HSN in pineyflats

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HSN in pineyflats

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It used to be a fingerhut warehouse and when they shut down I went buy there and the pavement wasn't any count(think grass). Home Shopping Network bought it an repaved the lot. It is twice the size of any of our lots but I don't know how we get aproved to use a lot. I will try to get a photo on here in a few days if I can find one. Chad
P.S. there are very few poles too
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Has that place shut down or slowed down or something? I remember they used to run it at full capacity 24/7. If it's available, that's a really great lot. Good eyes dude.
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See if you can find out the name and number for the facilities manager and we will contact them.
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Post by scottgib »

Can one of you guys that lives up that way drive by on a Sunday and see what is on the lot.

There is plenty of pavement around, but most of it is in use for some crass money making purpose. :roll:
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I should know where this is but I don't know. I don't mind driving there if someone can tell me where it is at. I will probably be driving to Atlanta to test drive a car on Sunday but I can for sure go Tuesday. Just let me know.
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mark have you been to the kartwarehouse yet. it is on the same road about a mile down the road on the right. it is across from modern forge if you know where that is.Chad
p.s. i will go by monday and see if i can get contact info i work about a mile from there.
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I know where kart warehouse is. I will try to drive down there Tuesday. If it is off the road but visible I should be able to find it.
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mark you can't miss it. it is right beside the road just past general shale brick. look for the large paved area :lol: chad
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I drove down there on the way back from my trip and I don't know how I missed it but I could not find it. Is it on 19E?
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Piney Flats is on Piney Flats Road east of 19W-11E, not 19E. Piney Flats road crosses 19W.

I have no idea where the site is.
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I went by there today and got another look at the lot. It is about 300 feet wide and between 1.5 and 2 tenths of a mile long( checked by odometer). Their number is (423)391-1601. Over half the lot was empty today and I think it was at shift change. Mark it is on Mountian Veiw road off 19E. If you are going down 11E and turn onto 19E it is the second road on the right. HSN is about a mile down on the right. chad
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Home Shopping Network
857 Mountain View Drive
Piney Flats, TN 37686


That's the address. I had no luck pulling it up on terraserver.
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I can see it with Google Earth, but the resolution is really bad on the satellite image.
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Post by Mark McCrary »

I drove down there and looked at the site. If I would have read what you typed right Chad I would have found it Sunday. I just assumed it was off 19E. (my bad) :D
Anyway the lot is definately something we need to look into.
The good:
Great pavement, pretty smooth and not a tire eater
It is very long. Its much longer than Nashville's lot (not counting to road)
There are no curbs on the 3 of the 4 corners of the lot.
The Bad:
It is narrow, Not real narrow but I would say it might be a little more narrow than Meco.
There are a few light poles in the center, not many though (I think 4)
There is no place for grid or parking. You have to use usable asphalt that we could race on. Reminds me of how Harrogate was but worst as far as grid and paddock.
All and all I think we could make it work.
Great find Chad.
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Post by Aquafina »

I'm heading out there today to grab some picstures of it.
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