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WHAT'S NEW ON THE SITE (updated 06/12/08)
- An important and informative news release from the CAMA Directors is now posted on the NEWS page. This latest June 12th letter from the Directors provides details about the current status of various aspects of the bidding process for HPR. Also the Directors discuss the specifics of how they are re-distributing Charlie Thompson's many duties to accommodate his need to significantly reduce his role within CAMA.
- July 4th Fun Day in Byers -- Join in the fun for the 3rd Annual Independence Day Car Show being held at the wonderful May Farms in Byers. If you wish, register to bring a street or race car or just circle you calendar to come out to enjoy the day. It's a great day for the whole family. Get to know our new neighbors, the fine folks in Byers. Live music, an up-close look great collector cars and hot-rods, hay rides, barrel train rides, animal barnyard, bounce castle, and much more all just a short drive from Denver.
- Several important events have transpired in the progress of HPR. These events are included in the latest "What's Happening at CAMA" letter now posted in NEWS section. Please read this most recent announcement in its entirety. Briefly summarized, it includes the great news, as evidenced by the adjacent Funding Thermometer, that total funds available for the project have now passed the $3,000,000 mark! Kudos to all the Founding Contributors and Founding Sponsors for this amazing achievement. Also, a very favorable deal was recently made to acquire all the track's needed FIA concrete safety barriers. CAMA now owns those barriers which are already sitting on the HPR property awaiting their permanent placement on the circuit (Click here for pictures). Under the heading of some frustrating news, and as discussed in more detail in the "What's Happening" release, we are still not able to break ground. It turns out the specification and bidding process to obtain firm quotes for dirt work is more complicated and time consuming than expected. That major component, to establish the firm cost of our "usable facility," still needs to be finalized, hopefully soon. A frustrating delay, but not the end of the world. Lastly, and very sadly, in the latest "What's Happening" Charlie Thompson has announced that he is necessarily stepping back from his role as CAMA's Manager. He has some personal business opportunities which will require much more of his time just at a time when his CAMA duties were also going to be requiring more and more hours. Something had to give and earning a living won out. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Charlie for his five years of incredible devotion to making HPR a reality.
- Capital Campaign is now expanded with a new Founding Sponsor Program. To date virtually all the funds for this project have come from the clubs and club members. Kudos to all of you! However, with the reality of the track now in hand, the new Founding Sponsor program is directed at companies with a business-related interest in seeing the successful completion of HPR. Use the Contact Us page to contact Greg Kyde about details of this new opportunity for of enterprises which will see significant long-term beneficial impact from HPR.
- New HPR Website Feature -- If you wish to be kept promptly informed about High Plains Raceway news and events, subscribe to the new Email HPR News Service. Read about it on the Contact Us page and then subscribe. You'll then start receiving all future news announcements about HPR's progress, News Releases, coming events, additions to the website, etc.
- Do you have an interest in visiting the site? Accompanied site tours are available by appointment. Just send an email request via the Contact Us page with your name and a phone number and we'll contact you to arrange a time convenient for an accompanied tour.
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HIGH PLAINS RACEWAY will be the newest road racing motorsports facility in the Rocky Mountain area. The project is being developed by of the Colorado Amateur Motorsports Associates, LLC (CAMA). CAMA already has considerable financial resources as a "down payment" for the project, but additional funds from loans and from a Capital Campaign are currently being raised. As of this writing, expectations are that we will be able to race at HPR sometime in 2008.
The HPR property is located approximately 60 miles east of Denver's I-25 and I-70 interchange. Visit the Track Details page for exact location and directions.
CAMA is the entity created by the group of five amateur clubs which were the majority users of the old Second Creek Raceway in Denver. CAMA was formed in 2003 by the same five clubs who purchased the Second Creek lease in 1998 and managed SCR until its demise in 2005. It was concluded that a club sponsored, owned and operated motorsports facility near the Denver metro area was essential to the future of amateur road racing in Colorado. CAMA has been working diligently on that goal since its formation. High Plains Raceway is the product of that multi-year effort.
If you are a member of the participating clubs, we urge you to thoroughly investigate the Capital Campaign section of this website and to make your contribution as soon as possible. Your contribution will make a difference. Additionally, if you have a business which could take advantage of track advertising possibilities, please visit our Contact Us page and we will be delighted to help you with a program.
Please check out all the other areas of this website for further details on this exciting project. At almost 2.5 miles in length with 15 turns and several significant elevation changes, High Plains Raceway clearly has the potential to become one of the nation's great tracks and facilities.
CAMA, and the respective clubs and their members, are extremely excited about the realization of this new facility. Now it's up to you to bring it to completion.
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