Brian Ratliff

I, for one, would love it if there were an indoor track here in Portland.
Imagine 6 day racing through the winter for the road sprinters to stay in
shape, and not having the racing be limited by season, nightfall or weather!
I would like it very much if track racing didn't have to conflict directly
with the summer road season. And definitely part of what keeps track kind
of small (as far as number of participants) is the limited, seasonal use of
Alpenrose.
Also, having another track available for racing on will, perhaps, allow
Alpenrose to be renovated in a more robust fashion sometime in the future.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Luciano bailey wrote:

> In terms of a retro fit I have 3 different versions that will change the
> facade without costly engineering to the structure as for those tear
> everything down folks if the economy hasn't lead you to a state of grace
> nothing will. And lets not forget this list of venues partners I would bring
> roller derby with free skating after.
>
> > From: sbrown@stevebrowncompany.com
> > Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:01:16 -0700
> > To: joec@aracnet.com
> > CC: obra@list.obra.org
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] A new velodrome inside Memorial Coliseum?
>
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > The MC with the velodrome inside becomes the "ice skating rink" in
> > the mall. It will be the heart of the area. Saving it with the
> > velodrome is less costly than tearing it down.
> >
> >
> > Steve Brown
> > On Jul 7, 2009, at 11:36 AM, joe cipale wrote:
> >
> > > This is all well and good, but the glass/brick monstrosity known as
> > > Memorial
> > > Coliseum will remain as it is right now: An unused glass house that is
> > > hoisted as a 'shrine' to a long lost 'Blazers Era'. It serves no real
> > > purpose, other than being a drain on the tax rolls (do they even
> > > collect
> > > taxes on it?).
> > >
> > > Tear the damn thing down and build the baseball stadium in its
> > > place and make
> > > the Rose Garden part of a entertainment district like most other major
> > > metropolitan cities have done.
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 07 July 2009 11:31, Jonathan Maus wrote:
> > >> Hey race fans,
> > >>
> > >> Just wanted to bring your attention to Steve Brown's latest effort/
> > >> idea to get a velodrome build in Portland.
> > >>
> > >> Here's a report (and a concept drawing of how a track would look
> > >> inside Mem. Coliseum):
> > >>
> > >> http://bit.ly/17QCBH
> > >>
> > >> This is a real idea that I personally think has a lot of upside
> > >> (for a
> > >> variety of reasons). With a lot of support from Portlanders, there
> > >> might just be a way to fit a velodrome into upcoming Rose Quarter
> > >> redevelopment plans. stay tuned...
> > >>
> > >> --Jonathan
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> > >>
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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