Steve Brown

Max,

Great point and thanks for the support. FYI. Cost for the track is
$250K and we save the building with minimal work. We can operate on
fees and small profitable races.
I am not going to spend my time waiting for the next great velodrome
to drop out of the sky. It happened once in Portland, doubt it will
happen again. As long as I can, I am going to do what I can to
increase the chances that we will all have somewhere to ride when
Alpenrose is at the end of life.
I am always glad to answer any questions anyone has about the future
of building a new venue in the area. Part of the process is to learn
what it takes to fund and operate new tracks. If our efforts are
successful or can help any other group, all the better.

Steve Brown
On Jul 8, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Max Kirchoff wrote:

> I hear you Michael, however those are the same sentiments everyone
> expressed about public use skateboard parks ten years ago. Oregon
> now has hundreds that run under no supervision and without anything
> besides helmet regulations.
>
> These concerns, while legitamite, seem somewhat unnecessary.
>
>
> Max Kirchoff
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone...
>
> On Jul 8, 2009, at 6:15 PM, "Michael O'Hair"
> wrote:
>
>> My 2 cents' worth. When I was racing years ago, I was down at the
>> Alpenrose Velodrome and some guys had come up from San Diego for
>> the AVC. They showed up "early" and saw people riding the track.
>> One of the SanDiegans said, "You mean you guys can just show up
>> and ride the track? There's no lawyers?"
>>
>> The moral of this little tale is pretty simple: If you let the
>> government into the track racing scene, you'll never get it out.
>> They will have more and more "safety" rules and regulations.
>> Things like no riders under 12, no riding without official
>> supervision, and on and on.
>>
>> Also, wait until the "public" hears about the proposal. I predict
>> that there will be a big hooha about wasting government money for
>> an obscure elitist sport that brings in no income. Given the
>> state of the economy, there is sure to be at least a few
>> politicians and pundits who would jump on this with both feet as
>> an "issue."
>>
>>
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