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Dear Fairmont Butte Motorsports Park Supporters,

Thank you all very much for your continued support of FBMP. We are nearing the home stretch for L.A. county approval of the project and hoping we can count on your support once again.

As you may recall from my letter in September, we were very encouraged at the first hearing by the County Planning Commission’s staff recommendation of the project for approval. We were then scheduled for our second public hearing on December 2, but it was recently postponed and the location changed by the county. The new date is Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lancaster Regional Public Library, 601 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, Calif. Please plan to attend the hearing if you can.

As you may have guessed, opponents asked for a change of venue that they hope will benefit their cause. As with the first hearing, interested persons can attend and will have an opportunity to testify. We had a great turnout of supporters last September in Los Angeles but with the second hearing relocated to Lancaster, your support is even more important. We hope you can join us.

Many of you have called asking ‘what can we do?’ We need more letters of support!

The county is again accepting letters as part of its consideration of the project. Opposition groups have organized their own letter writing campaign and have sent over 100 letters since the first hearing. If you did not send a letter of support prior to the first hearing, you have another chance to be heard.

Letters should be addressed to Mr. Jodie Sackett, Los Angeles County, Department of Regional Planning, Room 1382, 320 West Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Alternatively, you can e-mail Jodie: jsackett@planning.lacounty.gov with a copy to us.

You can also send your support comments directly to Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Mike Antonovich via e-mail at: FifthDistrict@lacbos.org. If you do, please make sure to copy Jodie Sackett.

If you would like to read about the project in detail and view updates, all of the official documents (including the Draft Environmental Impact Report) can be viewed on the county’s Web site:

http://planning.lacounty.gov/case/vi…e_motorsports/

We have been working for seven years toward the dream of creating the first new dedicated road racing facility in the L.A. area in over fifty years. We’re closer to approval than ever, but not there yet. If you too want to see Fairmont Butte Motorsports Park become a reality, please let your voice be heard!
Thank you again for your support.

Respectfully,
Thomas E. Malloy

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Some info on the track:

An outstanding new racetrack is on the verge of being built in north Los Angeles County. Situated about 14 miles northwest of Lancaster alongside a 300 foot-high desert butte, the 322-acre property is secured and designs for a world-class 3.6-mile road course with extensive facilities are complete. If approved by the County of Los Angeles, Fairmont Butte Motorsports Park will be LA’s first new dedicated road racing facility in over 50 years.

This beautiful new motorsports park design has been in the works for over seven years and is planned for car and motorcycle club road racing, auto manufacturer vehicle testing, car and motorcycle magazine evaluations, special events and more. The track will be open to the public—no memberships required—although large commercial events are not in the plans. Instead, Fairmont Butte Motorsports Park (FBMP) will cater to the innumerable grassroots racers and enthusiasts that so often look to Southern California to fulfill their motorsports desires.

Creating a world-class road racing facility that is exciting, safe and easy on the environment requires highly skilled and experienced people. And when Malloy went looking for a great track designer, Alan Wilson stood out among people in the know. Wilson and his company, Wilson Motorsport, Inc., have designed some of the best new tracks in the U.S in recent years. Standouts include Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Miller Motorsports Park in Utah and Las Vegas Speedway in Nevada. Indeed, more than 20 of his designs dot the North American landscape, with several more under development in the U.S. and around the world.

Nestled against the relaxing backdrop of Fairmont Butte, Wilson has created an intriguing 3.6-mile layout that can easily be divided into two separate tracks. It was designed to fit the natural landscape with minimal disturbance and is multi-configurable, adding more interest for racers and additional value for anyone that needs testing variety. Generous smooth runoff areas deliberately support safety for both cars and motorcycles.

Malloy Family Partners, LP also recognizes the potential impact such an enterprise can have on the environment and have worked hard to ensure the design and operation of the track will minimize the environmental footprint.

For more info, visit Fairmont Butte Motorsports Park website.