Guam Motorsports Association

Thank You Senator Will Parkinson for believing in our raceway community and putting both Safety and our Youth first.

Your words mean a lot to every athlete and our families.

via Senator Parkinson's social media pages:

"With the passage of the FY 2025 budget, we also passed an amendment to jump start the reopening of the Guam Raceway with the support of the Guam Motorsports Association.

They are driven by passion, not profit. They aim to maintain the raceway as a community asset, not a commercial venture. The raceway should be treated like a public park—a place for our community to come together and enjoy, maintained by those who care most about it.

I’ve met with these local racers, and I can attest to their dedication and integrity. The accusations and cynicism they’ve faced are unfounded. These are people who have poured their hearts into reopening the raceway, and they deserve our support, not baseless criticism.

Though well intentioned, Speaker Terlaje's proposal to charge commercial rent would likely result in the raceway never reopening. To cover the high cost of commercial rent at market rate, likely in the millions of dollars, the association would have to commercialize heavily, charging exorbitant fees that would drive away the very people it’s meant to serve.

As we move forward, we have to be ever mindful and vigilant that the goal is to reopen the raceway for the public benefit, not individual gain.

Thank you to the Guam Motorsports Association, Senator Amanda Shelton and Senator Dwayne San Nicolas for your advocacy and getting this amendment through!"

-Senator Will Parkinson

Si Yu’os Ma’ase to these Senators who took the time to listen with open ears and an open mind. Who gave us the opportunity to speak and got to really know us. As Senator Will Parkinson said, Passion, not profit. Grateful is an understatement.

Senator Dwayne San Nicolas
Senator Amanda Shelton
Senator Joe San Agustin
Senator William Parkinson
Senator Tina Muna Barnes
Senator Roy Quinata
Senator Thomas Fisher
Senator Jesse Lujan
Senator Chris Duenas was not present, but supports our Raceway familia.

We are now one step closer in saving the track, requiring negotiations to begin between the Chamorro Land Trust Commission and Guam Motorsports Association.

"The raceway has been around for decades and served thousands of our people. This is about safety for our streets and creating a safe space for our children and next generations to thrive. Thanks to Sen. Dwayne San Nicolas for the bravery and will to see the raceway opened once again for our entire community," John Burch added.

Budget bill amendment requires negotiation, leasing for raceway An amendment to the fiscal year 2025 budget bill will require the Chamorro Land Trust Commission to negotiate with the Guam Motorsports Association on the terms of a noncommercial lease

Si Yu’os Må’åse

Thank You to everyone who attended this Saturday’s motorsports meeting about the Raceway. We hope it was insightful and helpful to see what we’ve been working hard at the past year and a half. The work is not over and we’ll continue pushing to get the Raceway re-opened for our community to come alive and thrive once again.

We also want to Thank the Senators who took the time to attend and answer questions directly:

Senators:
Vice Speaker Tina Muna-Barnes
Joe San Agustin
Will Parkinson
Amanda Shelton through her Chief of Staff
Dwayne San Nicolas
Jesse Lujan
Frank Blas Jr.

We’re also grateful to senatorial candidates Vince Borja and Sabrina Salas Matanane for making the time to be with us.

Let’s keep the teamwork going and our unity strong. Together we can get the Raceway open for our children and future generations to come. 🏁