Steve Brown

Brian,

Not a bad idea. But the banking is a real problem. As someone who
spend a few afternoons and evenings running at the old Oregon Indoor
track meet I am very familiar with indoor track. I understand that
Concordia College will be building a new indoor complex.

Steve Brown
On Jul 7, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Brian Engelen wrote:

> Is there any possibility of adding an indoor running track to the
> velodrome? The dimensions seem similar if it is a 200 meter
> track. The corner banking is different but I’m sure someone clever
> could figure out a solution.
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-
> bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Maus
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:30 PM
> To: Fergus
> Cc: zak
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] A new velodrome inside Memorial Coliseum?
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> i will let Steve Brown address details because it's his idea..
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> ...but I know Steve and his main impetus for this is to broaden
> track racing for the community... he is absolutely not the type of
> guy who's going to make this some sort of elite track. Steve wants
> to keep the OBRA vibe of openness and free access.
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> and as for running it like a business... i hope it is. meaning
> that, it needs to be run like a business for it to be sustainable.
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> but to step back for a minute... we are very early on with this..
> it's just an idea.
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> On Jul 7, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Fergus wrote:
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> Luciano poses an interesting question; elite vs. non-elite.
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> Alpenrose is pretty much free as far as I can tell. Will this new
> shiny velodrome in the heart of Portland be free as well?
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> Will someone just give it to us?
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> Will someone be running it as a business?
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> On Jul 7, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Luciano bailey wrote:
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> It is a great idea and one I have personally lead the parade for
> the last decade what is still in question is why we want a
> velodrome in Memorial. If it is to serve only as an elite venue
> (ADT) center LA than I say ney, if this would bring back the spirit
> of 1904 Madison Square Garden then bring it on.
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> > From: jonathan@bikeportland.org
> > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:31:21 -0700
> > Subject: [OBRA Chat] A new velodrome inside Memorial Coliseum?
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> > Hey race fans,
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> > Just wanted to bring your attention to Steve Brown's latest effort/
> > idea to get a velodrome build in Portland.
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> > Here's a report (and a concept drawing of how a track would look
> > inside Mem. Coliseum):
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> > http://bit.ly/17QCBH
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> > This is a real idea that I personally think has a lot of upside
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> > 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...
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> > --Jonathan
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