Construction beginsĬonstruction began in 2010 and the swampy ground presented a number of challenges. A restaurant, 34,000-square-foot clubhouse/event centre and plots for condominiums with garages underneath were also envisaged. Alongside the road courses, the park would feature a multi-layout kart track and an 8-acre paved area for autocross. He chose an area of former swampland south of the TPC Louisiana Golf Course and enlisted famed track designer Alan Wilson to pen the whole complex. The plans called for the facility to built in three phases, with an initial 2.75 mile road course coming first, with a second southern road course being built at a later date to create a combined 5.37 mile circuit.
In 2009, he attracted a lot of interest (and scepticism) when he announced he was to spend $30 million in creating the motorsport park. NOLA Motorsports Park was the brainchild of former doctor Laney Chouest, who made his fortune from the family marine transportation business.
