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VICI Racing is currently
completing another piece of the jigsaw of its long
term racing future, namely the team is this week
moving into a brand new spacious state-of-the-art
race shop and offices which will be followed by a
further development comprising of expansive
warehousing along with additional offices and a
conference room, all together in one purpose-built
facility.
The 10,000 square
metre facility has been specially commissioned by
the team and designed expressly with a multi-car
ALMS future in mind. The new race shop will offer
the availability for up to four bays for race cars
along with the flexibility to carry out the
requirements of a Research & Development programme
in an optimum manner.
Phase 2 of the
development, currently underway in the build stage,
will see a dedicated warehouse commissioned with
adequate space to hold significant inventories,
further offices and conference room, while the third
and final phase will see a second race shop,
primarily for customer cars, added to the new
complex. Creating an optimum working environment our
staff has been a core component of the project’s
planning and the entire building is fully
air-conditioned. Respect for the environment has
also been a parameter of the project, both through
the build phase and in the final product, in
particular with the use of the latest ‘eco’
materials, overall future energy saving, and
methodologies. Managing the smooth transition to the
new complex has been the responsibility of Mike
Zaric (VICI Racing, General Manager) and Alex Zaric
(VICI Racing, Team Manager).
The team has
maintained its long-time Miami, Florida area
location; however the new complex is now just half
mile from the Palm Beach International Raceway
(formerly known as the Moroso Motorsports Park), a
circuit that we regularly use for testing. With a
2.25-mile, 10 turn circuit plus a 1/4 mile straight
drag strip, the multipurpose facilities of the Palm
Beach International Raceway makes it an ideal venue
for development work as well as for car shakedowns.
With close interaction
between VICI Racing and its partners being at the
core of the relationship, the new facility will
include integrated conference, office and
entertaining facilities, allowing the team’s
partners to use the facility for operation B2B
meetings as well as training and educational
aspects, with the interaction – as required – of
VICI Racing personnel, all to the backdrop of a
professional race team.
VICI Racing Team
President Ron C Meixner says: “We’re pleased to be
finally moving into our new race shop, after quite
some time in the planning stage. Being able to
design the facility in detail from scratch has
allowed us to build new premises that will more than
adequately provide for the long-term future of the
team and offer ideal working conditions for our
staff. I’m more than satisfied with the work of the
architects and construction team we commissioned to
undertake the project and we have done our best to
ensure that disruption to our programme
is kept to a minimum. The facility has also been
designed for additional use by our partners and we
hope that they will find the backdrop of the race
team at work a motivating factor.”
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