I'd say yes. But as with any other track, it's a crapshoot. I've been hearing people whining for years about not having a good track in the area, having to drive too far to practice, etc...
We've got quite a lot of tracks in the area, and all of them struggle to draw racers. We've got Lazy M Farms and Pat's Acres in Canby. Two Brother's Raceway in Beavercreek. A-Main up in Salmon Creek. Timezone Raceway in Battle Ground. Rose City Scale Racing at various locations. Aero Sports in Gresham (though the racing program is gone). R/C Plus in Salem. Possibly another good track in Albany. And various other tracks dotted around the state.
An indoor onroad track would have a pretty big edge in the Portland metro area, since the only other option for onroad during the winter is driving an hour to Salem. On the flip side, when I used to race at Kit Car at Eastport Plaza, we rarely had over 20 racers on a club night. On the flip side, those are some of my best memories.
Consider that if you don't have an AMB system, the serious racers won't show. The ironic thing is that many of these start up tracks would pick up a system if racers would show.
If you own a large building outright, and can afford to keep the lights on through your own personal income, I say go for it. But if you think you're going to make $3000 + per month lease payments from income generated by MAYBE twenty regular customers, think again. Sad but true.
we used to get a full house at kit cars track, it only fell of the last year of racing,I think when they changed owners and moved the hobbie store away from the track is when the down fall started. Winter time it seems is when every body comes out of the wood work around these part to race, a indoor carpet track might work, but with rons track just a hour away and with what his turns outs are I would have to say no, it would just KILL both programs.Fridays nights for the off road program at amais is always kicking during the winter.
Thanks for the input...I've had this thought in my head for quite awhile now. I don't want to compete with other tracks cuz that will just kill both turnouts. I do want an onsite hobbyshop however as I think that may help with the costs. What about onsite food...that can help too with a high cost/profit ratio.
I've been scouting various vacant lots for sale on the westside and on highway 30. The land prices on highway 30 are considerably cheaper, but it is an industrial type area tho.
403 in my experience locally here in Seattle when tracks have moved etc. The volunteers will come out, you find the location and post eveywhere you can think of and have a few pizzas around on the build day and the help will be ther.
Good luck I think there are a few that will come to the track but don't post here
my uncle said he would love to come and help us, as long as his company is advertised their. I also have like 15 classes thaught up in my head. PM me if you want'em
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If anything and you worry about killing turnouts, then please don't make it another carpet track. we already have a few in the PNW. Make an indoor asphalt track, that is something we don't have. Industrial are is fine, you get more land for your bucks.
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