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THE OFFICIAL CLUB SPRING MOUNTAIN NEWSLETTER –
SEPTEMBER 2026
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Back on Track: A New Season Begins
Full Track Days, Race Weekend Around the Corner, and a New Season Underway
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September has arrived at Spring Mountain, bringing the return of full track days, hopes for cooler weather, and a brand-new season of racing and Club activities.
Our regular track schedule is now back in effect, with hours from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–4:00 p.m., and sign-ins beginning at 8:00 a.m. After a summer of early mornings and abbreviated track days, we’re happy to have full days of driving back on the calendar.
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Members got an early taste of the season September 3–5 on Charleston Peak North, the same configuration we’ll run for our first Race Weekend of the 2026–27 season.
Our Non-Race Weekend events also returned September 4–5, giving members extra seat time, a chance to work with our instructors, and time to reconnect after the summer. The weekend included a Corvette autocross competition that proved to be a big hit with members, adding a little friendly competition to the fun. More Non-Race Weekend events are already on the calendar for October 2–3, November 20–21, and December 18–19.
All eyes turn to our first Club Race Weekend, September 18–19. Along with plenty of action on the track, the weekend will include great off-track opportunities to get together, including an ATV adventure, a lakeside BBQ, and a celebration of last season’s champions. Details will appear later in this issue.
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Whether you’re racing, driving for fun, or simply coming out to enjoy the Club, there’s something special about this time of year at Spring Mountain. The garages get busier, familiar faces return, and the energy around the property shifts as another season gets underway. After a long Nevada summer, we’re ready!
Welcome back to the track, and to another great season at Club Spring Mountain.
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Welcome to the Club!
Meet the Newest Members of the Club Spring Mountain Family
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We’re always happy to welcome new faces to the Spring Mountain community. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest Club members:
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Paul Moseley — Sheridan, Montana
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Gary Savage — Las Vegas, Nevada
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Adam Weissman — Las Vegas, Nevada
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Greg Norell — Morganton, North Carolina
We’re delighted to have you as part of the Club and look forward to seeing you around the track, at upcoming events, and throughout the Spring Mountain community. Welcome to the family!
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A Full-Throttle Fall at the Karting Complex
Major Events and Club Racing are Keeping the Fall Calendar Packed
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The fall season is shifting into high gear at the Spring Mountain Karting Complex, with a packed schedule of racing throughout September and October.
The action got underway September 5–6 with a Tri-C Karters event that brought 88 participants to Spring Mountain. Next up is the return of the ProKart Challenge September 12–13, as Round Five of the Superkarts! USA regional championship series comes to Pahrump for a weekend of high-speed competition.
This marks only the second visit to Spring Mountain for the ProKart Challenge, following its debut at the facility in April 2025. That event was contested on the North Circuit, which replicates the former Las Vegas Karting Center, home of the SKUSA SuperNationals from 1997 to 2001.
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This year’s competitors will take on an even bigger challenge: the 1.12-mile Full Track, featuring 19 turns and a front straightaway stretching more than 800 feet. With more than 100 participants anticipated, the event promises to be an exciting weekend at the Karting Complex.
The momentum continues the following week with the Spring Mountain Karting (SMK) Club Race September 19–20, preceded by open practice September 17–18.
And there’s no slowing down in October. Three more events are already on the calendar: Tri-C Karters, October 9–11; the IKF Grand Nationals, October 16–18; and SMK Club Racing, October 24–25.
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Save the Dates: 2026–2027 Race Series Weekends
Start Planning Now for Another Action-Packed Season at the Club
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Get those calendars ready! Our 2026–2027 Race Weekend schedule is set, with another season of competition, camaraderie, and lots of action coming to Spring Mountain. Official races will be held on Fridays and Saturdays, so mark your calendars and start planning your race weekends now.
September 18-19 * October 16-17 * November 13-14
December 4-5 * January 15-16 * February 12-13
March 12-13 * April 9-10 * May 7-8 * June 4-5
All dates are subject to change. November and February’s Race Weekends will be run on our older track configurations.
| | Member Feature: Data at Speed—Literally
Mark Ramsey Brings a Lifelong Love of Racing, a Career in Data and Lessons Learned at Speed | | Mark Ramsey, his crew and Car 592: the team behind the KTM X-BOW GT2 | | For Club Spring Mountain member Mark Ramsey, Ph.D., cars and data have been two constants in a remarkable life. He grew up near National Trails Raceway in Columbus, Ohio, watching drag-racing legends before taking his own 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T to amateur “run what you brung” weekends. His father, Dean, taught him to rebuild engines and transmissions in the back garage—and, as Ramsey fondly remembers, towed him home more times than either would care to count. “Dad was my first pit crew.” More than 35 years in data and analytics followed, including senior leadership roles at Samsung Mobile, GlaxoSmithKline and IBM, but racing never went away. Today, Ramsey competes at Spring Mountain in Car 592, a 600-horsepower KTM X-BOW GT2. Even the number is personal: 92 represented the year he and his wife, Trina, were married; when that number was already taken at Spring Mountain, he added the month—May—and 592 was born. | | Ramsey feels right at home at the Club | | Ramsey has raced in the Spring Mountain Sports Car Series for three seasons, but some of his favorite memories here have little to do with finishing position. In 2024, he took his 90-year-old father-in-law, John, onto the track in the KTM—a particularly meaningful ride because John had once worked in a small, postwar Austrian company called KTM helping improve manufacturing processes for the small motorcycle company. Seventy years later, he was riding in an KTM-built carbon-fiber race car through the Nevada desert. Ramsey calls it “one of the proudest moments of my racing life.” It’s that combination of racing, technology and human experience that also runs through his new book, Data at Speed: The Data-Driven Leadership Book. | | Data at Speed races to No.1 in Amazon’s Management Information Systems category | | |
The premise of Data at Speed is that professional racing has already solved many of the problems businesses are still trying to solve. A driver doesn’t simply think about “going fast through the corner,” Ramsey explains; the corner is broken down into braking point, trail braking, turn-in, apex, exit, and acceleration. Business leaders should approach their data the same way: break the big number apart and find where performance can actually be improved.
