DG wrote:
> A better case can be made if the site is co-located with an existing
> motorsports facility. ....
>
> You're far better off if you can locate a big chunk of already-existing
> pavement, and then adapt it into a perm(a)nent facility.
I figure you're more on the beam there. I can't imagine anybody building
a dedicated autocross facility that would be much of a practical
business proposition.
On the other hand, where there exists (or there are plans for) a
multipurpose motorsports facility (like Las Vegas, for one example, IRP
would be one closer to me), having a slab of pavement for autocross with
some slight additions and modifications to the surroundings to suit the
purpose of being a spectator venue, would be very practical, wouldn't
it? In fact I think if the owner of such a facility was approached in
the right way, they might think, "gee, it seems almost silly to not do
that!". If there isn't a slab of parking area that could be adapted,
maybe they could use more parking for whatever big racing events they
have, and hey, as long as they're at it...
A standalone facility for autocross sounds more like somebody's pet
project that is never figured as being a profitable project. Maybe some
extra support could be gained by renting the slab to driving schools or
other operations that could use a big skidpad. Who knows, it could work,
given a lot of creative thinking about what else could happen there.
JLE
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