After taking our hot laps at Miller Motorsports Park, we took a tour of the rest of the facility. It's a gearheads dream, and in this case, the gearhead's name is Larry Miller, a prominent local car dealer. He built the place with his own money and spared no expense in the process.
The main attraction is the road course which features four different loops, the longest being a 4.5-mile layout with 23 turns. There's also a nearly mile long go kart track with dirt sections on either end for running super motos. A row of world class pit garages sits on the 3,500 foot long main straight and well-situated grandstands are sprinkled throughout the edge of the course. The press box is as advanced as anything at Daytona and heck, even the bathrooms are impressively spotless.
Miller started its own race series called the Miller Cup. It uses Mustangs that were built on the factory production line before getting shipped Miller for final assembly. This batch hasnt been touched yet.
This is the main hall at the private clubhouse that overlooks the track. According to PR man John Gardner, when Mario Andretti came to sign his picture on the wall of champions, he was able to name every other driver up there. And he could tell a story about each one of them too.
Theres a museum in the welcome center that houses a sizable chunk of Larry Millers personal car collection. This original Daytona Coupe is just one of the many priceless models on display.
Mr. Miller knows his Cobras. Almost all the cars in the collection are in running condition.
SubyTrojan says:
10:05 PM, 03/29/08
Wow! Great entry, Ed! I hope I can drive the track and check out the facilities there one day. I just got back from Buttonwillow about an hour and a half ago.
estreka says:
11:28 PM, 03/29/08
Hey Suby, meet ya at Miller's this summer? I'm thinking of getting my pro SCCA license at Bridgestone next year.
http://www.race2000.com/
Let me know if you're up for it.
SubyTrojan says:
11:45 PM, 03/29/08
Are you going to pay to fly me in? I'm not a baller/shot-caller like Scott and Ed. :o)
rick8365 says:
06:21 AM, 03/30/08
Okay..... I want to be Larry Miller!
estreka says:
11:30 AM, 03/30/08
I gotta figure out how I'm gonna pay for it. ;-)
ateixeira says:
08:01 AM, 03/31/08
That place looks awesome.