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Spring Mountain’s February Newsletter

Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch News
February 2008 Edition

More Heartbeats Per Minute
at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch!Greetings,

Welcome to Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, where we’re revving our engines and getting ready to introduce a whole new lineup of attractions this season! Our new advertising slogan, “More Heartbeats per Minute” seems appropriate for the season, but it’s actually for a different reason. Not only have we been filling our Driving Schools with more Corvette, Radical and Lotus enthusiasts and holding exciting events, we have made plans for even more adrenaline-raising activities for people of all ages. This month we are introducing Spring Mountain Karting! Offering a challenging and fast track and a fleet of high performance karts, this activity is fun for the whole family. Read more info about this new attraction below and get ready to Join our Kart Club!

Construction continues on the Clubhouse for members of Club Spring Mountain, and we are planning for a HUGE Grand Opening Celebration this spring. Our Clubhouse will feature 8000 square feet of deluxe amenities, including a plush lounge area with a full kitchen for entertainment, an elevated viewing station, Plasma TVs for viewing track activities, spa area, Jacuzzi, and more. (Click on the image for a larger version.)

Another exciting addition to the Spring Mountain repertoire is the new Spring Mountain Flying Club. For those who have always wanted to try it, we’ll be offering rides and flight lessons in our ultra-cool 2-seater Light Sport Planes - perfect for thrill seekers of all ages.

Show someone you love them this Valentine’s Day with a Gift Certificate for the Corvette Advanced Driving School, Radical Racing School, or Lotus Performance Driving School. Our Gift Certificates are available in all denominations, so call to order yours today!

We sincerely appreciate your business and support. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about our school programs, karting programs, track rentals, country club, and more. We are always happy to hear from you, so call us TOLL FREE at 800.391.6891.

We’ll see you at the track this season!

Introducing Spring Mountain Karting

Spring Mountain officials announced today the modification of the “Radical Loop” section of Spring Mountain Raceway to accommodate a world-class Kart track for Members of Club Spring Mountain, a Private Motorsports Club. The 1.2-mile mile track features 14 corners with exhilarating elevation changes, with the longest straight measuring a screaming 890 feet. The average width of the track is a generous 36′ with an ultra-smooth surface - perfect for high-performance kart competition. Karting is a great activity for the entire family.Members of Club Spring Mountain will be the first to experience our new Kart track as existing Club memberships include full karting privileges. Run sessions for Kart Club members are available between sessions on certain days, and an average of eight (8) days per month will be dedicated exclusively to Karting on the 1.2-mile track. Two (2) weekends per month will be designated Kart weekends at Spring Mountain - one weekend dedicated exclusively to Karts on the 1.2-mile track, and the other will alternate between Karts and Cars with Club Members. View our Event Calendar to see the specific Karting days available. Our fleet of top-of-the line, high-performance Karts is from Acceleration Karting in Las Vegas, one of our valued partners.Join Spring Mountain’s Kart Club for a limited time at a great value! Initiation fees are a one-time fee of $2,500, and $100 per month Membership dues, with NO day use fees. Your Kart membership can be upgraded at any time in the future to a Classic or Charter Membership, with a credit for the value of your original Kart Club Initiation fees. For additional information about becoming a member of Spring Mountain’s new Kart Club, call us TODAY TOLL FREE at 800.391.6891, or Contact Us.

Chevrolet News

By Janet Curran

There are lots of exciting happenings at Spring Mountain.

Spring Mountain has just added three new 2008 Z51 Corvettes to the Corvette School fleet and more cars are on the way.

The Pratt & Miller crew are working expeditiously on our new C6RS. The carbon panels are mounted and the car goes to the paint shop next week. In just a very few weeks the new Super Vette will leave the cold of Michigan for the warm and welcoming Spring Mountain track.

Jim Browning of Corsa Performance Exhausts has sent cat-back systems for some of our School Corvettes. Students now have the opportunity to compare the sound and sensation of OEM stock exhaust with the Corsa systems on our C6 Z06, C6 Z51 6-speed and C6 Z51 automatic paddle shifter Corvettes. Just how loud do you want your car? Listen to our Corvettes and decide which sound is the right one for you.

