Roaring Pines Motor Club Clears Florida Permitting

Owners of trackside garage units and home sites should watch for the December 2026 start of early site development.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Performance Vehicles

Empty asphalt racing straight curving through a Florida pine forest beside a still lake, with a low clubhouse silhouette on the horizon.
Roaring Pines Motor Club completed all Florida permitting for its luxury trackside facility, with early site development set to begin in December 2026. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Roaring Pines Motor Club has completed all permitting requirements for its luxury motorsports facility on Florida's First Coast. Early site development is planned to begin in December 2026, with the club anticipating an opening in 2028.

Why it matters

For Florida families and car enthusiasts, the project adds a trackside residential and clubhouse destination near Palatka-Kay Larkin Airport, with garage loft units, garage villas, and home sites offered for purchase. Clearing permits now moves the development from concept toward construction, which affects nearby property interest and local driving-experience options.

The 3.5-mile road course has 20 turns and is designed to earn FIA Grade 2 certification. The layout includes a 4,000-foot long straight and can be divided into a 2.65-mile circuit plus a 0.85-mile street course.

The players

Roaring Pines Motor Club

A luxury motorsports club and residential development on Florida's First Coast, owned by Scott Lagasse Sr. and Scott Lagasse Jr., the Mosler Family, and founding investors.

TeamSLR

A racing organization that will relocate its headquarters to Roaring Pines Motor Club.

CUBE 3 Architecture

An architecture firm working with the ownership team on the club's design.

RIMROCK Company

A construction firm working with the ownership team to build the facility.

The details

The clubhouse will include a car museum, multipurpose event space, offices, a luxury fitness center, restaurant, lounge, and a fourth-floor viewing platform. Garage loft units offer trackside views of the lake or forest, while garage villas and home sites have direct track access. The ownership team is working with CUBE 3 Architecture and RIMROCK Company, and professional drivers from around the world have been involved in the track's design. Additional amenities include a karting track and a boutique hotel, and TeamSLR will relocate its headquarters to the site.

Timeline

  1. December 2026: early site development planned to begin.

  2. Late 2027: track paving expected to be completed.

  3. 2028: planned opening of Roaring Pines Motor Club.

The Home Front

Track-adjacent residential communities such as Roaring Pines are a niche within Florida's housing market, pairing home ownership with private motorsports access. The FIA Grade 2 certification the course is designed to earn is the sanctioning standard that governs the circuit's competition credentials.

If you are considering a trackside garage unit, villa, or home site, ask the sales team for the current permitting and construction schedule in writing before committing. Verify project milestones through the official Roaring Pines Motor Club project updates page, and have any purchase agreement reviewed by a licensed Florida real estate attorney or agent.

The takeaway

Permitting is complete, so the next concrete milestone is site development in December 2026, which is the point to watch for real progress. Anyone weighing a purchase should confirm construction dates in writing and keep the official project page on hand for updates.

What happens next

Early site development is planned to begin in December 2026, with track paving expected to be completed in late 2027 and the club's opening anticipated in 2028.

Further reading

For more on the cars and track experiences driving this kind of development, browse our Performance Vehicles coverage.

More information

Track the latest milestones on the Roaring Pines Motor Club project updates page.

Source note: This article includes information reported by The Ponte Vedra Recorder.

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