Located 50km north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Sonoma Raceway in Northern California is a 1600-acre site with one of the most comprehensive schedules in the country, including the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and Verizon IndyCar Series. The complex has recently undergone a complete refit of its PA system to enhance the experience for visitors to its year-round schedule of events.

Whilst Sonoma Raceway’s old PA system served for most events, it lacked quality and intelligibility and could not provide the levels required for the largest events, which necessitated the hiring of large, obtrusive PA stacks. The racetrack owners decided it was time for a complete refit and turned to Pacific Satellite Inc. for a solution.

Coté concludes, “Sonoma Raceway now has an attractive year-round, high-performance system that provides quality sound and high intelligibility and eliminates the need for expensive temporary rentals. It not only gives fans on site a better experience but also delivers a better product to the worldwide television audience with improved sight lines and accessibility.”