Palm Beach County motorsports community hosts meeting about proposed complex

Members of Palm Beach County’s motorsports community are meeting Monday night to talk about the status of a proposed complex in Loxahatchee.The project is being proposed by the county following the closure of the Palm Beach International Raceway in 2022.Previous Coverage: County leaders exploring possibility of new raceway in Palm Beach County“I believe a lot of people understand the need and the necessity of having a motorsports facility,” Madelyn Marconi, a Palm Beach County resident who organized the meeting, said.Marconi grew up going to the Palm Beach International Raceway with her dad.She was devastated when it closed in 2022.“Two years ago, I started using my voice to stand up for something that I felt was really important, and that is just a motorsports facility just because of the many of you know, benefits that a community will see whether they realize it or not,” Marconi said.County officials have proposed transforming a patch of land in the 20-Mile Bend area in Loxahatchee into a new motorsports facility and have previously called on community members for their input.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsMarconi said she’s hosting the meeting to answer that call.“In addition to the amount of events that can take place at the facility, it drives economic impact. It drives tourism right here to Palm Beach County, and above all else, it keeps our residents safe. By having a motorsports facility in the community, it helps keep street racers off of the public streets, not endangering the lives of innocent drivers,” Marconi said.The meeting will also have a panel discussion featuring several speakers with a diverse motorsports background.But mostly, it’s to make sure the conversation keeps going.“The support for this motorsports facility to come back to Palm Beach County has never gone away. People have been waiting very patiently. So just going to provide an update and get everyone together and, you know, talk about all the fun stuff,” Marconi said.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

Members of Palm Beach County’s motorsports community are meeting Monday night to talk about the status of a proposed complex in Loxahatchee.The project is being proposed by the county following the closure of the Palm Beach International Raceway in 2022.Previous Coverage: County leaders exploring possibility of new raceway in Palm Beach County“I believe a lot of people understand the need and the necessity of having a motorsports facility,” Madelyn Marconi, a Palm Beach County resident who organized the meeting, said.Marconi grew up going to the Palm Beach International Raceway with her dad.She was devastated when it closed in 2022.“Two years ago, I started using my voice to stand up for something that I felt was really important, and that is just a motorsports facility just because of the many of you know, benefits that a community will see whether they realize it or not,” Marconi said.County officials have proposed transforming a patch of land in the 20-Mile Bend area in Loxahatchee into a new motorsports facility and have previously called on community members for their input.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsMarconi said she’s hosting the meeting to answer that call.“In addition to the amount of events that can take place at the facility, it drives economic impact. It drives tourism right here to Palm Beach County, and above all else, it keeps our residents safe. By having a motorsports facility in the community, it helps keep street racers off of the public streets, not endangering the lives of innocent drivers,” Marconi said.The meeting will also have a panel discussion featuring several speakers with a diverse motorsports background.But mostly, it’s to make sure the conversation keeps going.“The support for this motorsports facility to come back to Palm Beach County has never gone away. People have been waiting very patiently. So just going to provide an update and get everyone together and, you know, talk about all the fun stuff,” Marconi said.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.