| The LeMay Museum recently announced the renewed sponsoring gift of $25,000 for 2007 made by Great Western Sports, developer of the proposed NASCAR racetrack in Kitsap County. A formal relationship was forged between the two organizations in 2005 when the major racetrack franchise made its first sponsoring gift of $25,000.
Great Western Sports is a division of ISC (International Speedway Corporation), which owns and operates 11 major race tracks in the United States. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Museum, David Madeira has been working closely with Grant Lynch, vice president of ISC and president of Great Western Sports to urge the State of Washington to approve a race track to be built in the state. “I’m convinced that the Bremerton track will have a positive impact on our region in terms of increased tourism. I’ve attended a number of major races and visited a number of ISC tracks and am impressed with the quality of their operations. Government officials and track neighbors have been nearly unanimous in their positive opinions of the impact on their regions."
If the proposed track legislation passes and is built, collaboration between the race track and Museum will benefit both organizations in areas such as advertising, web sites, special events and ticket sales. Studies have also shown the collaboration will add economic value to all of Kitsap, King and Pierce counties through the vast increase in tourism. |
