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Millville raceway selling a lifestyle

By EDWARD VAN EMBDEN Staff Writer, 856-649-2072

Published: Jul 04, 2008

MILLVILLE - New Jersey Motorsports Park promises its members all the amenities one would expect to find on an exclusive golf course - only here, you're trading in your golf clubs and tee time for a racecar and starting line.

On Saturday, members of NJMP get first crack at the freshly paved track in an exclusive and limited soft opening of the raceway and its Lightning course.

General Manager Don Fauerbach said membership in the raceway is membership into the motorsports lifestyle, a lifestyle characterized by a love of racing and dedication to the sport.

For those interested in that lifestyle, membership to NJMP carries a $10,000 price tag and an annual $2,500 fee. And while that isn't going to put much of a dent in the wallets of most members, Fauerbach said they can be sure they're getting their money's worth. More

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