Miller may be shutting down.

Hmm.. All looks good to me. Hard to get over the mental stigma of Chinese businesses coming over and buying up all of our stuff, but if they do everything listed in the fact sheet, it looks like it'll bring money to the area which is a plus.

Will there be a contract signed holding them to the promises in the sheet, or is this just a handshake kind of thing and we hope they don't do a 180 when they take over?

When is it effective.

 

That sounds alright. I hope they don't have to take it apart to figure out to build one.

 

Contract is already signed. All of the "we plan tos" are just that. Nothing holds them to any of it.

 

$100 Million to construct? Eight years later purchased for $20Million. Still not sure if it's a bargain or not

 

I also think the counties projected $4mil per year average economic impact figure is wishfull thinking.

 

The prison isn't going out there.
And nothing quite like fucking up the main straight with a drag strip.

 

This. BIR is a glowing example!!

 

Thats not happening. From what I hear they want to do a NHRA legal drag strip for future events.

 

What they said, typing faster than I did!

Have we seen any evidence that a drag strip, if built, would use the front straight or is this pre-emptive complaining and angst?

 

I don't know. If you time the tree just right. I know Josh is fast, but his R1 probably doesn't have much for Tony Schumacher.

 

OMG! No wonder they staged a drag race between Dani Pedrosa and Marco Andretti at Indy! They're gonna build a drag strip using the front straight and RUIN INDY! Arrrrrrggggggggg!

 

hate to admit it, but i'd enjoy going out to watch NHRA.

i think this whole deal is as good as we could have hoped for Miller and the motorcycle racing community. there will be issues, but the county and new owners seem committed to engaging and working with all of the stakeholders.

 

There is no evidence where it will or will not be built.
It is all a bunch of "we plan to" right now.
Of course if one looks at the property and uses their brain to find a spot for a full spec NHRA strip, a dirt oval and the other "we plan tos" rather than complain and try to attack others they might see it is all crap.
For anyone to say with certainty what is or isn't happening right now is beyond laughable.

 

Good question. Has anyone other than the parties involved in the sale seen the surveyors map showing the property purchased? Was there additional land not currently developed that was adjacent to the track that Miller had leased or the county owned and threw in to sweeten the deal?

Cartwrights plan included a bunch of houses, business and retail. Where was that going to go? Me thinks there may be more land than what we see inside the fence.

 

The parcel is the same one the current track is on. They just sold the parcel rather than contracted out another lease.