TRMN8TR Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just heard from a pretty reliable source that the infamous Nelson Ledges Road Course has been sold to a Ferrari dealership. Rumor also has it that they're planning to repave it. But also that it might not be open to the public anymore. Not sure if I should be happy that a deal finally went through and someone might save the place, or sad that they might make it a "members only" car track for those with expensive exotics? Right now it's just a rumor, but sure we'll hear more in the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wouldn't be surprised if it sold considering the owner died a few weeks ago. I hope they don't make it members only though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 So the owner dies and a week later it might be sold ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 It was around December 6th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 It was Dec 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wouldn't be surprised if it sold considering the owner died a few weeks ago. I hope they don't make it members only though. That would seem to make sense then. From what I heard his kids wanted nothing to do with the place so they probably sold it at a reasonable price instead of the millions he wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 If they close it off from the public Todd is screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Yup, pretty much what I was thinking...no more MS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 That would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heagachongoose Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Damn. Any idea when this is happening? I was going to try to make it out there a few times this summer since I'll be moving substantially closer. That would be a big impact on the moto community if it was closed off to the public. A bad decision imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just heard from a pretty reliable source that the infamous Nelson Ledges Road Course has been sold to a Ferrari dealership. Rumor also has it that they're planning to repave it. But also that it might not be open to the public anymore. Not sure if I should be happy that a deal finally went through and someone might save the place, or sad that they might make it a "members only" car track for those with expensive exotics? Right now it's just a rumor, but sure we'll hear more in the coming months. I'm hesitant to run with this rumor, but assuming it's accurate, I would still find it hard to believe that a Ferrari dealership has the juice to purchase and repave the track. I would imagine their primary use for it would be for test drives and then use it as a playground for people who actually make a purchase. "1 year of free membership to our exclusive track club." It would probably be a good way to sell some cars, but it doesn't seem like a cost-effective measure unless the track is generating some income beyond just boosting sales. So do i see it going "private?" Not completely. Will a car dealership/club jack up prices and book all the weekend dates? That's more likely. I would still expect to be able to work something out for weekday track days, but yeah, Todd might be left out in the cold for weekend dates - unless the car guys are cool and find bikes amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark615 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Maybe they can create a kart track inside for the kids of Ferrari owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Maybe they can create a kart track inside for the kids of Ferrari owners! that would be amazing. And it might actually make some money. I am not going to pretend that I know all the costs associated with insurance, etc., but a kart track is really just a scaled-down race track with lower speeds, and less maintenance... I think you have to maintain a rental fleet to make money, but if you aren't insistent upon making them all look like miniature Ferraris, they wouldn't be oppressively expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Maybe they can create a kart track inside for the kids of Ferrari owners! There was talk to add a kart track last year if they could generate enough money to build it. They have the room to add one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'm hesitant to run with this rumor, but assuming it's accurate, I would still find it hard to believe that a Ferrari dealership has the juice to purchase and repave the track. I'm hesitant to believe it too. The only reason I posted was hoping to see if someone knew any more than I did. My boss text me about this last night, said he heard it from a few car people he was with. Doesn't make it any more or less true, still just a rumor. But it's winter and I'm bored, so why not talk about rumors about race tracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I told Darryl Lane(the family that ran the track since the 60's)about the passing of Mr. Drucker.He said that he'd be surprised if the family sells the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think Copeland should buy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think Copeland should buy it. Ok,I will ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 We should all throw down and get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I told Darryl Lane(the family that ran the track since the 60's)about the passing of Mr. Drucker.He said that he'd be surprised if the family sells the track. any particular reason why? I have always been led to believe that it has been for sale for a decade now, they're just asking more than it's worth, OR their price is reasonable, but the new owners were going to get piped by the EPA due to all the tires, which make the otherwise reasonable asking price completely impractical. I don't know what the land market is like in Garrettsville, but they may be sitting on it to sell it for development at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I don't think there is a development market in Garrettsville. I've also always heard the price/EPA rumors which makes me think that it would be worthless even as a development property. Who's going to buy land that the first thing you need to do is tear out a few million tires, a bunch of crappy old buildings, and a 2 mile road? Estimate at least $1/tire to remove those, and you see why it quickly becomes unrealistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 The EPA peeps are reasonable. Just work out a multi-year deal to remove the tires so you don't have to eat the cost all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Or just have a bonfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Burning all those tires would make one hell of a bonfire. You could see that sucker from 3 states away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonStopable Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Craig,Step up to the plate and give Todd a call. If he wont give you a straight answer, offer him a ZJ from Kevin. I'm sure Kevin will at least be able to get "Something out of him" Edited December 24, 2015 by RonStopable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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