I'm not sure I believe the 18,000-20,000 races per year. That would be more than 50 per day; every day.
It would be cool to have a track like that, though. I live a state away, but might be able to visit on vacation. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of brucedp5 > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 1:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Wanna race @ a 45k sq ft Portland, OR weathertight EV > racetrack? > > > For league racing, training seminars and instructional courses % Imagine > indoor Tesla or formula EV racing with no exhaust ... % > > http://www.katu.com/news/local/Electric-car-racetrack-in-North-Portland- > 214638931.html > Electric car racetrack in North Portland? > By Wendy Culverwell, Portland Business Journal Jul 8, 2013 > > [image > http://media.katu.com/images/Electric+car+racetrack.jpg > Beautiful red Tesla Roadster EV shown > ] > > It would seem so. Portland-based Harsch Investment Co. wants to create a > 45,701-square-foot indoor racetrack facility at 2664 N. Marine Drive, > according to a pre-application conference request filed with the city of > Portland. > > Harsh officials did not comment on the plan. > > According to public documents, the indoor racetrack would cater to league > racing, training seminars and instructional courses. > > Approximately 100,000 racers and spectators are expected annually, with > approximately 18,000 to 20,000 races per year. > [© 2013 Fisher Communications] > ... > http://www.harsch.com/ > marketing @harsch.com > ... > http://goo.gl/maps/BuKOf > 2664 North Marine Drive, Portland, OR > > > > http://www.plugincars.com/portland-company-build-indoor-electric-car- > racetrack-127716.html > Portland Company To Build Indoor Electric Car Racetrack By Brad Berman July > 12, 2013 > > [image > http://www.plugincars.com/sites/default/files/roadster-620i.jpg > Performance version of the Tesla Roadster ] > > The introduction of electric vehicles to professional auto racing is erasing > the > perception of battery-powered cars as glorified golf carts. The message: > EVs can be cool and fast. But how much fun would it be to take your own > high-performance electric car on the track? > > A Portland, Ore.-based company wants to make that possible—giving > everyday drivers that ability to witness and feel the full thrust of > high-power > electric torque. The company intends to build an indoor racing facility > dedicated to fast electric cars. The full plans have not yet been disclosed, > but > it could become a shrine to electric performance. > > According to the Portland Business Journal, Harsch Investment wants to build > a 45,701-square-foot indoor racetrack facility at 2664 N. Marine Drive. > Public documents indicate that the indoor racetrack would cater to league > racing, training seminars and instructional courses. > > Indoor racing is possible because electric cars don’t have tailpipes that emit > pollution. > > The Pacific Northwest is a good location, considering the popularity of > electric > cars and the abundance of public charging infrastructure. Harsch expects > 100,000 racers and spectators per year, with approximately 20,000 races > annually. > [©2013 PluginCars.com] > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion- > list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page& > node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > Here are today's archive-only EV posts: > > EVLN: Honda Fit EV has a waiting-list from minimal-production > EVLN: British-built Leaf EV, the most stealthy fun car out there > EVLN: A Sonoma bailiwick of hobbyists, early-adopters, & EVs > EVLN: Solar-eplane completes cross-country trip landing in NY (video) > + > EVLN: Nissan Engineer Says 500 Mile EVs Possible, But Not Viable > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion- > list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Wanna-race-a-45k-sq-ft-Portland-OR- > weathertight-EV-racetrack-tp4664245.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
