New racetrack near Detroit Airport

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

winter gear including, those kevlar Dee Tee vests?

There will now be a curcuit for the Kevlar jackets..N.O.in the winter and then off to Detroit for the rest of the year....gonna start production soon...

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There will now be a curcuit for the Kevlar jackets..N.O.in the winter and then off to Detroit for the rest of the year....gonna start production soon...

Site for the track is 30 miles from Detroit. You're probably safe. Are you as expert on Detroit as you are on Hialeah?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Site for the track is 30 miles from Detroit. You're probably safe. Are you as expert on Detroit as you are on Hialeah?

No Detroit is too cold. I prefer my sketchy areas to be at least moderately warm.

[ArlJim78]

to me the detroit airport area is totally unappealing for a racing venue. what will you get? southern suburb folks? toledo migrants? ann arborites?
for most in the detroit metro area i would think a drive out to the airport will not be convenient. its just not a happening area.

[packerbacker7964]

As I know because I live in Michigan like Irshman, March is a hellish month. The wind blows like there is no tomorrow and it snows every March all the way up until the last week of April. I remember one year we still had snow on the ground when they ran the Derby one year. Sure you'll get a few nice days then it turns on you like a rabid skunk.

[Zippy Chippy]

First of all, you won't need kevlar-- the area around the airport isn't sketchy at all. And the location isn't that bad considering that there are very few places in and around Detroit to build a new racetrack. There are two freeways (I-275 and I-94) that intersect right by the airport, so that would make it easy to access.

March is definitely a crappy month to start racing-- it's cold, windy, and there is usually some snow still on the ground. The snow doesn't disappear for good until Easter. The summer months would be great, but the beginning in March and the end in November could be rough.

I'm happy that we might have thoroughbred racing back in Detroit again.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Zippy Chippy

First of all, you won't need kevlar-- the area around the airport isn't sketchy at all. And the location isn't that bad considering that there are very few places in and around Detroit to build a new racetrack. There are two freeways (I-275 and I-94) that intersect right by the airport, so that would make it easy to access.

March is definitely a crappy month to start racing-- it's cold, windy, and there is usually some snow still on the ground. The snow doesn't disappear for good until Easter. The summer months would be great, but the beginning in March and the end in November could be rough.

I'm happy that we might have thoroughbred racing back in Detroit again.

I'll keep the Kevlar for protection from James Jackson and his baseball bat