
From
its inception in England in 1978, Wilson Motorsport has been an active participant
in world class professional motor sport, providing organizational, management,
promotional, design and consulting services to the professional auto racing
industry. In 1983 the company relocated to the USA where it has served a unique role in assisting many
different companies in the development of their race facilities, race
series, events and marketing programs. Included amongst the many Wilson
Motorsport projects are:
TRACK
DESIGN AND CONSULTING
STREET
COURSES
Designed
and operated major street race events.
- COLUMBUS FORD DEALERS 500 - Directed, designed and operated
a major IMSA GTP street
race event in Columbus, Ohio. 1984-1988
- DALLAS TRANS-AM/IMSA GRAND PRIX - Designed, built and operated
major street events at three different venues. Provided consulting services
for all aspects of business and event activities. 1988 - 1996
- DENVER INDYCAR GRAND PRIX - Designed
and operated IndyCar street event before assuming Chief Operating Officer
role. 1990-1991
- CHILDRENS GRAND PRIX OF MINNEAPOLIS - Designed, operated and provided management consultancy
for SCCA Trans-Am/USRRC series events, 1995-1998
- WEST MICHIGAN GRAND PRIX (Grand Rapids) - Designed, operated and provided management consultancy
for SCCA Trans-Am series events, 1998-1999
NATIONAL
ROAD COURSES and COUNTRY CLUBS
Designed
and consulted on construction and business development of six national
level road courses.
- AUTOBAHN COUNTRY CLUB -
- A 3.7 mile twin road course country club located near Joliet, Illinois. Opened 2005
- GINGERMAN RACEWAY -
- A 1.9 Mile road course located near South Haven, Michigan. Opened 1996
- CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS PARK -
- A 2.3 mile read course located near Camden, South Carolina. Opened 1998
- MID AMERICA MOTORPLEX -
- A 2.2 mile road course located near Omaha Nebraska - Opened 2002
- BEAVER RUN MOTORSPORT PARK -
- A 1.5 mile road course, 0.8 mile kart track and Vehicle Dynamics Area
near Pittsburg, Pa. Opened 2002
- ARIZONA MOTORSPORTS PARK -
- A 2.2 mile twin road course and an 18-acre solo pad located in Phoenix,
Arizona - Opened 2003
INTERNATIONAL
AND GRAND PRIX ROAD COURSES
Designed
six major international race facilities. Provided management consulting
services.
- MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK -
- Designed and consulted on construction of 4.5 mile twin International FIA Level 2 race facility, 30 minutes from Salt Lake City, UT including all operational, sales marketing elements for 5 International events in first year of operation. Opened 2006.
- NEW YORK GRAND PRIX - Designed and
planned the construction of a F1 Grand Prix facility and event in New
York City, including city negotiation,
environmental impact studies. 1983.
- HYUNDAI GRAND PRIX FACILITY - Designed Formula One specification Grand Prix facility for Hyundai Motor Company in Seoul, Korea and served as company's consultant on world wide motor sports evaluation project. 1995-2000.
- LE CIRCUIT MONT TREMBLANT-
- Redesigned and consulted on the redevelopment of the defunct Grand
Prix Circuit near Montreal, Quebec to FIA International standard. Opened 2001.
- BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK -
- Designed and consulted on construction and business development for
major FIM International standard Moto GP race facility near Birmingham, Alabama. Opened 2003.
- COMP-SPEED (BEIJING) INTERNATIONAL
RACE COURSE -
- Designed Formula One specification Grand Prix facility to be built
in Beijing, China - Construction due to start in 2003.
INFIELD
OVAL COURSES
Designed infield road courses for two major oval speedway complexes.
- LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY -
- Designed infield road course for AMA, Trans-Am and ALMS/Sports Car
events. Opened 1997
- PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
-
- Designed infield road courses for for AMA, Trans-Am and IMSA/Sports
Car events. Opened 1997.
DRIVER
TRAINING AND MANUFACTURER TEST FACILITIES
One
driver training facility.
- GAINESVILLE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY -
- Designed Emergency Services Driver Training Track for County Sheriffs
Department at major NHRA drag racing facility. Opened 2000.
KART
TRACKS
Two international standard kart race tracks.