And Spring Mountain is woven throughout the book: its cover features Car 592 on Charleston Peak, another image illustrates late-apex technique, and the book closes on the starting grid beneath the Michelin bridge on the Lauda C North/South course, minutes before a green flag.
Even a frightening car fire here, caused by a nearly invisible brake-line leak, became a lesson about recognizing small warning signals before they become catastrophic failures. The experience gave Ramsey a new perspective on the people working behind the scenes at Spring Mountain: “After my car caught fire on Charleston Peak earlier this year, I walked away from it with no injuries, because the facility and the safety crew did their jobs exactly right. Members drive past those people every weekend without thinking about them. I’ve had reason to think about them.”
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Perhaps the idea that best connects Ramsey’s worlds is one of the simplest lessons a racing coach teaches: “Keep your eyes up.”A driver who looks farther ahead is faster; a leader who becomes consumed by today’s crisis can just as easily miss what’s coming next. Released in July, Data at Speed has already reached No. 1 in Amazon’s Management Information Systems category, but the response that may mean the most came closer to home. Ramsey’s father told him that reading the book finally helped him understand both his son’s business career and why his now 60-plus-year-old son is still racing cars. Somehow, that feels like the perfect finish line for a book that brings both worlds together.
And Ramsey hopes the conversation doesn’t end with the final page: “If any of our members want to talk about the book, come find me in the paddock or the clubhouse.”
If you know a member or would like to nominate yourself for a feature in the Club newsletter, please reach out to jerra@racespringmountain.com.
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Race Weekend Returns September 18–19
The Season Begins with Racing, Mountain Adventures, and Lakeside Gatherings
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The 2026–27 race season gets underway September 18–19, and while there will be plenty of action on the track, Race Weekend is about much more than racing. A full lineup of social activities is planned throughout the weekend, and as always, all Club members are invited to join the fun, whether you’re racing or not.
The weekend festivities begin Thursday afternoon with a new Spouses & Guests Meet & Greet from 1:00–3:00 p.m. at The Cove. This casual gathering is the first of what will become a monthly Race Weekend tradition, allowing spouses and guests to meet, mingle, and get to know one another while the racers are doing what racers do.
Thursday evening, members can trade four wheels on the track for four wheels on the trail with an ATV ride into the mountains, followed by dinner. The group will meet in front of the Clubhouse at 4:30 p.m. for the ride up, with additional location details to come.
| Celebrating a great season at our year-end banquet – June 2026 | |
Friday evening, it’s back to The Cove for a Race Weekend BBQ, with Chef Adam serving up a serious spread, including brisket, pork ribs, and chicken wings, all seasoned with Blazing Star BBQ rub and smoked over hickory wood, along with pork hot links, mac & cheese, jalapeño cornbread with whipped honey butter, coleslaw, potato salad, and apple cobbler.
Whether you’re behind the wheel, cheering from the sidelines, or simply coming out to reconnect with your Spring Mountain family, we hope you’ll join us as we kick off another great season.
Racers, please note: Sporting Regulations for both Sports Car and Radical racers have been distributed to those who have indicated they plan to compete this season. Anyone who still needs a copy is asked to contact Courtney Pryor.
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We look forward to sharing a memorable weekend at the Club with our valued members. Please let us know if you’ll be joining us.
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It takes more than a great car and a talented driver to make a successful Race Weekend. Behind the scenes, our Spring Mountain Racing Services team works tirelessly to keep members’ cars safe, prepared, and performing at their best, from preventative maintenance and race-day support to engineering, diagnostics, and repairs.
This month, we’re turning the camera around and putting the people behind the cars in the spotlight. Thank you to our Racing Services team for everything you do to keep Spring Mountain racing! Photo captured by: Nelson Dale
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Connected With the Club
Your Feedback, Involvement, and Enthusiasm Help Shape Our Future
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A new season brings new opportunities to connect, share, and make the most of your Spring Mountain experience.
As we begin another season at Spring Mountain, we want to thank our members for the ideas, enthusiasm, and ongoing engagement that make this community so special. From Race Weekends and social gatherings to the everyday moments shared around the Club, your feedback and participation help shape the member experience, and inspire what comes next.
Stay connected with everything happening at Spring Mountain by following us on Facebook (@SpringMountainMotorsports and @SpringMountainRacing), Instagram (@SpringMountainMotorsports, @SpringMountainRacing and @SpringMountainKarting), and YouTube (@RaceSpringMountain) for event highlights, Club updates and behind-the-scenes moments throughout the season.
And remember, if you need anything during your time at the Club, Courtney Pryor, our Club Coordinator, is here to help. Courtney can be reached by phone, text, or email at clubcoordinator@racespringmountain.com or (702) 335-5450, and is always happy to assist however she can.
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