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Offline Captthundarr

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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #60 on: April 12, 2011, 01:02:54 PM »
both of the above sound like good propositions.
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« Reply #61 on: April 12, 2011, 01:05:53 PM »

sorry, I didn't buy a house 2000 miles from bonneville . . .

NM space port - 1 days drive?? 5 days from here  :-(
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #62 on: April 12, 2011, 01:12:16 PM »
Somebody gotta live here, might as well be me :cheers:
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #63 on: April 12, 2011, 01:48:59 PM »
Know how you feel Capt.
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #64 on: April 12, 2011, 03:40:35 PM »
I've seen some mention of a place near Kinston, NC. Is this the Global Transpark ? This facility is funneling taxpayer money down the crapper and by projection will be entirely bankrupt by sometime in 2012. The runway was extended to 11,500', but too late after GATT and NAFTA. Some folks down here still run the custom "GTP###" license tags-I don't know why. They ought to be open to weekend carnivals, worm races or anything to help recover something for us dear taxpayers.
You are right, the Global Transpark has been a total flop, except for some midnight CIA flights transporting terrorist to Gitmo.  There are some aviation businesses there associated with the new Air Force tanker, but you would think there would be pleanty of open time to use the place. 
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #65 on: April 12, 2011, 04:16:02 PM »


The airport is actually the Kingston Regional Jetport.   Here is a link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinston_Regional_Jetport

The runway is 11,500' 
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #66 on: April 12, 2011, 09:46:58 PM »
Last year SCCA held events at Wurtsmuth in Oscoda Mi. As bad as Michigan economy is might be possible to purchade the WHOLE town............

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« Reply #67 on: April 13, 2011, 01:48:48 AM »
Here is another one to drool over.......asphalt poem

North auxillary airfield.  North, SC

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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #68 on: April 13, 2011, 08:24:22 AM »
Guys... Really? I just threw the space port in NM idea out there as an option for everyone, (brand new surface flat and smooth concrete, good weather) and when I moved to Charlotte NC it was a 2 day drive. Why is it that people are always so negative on here?  I'm sure it would be the same distance (east coast) for some people to drive all the way to Loring. A venue close to the middle of the US would bring a big # of cars because it is about the same distance for east & west coast racers.  My bad for putting it on this thread, thought I would try and help. I guess the only people reading landracing forms are from the east...
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #69 on: April 13, 2011, 08:39:30 AM »
Dave, don't let it get you.  Sometimes comments on here are offered with kid gloves -- sometimes with mail gloves.

I will ask, though -- NM is in the middle of the country?  Even "close" to the middle?  Whatever -- no, don't stop throwing out ideas.  We want 'em all.  Look at, for instance, the number of times that Wurtsmith AFB in eastern Michigan has been suggested/offered/mentioned.  We just keep saying that we've given it thought and for this and that reason -- it won't work.

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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #70 on: April 13, 2011, 09:09:50 AM »
Remember your last American history class???? The historic divide between East and West was and still is the 100th Meridian. New Rule?

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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #71 on: April 13, 2011, 10:17:15 AM »
Here is another one to drool over.......asphalt poem

North auxillary airfield.  North, SC


Actually probably not a bad idea,  it is owned by the military, so even if we did get to use it we could be thrown out at any time.     It does not look like it is used as an active airport, just for training.   
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« Reply #72 on: April 13, 2011, 10:30:20 AM »
John, I don't remember that the 100th meridian was considered the divider, but if you want to declare it as such -- so be it!  New Mexico is a full state west of there, though, and let's not bother getting into a dogfight about whether or not the middle of the country. . .  If there's a track there that we can use -- that's dandy.  for that matter, the VLA antenna farm in central/west NM has lots of flat and straight roads, few of which are used.  I doubt we could run there (electrical interference from ignition systems might play havoc with the radio receivers) - but what the heck - let's consider it.
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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #73 on: April 13, 2011, 11:10:48 AM »
I Don't remember paved roads at the VLA, but its been some years.

The spaceport seemed a reasonable hope (hold the runs, another saucer is coming in!) although a touch short.  Sorry I didn't get them to build it in YOUR backyard!

Wurtsmith, is it?  If they are running other cars, why not LSR? (yes, i am teh crybaby)

I once dreamt of a 2 week vacation - texas mile and maxton . . .  now I wish I could afford the 10 mile round trip to Home Depot without stopping at City Market.

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Re: The Facility Search....
« Reply #74 on: April 13, 2011, 11:35:16 AM »
The Monster Mile is actually the Maxton-Laurinburg Airport.