Housing development with private racetrack?

[zbane]

Check this place out-it's in the Savannah area...
http://www.unlimitedspeed.net
house lots start at $675,000, and then there's the $1,800 per month homeowner fee....
I wonder what sort of cars will find their way around that track, and of those being driven, how many will be driven as intended?

[e_racer1999]

david, can i move in with you?

[zbane]

If we all chip in, I bet we could pull it off-some of those houses have 6+ bedrooms...
We could have our own private timeshare sort of thing.
But still, it is way too expensive for my blood.

[gnosez]

I liked the property for sale a year or so ago in southern Italy that had over 100 acres, a 800 yr old castle, a modern 6 bdr house w/pool and a 3.2km race track and paddock. A stable of cars were to be sold separately. The track had several elevation changes and a 3/4 mile straightaway.

Cost w/o cars was less than $2 million.

[Marty Rogan]

I saw that one a while ago. If a lot costs $675K, I would hate to see what the houses cost, !

I would bet there will be a bounch of Ferrari's, Lambo's and Porches' driven by peope that don't know how to drive them.

One of our local car dealer's held a track day at the Autobahn. http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/ I got invited through the Windy City Z Club. They own a Nissan dealership, as well as about 8-9 others, including one that sells Ferrai's, Lambo's and other exotics.

My yellow 240Z was the only Z Car that showed up and was by far the cheapest car there. The people were friendly and a lot of them came by to see and talk about the Z. The guy with the 911 came with his own 2 man pit crew. The mechanics were pretty impressed with the old Z and gave it many compliments.

Most of the guys there had more money than talent. The owner's son showed up with full race Ferrari and a Lotus. Clearly, he knew what to do with them. It was a real blast passing Ferrari's and Porche's. Funny, I never got invited back, !!!

Marty

[Darrel]

That's the way new tracks are getting built. Country club style. There's a couple of proposed tracks like that attempting to go up in eastern colorado.

http://genoamotorsports.com/

The amatuer clubs are attempting to get our own track built 40 mile east of denver. SCCA, PCA, MRA(motorclycle roadracing assoc), RMVR(vintage racing), MCCA(multi car club assoc--8 clubs, bmw, viper, cobra, audi, mercedes, alpha, lotus and z club.)

We're getting closer, it will be a barebones track. Still waiting for all the dotted I's and crossed t's. Hopefully by '08

http://www.camplaps.org/

After our local road course closed in '05 we have had to either drive 120 miles or drive on a tri-oval track(boring).