El Centro, CA (May 7, 2014) – Marty Coyne, along with Off-Road Management Group has developed the freshly minted, Coyne Powersports Motorplex, the only privately owned motorsports complex in the Imperial Valley
Marty worked with SCORE International’s Roger Norman to bring SCORE back to Southern California in a big way with the Imperial Valley 250 (IV250) that took place on April 26th. With the IV250, Marty didn’t want just your run of the mill desert race, so he brought in longtime friend and CEO of Off-Road Management Group, Tony Vanillo to design and construct a state of the art facility. Marty shared his vision of the property with Tony and the two quickly began devising a plan for the one square mile of property that Marty has owned since 1994.
Marty and Roger had discussed a 7-9 mile infield section that would include a “real short course track” and spectator viewing area that would provide not only a great vantage point for watching the race, but also a higher standard of safety for everyone involved. An expansive VIP area was facilitated using an existing hill, dubbed “Jarhead Terrace” due to the fact that all the dirt for the hill was brought in to the property for the filming of the movie “Jarhead” in 2004.
“When I came out to meet with Marty and he shared his vision with me, I studied the quality of the dirt on site and immediately went to work on a design,” stated Tony Vanillo.
Working closely with Roger Norman, Marty and Tony came up with an infield area that provided both great viewing and safety opportunities for not only spectators, but also for the racers and crews.
Marty went on to say, “I am very happy with how things came together here and to be fortunate enough to work with Roger to bring SCORE back to So Cal. The future is wide open here and we are looking forward to bringing more events to the Imperial Valley. Without the support of many folks working behind the scenes on bringing this event together, it would have never happened.”
Designed and Built: April 2014
Location: El Centro, CA
This track was built as an additional feature for the SCORE Imperial Valley 250 event. Drivers started and finished their race on this portion of the track, in front of the VIP areas and spectators and then continued on into the desert portion of the course.
Notable Feature: One of the newest facilities of its kind, this track includes features from almost every other short course track in existence.
Designed and Built: March 2014
Location: Gene, NV
The purpose of this build was to create a more entertaining spectator area for the patrons of the world famous Mint 400 off-road race. We cut out a feature short course area of the track situated in front of the spectator VIP areas. Drivers would take one lap of the short course track and then head back out into the desert portion of the track.
Notable Feature: This track included a small drop off leading into two challenging jumps directly in front of the VIP viewing section.
Designed and Built: (Designed in collaboration with Mad Media) July 2013
Location: Eagle Mountain Mine, CA
We were commissioned to construct a series of stunts to be videotaped and released as a viral video for the new XP1000 Polaris UTV. All of the stunts were constructed at abandoned steel mine which made for some exciting shots for the video, but also created some technical difficulties during the build.
Notable Feature: During this event, driver RJ Anderson broke a world record for the longest UTV jump on record at 129.75 ft.
Watch the full XP1K video here:
Designed and Built: January 2013
Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
Created in a parking lot at Storm Stadium (different location than the 1st test track), this event was set up to demonstrate the new Super Car Lites being introduced into the Global Rallycross Series.
Notable Feature: This track featured 2 dirt turns as well as 4 asphalt turns to facilitate multiple driving scenarios.
Designed and Built: January 2013
Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
Created in the parking lot at Storm Stadium, this track was set up for the owners of the Super Car Lite series to test different tire scenarios for their newly released vehicles.
Notable Feature: This track featured 2 dirt turns as well as 4 asphalt turns to facilitate multiple tire testing scenarios.
Designed and Built: May 2013
Location: Irwindale, CA
We were asked to create a challenge track with jumps and obstacles to test the skills of the drivers involved in the show Octane Academy. We fabricated metal jumps that were placed on an asphalt track for this event.
Notable Feature: A raining water feature was created as a part of this track to add an additional challenge for the drivers.
Designed and Built: October 2009
Location: Las Vegas, NV
This track was set up at the SEMA convention. This demonstration drew crowds throughout the weekend of the convention to watch the action taking place. During this exhibition, drivers were encouraged to jump, spin donuts and quickly accelerate to demonstrate the action of a short course race.
Notable Feature: This track included a small amount of asphalt to create a little tire smoke from the race trucks. The smell of burning rubber is enough to bring out the curiosity in any racing enthusiast.
Designed and Built: May 2010
Location: Tooele, UT
This event and track were created to expose the fans of the World Superbike Series to short course racing. Drivers of the LOORR series volunteered to participate in this event as a demonstration race.
Notable Feature: This track was small but packed a powerful punch, with just enough jumps and turns to give a new audience a taste of what to expect from the big show.
Designed and Built: March 2014
Location: Tuscon, AZ
This is the second track built for the Arizona Short Course Championship Series. This was a temporary build, having to be torn down immediately following the event.
Notable Feature: This track features a split lane, giving the drivers a choice as to which lane to take going into turn four. This track also features a mogul section, which is popular with the drivers and fans.
