Possible site in Elizabethton
Possible site in Elizabethton
James Barker called me last week with a lead on a parking lot belonging to a car dealer. It is located on 321 before the EHS.
The best approach to contact James and then go through the car dealer's lawyer who has a personal interest in autoX'ng.
Barker's business phone number is (423) 543-4047
1. Does anyone know anything about the lot? I couldn't find anything on Virtual Earth (Google doesn't have any high res maps of Elizabethton) that looked large enough.
2. Dave Dillow -- can you contact James?
The best approach to contact James and then go through the car dealer's lawyer who has a personal interest in autoX'ng.
Barker's business phone number is (423) 543-4047
1. Does anyone know anything about the lot? I couldn't find anything on Virtual Earth (Google doesn't have any high res maps of Elizabethton) that looked large enough.
2. Dave Dillow -- can you contact James?
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The only lot before EHS is one of Grinstaff's lots. It's been empty for a while but I think they're moving their Ford "used car" inventory there. I had noticed it but it's really much too small.
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So I went by there today . . . sorry, but it won't work
The lot is just way too small. It is at best a 300' per side triangle.
When I spoke with James he mentioned the airport as another possibility. I don't think it will work either. I didn't see any large paved apron, so we would have to use just the runways. I have run on runway only autocrosses (Danville VA) but it was more than twice as wide (using MapQuest). In both cases there are marker lights just off the pavemet and I have seen them taken out before
Sorry no good news here, but I will be glad to check out any other possible sites in the area.
The lot is just way too small. It is at best a 300' per side triangle.
When I spoke with James he mentioned the airport as another possibility. I don't think it will work either. I didn't see any large paved apron, so we would have to use just the runways. I have run on runway only autocrosses (Danville VA) but it was more than twice as wide (using MapQuest). In both cases there are marker lights just off the pavemet and I have seen them taken out before
Sorry no good news here, but I will be glad to check out any other possible sites in the area.
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Re: Possible site in Elizabethton
What about the parking lot at the high school there across from Walmart?
I've seen auto-x events held there before. It's about the same size as walter state and has a decent area for staging. Does anyone know who organized the prior events there?
I've seen auto-x events held there before. It's about the same size as walter state and has a decent area for staging. Does anyone know who organized the prior events there?
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Re: Possible site in Elizabethton
We did. I chaired one of them. It's a pretty big lot, but it also has it's share of poles and a couple drains to deal with. I liked running there.jamie wrote:What about the parking lot at the high school there across from Walmart?
I've seen auto-x events held there before. It's about the same size as walter state and has a decent area for staging. Does anyone know who organized the prior events there?
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