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Loring Timing Association (Maine) => Loring (AFB) land speed venue => Topic started by: 72tx340 on August 12, 2010, 09:58:14 PM
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Would be cool to have a concert out there next year. hummm who could we get? Brian Johnson is a race car driver maybe AC-DC?
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actually ... the circle track races at Spud Speedway were interesting. We were just a little too beat to try it but I would like to do it next year ... Joe
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Loudest bike or car contest
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You talkin' paint or pipes?
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Someone probably mentioned this already, But a camera down at the finish line that links to a big screen at the starting line!! that would be awesome!
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A guided tour of the "war surplus" vehicle storage area.
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Maybe a 3 day event ? The place is sure capable of handling a larger event. They also had a large group of volunteers, seems like it may be doable.
Either a slightly higher entry fee for the 3 days (maybe $160) or a two tiered fee for a 2 or 3 day track ticket ??
Tech on Thursday/Friday runs on Friday 8am to 6pm. Sat 8am to 6pm and Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Charles
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That sounds great to me Charles. It got done way too soon!
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Maybe a 3 day event ? The place is sure capable of handling a larger event. They also had a large group of volunteers, seems like it may be doable.
Either a slightly higher entry fee for the 3 days (maybe $160) or a two tiered fee for a 2 or 3 day track ticket ??
Tech on Thursday/Friday runs on Friday 8am to 6pm. Sat 8am to 6pm and Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Charles
If it gets much bigger it might take three days to get all your runs in.
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Maybe a 3 day event ? The place is sure capable of handling a larger event. They also had a large group of volunteers, seems like it may be doable.
Either a slightly higher entry fee for the 3 days (maybe $160) or a two tiered fee for a 2 or 3 day track ticket ??
Tech on Thursday/Friday runs on Friday 8am to 6pm. Sat 8am to 6pm and Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Charles
If it gets much bigger it might take three days to get all your runs in.
Well then since it is such a long haul for everyone, why not everybody take a full weeks vacation and make it a 4 or 5 day event..
hmm,,,, Speed Week East !!!
LTA presents Speed Week East.... Be There, Be There, Be There... Has a good ring to it !!!!
Tech Opens Sunday or Monday (give us all the weekend to travel up there)
Runs on Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri. Sat. (with that many days should be no problem to get in runs, some will come and go early, some will arrive late) only downside is not knowing how many paying spectators would come out on the weekdays.
Oh well just thinking out loud...
Charles
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I like the Speed Week East idea :cheers:
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More than 2 days sounds great! It would make the 1600+ mile drive a little more bearable :cheers:
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IDEAS..
Lots of constructive suggestions here, Thank You All.
"Three days"..
We had over 500 runs in two days this year, everybody had ample opps to do their thing. Better we tighten up our schedule for more runs in two days.
Tech Friday noon to 5 ish, Saturday until 1pm. Then all our volunteers get to run there own vehicles . AND, they get fast laned in staging to make up for the time they spent volunteering their time.
Sched ;Friday, Tech Noon to 5pm, Saturday Tech 9 to 1 pm, 9am Drivers Meeting, 930 am Rookie orientation meet /drive thru, racing starts no later than 10 am Saturday, run until 6 pm.
Sunday, race 8 am to 4 pm, period. That's 16 hours total of racing, only differentiation to lengthening will be at the LTA discretion due to either weather or extra delays from race slow downs in general.
TOURS.. we need a tour guide, a vehicle, and enough interest to do this. There is obviously a Nuke storage bunker area, a "wildlife refuge" , and a general tour of the base that is probably interesting,. If we find a guide and a bus, free, it will happen.
As far as a Jumbotron in the staging area, we ain't either Yankee Stadium or even teeny Fenway HatBox park, but we will find options to enlighten the throngs in the staging
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Concerts ?.. We do have options to access these monster hangars, and will consider extra curricular entertainment.
I really appreciate all these ideas, keep 'em coming, please.
But remember, we are a group of LSR types interested mainly in LSR, let's not lose focus.
If a diversion is necessary, like if you brought Honey and The Spawn, consider the Northern Maine State Fair or whatever else is going on locally.
We are still very young, let's grow comfortably.
Safety and Comfort, those are the key words, and this is not a business, it's an Association of like minded enthusiasts enjoying an opportunity to do LSR in the North East USA.
Bob W
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I like the Speed Week East idea :cheers:
Dean,
Maybe the idea will catch on....
Speed Week East !
Yep, I still like it...
Charles
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It would be neat to have night entertainment for the racers etc.
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maybe the racers could be the night entertainment
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Evenings are a good time for socializing with other racers.
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"Safety and Comfort, those are the key words, and this is not a business"
Where does the money go, thats collected at these events? Does it go to a parent body or something?
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Are all the different sanctions tied together? East west etc etc
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"Safety and Comfort, those are the key words, and this is not a business"
Where does the money go, thats collected at these events? Does it go to a parent body or something?
I would imagine it goes for insurance, rental, ambulance, supplies, etc. etc. etc. There's a thousand things going on behind the scenes to make an event of this magnitude occur.
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recommendations for next year?
Keep it just like this year, GREAT :cheers:
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Moose repellent? :-D
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Bob's comments make a lot of sense. Let them finesse the existing venue before expanding the weekend. Earlier tech on friday might be something to consider. They certainly did run the cars and bikes off quickly and efficiently. I got 4 passes in and packed up at 9:30am on sunday. Can't ask for more than that! Would be nice to know that racing was going to last until dinner time on sunday when we plan out trip, but then...........the volunteers have to get home at a reasonable hour also. Lots of considerations to take into account. A great venue and I am sure that most racers will return next year.
Thanks for the opportunity to race, Bob! :cheers:
Peter
02G0200
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Peter, It was nice seeing you and talking with you in the staging lanes and pits.
I sure plan to return next year, taking a longer vaction to enjoy Maine and Canada more.
Hope the lil 255 cu in E motor goes 200 next year !!! that would be a feat for a small motor from a standing start, but that is my goal....
Will you be at Maxton in Sept or Oct ?
Charles