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What does it take to build a track? Any help is appreciated!
Every time one of the "take it to the track" advocates chime in when someone talks about a street race or something, I say to myself, well what if we dont have tracks around here, what would we do!?
Well, I thought I'd research the topic and perhaps even build the first track around here. I think a track is much more than just paved roads, right? So what does it take to build a track?! Do all tracks have to be FIA approved?! Help?!
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I'd start w/ lots of money, a site w/ adequate drainage, zoning, govt. approvals, etc., and a good design. If you have that, most everything else will take care of itself.
It would certainly pay to visit/drive other tracks of a similar scale to what you'd like to do, b/c there's no substitute for personal experience to figure out what works and what doesn't.
FIA approval is critical if you want to attract F1 (and, I assume, other FIA-sanctioned races) to hold a round at your track.
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Depending on topography track's run $850k to $1.1MM per mile. You'll then need to deal with all of the ancillary items like retainage ponds, lighting, structures, etc. Width, curbing, asphalt type, configuration, etc all play a role as well.
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You could always get into a track community like this one. Buying the land and building a house wouldn't leave me much of a budget for the track though.
The key in my opinion is location. The land has to be cheap enough to be suitable...and the proper zoning needs to be secured. But...it needs to be close enough to enough people to stay afloat.
I think the Motorsport Ranch concept is really cool. A country club for car folks.
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The key in my opinion is location. The land has to be cheap enough to be suitable...and the proper zoning needs to be secured. But...it needs to be close enough to enough people to stay afloat.
I think the Motorsport Ranch concept is really cool. A country club for car folks.
I actually thought about that, but contrary to what I thought, the land will be the least of the probs.
Thanks for all the info guys, think I'd better stop dreaming and perhaps take a trip or two to the Nurburgring every year
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"Sir! We're surrounded!" - "Excellent! We can shoot in any direction!"
A good car will get you from point A to point B. A great car... will just get you into trouble!
You could always get into a track community like this one. Buying the land and building a house wouldn't leave me much of a budget for the track though.
I find their prices and policies absolutely absurd. The market for people who want to live at a "track ranch" near Savannah, Georgia and who have the resources for a several million dollar home AND $2500 per month dues....I am guessing is pretty small. The only private track I've been to is H2R in San Marcos, Texas and I think their much smaller scale idea is a lot more likely to succeed. They offer a nice private track, clubhouse, and a much more laid back use policy. Seems from the all Cayman day there that membership would cost you about $2500 to get started, then maybe a minimum of $2000 a year after that. I also think in general that a track that is "private" but does have some public days such as races or DE's has a better chance of surviving.
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The other consideration for high-priced country club tracks is that you're spending all that money to run on ONE track. Variety is the spice of life, no?
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