Summit Point Raceway Announces Six Weekends of Motorcycle Racing in 2010

Summit Point Raceway has announced a 2010 motorcycle racing schedule that includes six weekends of two-day action for fans of two-wheeled action.

The 10-turn, 2.0-mile Summit Point Raceway will host the WERA Racing organization events, including the annual 6-hour Bridgestone National Endurance Series race, on three weekends. The 26-year-old Championship Cup Series joins with the American Sportbike Racing Association Pro Racing series to fill out the rest of the summer of high speed action.

The season of motorcycle racing at Summit Point Raceway begins with a Saturday-Sunday weekend of racing for WERA racers on April 10-11. WERA, begun in 1974, features classes for almost all sport bike motorcycles. Saturday's competition starts with warm ups and qualifying. WERA racing features 8- to 10-lap events that are run Saturday afternoon and Sunday all day. Racing usually lasts until 5 p.m. each day.

WERA returns to Summit Point from Friday, July 30 to Sunday, Aug. 1 in an event that will also feature the 6-hour Bridgestone National Endurance Series race. The endurance series features teams of riders who take turns piloting the same bike trying to see which team can run the most laps in a 6-hour time period. WERA rounds out the action with racing from Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19.

Riders in the combined CCS/ASRA Pro Racing series will race on three weekends: the annual Summit Point Festival of Speed, Saturday, May 29 to Monday, May 31; Saturday, July 3 to Sunday, July 4 and the End of Summer Cyclefest, Saturday, Aug. 28 to Sunday, Aug. 29. The Cyclefest includes racing sidecar motorcycles.

WERA and CCS Racing offers a fan-friendly environment not found in most other forms of speed competitions. Motorcycle racing isn't like NASCAR where fans are kept away from the drivers. Motorcycle racing fans are free to roam the pits at Summit Pont Raceway to talk to their favorite riders, ask questions, and check out the motorcycles. Also Summit Point Raceway allows free camping and provides hot showers for fans and competitors.

Summit Point Raceway features a 2,900-foot-long front straight with several spectator locations that line the track. The infield portion of the Summit Point circuit gives spectators a view of handlebar-to-handlebar racing from corner No. 4 through corner No. 9.

Summit Point Raceway is located in Summit Point, W.V., in the far eastern section of the state's Panhandle Region. The track is about 70 miles west of Washington, D.C. and about 15 miles north of the start of the northern section of Skyline Drive. You can view the track's layout and get directions by clicking here.