Construction to begin shortly on the Area 27 race track on OIB Land east of Oliver.

Speeches, drumming, a gift presentation,  ground breaking and lots of photo shoots. Everyone happy.

Results to be seen in the spring.

Source: Global Okanagan

OLIVER–At a time when most expensive sports cars are safely off the road, construction is beginning on an elite motorsports country club in the South Okanagan. A groundbreaking celebration was held on Wednesday for Area 27.
“It’s like a country club,” says one of the founding members of Area 27. “For years golfers have had a place to call home, but motorsports enthusiasts haven’t.” Work begins in earnest now, on a 4.83 kilometre race track designed by Canadian racing legend, Jacques Villeneuve. The club, which is being built on Osoyoos Indian Band land, is meant to attract people with a passion for hot cars, and for driving them fast. The price for that privilege is a one-time $35,000 membership fee and three grand a year. “It’s a unique and special project,” says Chief Clarence Louie – “it’s not just good for the Osoyoos Indian Band, but the entire Okanagan.” Louie adds, “When you have multi-millionaires hanging around, that’s a pretty good sign.

Area 27 already has 120 members. The goal is to have 200 members by the time the track opens, sometime in the summer of 2016.