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Old 09-13-2009, 07:27 PM
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Default planned racetrack for avondale

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2...track_pla.html

Someone please tell this guy to build and dragstrip as well. This looking to be a high price country club for road course racers.
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The Chouests have more money than their grandkids grandkids will ever spend...no place in Galliano to drive their sports cars.

"Initiation fees will be $35,000, with annual dues set at $4,000."


wow...im betting I wont be checking them out, and im betting they wont support drag racing.
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People do not realize how big a 1/4 dragstrip would be that close to New Orleans. Hell i would pay 50 bucks on a wednesday night to test and tune. Because it sucks spending 50 bucks in gas on the tow rig and having to rush rite from work at 5pm to make it there in time for time trials on a friday night.
These people should really consider it.
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They not doing that for money...they doing that to have something to do...they gonna keep that as private as they can.
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All and all I will belive it when I see it. Because look at all of the other proposed tracks around here.
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If anyone has the money to do it, they do....google C-Port in Fourchon, La ....they own that among other things...
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Wait...are you the guy with the shop in Kenner?
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C port 1,2,3, Just bought that huge shipyard in Tampa The one in La rose and houma plus the new yard in homa La Ship. Dude they have stoopid money they will build the track just to have somewhere o drive. They don't care if they make money ot lose it.
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yea I used to work for them....
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They are one of our best customers.
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Originally Posted by TOPPITS
Wait...are you the guy with the shop in Kenner?
Yes I am co owner of LSX MOTORSPORTS.
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oh ok, I had called and left a message twice over there some time ago, needed a smaller cam put in my car....sold the car last week though...starting a new build soon.
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hey dave70, you live near Nicholls? Im graduating from there in a few months.
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Yeah about a mile down LA1 going to raceland
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The initiaton fees and dues are right in-line with what it will take to operate w/ LIMITED customer base. This is not going to be for profit, it is going to be a place where SOME vettes can mix it up with ferraris and other high-end cars in ways u just can't do on the street (I'm not just talking saftey). Many of these cars just cannot be driven on the street the way they were meant to be driven. But u can bet your *** the people who own them will pay to play with them. What good is having the finest bitch in the world and not being able to F**k her....same thing here. As for customer base, they are more people w/ rides like this than u know, and they will spend more in 1 day to run laps then we would all month running the 1/4 mile. Regardless of what anyone says, it's going to be a fun track, just don't look for too many f-bodies to be there out-cornering Cobras and Ferraris
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Keep the price up; keep the trash out.
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Originally Posted by TOPPITS
oh ok, I had called and left a message twice over there some time ago, needed a smaller cam put in my car....sold the car last week though...starting a new build soon.
I have your old car at my shop rite now.
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my old car??...my old car is orange with silver stripes...and supposedly in mississippi...if you do thats cool, that thing need to be in a shop somewhere....

it would have been a beast if I had some help with it...just lost intrest.
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Originally Posted by TOPPITS
my old car??...my old car is orange with silver stripes...and supposedly in mississippi...if you do thats cool, that thing need to be in a shop somewhere....

it would have been a beast if I had some help with it...just lost intrest.
Yes sir that is the one. Were giving it a little tlc for the new owner.
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Originally Posted by TOPPITS
hey dave70, you live near Nicholls? Im graduating from there in a few months.
My G/F goes there too.

Originally Posted by dave70
Yeah about a mile down LA1 going to raceland
If you live on LA1, I pass your house all the time going to Nicholls, lol.

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The initiaton fees and dues are right in-line with what it will take to operate w/ LIMITED customer base. This is not going to be for profit, it is going to be a place where SOME vettes can mix it up with ferraris and other high-end cars in ways u just can't do on the street (I'm not just talking saftey). Many of these cars just cannot be driven on the street the way they were meant to be driven. But u can bet your *** the people who own them will pay to play with them. What good is having the finest bitch in the world and not being able to F**k her....same thing here. As for customer base, they are more people w/ rides like this than u know, and they will spend more in 1 day to run laps then we would all month running the 1/4 mile. Regardless of what anyone says, it's going to be a fun track, just don't look for too many f-bodies to be there out-cornering Cobras and Ferraris
Your right. I think its a great idea to give the exotics a place to play. With the Ferrari shop in Kenner I bet more then a few of their customers will want to go and test out their cars. I just hope the public can by tickets for the stands...and its not outrageously priced just to watch.


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