Kim Kemper Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Leslie said: We tried to watch the event today and we’re turned away due to capacity limit. Have you considered using the newly built facility at Attesa near Casa Grande. They have an area that can be used for autocross. My understanding is Attesa is a private motor club with a (from their website) $25,000 initiation fee +$400/month as the price of joining their club. If there are any PASR members who are also Attesa members please let Brian Miller know so a possible approach could be discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyers Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) Ken, thanks for clarifying the Tucson site. I was told otherwise. But what the heck, wouldn’t hurt to explore any possible options. We’ve used Tempe Diablo Stadium before, and there are more stadiums these days.😎 Anyone know anyone?😉 Edited September 18, 2022 by smeyers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokones Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Has anyone look into P.I.R.? It is my understanding that their big parking lots are paved now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 13 hours ago, Kim said: My understanding is Attesa is a private motor club with a (from their website) $25,000 initiation fee +$400/month as the price of joining their club. If there are any PASR members who are also Attesa members please let Brian Miller know so a possible approach could be discussed. I spoke with Attesa further. A club like this one can rent the facility without membership. I didn’t ask for pricing but might be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Kemper Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 9:44 AM, Leslie said: I spoke with Attesa further. A club like this one can rent the facility without membership. I didn’t ask for pricing but might be an option. After further conversation with them and to close out the Attesa discussion, at least for now, their fees are more than 7 times what our current facility charges us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRBWS6 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 For the baseball fans, the Kino site is where the D-backs held Spring Training form many years until Salt River Fields was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) Please delete Edited November 11, 2022 by John Mistake. I should have read the entire thread before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwharnish Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 This past weekend, the Porsche Club had an Autocross in Prescott Valley, AZ. Site management was approached many years ago and was not receptive. Now Finally Toyota Center is under new management and allowed the Porsche guys to run an Autocross. Would be a great place for summer events. I stopped over to check everything out, and was told Phoenix group was providing the timing. Did not recognize anyone at the timing table, but event had maybe 40 cars. Sea of cones, and had the 150k cars navigating 10mph corners. Looked painful. Possible summer event site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokones Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I was the timing guy all day for the event. Kim K. and I were assisting the Porsche Club Region for that Area with their first autocross event. Their event had 36 drivers. There were a lot of light standards throughout the parking lot. The event site could have potential but, paddock and grid space could be very challenging and a maximum attendance limit may have to be instituted to make the event operations manageable. The drivers ran in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Maybe a limit if 80 driver's would be the maximum number. I did not drive in the event because I drove my Truck towing the trailer full of equipment to facilitate the event. Kim drove in the event and he would be a better source to provide an opinion on if the site would be a viable event site insofar as designing a course with the light poles. However, there still isn't sufficient space for a paddock for members towing a trailer let alone sufficient space for a grid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Kemper Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 What Ken said. Surface had average grip level. The course design had multiple areas that were 25 feet from the light poles. Parking was very tight, grid was a bit of a challenge, esp with how the club handled novices. I don’t think the site could support more than 50 drivers. Overall a C- to D+ experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyers Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Thank you Ken and Kim for reporting on your experiences at potential other sites. Especially summer sites. It’s hard to find suitable alternative sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Just looking on Google maps. If you look at the Desert Diamond Casino, directly to the East is a large parking lot. It is identified as World of Illumination and appears to be used during Xmas as a light show drive through. It looks large and open, there are light posts but appear to be well spaced. I will try and get by to take a look, have only seen it on Google maps. wp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach5Mk5 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Seems we may have an alternative at Firebird Motorsports Park (formerly Wild Horse Pass). They're returning to their old name and bringing in new management with motorsports experience to breathe new life into the facility! Not sure if the I-10 development has stalled or what, but the official ADOT page for it hasn't been updated since September 2022, so it may have collapsed. For now, seems Firebird is back: https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/nhra-arizona-nationals-will-return-renamed-firebird-motorsports-park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweZome28 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 21 hours ago, Mach5Mk5 said: Seems we may have an alternative at Firebird Motorsports Park (formerly Wild Horse Pass). They're returning to their old name and bringing in new management with motorsports experience to breathe new life into the facility! Not sure if the I-10 development has stalled or what, but the official ADOT page for it hasn't been updated since September 2022, so it may have collapsed. For now, seems Firebird is back: https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/nhra-arizona-nationals-will-return-renamed-firebird-motorsports-park Bucking the national trend of closing tracks near large metro areas this is fantastic news. Let's hope Radford does a thorough restoration of the facility as it's getting a bit "long in the tooth". Maybe then a few SCCA Auto X dates in addition to AMP would be fun. No sound limits or attendance restrictions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyers Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Yes to no attendance restrictions, but you do know that nearby will be a golf course, condos, and luxurious hotel accommodations. So, pretty sure there will be at least the same noise restrictions. Maybe lower. Also, when we used to run there (for many, many years) prices crept up and up, and then for a while we even had to have an ambulance onsite. Finally, their pricing went really nuts. Definitely worth approaching the new management, and seeing what their thinking is. Would be wise to promote the driver training and safety aspect of what our sport offers to average drivers, and especially maybe a Teen Driving School. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Kemper Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 The article references Wild Horse Pass and the drag strip. Radford has nothing to do with the drag strip, their lease arrangement only covers what Bondurant had, not the drag strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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