- SEARS POINT RACEWAY -
- Designed an International specification 0.75 mile race facility at
Sears Point race track in Sonoma, California. Opened 2002
- BEAVERUN MOTORSPORTS PARK -
- 0.8 mile race facility - The
Wilson Circuit at BeaveRun Motorsports park. Opened 2002
TRACK IMPROVEMENTS
Designed improvements to corners at major race tracks.
- LAGUNA SECA - Reviewed and redesigned safety run-off area and barrier
layouts for the famous Corkscrew Bends at Laguna Seca to meet World
Superbike requirements. 2001
- MOROSO MOTORSPORT PARK - Designed
and improved corner layouts and safety systems. 1999
- DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - Designed and improved Chicane and
Turn 6 - 2002
EVENT
AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT
- BRANDS HATCH AND MOTOR CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENT (UK) LTD - Served on the
Board of Directors. Provided track management, facility and safety development,
event organization and operations services at more than 200 events at
the group's four race tracks each year. Including award winning British
Formula One Grand Prix events. 1978-1983.
- PRIME RACING VENTURES - CEO of Management
and Consultancy company. Provided analysis, design and project development
services for proposed CART facilities in Colorado and California. Provided
management, track operations and safety development services at Road
Atlanta. 1992-1993
- AUTORACING OF COLUMBUS - CEO of IMSA GTP street race company. Track
design, marketing, promotion, community relations. 1984-1988
- DENVER GRAND PRIX - CEO of CART/INDYCAR street race company. Track
design, Operations. 1990 (Operations) 1991 (CEO)
- DAYTONA/USRRC - Developed and managed
USRRC international endurance racing series for SCCA and was Race Director
for famous Daytona 24 Hour event. 1997-1998
- SPEEDVISION/SCCA - Developed SCCA
World Challenge race series on behalf of Speedvision and SCCA into
major USA road racing series. 1999-2001
CONSULTING
AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Wilson
Motorsport has provided a wide range of management, consulting and design
services to companies in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa,
Korea and China, including:
•
Motor Circuit Developments • Brands Hatch • Mallory Park •
Snetterton • Oulton Park • Brands Hatch Racing Club •
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course • Tarlton International Raceway •
New York Grand Prix Inc • Johannesburg IndyCar Project • Fort
Lauderdale Can-Am Project • Columbus Ford Dealers 500 • American
Racing Series/CART • Grand Prix of Dallas-Fair Park-Addison-Reunion
• Brands Hatch Leisure • Denver Grand Prix • Prime Racing
Ventures • Road Atlanta Raceway • California Motor Speedway
• Formula Driving Centers • Sports Car Club of America •
Bahamas Motorsports • GingerMan Raceway • Arlington International
Race Course • Reno/Sparks Visitors & Convention Center •
Koch Material Handling • City of Abilene • City of Virginia
Beach • Project Calverton • Santa Fe Ranch • Galbraith
Company • Hyundai Motor Company • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• Minneapolis Childrens Grand Prix • Palm Springs International
Raceway • Pikes Peak International Raceway • Texas Motorsports
Ranch • Canungra Motorsports Park • San Antonia Legends Raceway
• West Michigan Grand Prix • Bayonne Motorsports Project •
United States Road Racing Championship • Rolex 24 at Daytona •
Carolina Motorsports Park • BeaveRun Motorsports Park • Grand
Sports Speedway • Moroso Motorsports Park • Gainesville Raceway
• Speedvision/SCCA World Challenge Championship • Autobahn
Country Club • Le Circuit Mont Tremblant • Barber Motorsports
Park • Lin Engineering • Rausch Creek Motorsports Park •
Bonneville International Raceway • Honda R&D Americas •
Continental Divide Raceway Park • Laguna Seca Raceway • Mid-America
Motorplex • Comp-Speed Beijing • Arizona Motorsports Park
• Dragonsridge Motorsports Park • Sears Point International
Raceway • Alpine Rose Motorsports Park • Thunder Spirits Raceway
• Lemna International • Daytona International Speedway •
Liberty Bell Motorsports • Club Motorsports • Houston Raceway
Park • Learning Curves at Riverside• New York Motorsports
• JHK Marketing • Turning Stone Resort Casino •
Experience
and reputation have established Wilson Motorsport at the forefront of
auto racing track design, facility and event operations.
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