Miami’s Concours Club Is a Race Track For Drivers with Good Taste
When your taste in cars matches your taste in food, you’ll find the Concours Club as a little piece of paradise in Miami.
Motorsport clubs have been springing up around the country. Think of them like a golf course country club, but instead of 18 holes, you have 18 corners. In Miami, the newest of these clubs is called the Concours Club.
The name of the track comes from the circuit’s location. It is based next to the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. But according to an article from Robb Report, this track is not like any other circuit you’ve ever been to. It is private and exclusive to its members.
For drivers, the track will present a challenge, despite the smaller footprint of the facility. Concours Club founder Neil Gehani states the track “has world-class design elements including perfectly drawn, decreasing-radius turns and hidden apexes, but also fast straights. Members are going to have to really work in order to go faster here.” All of this excitement is packed into a two-mile track, which is something of an engineering achievement considering the thin and narrow plot of land where it sits.
But along with the on-track excitement, track members will be treated to Miami’s renown cuisine. Concours Club’s head chef Brad Kilgore has already made a name for himself in the culinary district, with several Miami restaurants. He’ll now oversee the track’s menu as its culinary director.
Another person who’s made a name for themself is none other than Indy500 winner Helio Castroneves. Castroneves was instrumental in the design of the track. The track’s layout was one accomplishment, but also, one aspect at this track is that drivers will be able to use it in darkness, too. This means the track incorporates lighting at apexes of turns, but also the track is outlined in illuminating paint, similar to that used by the adjacent airport.
As it stands, the track is set to debut later in the year, which means you’ll be able to jet set to the airport, hop off your private jet, and blast around the track in your exotic car. And of course, jet away after a meal. Now that’s living large.
Photos: Robb Report
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