Field Trips: Summit Point Raceway

UPDATE (9/7/21): Summit Point has agreed to waive entrance fees for NVPS members and asks in exchange that we provide some of our best shots to use for social media (with credit). We would like to supply a list of the members who will attend and ask you to email the field-trip coordinators (contact information can be found at Board Contacts) by Thursday, September 16, 2021 if you will attend.

UPDATE (9/7/21): The Drift Nirvana event has been moved to another date but there will still be an exciting motorcycle event on September 19. The Porsche Club of America event will also take place and, although private, can apparently be seen through the gate.

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Brush up on your panning skills and get ready for some high speed fun!  We’re heading to Summit Point Motorsports Park for some car and motorcycle action.  Summit Point has three tracks and there will be events on all three: (1) Drift Nirvana 2.0, in which cars “drift,” or skid, leaving smoke in their wakes; (2) a motorcycle event; and (3) a Porsche Club of America event.  This will be a chance to get the cars and motorcycles in focus with a nice background blur or get some nice motion blur on the vehicles.  We should also be able to get close-ups of cars and motorcycles.

What:

Summit Point Motorsports Park is a road racing and driver training facility located in Summit Point, WV.  It is about a 1.25 hour drive from Merrifield, Virginia.

The events are as follows:

• Summit Point Circuit: Porsche Club of America Potomac – Rock the Summit (private)
• Potomac Pad:            Drift Nirvana – Team V2.0
• Shenandoah Circuit:  Evolve GT Track Days (motorcycles)

 Equipment:

• Any lens between 24-200mm will satisfy most needs. 
• Tripods can be used but are not necessary
• Bring water, snacks and sunscreen (there are restrooms and a snack bar)
• A travel chair can be used since no one is permitted on the bleachers
• *A reflective vest is required and we must supply our own.  They can be purchased from Amazon for $13

Waivers will need to be signed in order to be on the grounds

When:
Sunday, September 19, 2021 from 8:30 am – 12 p.m. 

Events normally run from 9 a.m. to 12 or 1 p.m., but there may be an afternoon session so you may opt to stay for the day.  The Shenandoah Circuit is subject to a “quiet hour” for church from 11 a.m. – noon. 

The Drift Nirvana fee is $10/spectator.  There is usually no charge for the motorcycle event and the Porsche event is private (and no charge), but you can see it from outside the gate.

Where:
We’ll meet in the parking lot of the red building just beyond the entrance to the park at 8:30 a.m. so we can be positioned for the 9 a.m. start times.  There appear to be two entrances on Motorsports Park Circle. We will meet at the first one off Summit Point Road.  You should see the building immediately after turning onto Motorsports Park Circle.

The rules and regulations for the park are here:

https://summitpoint-raceway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Park-Rules-and-Regulations.pdf

Summit Point Motorsports Park
201 Motorsports Park Circle
Summit Point, WV 25446

 We hope you can join us!

Rena Schild and Steven Glintz
Field Trip Coordinators 2021-2022