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Motorcycle Talk => Motorcycle Talk => Topic started by: finishline9 on January 29, 2008, 11:35:34 AM

Title: New track in Indiana
Post by: finishline9 on January 29, 2008, 11:35:34 AM
Anyone hear about the 7 mile track in Indiana called Prairie Hills? I saw the website and it looks pretty cool. Have you guys thought about joining a membership track like this before?

Heres the website
www.prairiehillsmc.com
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Burt Munro on January 29, 2008, 12:21:50 PM
Track looks like it was designed by someone going thru a mid-life crisis - transitioning from a career as a residential subdivision designer to being a crossword puzzle creator!  :wtf:
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Super Dave on January 29, 2008, 12:29:33 PM
Quote from: finishline9 on January 29, 2008, 11:35:34 AM
Anyone hear about the 7 mile track in Indiana called Prairie Hills? I saw the website and it looks pretty cool. Have you guys thought about joining a membership track like this before?

Heres the website
www.prairiehillsmc.com

Yeah, I know some one that went to one of your meetings.

A track membership isn't a race license.  Some actually prefer competition, and that's why I suppose this is in the "shooting the bull" section.

What's your membership structure?  I know of a few tracks that charge $15k and up for motorcycle memberships, plus on going "greens fees".
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Team-G on January 29, 2008, 12:40:22 PM
Quote from: Burt Munro on January 29, 2008, 12:21:50 PM
Track looks like it was designed by someone going thru a mid-life crisis - transitioning from a career as a residential subdivision designer to being a crossword puzzle creator!  :wtf:

Do you get a free membership if you can identify each of the 3,600 different track config's and correctly calculate how many corner stations & workers you'd need for each?   Where's McLaughlin?  He can figure it out.
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: APP_Racing on January 29, 2008, 01:17:32 PM
Are those actually lakes?  how does the crash truck manage that?
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: tzracer on January 29, 2008, 07:10:09 PM
Quote from: Team-G on January 29, 2008, 12:40:22 PM
Do you get a free membership if you can identify each of the 3,600 different track config's and correctly calculate how many corner stations & workers you'd need for each?   Where's McLaughlin?  He can figure it out.

3600... is that all? At least make it challenging.
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Burt Munro on January 29, 2008, 09:43:54 PM
I'll get you started.....

1. Go straight, turn left
2. Go straight, turn left, turn right
3. Go straight, turn left, turn left again

This might take a while.....

Maybe this is why NASCAR only turns left!!!   :biggrin:
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: BrettRay76 on January 31, 2008, 01:24:10 AM
I have to say, that would be pretty cool if you were rich. Oh one thing it doesn't say on their web site, Middle class need not apply. Unless it's for a job.
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: weggieman on January 31, 2008, 07:17:01 PM
Build it and they will come...............if they have the cash!!
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: GSXR RACER MIKE on January 31, 2008, 11:38:53 PM
I kind of like configuration number 1347, turns 45 thru 57 look like they would have an awesome rythem!  :biggrin:
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: wolf44 on February 01, 2008, 07:38:43 AM
if you're a member you can drive on the track like this....

































(https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prairiehillsmc.com%2Fimages%2Fcoorp_0.jpg&hash=4e7a0888f6e9c658c7c5289ec4127cdb24f96576)
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Burt Munro on February 01, 2008, 12:52:10 PM
Is he calling for directions because he got lost on the track?
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: dylanfan53 on February 01, 2008, 09:31:44 PM
Don't make fun of us Hoosiers.  Whoever built that track probably owns a traffic cone factory.  :biggrin:
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: dabirk23 on February 01, 2008, 09:51:05 PM
Going by the GPS coordinates given on their site, I found a house.  No track, no nothing.  Maybe the images are old.  Maybe they're trying to blow smoke up peoples asses.
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Super Dave on February 01, 2008, 10:03:29 PM
I think they are trying to build funds to build a track. 

When any of you are all ready to do it, I have the people in place to design, engineer, set up the business model, and develop the safety strategies and certifications to make it run. 

Probably want to get an uncle to lend you $10 million for a start depending upon your land cost.  We've had two projects, we're just waiting for one that will move through to completion.
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: RCR_531 on February 04, 2008, 01:57:45 AM
There is a town near me that is begging for a track to built there. They had a guy with be ideas but no money.
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: Super Dave on February 04, 2008, 08:03:31 AM
Where at?
Title: Re: New track in Indiana
Post by: RCR_531 on February 04, 2008, 12:28:08 PM
Where I39 raceway was suppose to be built. The town put up the money to hold the land and had a great tax break lined up. I work with people from that town and a wife of one works for the town.