Corvette, Cadillac and NASCAR racecar driver Ron Fellows paid a visit to Spring Mountain on Monday February 4. (Ron is pictured at right between Victor Resendiz and Dave Petrie.) Ron was preparing a class for the buyers of the Pratt and Miller C6RS, and we are pleased to announce he will be instructing this class at Spring Mountain with the support of our staff. Our Corvette students were thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with this racing icon and each took home an autographed poster.

Corvette Happenings CSM Fantasy Cars Below is a list of upcoming Corvette Events for the next few months. Our representatives will be in attendance at each of these events, so don’t be shy - come over and say hello!

February 9-10, 2008

Corvette Track Days, Spring Mountain, Pahrump NV

March 12-15, 2008 ALMS Sebring, FL (12 hours)

April 5, 2008 ALMS St. Petersburg, FL

April 5-6, 2008 Corvette Track Days, Spring Mountain, Pahrump NV

April 19, 2008 ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix

April 24-26, 2008 National Corvette Museum’s C5/C6 Bash, National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, KY

April 25, 2008 ALMS Houston, TX

May 4, 2008 Corvettes Limited Car Show, El Monte, CA

May 18, 2008 ALMS Salt Lake City, UT

Looking forward to seeing you at any of these Corvette events.

In This Issue

Introducing Spring Mountain Karting!

Chevrolet News & Corvette Happenings

Spring Mountain Flying Club - Radicals Compete at Laguna Seca

Spring Mountain Flying Club

Club Spring Mountain has brought in a fleet of two (2) Remos G-3 Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) at our Private Motorsports Country Club for our members’ use and enjoyment. Whether you’re just curious about flying or you’ve had some experience with aviation, Spring Mountain’s Flying Club is the perfect way to discover the Light Sport Aircraft that’s revolutionizing the industry! Light Sport Aircraft are easier to learn, more affordable, safe, and tons of FUN. Find out what we’re all about - call today or visit our website!

Spring Mountain Flying Club will offer flight lessons for students who wish to obtain their Light Sport Aircraft License. A Light Sport Aircraft license can require as little as 20 hours of flight time! Our fleet of planes will also be available to club members to rent at a special member price.

CALL TODAY!
to find out more about
our Flying Club

800.391.6891

Radicals Compete at Laguna Seca Race Report by Jeff Shafer

Radical Cup racers

braved the stormy weather up in Monterey and gathered for competition at Laguna Seca Raceway on February 1-3, 2008. The weather would be the story for the first few rounds of the 2008 Radical West Cup. We knew we were taking our chances with Laguna Seca in February but now we have proved that rain is not a problem. Over half of the U.K. championship would be held in rainy weather but this would be the first time for the Radical West Cup to run in full wet conditions.

Superbowl Sunday was full of track time, wet weather and a Superbowl party to boot. The drivers had very limited rain experience before today so the first test session was getting acclimated with the conditions. Rooster tails were flying and heavy rain was falling with deep standing water around the track. Radical contenders were very successful in adapting and there were only a couple harmless spins.

Although the track was wet and cold when the green flag dropped, Tim Day immediately took the lead as Dave Tweedlie, Bob Majorino, Craig Oka, and the rest of the field followed suit. Matt Maddox had some difficulty through the first corner but managed to catch up to the field and pass Craig on the final lap. Dave pushed hard and produced the fastest lap of the race. Pete Fowler had an unfortunate spin while leading in turn six, while Ken Davis looked to have this track down pat in his Lola sports 2000 to win the Invitational class.

The final race found mixed conditions with most of the track dry. Our defending champion Tim Day started from the pole and once again set sail to put another win under his belt. The “Godfather” Bob Majorino pulled one of his trademarked turn it on at the end strategies to pass Dave Tweedlie and was catching Tim Day but ran out of time.

Ken Davis once again took the victory in the Invitational but not without Pete Fowlers help. Pete showed a lot of speed in the wet passing most of the SR3’s until he encountered a slight mechanical problem.

The next Radical Cup event is March 8-9 at Spring Mountain!

Would you like to be a part of the Radical Cup team? Find out more about the Radical Cup, and view our new and pre-owned Radicals for Sale!

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On behalf of the management and staff, we would like to THANK YOU for reading the latest Edition of the Spring Mountain Motorsports News. We appreciate your business and support, and look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events!

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