Palmer Motorsports Park — Local services in Palmer

I took my son to the half-day Arrive and Drive experience for his birthday for about $700. It's about 2.5 hours of classroom where they explain the safety rules. The actual driving (what we are really paying for) is "supposed" to be two 30-minute driving sessions. Although he enjoyed the driving, neither of us thought is was good value. His assigned car was a 25 year old Subaru. They were unable to start car for 15 minutes and he missed more than half of his first 30-minute driving session. I asked if they could make up for the missed time. The staff said they would "take care of it" but he got no extra time and I felt pretty brushed off. I asked again before his second session and they said they extended each session by 6 minutes for everyone. But that didn't actually happen (I timed both sessions as he got on the track). His total time on the track was exactly 40 minutes total for the day. Considering I spent $700, I only got 2/3 of what we paid for. In addition, we were told to arrive by 7:30am but when we arrived they just took our name down and told us that our class starts at 9am. Given the 2 hour drive to get there, it was annoying to get up at 5am, arrive "on time" and then be told to sit around and wait outside for an hour and half. My son and I both felt bad for each other. Maybe this experience was an anomaly, but I would not have spent this money if I knew it was going to turn...

Writing a negative review due to the sound is absurd. The track black flags cars that exceed the DB limit regularly. They invested so much money into making this a world class track. Get over it. You probably make more noise farting into your armchair as you do nothing with your miserable lives. You are lucky for how much commerce it brings to town. Fred (the owner) is a great guy. I see him at the track all the time, and he's very much invested into making sure the events are safe and run well.

As for the track, it is the only one in Massachusetts and it's one of the best in the Northeast if not the best. Some people mention the lack of run off, but at least they take care of that unlike NHMS where I have damaged my car a lot. Limerock has its heritage and I love it there, but Palmer is way more challenging and you can run it both clockwise and counter clockwise. The flagging stations are excellently placed here. I can not say that for every track in New England.

Everyone mentions the elevation changes, but I like the ever changing camber and difficult end to the straight in both directions which take cajones to go fast. Palmer separates the men from the boys, and I am still learning the track 5 years later!

The track is always improving itself every year, and there is something to be said for that!

I tell people all the time "if you can drive Palmer... you can...

Palmer is fantastic. It is my favorite track in New England for motorcycles, but they also run several car events during the brief summer here.

The track itself is exciting, with significant uphill and downhill sections, off and on camber turns and even differential camber in the same turn! The front 'straight' is also interesting, as it is really a long sweeping turn. The track can be run in both directions.

The facilities are among the best. There is ample garage space and power is available for your tire warmers or other electrical devices. Wifi is spotty, but you'll never be left without connectivity. In these pandemic days, the big tent serves as a great classroom space. Closer to pit out, several carports are available. They are without power, but I think there's a way to pull a cable from close by for a fee. The corner workers are friendly and efficient.

I would highly recommend this track to motorsports enthusiasts if you're...