Summit Point News

Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties are showing signs of improved economic prospects heading into 2010.

This 1988 Honda CRX, owned by bradley.robinson, has an estimated 200 horsepower.

What is it about Washingtonians? Why do some of us abandon our cars before the first flake falls? While others careen madly through the drifts in our S-U-V's, ignoring the risk of rollover? Back in 2004, we went out to talk to professional drivers about the best way to handle the snow, and we thought their advice bears repeating.

FIRST PERSON/OPINION: Via e-mail: Bill Scott, 71, owner of Summit Point Motorsports Park and BSR Inc.

Two new soft barrier sections already delivered to Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, West Virginia in memory of racer Chad Sisler... The Roadracing World Action Fund has reached a grand total of $707,364.75 in contributions, thanks to many members of the motorcycle community taking the initiative and making the effort to support the worthy ...

A section of Leetown Road in Jefferson County, W.Va., between Summit Point and Middleway was closed Monday morning while crews cleaned up after a tractor-trailer accident, said Jay Watson of the Independent Fire Company.

Cold, wet weather may have not been the ideal conditions for the 30th annual Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival, but organizers say that still couldn't put a damper on the community spirit and support that help make each year memorable.

A middle-aged woman stands behind a gaudy frozen daiquiri stand, her arms folded, resting on the counter while she longingly leans her head out of her confines and peers at her surroundings.

The engineering company is set to expand operations and transfer its corporate headquarters from Sonoma, Calif., to Summit Point Raceway early next month.

Gov. Joe Manchin got to combine two of his passions - cars and economic development - on Tuesday when he welcomed an automotive performance-enhancing company to Summit Point Motorsports Park.

Bruce Van Wyk was known for his economic development in Berkeley County - particularly along Foxcroft Avenue and the Martinsburg Mall - so it was fitting that the bridge at the King Street exit off Interstate 81 was named in his honor Tuesday.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is scheduled to visit the Eastern Panhandle on Tuesday, and economic development will be the focus of his tour.

For as long as he can remember, Steven McWilliams Jr., has always looked forward to Labor Day weekend, when the youngster would get to hang around the paddock at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia.

From a press release issued by SRA SRA sidecars from Canada and the USA head to West Virginia August 28-29-30, 2009 to race with the Championship Cup Series.

The drivers described the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in Schenley and its sister event, the Historical Races at BeaveRun Motorsports Complex, as "gentlemen's races." "Nobody wants to trade paint out there," 53-year-old Plum resident Joe Mendel said of the Grand Prix, which begins this weekend, and the Historical Races, which wrapped up last ...

The state Economic Development Authority has approved a $1 million loan to help an automotive engineering company relocate from Sonoma, Calif., to Summit Point Motorsports Park in Jefferson County.

With just four races remaining, the battle for the 2009 F2000 championship is as close as it gets, as an action-packed eight races have produced varying results among a huge field.