Ed Allred

[theiman]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Yeah if he thinks they can renovate that place for $30 million then he's insane.

Agree.

An artifical surface will be needed and that will cost at least $10M, and that is based on replacing the surfaces at SA/HP/DM over an existing track. At Los Al they have to build a new mile track, build a turf, and then a Qtr track.

Dont know if anyone has ever been there, I have plenty of times, as I live in OC. It needs alot of work on the stands. Actually it needs to be torn down and rebuilt. It certainly isnt up to the standards of a Major League circuit track.

Then they still need barn work.

[Metal Man]

With the limited on track attendence you only need th build the new tracks and barns. Don't need much for parking and grandstands.

"if you build it they will come". We all know Hollywood park will be sold in the near future.

[theiman]

Originally Posted by Metal Man

With the limited on track attendence you only need th build the new tracks and barns. Don't need much for parking and grandstands.

"if you build it they will come". We all know Hollywood park will be sold in the near future.

I actualy agree with that statement, however, tell that to all the people who complained about the change done at Gulfstream.

[Metal Man]

Originally Posted by theiman

I actualy agree with that statement, however, tell that to all the people who complained about the change done at Gulfstream.

This is why it would be easy for Fairplex to rip dowm some old buildings and put in a mile track with a grass coarse and get hollywoods dates when they close that track. The same is true for Los Al.

[Honu]

I dont see Fairplex tearing down any convention halls to make a new track or barn area . They make alot of money with those halls during the off meet and the parking lot behind the barn area fills up for the car races at the track next door , at the same time I dont know where Los Al is going to find the space to build a mile oval , a bigger barn area and a grandstand since they sold the land behind the 4 1/2 chute to the church next door and the land that was the golf course is supposidly zoned "green " only .
It will be interesting to see how this all works out , but if they really wanna make a go of it Los Al is the place , there is already so much buisness in that area because of the Theme Parks that if they conducted half night racing and half day racing I could really see people showing up.
Orange County would be my pick any day of the week , in the summer its not too hot and the nights arent to cool in the winter .

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Honu

I dont see Fairplex tearing down any convention halls to make a new track or barn area . They make alot of money with those halls during the off meet and the parking lot behind the barn area fills up for the car races at the track next door , at the same time I dont know where Los Al is going to find the space to build a mile oval , a bigger barn area and a grandstand since they sold the land behind the 4 1/2 chute to the church next door and the land that was the golf course is supposidly zoned "green " only .
It will be interesting to see how this all works out , but if they really wanna make a go of it Los Al is the place , there is already so much buisness in that area because of the Theme Parks that if they conducted half night racing and half day racing I could really see people showing up.
Orange County would be my pick any day of the week , in the summer its not too hot and the nights arent to cool in the winter .

See....this is the reason I keep you around...

[Honu]

Originally Posted by GPK

See....this is the reason I keep you around...

Pleaseeeeee. you keep me around for more than that .