12-13-2007, 08:35 AM
Yes.
Also mention that your club can thrive by even racing in the evening with all these quiet, friendly Electric race cars. Yes, ladies and gentlemen of the zoning board, just like this here electric vehicle, see how quiet it is (oops, sorry they didn't let me bring it into the courthouse). I had to rezone my property to build my current house. It is a real blast to present a case. I had an attorney assisting for that too and she was a real help dealing with the appointed office staff of the zoning dept. That was McHenry County.
I want to support you as much as possible because if it doesn't work out, then I am going to have to do something, which will cost me even more effort. So far, my support is just words; I haven't picked up a shovel. Support can be offered in the beginning, but who wants to stick around for the real and constant work?
So you will have those times. Save some of your initial money and enthusiasm for ongoing maintenance, don't spend it all on the initial setup, in my opinion.
I would be real careful if hauling in dirt -- I have seen a track get old construction clay (they thought clay was "the" in thing), but the clay had junk (plumbing fixtures, etc.) and infinite rocks in it. It didn't bother me in my little xxx4, but some of the old customers apparently wouldn't come because they didn't want to scratch up their monster trucks aluminum chassis plate, so I was told.
I think that Bernie at Leisure Hours is pretty knowledgable about running a track, and I always get more insight when I talk to him at his track. The folks at RC Performance in Madison might have some perspectives on running a dirt track in their neck of the woods. The Dirt Dawgs, who I will try to meet in 2008 seem to have something functional that has been working for a few years. Since you mention going on a circuit to visit other tracks, I don't know how familiar you are with tracks in general. Eventhough I am only an average racer, I have been to a lot of tracks -- all over IL, IN, MI, IA, one in OH, one in FL, but partly before clay became hot and not for nitro racing. I would check with people who have been around as part of a design review before moving on to track implementation. I would hate to see everything get done, but then you forgot to put drainage in the track and it becomes a perpetual mud bog, for example.
Also mention that your club can thrive by even racing in the evening with all these quiet, friendly Electric race cars. Yes, ladies and gentlemen of the zoning board, just like this here electric vehicle, see how quiet it is (oops, sorry they didn't let me bring it into the courthouse). I had to rezone my property to build my current house. It is a real blast to present a case. I had an attorney assisting for that too and she was a real help dealing with the appointed office staff of the zoning dept. That was McHenry County.
I want to support you as much as possible because if it doesn't work out, then I am going to have to do something, which will cost me even more effort. So far, my support is just words; I haven't picked up a shovel. Support can be offered in the beginning, but who wants to stick around for the real and constant work?
So you will have those times. Save some of your initial money and enthusiasm for ongoing maintenance, don't spend it all on the initial setup, in my opinion.I would be real careful if hauling in dirt -- I have seen a track get old construction clay (they thought clay was "the" in thing), but the clay had junk (plumbing fixtures, etc.) and infinite rocks in it. It didn't bother me in my little xxx4, but some of the old customers apparently wouldn't come because they didn't want to scratch up their monster trucks aluminum chassis plate, so I was told.
I think that Bernie at Leisure Hours is pretty knowledgable about running a track, and I always get more insight when I talk to him at his track. The folks at RC Performance in Madison might have some perspectives on running a dirt track in their neck of the woods. The Dirt Dawgs, who I will try to meet in 2008 seem to have something functional that has been working for a few years. Since you mention going on a circuit to visit other tracks, I don't know how familiar you are with tracks in general. Eventhough I am only an average racer, I have been to a lot of tracks -- all over IL, IN, MI, IA, one in OH, one in FL, but partly before clay became hot and not for nitro racing. I would check with people who have been around as part of a design review before moving on to track implementation. I would hate to see everything get done, but then you forgot to put drainage in the track and it becomes a perpetual mud bog, for example.