Several members of the Utah motorsports community today voiced concerns about the recently cancelled sale of Miller Motorsports Park to Mitime Investment Group, by holding a press conference in Tooele, Utah.

A Utah court voided Tooele County’s sale of the 511-acre racing facility to Mitime Investment Group on December 17, just two weeks before Mitime had planned to take possession of the track. 

The lawsuit, brought by losing bidder Center Point Management, asked the court to stop the sale and claimed that Tooele County violated local and state laws by selling the track to Mitime for below fair market value–and less than Center Point Management’s bid. The court ruled in favor of Center Point Management and nullified the sale even though Mitime has already invested hundreds of thousands of dollars hiring staff, purchasing equipment and preparing for the 2016 racing season, according to Mitime Investment Group President Alan Wilson.

While Tooele County must restart the process of offering Miller Motorsports Park for sale and accepting and vetting bids, it must also try to keep the track open in 2016 in the interim, said representatives of groups that run races, organize schools and track days, and operate businesses at the Miller Motorsports Park.

The frustrated groups, led by Utah Sport Bike Association (UtahSBA) President Scott Rybarik, held the press conference on Tuesday, and three Salt Lake City TV news crews attended in spite of area snow showers.

Read CBS 2 News KUTV’s coverage of the press conference here: http://kutv.com/live/tooele-racing-community-says-…