Boris Said's New Racetrack Is Called ElsinoreringElsinoreringBoris Said has been a racer for most of his life, best known as the "road course ringer" NASCAR teams would hire to run their cars around Sears Point and Watkins Glen. He was also highly successful in Trans-Am, and he won his class in the 1997 and 1998 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1998 12 Hours of Sebring in BMW M3s. Among many other triumphs.He founded the action sports gear outlet No Fear, as well as founding Honda and Suzuki motorcycle dealerships, and for the last 15 years he has been president of BMW of Murietta, which he also founded. But he was getting itchy."I'm a racer, I want to race," he said by phone from the BMW dealership.AdvertisementAdvertisementSo he's launched a plan to build a race track, like any good racer would if they were as well-organized as he is. The track is to be called, "Elsinorering.""Like Nurburgring," he clarified.Instead of the Eiffel Mountains, it'll wind along the shores of Lake Elsinore, California, just 15 minutes up I-15 from the BMW dealership. It'll be right next to a motocross track called Lake Elsinore Raceway and a dirt strip used for sky diving called Skydive Elsinore. Out on the lake itself there are drag boats and waterskiers all over the place. So the Elsinorering will be in good company.Elsinorering"The city loves us," Said said.AdvertisementAdvertisementIndeed, when asked, the city does love him—and his track."...We appreciate the partnership and for wanting to showcase Lake Elsinore—as we are very proud about being the actions sports capital of the world!" said Gina Gonzalez, director of economic development legislative affairs for the City Of Lake Elsinore.And, unlike so many such pie-in-the-sky projects, Said is not worried about funding, with investors already lined up, he says.The track itself will be designed by Hermann Tilke and his firm, Tilke Engineers and Architects, prolific and prominent designers of modern Formula 1 circuits. It will be 3.2 miles long with 22 turns.AdvertisementAdvertisement"I've had the opportunity to drive some of the best race tracks ever built," he says in the track's promotional website. "And that experience has inspired a dream to build the ultimate private motorsport country club right here in Southern California."ElsinoreringSurrounding the circuit will be 275 luxury garage condominiums, a private clubhouse with a rooftop pool, a fitness center, a race shop, a 500-person event center, and "premium amenities designed to bring together a community of automotive enthusiasts."You can live in your condo year-round if you like, and you can land your helicopter right on the roof. While no one's expecting you to land your private jet on the Skydive Elsinore dirt strip, French Valley Airport just 15 minutes away has 6,000 feet of paved runway and you can use that.Said's also realistic about how long it'll take for the project to be finished, quoting an opening date of 2030.Will it all work? It sounds good so far, and with Said's business acumen and racing passion, chances are it'll take off. Let's watch.
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