Drag strip

keithsfleet

Do the folks of boards motors think a drag strip would work in Dublin?

I used to do the "cruises" in and around kylemore when I was in my early 20s. Mostly a waste of time but every now and then there would be an entertaining night when no little skanngers showed up.

Personally I don't think it would as it wouldn't be cheap to host, why pay when they can do it for free in an industrial estate at night.
Cost aside, do you think it would work?

Supergurrier

Nope as insurance would be impossible to get

BMJD

It might attract the wrong crowd

Toyotafanboi

Caseys drag at Tullow seems to be a success, as is Bishops Court.

keithsfleet

They work well in the US and Oz.

I can't see it attracting to much of the wrong crowd if properly run.

Would public liability insurance be huge?

If there was one within a short drive would you go?

georgefalls

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Caseys drag at Tullow seems to be a success .

You wouldn't be saying that, if you lived next to it, as I do.
Pain in the hole, to say the least:mad:

corktina

they are noisy venues and usually have to be a long way from habitation. I doubt you would find a suitable flat site or get planning permission in Ireland. Have a look at Santa Pod in the UK. It's a wartime airfield set in huge amount of flat former farmland.

Caliden

georgefalls wrote: »

You wouldn't be saying that, if you lived next to it, as I do.
Pain in the hole, to say the least:mad:

How is it a pain? How close are you?

Last time I was there it was on a Sunday from about 11am until 6/7pm. It's fairly remote...

djimi

Caliden wrote: »

How is it a pain? How close are you?

Last time I was there it was on a Sunday from about 11am until 6/7pm. It's fairly remote...

I wouldnt have thought that you would need to be living too close to it to hear it. Growing up I could hear Mondello from my garden and we lived probably 7-8 miles from it.

vibe666

BMJD wrote: »

It might attract the wrong crowd

Exactly! :eek:

jimgoose

I don't see why not. The Cork Drag Races take place for motorcycles every year out by Half-Way and is always a great days sport and a fun day out for all the family. You'd need shall we say, strong management to keep the Opel Corsa With Fake Dump-Valve element under suitable control, but I'd say it's doable.

ironclaw

keithsfleet wrote: »

They work well in the US and Oz.

I can't see it attracting to much of the wrong crowd if properly run.

Would public liability insurance be huge?

If there was one within a short drive would you go?

Insurance situation in America is very, very different. Your insurance is normally a very good lawyer and indemnity waivers :pac: Unfortuantlely doesn't work the same here. If you take a high risk sport here i.e. Karting, Paintball etc you still have successful claims even after a million "This is dangerous. Sign here" advisors before you take part. I've seen it myself.

I think if you found a site less than 40 mins from Dublin or so, it could work. But it wouldn't be a retirement venture. You might get a few days a month of out it. I just wouldn't see the market there myself, Ireland is too small.

Scortho

All depends on price really as well. It's need to be cheap to deter the chaps who'd be up for a bit of drag racing from using an empty motorway late at night.

Unless it was on my doorstep I'd probably use the motorway myself.

corktina

I've been down the strip at Santa Pod in a Cortina a few times, costs about 20 for three goes (at your own risk)

Brilliant fun (broke my prop two years running)

jimgoose

corktina wrote: »

I've been down the strip at Santa Pod in a Cortina a few times, costs about 20 for three goes (at your own risk)

Brilliant fun (broke my prop two years running)

Axle or driveshaft?

corktina

Propshaft UJ...both Cortinas

jimgoose

corktina wrote: »

Propshaft...both Cortinas

You'll have that!

corktina

got me home though....sounded a bit agricultural ....

hi5

Then all we need are some proper drag cars:rolleyes:

Atomic Pineapple

georgefalls wrote: »

You wouldn't be saying that, if you lived next to it, as I do.
Pain in the hole, to say the least:mad:

This is the problem, as far as I'm aware drag strips and tracks have been attempted to be set up all over the country but they always get blocked by locals complaining. Complaints are normally noise from the track and then the threat of anti social behaviour on the roads surrounding the track.

Its a shame but I guess the complaints are sadly probably valid.

YbFocus

It's the same with mondello isn't it, aren't there people trying to close it the whole time?

corktina

and Rosegreen

YbFocus

corktina wrote: »

and Rosegreen

What a fantastic place that was!