IN
THE
WIND
P54
New Venue For MotoAmerica In 2020
M
otoAmerica announced that
the 2020 MotoAmerica Se-
ries will for the first time feature
a round in the Pacific Northwest,
with the three-day event set to
take place at Ridge Motorsports
Park, which is located southwest
of Seattle, Washington, June
26-28.
The Ridge Motorsports Park
racetrack was designed by
Steve Crawford, the man who
also designed Thunderhill Race-
way Park in Northern California,
and it's nestled in a picturesque
portion of Washington State with
views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. St.
Helens. The circuit features 16
turns with over 300 feet of eleva-
tion, including a 50-foot plunge
down the Ridge Complex. The
Ridge opened in 2011 but has
recently undergone upgrades to
allow it to host large spectator
events, such as MotoAmerica.
The track is centrally located
in Shelton, Washington, roughly
90 miles from Seattle, 140 miles
from Portland, Oregon, and 60
miles from Tacoma, Washington,
in Mason County. It is also just a
four-hour drive down the I-5 from
Vancouver, British Columbia.
"We're excited to be taking
the MotoAmerica Series to the
Pacific Northwest next year,"
said MotoAmerica President
Wayne Rainey. "We know we
have a lot of fans up there who
haven't had the chance to see
Superbike racing up close in a
long, long time."
MotoAmerica says it will re-
lease a full 2020 schedule soon.
CN
Ridge Motorsports Park in Washington will
host a MotoAmerica round in 2020.
