Go kart clubs can come together to build their own track, Y cant we?

yeah yeah i know alot of the west side guys think VicDrift is gay or they dont like Callum or they dont like all the rules. The club is controled by its members...........and since theres nearly more board members than members, how can the club be changed into somthing you like?

Because The VicDrift club is a proper registered club, if we were to have enough members we could approach a bank and ask for a loan to build a "DRIFTLAND", which in turn would belong to the members.

Good idea in theory untill you start to look at the costs invovled.

First obstacle is land, it's not cheap and the location needs to be relatively close.
Then you need to get all sorts of permissions from the council.
Next obstacle is actually building the track. What materials would be necessary. You'd need a form of asphalt that won't shit it self after it's been hit by spinning tyres all day.
Insurance problems?
All comes down to cost.

I'd defiantly be interested in such a project and would assist in the building of a facility.

hey

well i'd be down for this... but 1k... man that'd wanna be free entry and shit all year any time i want....

the only way this is gonna work properly, is there are certain hours its open, and members can rock up any time they want, such as a go kart track...

pity is, people will never put 1k towards something such as this as drifters are tight wads at the bes tof times....

i'm down tho for sure.....

just get gates where someone is on them and doesnt let non mebers in hahaha

90% of drift cars here have either missmatched pannels, matte black/DIY spray jobs, missmatched rims/tyres, no wheel alignment ect

50% of them do petrol runs

90% of them do tyre runs

50% of them have no licence

30% have no jobs

90% make less then 300 a week

99% will keep doing it even if they are in their mid 30s and broke.... yallambie??????


and some how they are gonna fork out 1k????????????????????



as much as id love to, i know right now i cant

^ Meh, Vicdrift has my full support.. I would be really interesting in making this happen..

Yeah there are heaps of options on the table atm and this is the long term goal of the club. Where theres a will theres a way. Guys please remember we are a fully registered non-profit organization that puts all the money back into advancing the sport. We have new membership packages coming up next year. We will be doing a press release over the next 2 weeks with most of the details for next year.

yeh id be down for sumthin like that... depending on area, id even pay like a lifetime member cost so uz culd get the ball rolling faster...

lol @

A full day of decent track time will cost at least 100+ for the day. Be a good road trip destination too..

nah cbf with drive... closer the better, the more frequent i go

Thats sounds better...

Yes.

Wow, according to the poll you've already got 20k pledged.

Can we make the poll legally binding in any way?

how many vic drift board members are there.
Would we be able to approach the government for some financial assistance? Could pitch it as a low level motorsport facility that teaches the basics of car control etc

They have DECA, Sandown and Winton for that, where they already know there are guys there with 20-60 years experience teaching.

Something Like This?
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Melb Go Kart Complex

Built In A Abandon Quary Like Nikko Circuit In Japan!

Is that the one next to the west gate Freeway?

YES

im down...now we just need 15 000 more people to donate

I have 4 orange cones i can donate

i voted waste of time stop dreaming, drifters are immature CJ kents that will never band togethe

^^^^ So you calling yourself a cock junkie Athid????

i just read this in latest issue of hpi

some driver training dudes looking for investors to build a "drift land" to teach drifting

the idea is good intheory but i dont think it will catch on

Just looked on realestate.com.au
Their's acre lots of land going for like 15,000ish near bendigo and stuff

oi buy one ill pay you back

hahaha cj = chinese JEW

can see this turning into a shit fite...

Guys there are heaps of options. If you would like to seriously talk about this track please come to the meeting on the 31st of october (venue TBA). We have had a lot of chats with interested parties.

On another note, guys please keep it clean we really want to know how many people are interested in this option

if this was to actually happen you would need some MASSIVE sponsorship

no-one on here is serious enough for anything like this

well write me down for interested...

i would be in on this.... 1k aint that much

yeh, u gotta think about the value for money... 1k mite sound like alot in one hit, but calculate the number of sessions ud get MINIMUM, and it works out to be a bargain, the average jo wuld spend that easy in a year just goin to calder every 3 weeks, definately worth it...

1k is nothing to be able to have access to a drift specific track. in reality it may be more than 1k for the yearly membership.

The Go Kart Club of Victoria's (Westgate track) land is actually leased off the government on a 30 year lease. Club wouldn't need to buy land as government would happily rent us land as we promote safe motorsport.

good point lukeyz.
i also believe that i have heard callum mention that there would be possible moneys from either TAC or Vic police, or maybe even both.
There is a place in the east subs where a guy has land and wants to build a track there, we just got to talk to him i reccon.
it's under hi voltage power lines.
imagine fully smokey drifts under the lines as a lightning storm hits the lines

i think i just blew...

Hmmm if you could get enough people to pay $1k+ a year it may be sustainable.

How are you going to raise the intial capital though?

Who would be willing to back the initial start-up? What security could you offer the bank?

What other income streams apart from Membership fees would there be (corporate days, drift events, training etc)? Any potential backers and providers of finance facilties will be extremely interested in this. I couldn't see it getting off the ground on a member only basis, you will need to provide for other revenue making oppurtunities.

Dont forgot to factor in some substantial legal fees to get this all going and to assist with permits, applications etc

Just a few things to think about, building the actual track itself will be massive $$$ so i think your first hirdle will be finding the funds to build it.

As someone suggested offering the option of a lifetime membership ($3-5k?) as an incentive to the first group of members may help with the intial start-up costs.

There are heaps of options and as I said long term goal is a track. We already have some people that are interested in putting some money down. But its always in the air. If anyone would like to discuss this please come to the club meeting on the 31st. We will be discussing this issue then :-)

I'm up for it.

Greg

you best bet for purchasing land is to go to a small country town and asking their council, there have been some cases where town shires have given land away for free on the condition that the facility you build on it creates jobs for locals,

eg: hire a groundskeeper, an on-site mechanic and a tyre fitter full time and the land is FREE!!

you best bet for purchasing land is to go to a small country town and asking their council, there have been some cases where town shires have given land away for free on the condition that the facility you build on it creates jobs for locals,

eg: hire a groundskeeper, an on-site mechanic and a tyre fitter full time and the land is FREE!!

Yes, absolutely. I'd pay the 1k, help with labour etc. I can't afford it, but I'd find a way. In reality I'd think it would cost a couple mil to set up a track though. I couldn't see it as being a sustainable option if it was a members only gig.

Ideally you'd have a full track which could be sectioned off completely for beginners and advanced areas. Fast curves, technical sections, straights, banked curves, a skid pan etc.

Organising insurance will cost you a fortune.

yep definatly 1k from me..

I'd help build it but wouldn't pay $1,000 for a yearly membership!
My car's probablly off the road to much to make it worthwhile for me!

Plus I'm not a fan of VicDrift, centain committie member/s have something personal against me on behalf of other people!

deffinately a good idea there, 1k membership is nothing. it only seems like alot. but if you hit up calder park and winton often, ull easily get that amount during the year

its just that its 1k upfront, makes it seem alot more then it really is

dont bother gettin 1k membership for poo change
go find some .5m-5m sponsorship

hahaha

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
for sponsorship!?!?!?

well yeah as i've said i'm down... but there would need to be security if deposit was made if the idea went belly up, we get the money back!

either way, 1k, meh thats nothing... save for a month or so and your in!

sponsor it greg!

GKTECH drift track LOL

na bugger that, just get everyone who comes through that gates to sign a waver

"motorsports is dangerous, you die or get hurt tuff luck"