Car and Driver Magazine has published a feature article "America's Best Road Courses - An insider's guide to our favorite racing circuits," and Halifax County's own VIRginia International Raceway is on the list! An excerpt from the article reads:

"WHY WE LOVE IT:

From the Gazette-Virginian

South Boston resident and 2009 Pinks All Out winner Buster D’Amato is switching gears from drag racing to street racing for an appearance in the upcoming reality TV show called the Robin Hood Rally. The rally will take place over the course of 10 weekends between late May and early November in 10 different states, beginning the weekend of May 21 in New Hampshire.

Each of the events will be filmed to produce a reality TV series that will air from late November through the winter on either NBC or Speed Channel, according to D’Amato.

A total of 100 drivers from around the world will compete for prizes worth approximately $500,000, including the first-place prize of a Ferrari F430.

D’Amato’s chance to run in the Robin Hood Rally was a by-product of his Pinks All Out victory last April.  Read the full article.

Hey Race Fans! 

Take note of VIR's 2010 Season Spectator Schedule and mark your calendars now!

From being around VIR's Managing Partner, Connie Nyholm, I would have never guessed that prior to coming to VIR she had never even stepped foot on a racetrack, but that's one of the interesting tidbits I learned from reading an article about her on VirginiaBusiness.com.

Last week I was privileged to visit VIR and tour the new luxury villas (awesome is all I can say!), the VIPER facility (bearing witness to Mike Sexton's near-death skills at virtual racing), and Peter Krauss' Driver Development Studio in the industrial park (I want his car!).  There are some really exciting things going on out there that most area residents probably aren't aware of, so if you get a chance to attend a race at or take a tour of VIR, please try to go - I think you'll be amazed that all of this is in Halifax County!  And don't forget to read the Virginia Business article about Connie. 
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