MotorSport Ranch
| The Ranch, MSR Cresson | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cresson, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°31′26″N 97°37′00″W / 32.523841°N 97.616624°W |
| Owner | Jack V. Farr |
| Address | 9012 Performance Court Cresson, TX 76035 |
| Broke ground | 1996 |
| Opened | July 1999[1][2] |
| Website | motorsportranch |
| Original 1.7 mile road course (east) | |
| Surface | asphalt[1] |
| Length | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Turns | 11 |
| 1.3 mile road course (west) | |
| Surface | asphalt |
| Length | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Turns | 6 |
| 3.1 mile combined road course | |
| Surface | asphalt |
| Length | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Skid pad | |
| Surface | 200 ft × 200 ft (61 m × 61 m) asphalt |
MotorSport Ranch is an
History
Founder and president Jack Farr felt inspired to open a venue for safe and accessible road racing[2] after attending a driving school and realizing the lack of such a place for racing drivers or enthusiasts, including over 20 failed road course projects in the DFW area.[3] Farr envisioned MotorSport Ranch operating as country club but with a road course instead of a golf course, where members pay an initial fee plus monthly fees to maintain membership.[2] In 1996 Farr purchased the land in Cresson that was once a working cattle ranch.[2] Over the next four years, $4 million, and five revisions of the layout, the first 1.7 mi (2.7 km) track opened in July 1999 with five members.[1] By the end of 2002 the second 1.3 mi (2.1 km) track opened[3] and the club had 353 members.[1] In 2007 membership grew to 670.[4]
The track has hosted press events, and many other racing series.
A reality TV show of the same name aired 13 episodes between 2005 and 2007.[9]
Track facilities
MotorSport Ranch rests on 304 acres (123 ha) of rolling hills counties, respectively.
The asphalt-polymer track is 40 ft (12 m) wide and configurable to three different layouts, all of which may be driven either clockwise or counterclockwise.[8] The 1.7 mi (2.7 km) layout is the east section of the track and has 11 turns and 30 ft (9.1 m) of elevation changes. The 1.3 mi (2.1 km) layout is the west portion of the track and has 6 turns and 70 ft (21 m) of elevation changes. Those two tracks combine to form the third track 3.1 mi (5.0 km) in length, one of the longest in North America.[8]
The track is open to members 40 weekends per year[1] and also rents to driving schools, tire and car manufacturers, race teams.[4] The facility is home to several on-site motorsports businesses such as Texas Autosports, builder for Formula Mazda.[4][10] The facility also includes 300 garages, a covered grid pad, skid pad, and a clubhouse with observation deck.[11]
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ ISSN 1527-4667.
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- ^ ISSN 0892-1121.
- ISSN 0032-4558.
- ISSN 0008-6002.
And all but MotorSport Ranch, a new 1.7-mile jewel just west of Fort Worth, were familiar to One Lap regulars...
- ISSN 1050-1096.
- ^ SCCA. Archivedfrom the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "MotorSport Ranch (TV Series 2005- )". IMDb.
- ISSN 0300-6387.
- ^ "MSR Facility". MotorSport Ranch.
