Amateur Racers Swarm New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, N.J. (August 21, 2009) - New Jersey Motorsports Park will be a beacon to amateur racers this weekend, August 21 – 22, with over 400 cars expected to participate on the Park’s two road courses.

The 2.25-mile Thunderbolt Raceway hosts the South Jersey Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) for an SCCA Regional race on Saturday and Sunday. The Delaware Valley Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America will be on the 1.9-mile Lightning Raceway for regional races on the same days.

“This weekend will showcase competitive, grassroots racing on both of our tracks,” said Kevin Wittman, General Manager of New Jersey Motorsports Park. “As a race fan, the weekend promises to be very competitive. The variety of cars that will be on both tracks this weekend will be unmatched.”

Over 220 cars are expected for the South Jersey SCCA Regional race, which will showcase amateur racers in up to 49 classes split into nine groups. The Del-Val BMW CCA event is expecting 190 entries for a variety of races featuring the German machines.

Spectators are welcome to New Jersey Motorsports Park for both events. Admission to the park is $15 per day, which provides access to both events. In addition, the world-class F1 New Jersey karting facility is open for the arrive-and-drive program during the weekend.

Children 12 and under are admitted free to all events at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

For more information on events at New Jersey Motorsports Park is available at www.njmp.com. The upcoming September calendar includes the AMA Superbike Championships, September 4-6; the ARCA RE/MAX Series, September 11-13; and the Ferrari Challenge, September 18-20.

Sitting on over 500 acres in Millville, N.J., New Jersey Motorsports Park is conveniently located to Philadelphia, the Jersey Shore, New York and Baltimore, and offers diverse and dynamic motorsports attractions. The facility includes two world-class road courses (Thunderbolt and Lightning), an exclusive motorsports country club known as the Drivers Club, the Breighton Room Restaurant open to the general public, and F1 New Jersey, one of the top karting facilities in America. Opened in July 2008, New Jersey Motorsports Park hosts eight major motorsports events in 2009. The 2009 spectator schedule opened with the Verizon Wireless 250 presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 in May, and also includes the Formula X weekend featuring the Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda and a host of Mazda-powered race series, as well as All Revved Up; the debut of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Road Race Series, including the American Superbike class and the new Daytona Sportbike program; the return of the ARCA/ReMax Series as the only road course visit on the series schedule; a Ferrari Challenge event and the excitement of two separate Vintage race weekends.

For more information on New Jersey Motorsports Park, F1 New Jersey, Breighton Room, or to purchase tickets, visit www.njmp.com or call 856-327-7217. Children 12 and under are admitted free to every event at New Jersey Motorsports Park.