These upgrades don’t come as a surprise to some, as both tracks have seen some major changes in the last five years. “You have two owners that are motivated to bring motorsports at these tracks to the next level,” said Josh. “We always have ideas in the pipeline, and we also talk to the public about what they think.”
This project is the latest in a line of updates to both properties. “The conversation about the entrance-exit road (to both BMP and the Freedom Factory) has been discussed a good bit for a while, even before the partnership deal (between Victor and Cleetus),” Josh said. “Once we agreed it was on the short priority list, it’s a big enough project that we need to find the right time to do it.”
Even though a lot of tracks are in full swing during the summertime, it’s not uncommon in Florida for tracks to throttle back a bit on the number of events their run between June and September.
“During summer, we can see brutal temperatures, and a good chance of rain nearly every day in Florida,” said Victor. “Since we host a lot of events during the fall-winter when other tracks are closed, it made sense to do the updates now.”
The entrance and exit road, which was barely wide enough to accommodate a pair of semi-trucks going in opposite directions, will now be expanded to three lanes to use for both BMP and the Freedom Factory, to allow for quicker in and out of the facilities.
After some discussion about also moving the current entrance into BMP, there will be a new gate further down the proposed entrance-exit road, as well as double the ticket booths. This will allow more vehicles on the access road without spilling onto the main road, State Road 64.
The area behind BMP’s burnout box is also getting upgraded with fresh asphalt, as the existing area had become cracked and uneven after years of jet car shows where the extreme temperatures had broken down the asphalt…