mile short track similar to Richmond International Raceway. This is expected to host mainly stock car races.
[edit] Thunderbolt road course
NJMP's signature racetrack, Thunderbolt is a 2.25-mile (3.62 km), 14-turn road course with a half-mile straightaway. This racetrack hosts the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 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.
[edit] Karting circuits
The 1.1-mile (1.8 km) karting facility features eight different configurations. All can be run clockwise or counter clockwise.
[edit] Off-road course and training facility
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
