BSR

Our Facility

BSR's training center is located inside Summit Point Motorsports Park and it comprises 715 acres in the Shenandoah Valley, 70 driving miles from downtown Washington, DC. On the training site are located four paved road circuits, one dirt road circuit, one off-road training arena, seven firing ranges, two skid pads, eight classrooms, four administration and support buildings, and numerous other buildings. For more information, please visit the Summit Point Motorsports Park web site.

Our Founder—Bill Scott

William Henry Scott IV succumbed to a lengthy illness on Dec. 7, 2009, at age 71. He lived a life of courage and uncompromising integrity.

He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in geology and received his PhD. in geophysics from Yale University. He chose to follow his passion for auto racing, however, rather than pursue a university career. His success in racing included the 1968 European and U.S. Formulas Vee championships, the 1969 Formula Ford world championship, the 1970 Formula Vee world championship, and the 1971 and '72 Formulas Super Vee U.S. pro series championship. In 124 races between 1965 and 1972, Bill won 42 times and finished on the podium 77 times. Bill Scott Racing Inc. also won three consecutive SCCA GTR-3 national titles as a team in the late 70's.

A racer's life is short lived and Bill had a vision to train drivers the skills that he learned from racing. In 1980, he purchased the ailing Summit Point Raceway and, over time, transformed it into a premier racing facility. Summit Point Motorsports Park has evolved into four tracks, several firing ranges, a new 13-acre tactical training center for the U.S. State Department, and the Summit Point Training Campus. BSR trained thousand of drivers from private security companies to government agencies, but Bill was most proud of his life-saving Accident Avoidance classes for young drivers.

Bill was an active supporter of the Music Conservatory of Shenandoah College and established the SPARC Foundation Fund, a part of the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, for the support of educational opportunities in Jefferson County. He was a member of the Sports Car Club of America, Road Racing Drivers Club, American Society for Industrial Security, Horticultural Society of West Virginia, International Motorsports Association, Rotary International, and was a former board member for the Hill School. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Scott; his sister, JoAnn Scott, of Forest, Va.; his children, William Henry "Jens" Scott, of Marshall, Va., Alexandra Scott, of New York City, N.Y., Joella Wilson. of Atlanta, Ga., Laura Kinsman, of Williamsburg, Va., and Frans Hansen, of Annapolis, Md.; and five grandchildren.

Those whose lives he has touched are many. He was a loving husband and papa. Of all his interests, family was the most important. The twinkle in his eye brightened the day of all who saw it. His was a life well-lived.

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History

BSR began conducting specialty driving training in 1976. During the ensuing 30 years, BSR has steadily improved its facility, support systems, staff and curriculum to match rising demand and changing conditions. BSR has developed a highly organized and coordinated use of the facility and staff. BSR has conducted similar training sessions from 1-5 days duration virtually nonstop for the past 30 years, during which time, it has proven capable of handling training effectively. Logistically, BSR has demonstrated its ability to prepare, service, and maintain its vehicles, facility, and classrooms such that the physical aspect of training is kept at a high operational level.