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Goodbye RFR

Idontdotrix said:
I hear they are putting in a brothel.
that oughta pay for track improvements in no time flat.

(I keed, I keed. but its not a bad idea)
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They could Legally do that but it is a little close to the High School :rofl
 
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I can't believe there aren't atleast 200+ riders out there that would object to paying $50 dollar monthly dues. that would be 10,000+ a month.I don't know what they need a month but come up with some figures that would allow the track to stay open.that would give them money for improvements more track days.I live in Reno and am dumb founded that there are a lot of people that don't even know there is a road track here. included in the $50 dollar fees would be 4 free track days that you could use when you have atleast $150.00 in the pot. The other tracks are 2 to 3 times more expensive and further away.for us. $800 plus weekends are going to cut down my track days. is it really to late to save this track.Come on this is America. We don't give up.
 
n10sive said:
One of the feedback items from racers that we have received is that it would be nice if there were a few less turns and a more open layout to increase speeds. .
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Or you could turn it into a salt flat and we could go really fast ! less turns , really ??

Reno we love you just the way you are !
 
Yep. I see you posted there. See you December 6th at the club meeting, where I am sure all this will be discussed? Your inputs are very much welcome there.
 
I'm really very sad to see this happen.

I had my first trackday there last year and was looking forward to going back. I would've been there for a couple weekends if it wasn't for a broken collarbone and a once in a lifetime moto trip...
 
tiltedworld said:
I could care less about the speed of the track. The layout is great, they just need to get rid of the minefield of bumps throughout the course!
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+1

There are a couple of areas that are especially bad. Nobody expects a perfectly bump free track but a couple of areas are borderline dangerous, especially to new riders.
 
tiltedworld said:
I could care less about the speed of the track. The layout is great, they just need to get rid of the minefield of bumps throughout the course!
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+1. I have a theory that fast guys don't like it there because their suspension is set up for higher average speeds, so through the slow corners, their forks and shocks aren't operating in the ideal range. Then add a mid corner bump while your set up is already less than optimal, and you have fast guys that can't rip as fast as they are usually able to. Just a theory, pulled directly from my ass. But I noticed that I was turning faster laps at reno with stock suspension than I was able to after revalving.



mean green 79 said:
I can't believe there aren't atleast 200+ riders out there that would object to paying $50 dollar monthly dues.
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I can. What other service would you pay 600 dollars a year for that you wouldn't have constant access to?

I like your train of thought, digging for solutions, but having an RFR "bill" would be a PITA. Like they said in the Indefinite Closure post, they have to rethink their business model.

The infrastructure for that venue would be suitable for dirt riding, and maybe dirt racing... but not for road racing.

To get the steady "50 bucks a month per head" type income, they need to have a series that races multiple events their per year. This will cause the racers to attend trackdays religiously to work on their craft, which equals steady income.
In order to draw a series, you need BETTER pavement than what is offered, running water, Buildings with AC, sewage, etc. All of those things are MASSIVELY expensive, and will require exorbitant overhead for their income as it stands.

With credit being as it is right now, that's just not feasible. No one is going to want to sink that kind of capital into a failing business in a remote location unless the investor is passionate about the sport AND the site.

It seems that they had a big chunk of change to pave the "new" road course.... then kinda stopped there. Rather than doing the full monte that would attract racers, they only did one part of the equation. Then, undoubtedly, turn outs improved. But inevitably, the surface starts to go to shit. Rather than fixing it, it seem that they have just let it go. Rough surface leads to lower turn out, lower turn out means less dough to fix the track, much less add buildings, and the vicious cycle leads to here. Doors closing during a recession, where even your die hard attendees can't make it out as frequently.

In hindsight, they should have either gone big, or gone home. Going midway seems to have been doomed from the start. Which sucks ass for folks like me who love riding at that track :cry
 
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