Race City NEW Pace Car

[talonted]

Here's a peek for everyone at the new 2005 Race City Pace car. Some people may have seen it in the Herald lately. But here she is

[googe]

wow thats a nice red X

[Toms-SC]

Moral of the story: Instead of paving the track they got a new Viper.

[benyl]

Originally posted by Toms-SC
Moral of the story: Instead of paving the track they got a new Viper.

You would think that they would want to make the place nicer for the fans and the competitors. I guess the owner/manager just wanted a nice ride.

[sputnik]

[Aleks]

Originally posted by sputnik

[GoChris]

i dont even see a red x, but if the place needs paving (i havent been there in ages) then ya that would have made more sense

[bol]

$80k isn't going to pave much though, not that i agree with getting a viper however.

[sputnik]

The Viper is probably leased. So its not like its an $80,000 capital purchase.

The money they will spend on the Viper this year will probably be about as much as it would cost to put a new coat of paint on the bleachers.

[BumpinTalon]

Originally posted by Toms-SC
Moral of the story: Instead of paving the track they got a new Viper.

a free car would have paid jack shit.. race city didn't pay a dime for that car, and to repave the track it would cost a couple million bucks

[izzoblitzo]

it takes anywhere between $15,000-38,000 to renovate a 1,000sq ft basement labor and materials.. so painting the bleachers shouldnt be toooo expensive..

I think with the money they spent on the car, they shoulda spent it on painting the facilities, filling any cracks/holes on the track, and maybe painting the track with the tar stuff.

[kenny]

Why does everyone think they went out and bought a Viper? LOL ever heard of sponsorships?

[AllGoNoShow]

izzo actualyl we just finished our basement, 1000sq ft or so, 45g so yah its very pricey though.

[izzoblitzo]

Originally posted by AllGoNoShow
izzo actualyl we just finished our basement, 1000sq ft or so, 45g so yah its very pricey though.

yeah, developing the basement is nuts. depending on who you get to do the work (like, maybe save some money by doing it yourself) and also the type of materials you use..

My uncle built a home with Shane last summer, and they charged him $38,000 to develop it along with the house.. I had my home built by Cardel last year, and they wanted a bit more per square foot to do it.. so I had a guy from work (i work for a condo developer) come and develop it for me.. all in all, it cost about $20,000 to do it.. and I had all the casings, trims, and special headers installed to match the rest of the house. Definately expensive, but more room to kick around in.. it pays off!!

[2002civic]

the viper was donated, if you read the herald article youd know this, they didnt pay a cent for it so maybe find out the truth before bashing them saying the track should have been repaired instead

[dieselpower91]

either way the track should be repaired though. It has gone to complete shit since I started racing there. It seems like half the time the timer things don't work properly. I race to get a proper time and try to beat it. Not get some piece of paper that says i ran 10.5@52mph.

[BumpinTalon]

apparently gophers are what messes up the timing.. the one time there was a Top Fuel funny car there, everbody expected it to set a new track ET & MPH record but they got no time for it, so nobody had any idea what the car ran.. although it definitely would have set an ET record. since they completely wasted a run on the funny car (and all the money it costs to make one pass in a top fuel), the crew left, never to make another pass, and odds are we won't see another top fuel here for years and years.

[Toms-SC]

So even with the donated viper, we are still left with a track that is in need of repair.

[Toma]

45g's for a basement?? WHOA.

I tore out mine, re-framed, drywalled, and paid for mudding, new kitchen cabinets, island, jetted tub, carpet and lino.... $7000

[gorillam]

Originally posted by Toma
45g's for a basement?? WHOA.

I tore out mine, re-framed, drywalled, and paid for mudding, new kitchen cabinets, island, jetted tub, carpet and lino.... $7000

Yeah and I made my car into an enzo using $250 worth of fibreglass. Whoa Toma you're getting a little off topic, and 7g's no way unless you got seafoam green appliances, and installed yourself with your already owned tools.