Addictive Motor Sports Raceway, in Grand Blanc Michigan. NEW Track serving points North...

We took a field trip over the holidays to the Flint area to check out the new track everyone has been talking about, and what a place they're building!  Let me tell you, Mike and Nicki Sontag are going all out.

Open 7 days a week, and this place has LOTS of room to grow.

6434 Dort Highway, Grant Blanc (Michigan USA) - 248.830.0046




While still under construction in general, they already have the track, the driver's stand, the pits, and the hobby shop in place and open for business.  This place rocks!  Wide lanes, long straights, LOTS of jumps, even a mid-lane rumble bump here and there just in case you aren't watching your line close. Here's a basic pan left and right of the huge track:



And the best part, after a long long wait, all those loyal die-hard race fans from points north like Bay City, Saginaw, Midland, and other places who drove through snow sleet and driving rain to race in the traditional locations around the Detroit Metro area and Ann Arbor, finally have a premium place to race closer to home.

AMS is building a large open pit space with room to grow, and additional private (secure) rooms available:



A well built, sturdy, and elevated driver's stand...



With a lot of potential for future expansion, this place will get better and better.

The night we stopped in happened to be a Wednesday Night Points Series.  With 70+ entries, not too shabby for a new track in this economy.  Look for the track to be very successful as they continue to build out the facility and host the upcoming FTMS well known racing series.

Stay tuned for FTMS Program updates and the Big Kahuna Shootout race on February 6 at www.RCRacingExtreme.com and link for  more information here.

In my opinion, collaborating with, and hosting the well known FTMS programs is a great thing for not only the track owners and the FTMS racers, but also the area's racing community in general.  For tons of reasons.  There's all the potential to help grow the sport, serve a region long in need of a track of this caliber, and keeping the high quality Michigan RC racing scene growing in general.

We were able to take in the action with both pics and a few vids.  I even snapped a picture or two with one hand while catching an 1/8 buggy as it cart wheeled over the wall with my other.

One "Smash" endo'd over the wall too, and I almost got a picture of a 1/8 Truggie's underside as it flew over.  If I only had snapped the pic one second quicker..    ROCK AND ROLL!
















Following are a few additional shots for slideshow viewing.

Take your time, there's a few - plus...





Due to camera man operator error, I wasn't able to get the 2WD Buggy Race A-Main on film... 

Oops, tin foil...
 
(I was chatting instead of listening to the program as it transitioned from qualifiers, to posting the Mains, the starting the Mains). 

Sorry.

But following is a taste of the high quality racing action at this exciting new premium RC racing venue:










Thanks to Mike and Nicki Sontag for letting us cover their new facility, and thanks for checking out our Michigan RC race action coverage.

Glenn "Handy" Remington.

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Posted by HandyRacing at 1/1/2010 3:40 PM
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