I've been playing with this idea for a while now, and I'm curious to see if something like this would fly at all. My family owns a few acres of land in Kern County, about an hour and half outside of Los Angeles, and it's just been sitting there idle for the past decade, doing nothing. I haven't really even looked into the local building codes, but if it was permissible, I thought about building a race track there. I've asked a few local members as to the cost and possibilities, and I thought maybe the national community can give me a better idea in terms of cost, liability concerns, logistics, etc. I imagine that the track would be a low-medium speed track where handling and driving skills are more important than power.

Anyway, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Sounds good... think of the sponserships and fun you'll bring to the area... but also think of some of the troubles like... gang related bull crap and people that don't know how to drive

It's still a great idea...

 

I would like to see that, but it is a bit of a drive from Calgary to California... but I can design a fun little track if you want (thank you AutoCAD )

 

you should look into 'member only' tracks like TMR (texas motorsport ranch) and others of the like. they are very successful and kept up very clean. I drove by there and stopped in there this morning on the way back from Nebraska. =)

 

Track build out would be expensive, but if you could do it, there would be lots and lots of $ to be made over the long run (5+ years).

I have thought about it quite a bit myself.

 

It's real name is actually Motorsport Ranch (MSR for short.) Jack Farr has done a great job with it - but he had a lot of initial money to put into it. He does say it's profitable, but I don't know if he's made back his initial investment yet. (He uses a country club style membership system, with initiation fee, monthly fee, and greens fees.) One of the good things going for him is that there's not any comparable tracks in the area - I'm not so sure that's true of the area you're talking about, though. You can find out more at www.motorsportranch.com - Jack would probably be the best person to talk to regarding what it takes to set up a private track.

 

Mingster, please email me your correct email address, you didn't respond to my last email and I'm trying to give you money .

Andrew darksalt@hotmail.com

 

How much land are we talking about?

The MotorSport Ranch is a 304 acre facility...

Are we talking that much?