Luciano bailey
The ADT beyond taking the class is affordable and hopefully can become a
national headquarters and trainging center. Call me the outside the box guy
(whats new) wagered track racing still remains the answer,pros would jump at
the chance to win 10-20K for a win, for a local racer to go out and compete
for a few thousand bucks on a weekend would justify the time/ training
commitment and prize dollars will become the surragate parents of future
racers.
From: Josh Wiggins <joshwi-@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: joshwi-@yahoo.com
To: djhor-@verizon.net
CC: ob-@topica.com
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Indoor Velodrome??
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:12:47 -0800
For training at ADT in LA where I now live - it is anywhere from $10-20 a
session with the ability to buy passes and also get discounts if you are a
member of a club or team that helps at the track.
You can pretty much train there most days a week if you wish.
Also unless you are a cat 1 or pro track rider you have to take a
certification class which is $65 to be able to ride it regardless of how
many track races you have done.
They also have the rule if you go down on the track in a session you go
home.
It is a fun place to race and train all year long, it would be great to
see an indoor track in portland.
Josh
On Jan 29, 2006, at 12:23 PM, Doug Hormann wrote:
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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