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Originally Posted by YDBD
Basically we're waiting for camp services to find out who owns the land and we need the prepped paperwork you have just in case.
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Yup, in the meantime, we worked on the basic layout of the space and came up with a going in plan that included 3 off-road offereings - a big track, a small track, and an area for rock crawling. Also in the space available was a drivers stand that could be utillized for either track, a pit area, and additional parking if it's warrented.
I'd love to put something on-road in there, but I think Tadashi at RC Siro has us covered for that. It's already established, and if we really want to do something on-road aside from that, we can always utilize Chibana.
Our focus right now is based on the fact that our 1 off-road track on Okinawa is closing, and Courtney's offering will fill that void.
For now, we need to come up with a name for the place, something that really captures what the space will be used for. I wanted to leave the term "off-road" out of it at first, but in thinking about it, and with Ken's input (he wanted it in the name), I think that's probably a good idea. You don't want someone to show up all excited about an "R/C park", and be disapointed that there's no where to run their touring car, airplane, helicopter, boat, etc.
I think at this point the name should try and create an identity, and have key terms in it like "car", "off-road", "park", "complex", etc.
We want to introduce some sense of family/community into it, and let folks know it's not just a "track". That's where the term R/C Park came into play.
Ya'll know Roger is a Marine, and I am in the Air Force. We both have a deep sense of military history and all our insignias have special meaning to them, down to the colors...
With that said, my official submssion for the naming the space is:
"The Hill", Camp Courtney's off-road R/C car park, Okinawa Japan.
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"The Hill @ Courtney", Okinawa's premier off-road R/C car park, Okinawa Japan.
I like the term "Hill" for this space for a number of reasons...
1) it's deeply rooted in military history - go rush that hill, the enemy is just over that hill, etc
2) the track is on an actual hillside
3) a hillside suggests something outside in the wild, a perfect enviornment for off-road racing. When at a park with your kids, it's more likely to tell them to "Go play near the hill", than to say, "Go play in the street". No one will plan to run their boat on a "hillside"
3) the fact that the space is actually on a military installation just gives it even more definition.
Plus, it's much easier to swallow something like "The Hill", than it is to say to someone, Hey, you wanna go to "Camp Courtney's off-road R/C car park?", especially to the local Japanese nationals. You don't want it to be such a mouthful that no one will say it. My above example is the best of both worlds. Once someone knows what "The Hill" is, people will just refer to it as "The Hill".
Just my 2 cents...
Let me know what you think.
- Paulie
Courtney Marine Corps Base Off-Road Track Okinawa Japan
track designs
.........but it would be more fun to keep you in the dark
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