Palmer Motorsports Park

Item: Palmer Motorsports Park
Rating: 3.9
Author: TopRaceTrackClubs

Whiskey Hill Raceway — 2.3 miles up and down a New England mountainside, with a paid club on top of a public calendar.

3.9/5Editorial rating · last verified 11 September 2026

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The verdict

Palmer Motorsports Park is built into Whiskey Hill in central Massachusetts, and its 2.3-mile circuit is one of the most dramatic in the Northeast: 14 cambered corners, 40 feet of width, roughly 190 ft of absolute elevation and about 509 ft of cumulative elevation change over a lap, run in either direction. It came out of the New England Region SCCA, opened in May 2015, and works as a hybrid — public track rentals and driving programmes share the calendar with a paid membership programme. Palmer publishes real numbers for its entry tiers, which is rare: a $2,500 trial membership with four member days that credits fully toward a full membership, and a $5,000 annual membership covering ten club member track days. The full Drivers Club tier is by application. There is no garage-condo or residential product here — this is a driving club, not a real estate play.

Best forBoston, Hartford and Springfield drivers who care more about the road course than the clubhouse, and anyone who wants to trial a club membership before spending big.

Track length

2.3 miles

Turns

14 turns

Elevation change

~190 ft absolute; ~509 ft cumulative per lap

Opened

2015

Terrain

Built into a New England hillside

Configurations

Whiskey Hill Raceway, run clockwise or counter-clockwise

Ratings by category

Every club on this site is scored on the same eight categories. See our method.

Value for money: Cost of entry and dues versus what a member actually gets.
Amenities & service: Clubhouse, dining, garages, staff, trackside support.
Technical challenge: How demanding the circuit is to learn and drive quickly.
Fun factor: Flow, elevation, commitment corners — how good it feels.
Track time access: Realistic open-lapping availability across the year.
Member community: Culture, events, coaching, racing series, no-jerks factor.
Real estate & garages: Quality and availability of trackside garages and homes.
Weather & driving season: Calculated from NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals: dry days, snow-free days, temperatures and comfortable driving months.; 282 dry days/yr350 snow-free days/yrAvg 58° / 38°F7 comfortable driving monthsNOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, nearest station USC00190562 (6 mi).

Membership & costs

Tier	Initiation	Dues	Notes
Trial membership	$2,500	Included	Four member days; 100% of the fee applies toward a full membership.
Annual membership	$5,000	Annual	Ten club member track days including open lapping dates; convertible to full membership.
Drivers Club	Contact club	Contact club	Full membership tier, by application.

Palmer is not exclusively members-only: the venue also runs public track rentals and driving programmes, so members share a busy calendar. Entry tiers are openly priced, which makes it one of the easiest clubs in the country to try before committing.

Fee sources: Palmer club membership, Palmer Motorsports Park events

What works

About 509 ft of cumulative elevation change per lap — among the best terrain in the Northeast
Runs in both directions, so the circuit reads as two tracks
Openly published trial and annual membership pricing
Trial fee credits fully toward full membership