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Corporate Membership program, new Ferrari,              Americas, insisted on coming to Calgary during

        Maserati, and Alfa Romeo customers will be              a frigid couple of days in February without any
        provided unique track benefits and will have the        appropriate winter wear (Epp is based in Cancun).

        opportunity to test the limits of machine and skill.    “We also appreciated Tilke’s respect for our plan

                                                                to utilize the natural topography of the proposed
        “We have been in contact with several automotive        site,” says Young. “All of the firms demonstrated

        groups and have already signed up over half of the      reasonable experience, but Tilke clearly had

        Corporate Memberships that are available,” adds         designed the largest number of tracks in different
        Young. “We are also very pleased to have signed a       climate environments.  Since then, Christian and

        sponsorship arrangement with Continental Tire.”         Tilke have supported the development through

                                                                four redesigns of the track and Christian continues
        PREMIER DESIGN                                          to follow our progress and introduce parties to us


                                                                where he believes there is benefit to both parties.”

        When asked about getting the Tilke Gmbh & Co
        firm on board, Young points to the designer’s           With anticipation at an all-time high, local economic

        enthusiasm for seeing the site in person as really      support and general support by track users has
        standing out. Christian Epp, Tilke’s leader for the     been tremendous, says Young. “Memberships are



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