AK 47
...although.. the idea of putting one on an indian casino and inviting a
keirin race over once a year is pretty damn sweet.
From: AK 47 <warisbig-@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: warisbig-@hotmail.com
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Indoor Velodrome??
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:35:35 -0800
im new portland and had a chance to ride the velodrome for a few laps in
the fall. personally, im just happy to be close to a velodrome at all, let
alone as exciting a velodrome as alpenrose. im looking forward to racing
this year, and not having to find someone to drive me 4 hours each way to
t-town to do it.
From: Doug Hormann <djhor-@verizon.net>
Reply-To: djhor-@verizon.net
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Indoor Velodrome??
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:23:33 -0800
My pessimistic side is showing, I know, but am I the only one who thinks
that a covered velodrome would likely result a greatly increased cost to
ride on it? Having a board track that could be set up in Memorial
Colliseum
sounds great, but it wouldn't be available for training or without a hefty
fee to ride. Also, board tracks are notoriously maintenance intensive.
Having watched the carpenter come out and repair the track every time
someone crashed at last year's world's in LA was an eye opener. My
understanding is that the Carson track in LA is also very expensive for
clubs, or individuals to ride.
Doug Hormann
-----Original Message-----
From: J Bravard [mailto:jb24-@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 3:07 PM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Indoor Velodrome??
Another idea that might appeal to Nike is to design an indoor racing
track inside the velodrome. 250 meters is the distance of many top notch
indoor velodromes. 200 meters is the standard for indoor running tracks,
and
perhaps it could be designed so that the running track fit inside the
velodrome - i.e. an efficient footprint. Proposing both of these at the
same
location might heighten the appeal to a company that is still more of a
running company than a cycling company. (Although I must admit that their
new cycling shoes are great.)
Just my 2 cent -
John Bravard
Luciano bailey <ride-@hotmail.com> wrote:
The state of the Art is late the ADT Center will be hard to out do
.I
still
believe the answer is the Memorial Coliseum any Nike Execs out
there
or
title people of any sort please step up.
>From: Duncan Calver
>Reply-To: duncan-@msn.com
>To: patrickin-@yahoo.com, ob-@topica.com
>Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Indoor Velodrome??
>Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:25:16 -0800
>
>A cover for Alpenrose would be cool, but...we should be able to go
bigger
>than that:
>
>
>Now, I'm not a trackie, but this issue has been on my brain for a
while...
>
>I've been wondering why a big company like Nike (for instance)
hasn't
>stepped up to build a new state of the art indoor velodrome in an
old
>warehouse or something DOWNTOWN/Portland proper. Portland is the
biggest
>cycling town in the US, has a huge contingent of track racers, and
our
>sport obviously needs to grow and build viewership/coverage.
Alpenrose is
>great, but hardly anybody who doesn't race knows about it, and
that's
why
>the attendance for spectators is so low (also, they don't allow
alcohol on
>the premises - generally a big minus for spectators). A new indoor
>velodrome w/liquor license/band venue would be an insanely cool
addition to
>Portland culture. They've got lots of these in Europe...any
thoughts?
>
>D
>
>>From: patrick wilder
>>Reply-To: patrickin-@yahoo.com
>>To: obra
>>Subject: [OBRA Chat] Indoor Velodrome??
>>Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:33:46 -0800 (PST)
>>
>> I'm sure this topic has come up before but I'm wondering what
the
>>logistics of having an Indoor track would be. Seems like with all
this
>>rain we'd get tons of people riding in the winter.
>>
>> Could some sort of cover be built over the current track? Sort
of
like
>>those big structures you see on HW 30 by the train yards.
>>
>> Granted this is coming from a guy who has NEVER rode the current
track.
>> I think I'd be more inclined when the weather gets bad.
>>
>> Ideas, feedback???
>>
>>
>>
>>~Patrick
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