Jay Rideout

And, all northend, and other out of state, OBRA
members... you have an important voice in this matter.
We represent a slice of "tourist" dollars as racers
and, in my case, as a motorsports spectator. Please
support this important multi sports venue.
Jay Rideout

--- "Long, Steve" wrote:

> Well even Sam Adams doesn't think this will happen
> due to the tremendous costs to relocate it but it
> wouldn't hurt to let both the Mayor and him know
> that we support keeping it where it's at and open.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org
> [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of
> Saul Lopez
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:31 PM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] ORPCA NOTICE - PIR Alert j
>
>
> Got this from a friend at work who races (his car)
> at PIR. Not sure how many of you are aware of this
> or the accuracy of the info but passing along.
>
> Thanks.
>
> From: Harry Danberg [mailto:harry@danberg.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:27 PM
> To: Harry Danberg
> Subject: ORPCA NOTICE - PIR Alert j
> Fellow Oregon PCA Members:
>
> John Draneas sent this to me and asked for me to
> forward it to the membership. I think this is a
> significant issue that we should make our voices
> heard.
>
> ________________________________
>
> Harry,
>
> The PIR politics have heated up again, and time
> is critical. Would you please forward this to
> everyone on our list?Thanks.
>
> John
>
>
>
> As you may have read in the Oregonian last week,
> the politics surrounding Portland International
> Raceway have heated up. The City Council is
> resisting the necessary noise variance for the Champ
> Car race, and has directed the Parks Dept. to move
> on the suggestion that PIR be moved from its current
> site. That is financially absurd, and the
> expectation is that the effort will change into a
> move to simply close PIR.
>
> We all know how important the track is to our
> Club. Even if you don't use the track, you benefit
> because our track days and other track events
> generate a significant chunk of our annual revenue,
> which finances our other Club events.
>
> Many of us recall clearly how we fought this
> battle several years ago, and succeeding in
> preventing the construction of the amphitheater that
> would have decimated the track. The project was
> proposed by Paul Allen, one of wealthiest men in the
> world, with the assistance of Neil Goldschmidt, and
> was supported by the then mayor. Many were surprised
> by the number of citizens who use or benefit from
> the track, and were willing to exercise their
> political muscle to protect it. Now it's time to do
> it again.
>
> Please take a few moments to send an e mail or
> place a phone call to the members of the Portland
> City Council, and tell them how they are way wrong
> to be thinking about closing the track. Of course,
> the more personalized the message, the better. But,
> even if you don't have time to write much, just send
> a short note, even as short as "Keep PIR where it
> is." The fact is that sheer volume of comments makes
> a big point.
>
> E Mail addresses for the Council are:
>
> mayorpotter@ci.portland.or.us;
>

>
commissionersam@ci.portland.or.us;commissionersam@ci.portland.or.us;
>

>
> dsaltzman@ci.portland.or.us;erik@ci.portland.or.us
>
> Phone numbers are:
>
> Mayor Tom Potter 823-4120
> Dan Saltzman 823-4151
> Randy Leonard 823-4682
> Erik Sten 823-3589
> Sam Adams 823-3008
>
> Feel free to write or say anything you wish. If
> you could use some help in composing a message, here
> are some key points that you can use as you wish:
>
>
> *My fellow Club members and I represent a broad
> cross section of voters. PIR is very important to
> us. The PIR users are a huge group.
>
> *PIR is the only facility available to us within
> reasonable distance.
>
> *You may recall that we started night-time drag
> racing at PIR in response to teen-age street racing
> tragedies. Since then, we haven't had any more of
> these tragedies.
>
> *Your denial of the noise variance will probably
> cost Portland future
> Champ Car and other professional races.
>
> *Champ Car, and before it CART, made us $8 million
> of which $4.5 million
> was spent on PIR.
>
> *PIR is the cities ONLY profitable facility and
> has NEVER cost the tax
> payers a dime. It is also DEBT FREE!
>
> *Why jeapordize the ONLY viable sports franchise
> we have?
>
> *Just two years ago, we approved a master plan for
> PIR after 12 years
> work and $1 million of our, the users, money was
> spent on studies.
>
>
> *Moving PIR to Rivergate would rank right up there
> with the tram, Civic Stadium and the Rose Garden.
>
>
> *Champ Car and the IRL are about to merge. as a
> result of 10 or so tracks
> will be dropped. With this lack of support that
> will probably now include
> PIR.
>
> *There goes ABC live and the famous opening shot
> with Mt. Hood in the
> distance. Do any of you even listen to POVA and the
> Business Alliance?!?
>
>
> *PIR: 640 event days, no tax dollars. Countless
> users, a staff of just
> six and lots of small businesses that depend on it.
>
> *We've been good stewards of this unique facility
> and have consistently
> monitored and tightened noise standards for decades.
>
> *At peak attendance, pro racing drew 75,000 fans
> to PIR. These are our
> friends and they vote!
>
>
>
> Thanks for your willingness to help. Maybe one
> of these times we will win the last battle.
>
> John Draneas
>
>
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