hacker-pschorr

Posted on Jalopnik:


http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/nel...ini-1578466953

ninjacoco

Post re: 944fest on the 944 section:

pu911rsr

I haven't driven at Nelson in 30 years and it was run down then, too bad it's a great driver's track.
Phil

John@DSM

We hear they fired the Management and are trying to get track Manager in there. Hopefully we will hear something soon.
It is a rough track and facility, but a blast to drive. Hate to hear of any track closing so hopefully this is just temporary.

AudiOn19s

+1

I fear it's gone and over with. Cost to re-pave likely not a good investment given the current revenue (or lack there of) that the track generates.

The deal to buy it a couple years ago and turn it into the next country club track fell through because of the cost of EPA cleanup of the facilities and removing / disposing of all of the tires was reported to be > 2 million.

Sad indeed I loved taking a random Friday off of work every now and then and showing up for lapping days.

pontifex4

I suspect that's going to be its curse -- removing all those tires will almost certainly be necessary if the place changes hands, meaning that it comes with a guaranteed liability that way outstrips what you could make from owning the track.

With new pavement and tire walls instead of piles, it would really be a lovely facility, but even Limerock couldn't get on the PWC schedule this year, and big series are harder to come by than they were even a couple of years ago. I think this is the end of Nelson Ledges.

ninjacoco

I got an invite to a "Save Nelson Ledges" page with a petition, but I don't know the AutoInterests group behind it:

https://www.facebook.com/savenelsonledges
Petition: http://autointerests.com/content/save-nelson-ledges

They sound like they have at least sort of a plan, but I have zero clue who they are and what that plan is. The details didn't seem to give a lot of detail. Any clue?

Jimbo951

From Mahoning Valley SCCA:

http://www.mvrscca.org/Nelson%20Ledges.pdf

docwyte

I ran Nelsons quite a bit in the late '90's when I lived in Cleveland. It was a dump then and the pavement was in horrible shape. I imagine the pavement is in a sorry state 15 years later and it's sad to see that nothing has been done to upgrade the facilities.

You need to spend cash to maintain tracks, otherwise they decay and turn into a dangerous place for all of us to play. If it's gotten this bad, then good riddance to bad garbage.

David993S

I raced regularly at Nelson from the early 80's until '99. In fact I attended my first SCCA Drivers School there. It was a fun, fast track but sadly always a bit neglected and always in need of some kind of maintenance. The facilities were always somewhat.......rustic. I have fond memories of racing there and am disappointed to learn of its potential demise. It always had the potential to be something much better, like a Blackhawk, for example.

The input here is correct - the investment required to bring it up to standard would probably outweigh the return on investment. The tires are probably the biggest liability. Something may come from the plan put forth by Autointerests. Hopefully Reed Kryder's assessment will prove true. It would be shame to see Nelson Ledges die.