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Originally Posted by rotis

Don't hold out hope, maybe private test days for big race teams is in the cards, but don't count on any HPDEs. Clubs have already been informed that there will be no dates in 2027+. The writing was on the wall earlier last year when they announced they were going to make it a private club, it seems many didn't catch the news at the time.

Sad to see, it's a cool track. I'm planning to hit one of the dates this year.

What does the membership cost? "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." (rumored to be $1m buy-in with $250k annual dues)

The GM article I posted a link to has:

What’s the cost of becoming a member? COTA hasn’t said publicly. To put things in perspective, there’s a $175,000 initiation fee for the Thermal Club in California (after you buy a house track side), with $2400 monthly dues, according to The Athletic. We expect COTA to top that.

I've heard as high as 500K to 1 MIL.