Motorsports Task Force

Purpose & Scope

The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners formed the Motorsports Task Force to help the County address the economic, environmental, recreational and community issues involved with motorsports facilities. Hopefully, the work of the Task Force will lay the foundation for community consensus and the formulation of sound public policy regarding the establishment and operation of motorsports facilities.

To accomplish this purpose, the Board is requesting the Task Force to carefully examine the following issues:

• Potential demand for new motorsports facilities in Lancaster County;
  • Examine spectator as well as participant demand;
  • Review existing facilities in the region;
• Economic, fiscal, social and environmental benefits and costs to the community
  • Based on different types of facilities and activity levels;
• Pros and cons of providing motorsports activities in one general location
  as opposed to decentralized facilities for a specific motorsport activity;
• Identify and rank the most promising and acceptable locations in Lancaster County for motorsports facilities and/or activities; and
• Evaluate and make recommendations on the most approprate business model for providing new facilities for participants and spectators, e.g., public, private, public/private partnership.

The Lancaster County Board is hopeful the Task Force can complete its work within the next several months and submit a final report to the Board by March 1, 2007.

For more information on the Motorsports Task Force, please contact the County Board office.