Race City to stay open!

[tintin]

City Council just voted 8-7 in favour of keeping Race City open until 2015.

Yay!

[VW337]

Re: Race City to stay open!

Here's how everyone voted, make sure to take this into account when the next election rolls around:
Alderman Dale Hodges FOR
Alderman Gord Lowe AGAINST
Alderman Jim Stevenson FOR
Alderman Bob Hawkesworth AGAINST
Alderman Ray Jones FOR
Alderman Joe Connelly FOR
Alderman Druh Farrell AGAINST
Alderman John Mar FOR
Alderman Joe Ceci AGAINST
Alderman Andre Chabot FOR
Alderman Brian Pincott AGAINST
Alderman Ric McIver FOR
Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart FOR
Alderman Linda Fox-Mellway AGAINST
Mayor Dave Bronconnier AGAINST

[Errol.]

Re: Race City to stay open!

STOKED!
Im thinking eurodrivers track day next year?!?!

[R_Ethug]

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bronco is such a fucking idiot

[aliencurv]

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does this mean they will actually perform some maintenance on the track?

will the city do any publicity planning to get more spectators out? perhaps some advertising even? or at the least, some audience participation on local events (i.e. at secret street). might be a good opprotunity to cut down on street racing if they provide an area for a weekly show'n'shine for $2 entry. that way the kids who just want to show off their ride can hang out.

it'd be nice if there was a place to provide for feedback that someone actually read.

[Errol.]

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So far its just the land is not going to turn into a landfill yet.
Maintence to the track and so on will be dependant on whats running and if anyone or companies step up.
To my knowledge, only secret street is run by race city. Everything else is private events.

[Red90]

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Interesting. We have a test facility across the street. They are kicking us off so that they can plant some trees and grass.....

[RONDAL]

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with the extension for 5 years you will likely see some work done on the track and some more advertising $$$. its been tough to convinve anyone to spend money on fixing stuff when every year has been the "last year race city will be open".


bronco is a f.ucking dick and needs to go.

[aliencurv]

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ah.. well, i guess the city makes more money off speeding tickets then race city admission.

that really p's me off because tickets should be about safety and less about an alternative tax collection.

[Reggie@MWDesign]

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I agree with errol. we should definately organize a Eurodrivers Track Day!

I was in the Speedtech Track Day and it was probably the best fun I have had in a LONGGGG time!

[bonfire]

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Bronco needs to leave. In fact would like to see the entire house cleaned.

What have gotten from the current admin? Tax hike, traffic calming ********, more bylaws and clamp downs on rafting on the river, stupid bylaws like the foul language and behavior bylaw. Why waste so much time making bylaws that will never be enforced?

We have lots of car enthusiasts in this town, and possibly the worst track out of any other major city in Canada. Would the city flow a little bit of cash race-city way? No, but instead they must build a 25Million dollar pedestrian bridge for folks too lazy to walk the little extra ways to one of several other bridges.

Just want a few people to get seriously injured or die from street racing, then perhaps we might see some different points of view. Although I doubt it. Instead they will just close Race City as they will see as it acts as encouragement for people to build fast cars.

[Kor]

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IMO even with a 5 year extension it will be hard for Race City management to invest in long term growth, 5 years is not very long for a business. If I owned it I wouldn't do any major upgrades with only maybe 3 or 4 years after the construction is finished for my revenue to pay them off.

[Red90]

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Yep... If they have any money they need to use it for finding another location.

[turbomeyers]

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this just puts off the Drumheller track now .

[RSS]

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Sadly i have heard that the lease is not extended for another 5 years it just allows the city (Dave BullshitBronco) and Art (Race City) to negotiate a new lease for 5 years. So Bronco will just make it to expensive and most likely the track will still close.