WALZ

iTrader: (25)

Really apprciate your help with this quick survey.

Your track's location:

Classes Raced:

Season length:

Average number of paying participants during one week:

Population within 35 miles:

Tubaboy

iTrader: (9)

Your track's location: Riverton, WY - Land owned by the state, as part of the Honor Farm (ultra low security prison)

Classes Raced: All Off-Road, All On-Road that you can think of.

Season length: Asphalt On-Road: Mid April until end of September
Outdoor off-road: June - end of September
Indoor mini racing: September through April.

Average number of paying participants during one week: 12-20 Varies by track, weather, and other track schedules though.

Population within 35 miles: 25,000

Paul

Victory Side

iTrader: (10)

Location: Richfield PA 17086. Richfield Raceway Inddor Carpet

Classes: 1/10th Touring, Stadium, Road Corse
1/10th Touring, Pan, Stadium Oval

Season: October to March or April

Average Participants: 20-25 a week

Population: I couldn't find within 35 miles, but the entire counties Population is 23,306

jiml

iTrader: (3)

These are very good questions. And my answer should scare you. My info on the track may be a little off, so if the regulars want to correct the numbers they should do so. Anyway,

Track location: West Babylon, New York (Long Island, about 30 miles east of New York City)

Classes raced: All electric on road classes. Oval as well.

Season length: Year round, although the summer is slower.

Average number of paying participants during one week: 50 for a regular race, 100 for a trophy race (these are generous estimates)

Population with 35 miles (and this is the scary part):

Within 35 miles I would guess 4 million

If you include NYC 8 million.

If you include the entire metro NYC area it becomes 12 million!!! And this track is known for attaracting racers who travel 200 miles or more for a trophy race!

And there's an indoor off road track within 5 miles of this carpet track.

The next nearest indoor carpet track is about 100 miles away (RC Madness, Enfield, CT. if someone knows of a track closer please post it)

WALZ

iTrader: (25)

Thank you, thank you, and thank you to the three that replied. To the the 67 that didn't and the the 1000 that couldn't bother reading, and to the local aroararacing.org forum, heck with yall. Your responses are the straw that put this feasability over the top. Much like any wise business man I will steer clear of this niche market where the majority like most people on the street want things handed to them on a silver platter. I'm guessing democrats.........

SammyZ

iTrader: (138)

if your idea is to open your own hobby shop/raceway, then your dreaming. If its going to be in Alaska, your in a deep slumber. This hobby is dead.

Tubaboy

iTrader: (9)

You thought that RC racing wasn't a niche market? About 90% of RC cars will never see an organized race... and in many cases they won't even see a track.

I'm fairly certain that people aren't opening hobby shops/tracks to become millionaires.

Good Luck on what ever type of business you decide to open.

Maybe you should open up a fishing store?

Paul

robk

iTrader: (22)

I have tried to give you some good answers on your other thread. You seem to be the one who wants things on a silver platter.

Also, the information you are asking for is probably not even kept by distributors or major companies. Most of the "90% of cars never see the track" business is an estimation. No one knows for sure, or at least they are not telling.