NC track proposed

SheepOfBlue · 03-29-2008, 09:57 PM

High Rock Raceway - The Track

Be cool if that happened. Not a short hop but certainly within my grazing range

Javyday · 03-30-2008, 09:45 AM

It's happening! It's only 25 minutes from my house. I rode around on the property a couple weeks ago. Lots of elevation changes. The bulldozers should be back to work. High Rock Raceway To Clear Remainder Of Property And Begin Grading News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

TraumaOne · 03-30-2008, 08:09 PM

cool... it would also be about an hour and a half from VIR...

CBR929RE · 03-30-2008, 08:14 PM

I don't want a condo but right next to a track would be awesome.

luvtolean · 03-31-2008, 11:29 AM

I wonder how these projects will weather the current credit/real estate crunch?

QuikMike · 03-31-2008, 11:31 AM

Yeah, there was some talk here a few years ago about the new High Rock Raceway...it would definitely be awesome, for sure...VIR and HRR within 2 hours from my house...me and the new 848 would have someplace to play!

QuikMike · 03-31-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

I wonder how these projects will weather the current credit/real estate crunch?

Shut up, LTL...let's not jinx the thing before it gets off the ground good!

luvtolean · 03-31-2008, 11:44 AM

Sorry. It seems like a whole bunch of these have broke ground around the country during the party of the last few years. Hopefully they're all well funded.

ConqSoft · 05-19-2008, 12:19 PM

I guess your leathers will need to be Blue or Gray: Civil War buffs, developer dispute location of NC battle :: WRAL.com

NorthernRR · 05-19-2008, 12:34 PM

WTF do you guys need a track there for... honestly... I have to ride for at least an hour to find a BEND anywhere...

All kidding aside, hope that it happens, then I can hit all of them in that area in a week or two sometime over the next couple of years.

SheepOfBlue · 05-19-2008, 01:02 PM

Sounds more like she is against the track. There was a whole lot of years she and others did nothing before the whining started.

BizJetGuy · 05-19-2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ConqSoft

I guess your leathers will need to be Blue or Gray: Civil War buffs, developer dispute location of NC battle :: WRAL.com

And if it isn't a battlefield (that no one has recognized for generations), it'll be some splinter species of carp that only breeds in the river 100 yards downstream of the track

I grew up less than ten miles from the proposed site of the track, rode the hell out of the land directly across on the east side of the river on dirtbikes and four-wheelers for years and never heard a single word of this area being of significant historical value. Funny how these "facts" pop up when land is to be developed for a purpose other than what one group would like.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for preserving history but there's no history there to preserve

HondaGalToo · 05-19-2008, 01:56 PM

The one being built on southern NJ is on target! Can't wait, finally, a good track in the tri-state area!!

slickwill · 05-19-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NorthernRR

honestly... I have to ride for at least an hour to find a BEND anywhere..

It's three or four hours for me to any bends unless you count the track that is two hours away.

ND4SPD · 08-04-2008, 09:46 AM

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SPENCER – High Rock Raceway announced today that it has accepted a $30 million construction loan commitment from Vanderbilt Commercial Lending, Inc., headquartered in Sacramento, Calif.

The $30 million construction loan will be used by High Rock to build 120 Race Townhomes and the 2.15-mile road course that comprise Phase I of the High Rock Raceway. High Rock anticipates closing on the construction loan before the end of September and completing construction of the track and 120 Race Townhomes by this time next year.

“We are excited to accept this loan commitment from Vanderbilt as we continue to move forward with our project,” said Rich Combs, chief operating officer of High Rock Raceway. “We anticipate that quite soon we will be in full construction mode,” said Combs. Dan Brennan, chief executive officer of Reserve Capital LLC of Chicago, Illinois, represented High Rock in the negotiation of the loan commitment with Vanderbilt. The construction loan funds will be provided through Vanderbilt with commercial mortgage-backed securities.

High Rock Raceway is being constructed on a portion of the land once occupied by the North Carolina Finishing Mill, which housed Color-Tex at the time the plant closed. A portion of the proceeds from the construction loan will be allocated to paying more than $100,000 in back wages to former Color-Tex employees.

The loan commitment announcement comes on the heels of an approval of the wetland tributary restoration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The wetland tributary will also need to be reviewed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (NCDENR), which Combs said he anticipates happening in the coming weeks. Wetlands around the track, which sits on the Yadkin River, are important for flood and water quality control. Once the NCDENR approves the wetland tributary, the final step will be landscaping, when the weather cools this fall. Raceway officials will work with Catawba College’s Center for the Environment on this final step in the process.

