TRACK DAY at Summit Point

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

(Rain date Sunday, April 18th)

201 Motorsports Park Circle
Summit Point, WV 25446

No more Pesky Cars! Come join the Panhandle Pedalers on the Jefferson Circuit raceway in Summit Point, WV. Enjoy a day of riding & camaraderie without the fear & hassle of other vehicles on the road. We will be riding, having a pot luck picnic and holding discussions on future biking events that we plan on hosting at the track starting next year! Are you asking about the price for this great event? It's FREE! Just bring yourself, your friends, and your bikes!

Rough Itinerary of Events

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The Food:

The Panhandle Pedalers are going to provide hot dogs, hamburgers, & drinks for event guests. You are welcome and encouraged to bring your own sides, salads, chips, dips, etc. if you wish, but please don't feel obligated to bring food to enter the park or take part in the activites.

Charles Town & Winchester are just a few minutes away from the park with lots of Restaurants to choose from.

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Jefferson_Circuit

About the Track:

Jefferson Circuit is a seven-turn, 1.12-mile (1.80 km) road course that was designed and built by Bill Scott that is exciting to drive ride and well set up for instructional purposes a cyclist Track Day. Straights, rights, lefts, switchbacks and some elevation changes. Learn a lot Have a lot of fun - quickly - on this circuit. This will be a great place to get out on the "road" and just enjoy cycling.

There are also "off road" ATV trails that begin right beside the Jefferson Circuit parking area. So bring your mountain bike and explore the off road oppurtunities of Summit Point!

Summit Point has two other tracks. Summit Point Main is a 10-turn, 2.0-mile (3.2 km) road course that features a 2,900-foot (880 m) main straight. The Shenandoah Circuit is a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) road course that is widely considered one of the most technical circuits of the recent crop of race courses. Maybe next year we could get a different track, or all three!

For more about Summit Point tracks see: Summitpoint-Raceway.com

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Active Systems Loop

Kids:

Please feel free bring your kids. This is a family event for children of all ages. (Well, of all ages old enough to ride a bike.)

Parents will be responsible for the oversight of their own children.

If a large number of children are present we have been allowed to occupy the Active Systems Loop adjecent to Jefferson Circuit for the kids. The active systems loop is located at the south east corner of the Jefferson Circuit. (See Map)

This will provide the children their own smaller track to ride. This will be safer for the kids and riders on Jefferson Circuit.

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Bike Show:

You will need to bring your own bike stand, kick stand, or prop.

Bike show entries will need to be placed in the show area by 12 noon. Peer wide judging will occur from 12 to 2. Awards will be presented shortly after 2. Winners will recieve gifts from Andy's Pizza Shop & other local eats.

Categories for the bike show are:

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Other Rides:

We are tentatively scheduling two extracurricular, more scenic, rides that begin & end at the park entrance. For those who need a break from circling the track and want to go out on the open road. These may or may not be feasible and may be a "game day" decision. We may only get to do one. Keep checking back for details.

Time Trials:

Informal Time Trialing we be held from 3-4. We'll have stop watches & clip boards to record your time, but try to bring your own cyclometer for comparison. Who can do the fastest 1.1 mile loop?

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Safety & Recommendations:

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Directions:

Summit Point Motorsports Park is easily accessible from throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. Located about an hour and a half from Baltimore, MD, and just over an hour from Washington, DC, and only 15 minutes from I-81. The track is a 2-mile roadracing circuit in sleepy Summit Point, West Virginia, just west of Charles Town and Harpers Ferry. Choose to take winding roads through the Shenandoah Valley or the highway.


View Summit Point MotorSports Park in a larger map

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Directions From Park Entrance to Jefferson Cricuit:

Leave gate and head straight towards main office building (on left). The road bends (90o) to the left, heads down hill and then turns (90o) to the right BEFORE entering the Summit Point Circuit track. Head straight, the road bends (left, left, right, right) around the SP Circuit and then straightens out heading (up hill) towards the Go Kart track. Make the LEFT up the hill to Jefferson Circuit. Parking is on the grassy areas (see below).
From Entrance to Jefferson_Circuit

Parking & Activites:

Jefferson_Circuit

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Bike Shops:

3 Points Cycle Bike Shop

Route 340,
Harper's Ferry, WV
(304) 535-3176

Shepherdstown Pedal& Paddle

115 W. German Street,
Shepherdstown, WV
(304) 876-3000
ThePedalPaddle.com

Eastern Panhandle Bicycle Company

301 Winchester Avenue
Suite 130
Martinsburg, WV
(304) 263-3760
epbicycles.com

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Activities up for discussion as future events are:

The possibilities at this park are endless. But we have to show the management there is a good reason to continue to open up their motorsports park to non-motorized vehicles like us cyclists.