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approx 150 x 65 oval area of concrete looking to start track if there is enough interest. please comment so I can make decision. Please let me know what kind of track peopel are looking for as well.
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Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
extreme51merc- Posts : 6
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Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by extreme51merc Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:46 am
Uncle Ron- Posts : 446
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by Uncle Ron Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:38 am
Are you thinking Oval on concret? Or carpeting down? Or are you thinking about a dirt track?
bajamike207- Posts : 202
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by bajamike207 Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:00 pm
dirt off road please!!! build it and we will race !!! you'll get buggys and short course trucks. no problem, this is what we need around here for wintertime fun! 
extreme51merc- Posts : 6
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by extreme51merc Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:03 pm
the building is used as a roller rink so I was thinking of oval or roadcourse. I can do carpet or the concrete. Do people actually have dirt indoor tracks or use carpet?
Uncle Ron- Posts : 446
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by Uncle Ron Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:45 pm
Most of the tracks around here are carpet road course with jump for the short course trucks that can be removed for a road course for cars. Witch is fine an fun. But there is a need for a indoor dirt road course with jumps. For short course trucks, stadium trucks, monster trucks an 4x4 buggies. So you are limited on what you can run on the carpet. Where on the dirt or even clay you can run more different kinds of rc's.
Eagletal- Posts : 135
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by Eagletal Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:45 pm
Yeah, definitely a off road dirt track would be awesome! Closest one is in Mass...
bajamike207- Posts : 202
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by bajamike207 Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:17 pm
no carpet!! if you go with dirt, you'll get much, much more people!! there's already a carpet track @ maximus. i've already told a few friends about this, and they all said, hell yeah!! never too old to play in the dirt. this would be better than going to mass. for some good racing!! 
extreme51merc- Posts : 6
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by extreme51merc Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:28 pm
what is the avg cost and attendance to a night of racing
comicguy6- Posts : 300
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by comicguy6 Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:32 pm
club racin is 10 to 15 dollars and trophy races are 30 and 15 to 20 each class after.
bajamike207- Posts : 202
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by bajamike207 Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:45 pm
$15 1s about the going rate, and if you go with a dirt track, you will get the most people. carpet racing is not nearly as popular as offroad racing nowadays. electrics are very hot right now, cheap and fun. casco is still racing outside, but only for a few more weeks. indoors would be swell.!!
Ronbo- Posts : 48
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by Ronbo Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:07 pm
off road dirt is the way to go that would be awesome
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by wheres_yogi Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:28 pm
i am all about indoor dirt track!!! indoor that could run nitro would the best but probably wont happen in that building. as the saying goes, if you build it they will come.
BLITZkrieg- Posts : 40
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by BLITZkrieg Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:53 am
Indoor dirt for sure.
Fixerdude- Posts : 68
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MAN COUNT ME IN!! SHOULD DRAW AN AWESOME TURNOUT IN THE WINTER.. MIKE SAID IT, HAVE TO TRAVEL TO MASS TO INDOOR DIRT RACE IN THE COLD MONTHS.
extreme51merc- Posts : 6
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by extreme51merc Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:18 am
the track I would build would have to be portable, as the roller rink is still open, please email me some layouts of tracks you guys would like to see and I will see what I can do, extreme51merc@aol.com I want to build what the racers want to use and will pay to use.
comicguy6- Posts : 300
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by comicguy6 Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:00 pm
what type of transponder system u gonna use?
bajamike207- Posts : 202
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by bajamike207 Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:20 pm
cant you just 86 the roller skating?? you would probably get more business from a well organized race program ,besides this 2010 do they even make roller skates anymore ?? !!! : 
comicguy6- Posts : 300
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by comicguy6 Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:57 pm
a roller skating ring that still in operation. some how that may not be a good idea whats gonna happen with spilt shock oil and such on the floor?
extreme51merc- Posts : 6
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by extreme51merc Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:01 pm
you would be shocked how many peopl still skate lol ! I am willing to set up indoor track if it is worth it to me. Need to know what you guys would think I would see for turnout. Also wondering what the gas fumes are like with the gas motors, there is ventalation system to air it out . Full lights music food
Daylack- Posts : 3
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i would go every week if there was an indoor track in portland i drive kyosho ultma sc 2wd sct.
comicguy6- Posts : 300
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by comicguy6 Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:21 pm
would there be jmps or u thinking oval racing road coarse what are thinking of doin. how big etc.
extreme51merc- Posts : 6
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Re: Thinking of building indoor track in Portland any interest or suggestions?
by extreme51merc Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:36 pm
I can do whatever you guys want. just need to know what you guys want. please send all suggestions to me including sketches and comments
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Uncle Ron- Posts : 446
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by Uncle Ron Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:07 pm
What kind of time frame are you looking to open an day of the week?
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