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01-29-2015, 08:56 PM
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01-29-2015, 10:04 PM
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#52 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by dared3vil0  Interestingly enough the only actual road course track day i've been to was ORP with Hooked On driving last year, there wasn't a tech inspection. They didn't even at the car only thing they cared about was the helmet carried the proper designation. |
You were supposed to fill out a form before the date, and if I remember correctly as long as your car was a certain year and newer you didn't need a mechanic approved inspection. or it was at least along those lines.
Granted it's upsetting this course is exclusive, it's just as far to go to ridge etc. Variety is nice, but it's not like good facilities are not within reach.
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01-29-2015, 10:19 PM
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#53 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by TjAlmeida You were supposed to fill out a form before the date, and if I remember correctly as long as your car was a certain year and newer you didn't need a mechanic approved inspection. or it was at least along those lines.
Granted it's upsetting this course is exclusive, it's just as far to go to ridge etc. Variety is nice, but it's not like good facilities are not within reach. | I remember the form, I had it in my glove box and was never asked for it. Was I supposed to give it to someone or was it for spot checks?
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01-29-2015, 10:20 PM
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#54 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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there is always the chance that with enough interest from the outside, and a potential for the 'membership' to decline after the first year or 2, they may change their business model.
just for fun say they open the course to 1 trackday per week from April-October, and get ~50 cars or bikes at $200/each, that is an extra 300k.
it's hard to argue money regardless of how exclusive you want to be.
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01-29-2015, 10:30 PM
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#55 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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a few people have posted questions on their facebook page and they are dodging the questions
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01-29-2015, 10:31 PM
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#56 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by dared3vil0 I remember the form, I had it in my glove box and was never asked for it. Was I supposed to give it to someone or was it for spot checks? | I thinks we were supposed to give it during sign in. Maybe not. I don't remember.
Any how, one day hopefully. Would make for a great weekend, golf, hot temps, and a track day.
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01-29-2015, 11:46 PM
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#57 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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Originally Posted by RRxtar there is always the chance that with enough interest from the outside, and a potential for the 'membership' to decline after the first year or 2, they may change their business model.
just for fun say they open the course to 1 trackday per week from April-October, and get ~50 cars or bikes at $200/each, that is an extra 300k.
it's hard to argue money regardless of how exclusive you want to be. | The problem with opening the facility up to non-members is, certain paid members would get pissed off, and understandably so. Heck, the paying member is paying big bucks because he wants the exclusivity. And now you open the facilities up to some random yahoos?
If the paying members get pissed off and quit, the facility would be fxxked as well.
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01-30-2015, 10:00 AM
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#58 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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The track is saying the paying members get "15 days per month" including 2 weekends.
That leaves lots of potential for empty track time.
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01-30-2015, 10:09 AM
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Any sort of business can't afford downtime. They will find ways to fill in the downtime.
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Canadian Formula One racing legend Jacques Villeneuve is in the South Okanagan to finalize the design of a race track near Osoyoos.
CBC reporter Brady Strachan tweets from the scene as Jacques Villeneuve arrives in B.C.
The project is a joint venture between the Area 27 Motorsports Country Club and the Osoyoos Indian Band.
Area 27 motosports track designed by Jacques Villeneuve
An overview of the Jacques Villeneuve track a local motorsports club and First Nation is trying to build near Osoyoos, B.C. (Area 27 Motorsports Country Club)
Villeneuve says the area is a good fit for a track and the weather is also reliable.
"That allows the use of a race track for many, many months of the year and it is needed," he said. "There are a lot of people with nice cars that want to drive on good tracks that have to go down to the states."
Today Villeneuve is touring the site of the future race track with investors and members of Area 27. The plan is to build a racetrack and a country club so people with high-end sports cars can push their vehicles to the limit.
"The design of the track; we also try to make it exciting and fun to drive. There is a very natural feel to the land and the track that just follows the land basically," said Villeneuve.
Area 27 Motorsports Country Club proposed race track
The plans for a new motorsports race track designed by racing legend Jacques Villeneuve near Osoyoos, B.C. (Area 27 Motorsports Country Club)
The project is awaiting final permits. Organizers want to begin building the track this spring in hopes that drivers can begin driving it next year.
Jacques Villeneuve joined motorsports' elite after winning the 1995 CART championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 Formula One World Championship.
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