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If this is truly your dream - you have to do it. Or you will regret it for life.
But be smart, plan for the tough and worst of it and listed to the authentic advice on here.
Have fun and provide updates (with pics) on here so we can follow your journey.
Dan that owns this place has made the dream come true. 3 tracks a gigantic pond with slides concessions as well as parts, if I were to build I’d be doing what he has done.
First, Bentonville is just saying it's the capital of MTB, but the real number of riders isn't even close to what they have on Southern California. It's really rad to see the money they are putting into Bentonville, but the ride doesn't hold a candle to places like California, Utah, Colorado, Seattle, etc... Because it doesn't have mountains. Also they trails in Bentonville require constant upkeep due to the weather and the lack of actual dirt. Which leads the major problem for that area. What happens when the money dries up from Walmart? I've been told they put a major chunk aside in an account and everything will be good for awhile, but they are spending there like a drunken cow.
Building a motocross only facility in 2022 or further is a risky business. Especially within a state that doesn't have sport complex protection. Which good lawyers blow right through. And why I say it's a risk is because the numbers in motocross have been on a slow decline since the 90's. Most of the manufactures were selling 750,000 bikes a year in the early 90's and now are reporting 200,000 in 2021. Expend your facility, include UTV's (scary to insure for that) concert event's, cycling if you can, etc...
If you need advice on it, I'll answer DM's. Cause we for sure need more tracks in this country if we want to keep moto around.
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There was talks of a road racing facility to be built somewhere in Oregon within an hour or two of Portland a few years ago and the greenies got it shut down somehow. not sure if it ever happened or not but this is a common occurrence when people try to build tracks, even in the middle of nowhere where it is usually economically destitute
if i was worth 10 billion dollars id get into the track business but it just seems like a lost cause because no one on our side wants to work together, where as the k-street liberal elites seem to be able to get their perverted demonic minions out and get them to shut down everything
I suspect that what you currently have is premises liability policy that does not include "participant liability".
There are very few under writers that will include that in their coverage, and that is what gives you protection for the riders on the track.
I had several agents I dealt with on other insurance that looked all over for coverage, and one told me he had some. It was about $400/event cheaper and I jumped all over it.
Found out after one event that it didn't protect me like I wanted. It is a long story, and it doesn't involve a claim, but I ended up back at NMI.
Ama started offering them as an option on their event coverage as well, and if i remember right NMI was the first coverage provider that offered a sliding scale on coverage based on the number of participants.
If there is that much difference in price I would be suspicious of the cheaper coverage.
The closest track to Bentonville is Gas MX at a 45 minute drive from my driveway. I've rode it since it opened in 2005. Its struggles to pull in riders for practice days and race events. 4 States is about an hour drive and is a nice track. That dude has thrown a lot of money into development of his track that I'm sure doesn't pencil out. He does have at least two other business as well. He pulls riders from MO, OK and KS. Not so much from NWA or Arkansas (distance) as there just isn't a large number of MX riders here. However his rider pull is large and they are more focused on the Loretta's crowd. Ascot is an hour and 15 minutes west of Fort Smith, its a shadow if its self from years ago, but is a fun track to ride with great dirt.
Having ran a track for a few years in the late 80's in SEK that included one large event per year. It was tough working a full time job and keeping up with the track. My working capital and budget were razor thin. Fortunately, I was able to always pay the bills and walked away to focus on my career. I can't imagine trying this today.
Curious OP...This thread has not been updated since 2022. Did you continue the land project for a MX Track or drop it all together?
When is the ride like we did at motocross.com years ago
I grew up in BFE west coast, like as far NW as you can go in the state of WA. Moved to NE OK for a few years, ended up spending a lot of time in NW arkansas.
Bite the curb is correct on all accounts. The mountain biking especially, bentonville, etc. none of it holds a candle to anything in the PNW. Its just one of the only things there is to do so Bentonville gets labeled "MTB capitol of the world" or some shit, its not.
Also its in the running for poorest states in the country, besides all the wal mart tech bros people are pretty destitute up there. At least by comparison.
I rode a few tracks in AR, there aren't many. Maybe 20-30 people on a practice day, races not much better. Nice people though.
Edit to add: Poison Ivy fucking everywhere.
Get ahold of Glen Helen or any other track that has been around for a couple of decades. I am sure they would be gracious enough to give you the low down since you won't be in competition with them. Good luck.
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probably not going to make a difference.
OP has not posted here in this thread or anywhere else in this forum since 2022.
If he had that hard a time dealing with some criticism, running a track might have been a nightmare for him.
The reason I inquired to revive this thread was the following ARKANSAS "INHERENT RISK ACT" photo: I was curious to see if he actually continued with the project...As I read his posts in this thread...it seemed more of a pipe load than a sustainable plan. NTL for anyone considering building or currently operating a track, the info in this photo is GREAT NEWS for them.
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