“We’re glad our efforts are improving the environment in the area,” said Combs. “The community will see tremendous growth with the project in the coming months, and we are looking forward to construction beginning on the townhomes in the near future.”

Once complete, High Rock Raceway will be the only “green” track in the nation. Its design includes consumption-reducing materials and renewable energies and will feature alternative fuels. The track also will be made available for free to companies and researchers working to develop alternative fuels and vehicles.

About High Rock Raceway
High Rock Raceway will be the first and only dedicated road course in North Carolina. This world-class road course, designed by legendary road racer Elliott Forbes-Robinson, will feature 14 turns and span 2.15 miles. The Raceway will host both amateur and professional car and motorcycle race events. The property is located in Spencer, North Carolina, directly off Interstate 85 and approximately 40 minutes north of Charlotte and 45 minutes south of Greensboro.

High Rock Raceway Secures Million Construction Loan News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

Javyday · 08-04-2008, 04:18 PM

I'm glad to hear this. I rode down there yesterday and it didn't look like anything has been going on lately.

03-29-2008, 09:57 PM	#1
SheepOfBlue SRA President Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 46 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 6,482	NC track proposed High Rock Raceway - The Track Be cool if that happened. Not a short hop but certainly within my grazing range __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

03-30-2008, 08:14 PM	#4
CBR929RE Go Sox! Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: at home Age: 28 Bike(s): 01 R/B/W CBR929RR Posts: 3,361	I don't want a condo but right next to a track would be awesome. __________________ if you can't fix it with duct tape, you haven't used enough.

03-31-2008, 11:29 AM	#5
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,396	I wonder how these projects will weather the current credit/real estate crunch? __________________ The facility and excess of law-making seem to be the diseases to which are governments are most liable.- James Madison

03-31-2008, 11:44 AM	#8
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,396	Sorry. It seems like a whole bunch of these have broke ground around the country during the party of the last few years. Hopefully they're all well funded. __________________ The facility and excess of law-making seem to be the diseases to which are governments are most liable.- James Madison

05-19-2008, 12:19 PM	#9
ConqSoft Join Date: 12-25-2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 36 Bike(s): None Posts: 689	I guess your leathers will need to be Blue or Gray: Civil War buffs, developer dispute location of NC battle :: WRAL.com __________________ My Blog

03-30-2008, 09:45 AM	#2
Javyday Join Date: 12-28-2006 Location: NC Age: 40 Bike(s): '04 600RR, '08 600RR Posts: 22	It's happening! It's only 25 minutes from my house. I rode around on the property a couple weeks ago. Lots of elevation changes. The bulldozers should be back to work. High Rock Raceway To Clear Remainder Of Property And Begin Grading News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

03-30-2008, 08:09 PM	#3
TraumaOne a mowing target Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Greenville, NC Age: 34 Bike(s): 2008 Yamaha FZ-6 Posts: 1,572	cool... it would also be about an hour and a half from VIR...

03-31-2008, 11:31 AM	#6
QuikMike Back Amongst Friends...... Join Date: 06-12-2007 Age: 32 Bike(s): 1098S...in my dreams Posts: 190	Yeah, there was some talk here a few years ago about the new High Rock Raceway...it would definitely be awesome, for sure...VIR and HRR within 2 hours from my house...me and the new 848 would have someplace to play!

05-19-2008, 12:34 PM	#10
NorthernRR Join Date: 12-18-2006 Age: 28 Bike(s): 1KRR, VFR, CRF450R, EX500 Posts: 1,428	WTF do you guys need a track there for... honestly... I have to ride for at least an hour to find a BEND anywhere... All kidding aside, hope that it happens, then I can hit all of them in that area in a week or two sometime over the next couple of years. __________________ See you at Indy

05-19-2008, 01:02 PM	#11
SheepOfBlue SRA President Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 46 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 6,482	Sounds more like she is against the track. There was a whole lot of years she and others did nothing before the whining started. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

05-19-2008, 01:56 PM	#13
HondaGalToo ...into the 30s Join Date: 12-16-2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 48 Bike(s): '01 929, '07 gsxr 600 Posts: 1,757	The one being built on southern NJ is on target! Can't wait, finally, a good track in the tri-state area!! __________________ “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.” ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

08-04-2008, 04:18 PM	#16
Javyday Join Date: 12-28-2006 Location: NC Age: 40 Bike(s): '04 600RR, '08 600RR Posts: 22	I'm glad to hear this. I rode down there yesterday and it didn't look like anything has been going on lately.

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