TheJDMan
05-29-2013, 09:49 AM
In a pair of 7 to 0 votes by a joint session of the Spotsylvania, VA County Board of Supervisors and County Planning Commission, the proposed Dominion Raceway was unanimously approved last night. This vote clears the way for the raceway to begin construction immediately. Dominion Raceway will include a 4/10 mile paved oval, 1/8 mile drag strip and 2 mile road course. There has been overwhelming public support during the entire approval process and all indications are that this facility will be more than the sum of it's three tracks. Numerious sanctioning bodies including NHRA, NASCAR, SCCA and NASA, as well as others too numerious to mention, have spoken in support of the facility. This facility will be located adjacent to I95 at the 118 exit in Thornburg, VA. which is roughly half way between DC and Richmond making it easy to access from both the north and the south. There are still a lot of details that need to be worked out but they are planning to be ready for racing spring of 2014.
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Given the loss of the RTTS in New Jersey, I think Dominon Raceway would make a great potential alternative track for an RTT* event. It could be called RTTOD (Race to the Old Dominion).
For those not familiar with Spotsylvania County, VA. it was the scene of several major battles during the American Civil War during the spring of 1863. The most famous is the Battle of Chancellorsville where Confederrate General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire and later died just 6 miles up the road from the Dominion Raceway property. This area is rich in American history which means that there is a lot to see and do in addition to racing when you vist.
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Given the loss of the RTTS in New Jersey, I think Dominon Raceway would make a great potential alternative track for an RTT* event. It could be called RTTOD (Race to the Old Dominion).
For those not familiar with Spotsylvania County, VA. it was the scene of several major battles during the American Civil War during the spring of 1863. The most famous is the Battle of Chancellorsville where Confederrate General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire and later died just 6 miles up the road from the Dominion Raceway property. This area is rich in American history which means that there is a lot to see and do in addition to racing when you vist.