There may be a couple of thousand more who would not mind trying it at low cost a few would like it and most would not come back often.
#KART RACING PRO VELODROM FREE#
Where do velodromes fit in this framework? In the Boston area, I cannot imagine more than a couple of hundred regular and serious users of a track, most of whom do not have high discretionary incomes or free schedules. In between, charitable foundations and very rich people are capable of all sorts of uneconomic gestures. The more there's some public consensus of need/desire but the payment mechanism is unclear, the more likely public funds will be used (city parks or libraries, for example). The more economic demand there is, the more private parties should pay for the infrastructure. Is demand for something free/nearly free really demand? All infrastructure costs money to build and maintain, the only question is who pays. And that is about LOTS more than cyclist demand. So unless demand becomes magically inelastic (we all show up with our Benjamins, rather than our Lincolns, on race night), building one becomes about community support (financial an otherwise). Several people have already indicated that running a track doesn't pencil. I suspect that like all things cycling, demand is high but the price elasticity of that demand is very high. It's a mistake to confuse the level of demand with the economic viability of the enterprise. It's all irrelevant now since the kart folks have more money and they now lease the property. To me it seemed like a lack of communication all around and some lack of following some protocol. I never really met Jeff although he made comments to me (as pointed out in the linked post above).Ī CX magazine did a two part spread on the NEV management change. I also appreciated Kurt's instruction and teaching, I learned a lot from what he taught and what he did. It was the only mass card I got from the cycling community. When I crashed elsewhere in Aug 2009 (first ever broken bone in my life, wheelchair for a bit) he got the velodrome folks together and sent me a get well card. To be fair I met and worked with Tony before this and felt very welcomed by him.
I think I was 1:30 down or something to the winner in the pursuit. There was a 3k pursuit the night of the video so a lot of guys had bigger gears fitted for it. I did the Bs, either I did well or I got shelled. I raced T-Town many years ago and it was totally different. Even the resident pro track racer Kurt couldn't stay in the sprinter's lane when doing a big effort. It was 318m so sort of similar to T-Town (333m) but it had half the bank (14 deg vs 28 deg). However it was almost impossible to get down to the apron at speed since it was banked for karts, not bikes. The soft infield (mud, swamp, and deep grass) wouldn't be of any help either. Hit wrong it might have even broken a fork. I never saw a rider hit one but it realistically would have flipped the rider over the bars. It had concrete bumps on the apron to keep the karts from going too low. It meant changing my day off so I could leave early Wednesday, getting home at 2 AM on Thursday mornings, but I did it and it was a lot of fun. I raced at Londonderry for a season of Wednesdays and two Wednesdays the prior year. I assume you're talking about Northeast Velodrome? i think its a go kart center now
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