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1992 Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell Visits Miller Motorsports Park
TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (September 20, 2008) – Nigel Mansell, the 1992 Formula One World Champion and the 1993 CART Indy Car Champion, made his first visit to Miller Motorsports Park this weekend. He was at the track to watch his sons, Greg and Leo, compete in the penultimate 2008 race for the Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, part of the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels.

Mansel MMPThe elder Mansell, who has raced at and visited racetracks all around the world, was very favorably impressed with the facility and staff at Miller Motorsports Park.

“It is a real privilege to be asked how I feel about this place,” he said, “because the facilities, the people who run it and the security staff are all top-notch. I have never seen anything so well put together.

“And the track is a big, long track. It’s a great circuit. I just can’t say enough about Miller Motorsports Park. This place speaks volumes when you look around at this great track.”

Mansell met with Alan Wilson, the track designer and CEO/General Manager at Miller Motorsports Park, who welcomed him to the Utah facility.

“It is a tremendous honor to have such a great champion visit our facility,” said Wilson. “To receive such high praise from a legendary driver like Nigel Mansell is very, very flattering. We appreciate his nice comments, and hope that he and his family will become regular visitors to Utah and to Miller Motorsports Park.”

Greg and Leo Mansell qualified eighth and 15th, respectively, in the first of two qualifying sessions for Sunday’s Atlantic Championship race.

For more information on Miller Motorsports Park, call the track at (435) 277-RACE (7223) or visit the website at www.millermotorsportspark.com.

 
Dan Davis Named President/COO of Miller Motorsports Park

TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (September 30, 2008) – Dan Davis, the former Director of Motorsports for Ford Motor Company, has been named the President and Chief Operations Officer of Miller Motorsports Park, effective immediately.

He will replace Alan Wilson, the track’s designer and original CEO/General Manager, who left the company to pursue his interest in a new racetrack-building company, Wilson Sahara Motorsports, established between himself and Sahara Inc., the builders of Miller Motorsports Park.

Davis, 59, comes to Miller Motorsports Park after a 32-year career at Ford Motor Company, the last 12 of which were spent as the Director of Motorsports. He has extensive experience in virtually every area of motorsports around the world, including Formula One, NASCAR, Indy Cars, sports cars and drag racing.

“I am thrilled to have been asked to become a part of the team at America’s finest motorsports facility,” said Davis. “I appreciate the confidence shown in me by the Miller family, and I look forward to helping Miller Motorsports Park achieve its vast potential in the years to come.”

Greg Miller, CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group, said that Davis will be an invaluable asset to Miller Motorsports Park.

“We are very fortunate to be able to attract a person of Dan Davis’ caliber to take the helm at Miller Motorsports Park,” he said. “He is one of the most respected executives in the automotive and motorsports industries, and the perfect choice to take us into the future. We are very pleased that he has agreed to join our team, and we look forward to working with him to craft a prosperous future for this facility.”

For more information on Miller Motorsports Park, call the track at (435) 277-RACE (7223) or visit the website at www.millermotorsportspark.com.

 
Corsa Motorsports to race Zytek hybrid *VIDEO update*
corsa p1Well its now official.  Utah's Corsa Motorsports will be racing Zytek Hybrids in the top class of tcorsa p1he American LeMans Series.  LMP1.  Corsa is said to be still testing the car in Europe right now, and will ship the car(s) in the coming weeks for a shakedown run at Miller Motorsports Park.  Then its on to Petit LeMans for its first action in the ALMS.  Click the jump for more news.  And also drop by the FORUMS and join the on going discussion on Corsa Motorsports move up to LMP1 HERE .  There is also a video up now that we've posted in the Forum, HERE.
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