Private race tracks in New York
New York has one private members-only race track club. Below you will find each one ranked, with membership costs, circuit specs and how far it is from the nearest major cities.
View on mapWhat to know about track clubs in New York
New York is home to the club that started the American private-track boom: Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, about two hours from Manhattan in the Catskills. Opened in 2008, its 4.1-mile circuit with 22 turns remains one of the longest and most technically demanding private tracks in the country, and it effectively wrote the playbook every other US club has followed since.
Monticello publishes tiered pricing that sets the reference point for the Northeast: Silver at $92,500 initiation plus $8,600 a year with limited driving days, Gold at $125,000 plus $18,500 a year with unlimited days, and a Family tier at $175,000 plus $27,000 a year. Its ratings on this site reflect a mature, member-led program — arrive-and-drive fleets, coaching and in-house racing — with the highest initiation tier in its region as the trade-off.
Practical considerations for New York: the Catskills location means Northeast winters shorten the usable season significantly, so most driving runs from April through November. For members in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut, Monticello is the default answer — there is no closer full-size private circuit to the metro.
Common questions about New York track clubs
- Is there a private race track club near New York City?
- Yes — Monticello Motor Club, about two hours northwest of Manhattan in the Catskills. It is the closest full-size private members-only circuit to the New York metro and the only one we list in New York State.
- What does a Monticello Motor Club membership cost?
- The club publishes three tiers: Silver at $92,500 initiation plus $8,600 a year, Gold at $125,000 plus $18,500 a year, and Family at $175,000 plus $27,000 a year. Verify current numbers with the club before applying — see our membership cost guide for the club-by-club breakdown.
- When is the driving season at Monticello Motor Club?
- Northeast winters shorten the season considerably — most driving runs roughly April through November, with the club's calendar of coaching, arrive-and-drive and racing concentrated in those months.
Planning to join a club in New York?
Compare initiation fees and monthly dues across every club we track in our private race track membership cost guide, or see how New York clubs stack up against the rest of the country in the side-by-side club comparison.