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  1. Nathan

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    #22 Nathan, Oct 26, 2012
    Mark Brentlinger, CEO of MAG. says....

    He sees SPARC as a magnet for the gatherings of local and regional car clubs

    Now if they support it like they currently do for local regional clubs then the place is doomed. MAG did NOTHING when the BMW CCA was in town recently for their annual Oktoberfest. That is a huge BMW CCA thing, so if MAG won't even support that just a tiny little bit then whats that say...
     
  2. CHKMINI

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    #6 CHKMINI, Oct 11, 2012
    Great memories of the Columbus race with a young Scott Pruett tearing up the street course.
     
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    #9 05r50, Oct 11, 2012
    But what about Nathan? He wants to play too....
     
  4. Crashton

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    #27 Crashton, Oct 26, 2012
    Service side great, sales, not so much.

    The ying & yang is performed at the Kia dealer down the road.
     
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    #2 CHKMINI, Oct 11, 2012
    SAWEEET!!!!!
     
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    #3 Crashton, Oct 11, 2012
    I sure wish them luck. If you have been by there recently you'd see there is hella much work to do. It would be a small bullring type of place. I'd think sound control could help keep the neighbors happy. Run them with mufflers. I'd be happy to run there.
     
  7. sethat46

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    #4 sethat46, Oct 11, 2012
    If this were to be built my question would be is if development would go up around it. This could be a great thing for the city to bring attraction and revenue and for people to experience and enjoy this great city. I just don't want to see a great attraction wasted because sloppy exterior development such as the normal main street type stuff; McDonalds, Auto Zone, Wal-Mart, etc... I think it would be nice to link this development with its surrounding Architecture and lifestyle.

    Having said that, I don't understand why people are so concerned about noise; Columbus used to host some racing events through the city like the IMSA Columbus 500 GTP. This was slightly before my time but...

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WKKJ42QVYM&feature=player_embedded]1985 IMSA Columbus 500 GTP First laps - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #5 Crashton, Oct 11, 2012
    The city was behind that event. At least until Buck decided he didn't want it any more. The Columbus 500 was once a year for 4 or 5 days. The facility at Cooper stadium will be there every day.

    I'm for it, but can understand the locals concerns. I think there is more sound coming from I 70 than will come from Cooper Stadium.
     
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    #7 Crashton, Oct 11, 2012
    Wish they had HD back then. The quality of the video reeks, but was cool to see. I was standing on the Broad St bridge at Washington. :D
     
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    #8 sethat46, Oct 11, 2012
    You mean you don't like the winding music in the beginning that makes the video seem dated? HD just can't capture this! :D
     
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    #10 Crashton, Oct 11, 2012
    We'd have to weld 2 dozen mufflers on Gnat.....
     
  12. rigidjunkie

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    #11 rigidjunkie, Oct 13, 2012
    The infield looks mostly paved, that would be good for AutoX. I also like the idea of a BMX track there, the company that designed and built the Olympic course is headquartered here in Columbus.
     
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    #12 LIL PIGG, Oct 14, 2012
    I need a autox course since the OSU lot is gone forever.
     
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    #13 Crashton, Oct 15, 2012
    Where did the OSU lot go Jason??
     
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    #14 rigidjunkie, Oct 15, 2012
    OSU sold it and the new owners are not open to people renting it. I know most of the local clubs are having trouble finding anything as good as the OSU lots. We need an airport to get decommissioned :)
     
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    #15 sethat46, Oct 15, 2012
    Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Ohio

    This website is helpful. My friends a pilot, he may know of a few more.
     
  17. cooperjet

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    #16 cooperjet, Oct 15, 2012
    NO!!!!!!!

    Close one for a couple hours maybe but let's not close one for good. I am biased on this though.
     
  18. Dave.0

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    #17 Dave.0, Oct 15, 2012
    You guys a lucky because they could only race Monster Trucks on the streets of Philly.

    Some streets still have the original "colonial" cobblestones and lately 48 inch water mains have been breaking everywhere in the city.
     
  19. rigidjunkie

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    #18 rigidjunkie, Oct 16, 2012
    Too bad the closest one is two hours away :( Looking back at history England has a better racing culture today because of all the airports built durring WWII. Not that I want a WW coming to American, just saying it is a weird result from history.
     
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    #19 CHKMINI, Oct 16, 2012
    I think NetJets should rent their tarmac.:biggrin5: Who do we know out there:confused5:
     
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