Motorsports Country Clubs are not new, in fact they have been around for some time now, but there seem to be more of them popping up lately and those that already exist seem to be stepping up their game in one way or another. When we refer to them as Country Clubs, that is because most of them seem to cater to the same kind of affluent crowd that a golf country club would, and therefore spend time and money on making things pretty, and fancy, and with that elite sort of feel. We say “most”, because there are those out there that focus on the race track, most racing, and biggest value for your money as well, with less regard for the accommodations being 5 star. Truth be told, that’s probably more our speed, but who doesn’t like a bit of fancy on occasion either.

We’re not going to go into the specifics of any particular club, because they all have a lot of similarities, but we’ll explain how most of them work and give you some examples.

For the most part, all of them have some kind of membership buy in called an Initiation Fee. We found examples ranging from as little as $3,700 to as much as $100,000. We know there are a few out there more expensive than those listed because some don’t list the price and require you to contact them. A couple of those require you to buy land and build a home or garage on location in order to be a member, just like having to live in a gated community in order to be a member of the country club. These will cost you considerably more than some of the others, although many do offer real estate so that garage villas can be built on site even if it isn’t a requirement.

Annual Fees seem to range from as little as $960 to as much as $15,000, but interestingly the annual dues are not always in line with the Initiation Fee. Some expensive places are cheap per month, while others are high, and vice versa.

Daily Use Fees are not uncommon either, but tend to be much more common at those facilities with both a low Initiation Fee and Low Annual Dues, and range from $20-50 per day.

As we pointed out above, the fancier the place is the more expensive it tends to be. And the more amenities they have, the more expensive it seems to be. If they have multiple tracks, including karting and autocross at some of the facilities, you can expect to pay a bit more.

And don’t forget that most of these clubs have at least two, if not more, levels of membership. The differences may include more or less access to the race tracks, facilities, garages, and posh amenities.

I gotta say, looking at them to figure out pricing had me thinking I would do this if I won the lotto. The most important aspect of it for me would be the location. If it is not close enough to be really convenient then I would think it was a waste of money. Just like having a Golf country club membership somewhere that is 4 hours from home. Same goes here. If it isn’t within an hour or two of the house, maximum, I don’t think I’d do it.

With all that said, would you buy a membership?