Joshua Hasty
Jacksonville, FL (USA)
Role(s):
First Coast Racing, LLC
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Location:
Jacksonville
Industry:
Entertainment
Year Founded:
2005
Number Employees:
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Description:
First Coast Racing, LLC, (FCR), is a start-up founded in 2005 with the goal of creating a spectator- and family-friendly motorsports entertainment facility in the North Florida region. The working name for the facility is SunSpeed.
SunSpeed differentiates itself from similar entertainment venues in the region by catering to multiple interests in the motorsports area. It will support drag racing on a quarter-mile strip, various forms of “circle track” racing on a paved, banked half-mile speedway, road racing and similar activities on a five-mile road course, and boat racing on a 57 acre lake.
A number of key success factors are directly based upon building in the North Florida region, and specifically within close proximity to the city of Jacksonville. Some of these success factors in