| Subject: | RE: Indoor Velodrome?? |
| Date: | 01/28/2006 07:04 PM |
| From: | Peter |
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I think this is an awesome idea. Any idea what it would cost? Also, how would we get permission to do something like this, isn't the memorial coliseum used for a bunch fo other things? PEter john schmidt wrote: Yeah you would think that city of portland might even help out. I mean they are trying to get a baseball team? From what I have read, back before WW2, professional baseball didn't really even compete in popularity to a good six day race It wasn't until congress (senators owned baseball teams) outlawed all professional sport except baseball, that baseball became popular. (but the writer may have been biased..) Wouldn't it be the first covered drome in US? Also commutting and recreational cycling has exploded in portland, right ? Weren't there 10,000 bike trips across the downtown bridges every day in the summer ? Thats a lot of people on bicycles and therefore a lot of fans ? And As gas prices go up and as more people see cycling as an attainable transportation option, more people will be riding. PIR / expo center are on the max line too. (although I have to admit I don't necessarily enjoy riding the max, its kind of slow...). We have direct flights from Europe.. Light rail from the airport. Logistics would be pretty easy for riders coming over. The issue if things cost too much than its harder to keep grassroots stuff going, which is what you would want to base a new velodrome or covering alpenrose on. Patrick wilder wrote: I'm sure this topic has come up before but I'm wondering what the logistics of having an Indoor track would be. Seems like with all this rain we'd get tons of people riding in the winter. Could some sort of cover be built over the current track? Sort of like those big structures you see on HW 30 by the train yards. Granted this is coming from a guy who has NEVER rode the current track. I think I'd be more inclined when the weather gets bad. Ideas, feedback??? ~Patrick ------------- __o ---------- _ '\<,, ----------(_)/ (_)____________________________ --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos |
