Ridge Motorsport Park
Finally, a new playground for the kid in us all within driving distance!
Words and pictures by Jason Tang

When word got out that a new track facility was being developed, many dismissed that as simply more rumors. But this time, it really was happening. A group of car enthusiasts led by Rod, a long time race car driver was finally making this happen. The NW region needed a new track facility badly because our current one was in increasingly poor shape and not very well designed. The nearest decent facility was at best at least 3 hours away and so when construction finally broke ground on the upcoming Ridge Motorsport Park, everyone kept a close eye. Fast forward barely a year the track was nearly ready for use. The asphalt had been laid on a beautifully designed track facility with many more amenities to come. A local track enthusiast who had been involved with the project from the start invited a group of car enthusiast out to the track for a "tour" including a spirited parade lap around the track.

A few Teamspeeders including myself were present at hand to experience it all and the pictures starting off with a small caravan for the drive down to Shelton, WA which was just under 2 hours from Seattle



Driving down


Love the purity of a white Turbo


A sinister looking Scuderia with a great backdrop


Not quite finished


Sports cars of all shapes and sizes and even a trike too!


How I took the video


Yellow is always yummy!


A favorite of mine, the 355


Black is beastly


Self portrait with a friend


Our motley crew for the day


The "mini" corkscrew


Trevor, our host explains a little bit about how things will work


Rod, the track developer explains how it all started, how the track design come to be and basically explains that this track is mainly for track enthusiasts from auto clubs in the area not for race car events such as the 24 hour Daytona, etc.



Driving on the track, it's apparent that they still need to finish things up before it truly will be ready


Time for the second group to go on the track


h20skier's awesome Scud


Rod did a great job leading us around the track even in a diesel pickup truck flying down the straightway!


Some lucky folks got to ride with the drivers around the track


Storybook driving his Scud


My Turbo did great on the track but I wish I brought my Scud out


The Lotus boys were out in force


Even a Subaru Legacy Wagon with Brembos did great on this track


So yummy!


Beautifully manicured landscaping with fencing separates the track property from the public roads


On the way home, our "crew" stopped for lunch


Heading home

 

Looks like a blast Jason! Thanks for sharing.

 

Wow.. I can't wait to see the finished product!

 

My dad and I did a parade lap around there two months ago! It's a great track!

 

Great shots!
The track looks interesting...how do you like it so far compared to your previous track visits?

Btw..
you`re living the life lil kids are dreaming of..

extensively doing sports,driving nice cars,travelling a lot,having many (female)friends,eating great food regularly...
and the money earning part is somewhere in the corner,crying due to lack of attention

 

lol that is only 20 mins from my house!!! hmmm moving back to WA is looking better and better

 

Nice. I will be there soon with the Bullet Racing team. Finally get to move out of the track here in Mission, BC.

 

Great pics! This is beautiful, but I'm bias

 

Looks like it's going to be a sweet track!
For all you MidWesters, I hear that there is going to be a new
track "resort" near Denver CO. I stumbled upon a pamphlet about the development.

But then I lost it. Haha.

 

That's my son Patrick riding along. Thanks for snapping the photo.
You mind if I share my photos here too, or should I create my own thread?