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Woodruff Fired (3 Viewers)
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The article omits Alan R.
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No one is safe there, as Goldberg said, who's next. But the free ice...... I pray that Maple Grove doesn't go down with the ship.
Custom Body Fan
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Not a lot of employees are going to put up with that kind of “leadership” unless they don’t have other options or IHRA is paying them a fortune.
This is not surprising to me. This whole IHRA/Darryl Cuttel situation is really a sham. IHRA is buying up all these large tracts of real estate under the guise of renovating them to be operated as profitable drag racing venues, when ultimately these large tracts of land will be turned into warehouses, housing developments, Data centers or other non-dragracing facilities. IHRA/Cuttel is being used as a pawn in this land grab scheme. Mark my words, drag racing is not the best most profitable utilization of these large parcels of real estate.
Ok, you have a valid observation but if that was the case, Wouldn't it be more feasible to buy closed or abandoned shoping malls and not put a dime into them until it was time to convert them? There are tons of them and the square footage would be perfect. Oh did I mention that the structure is already there and it would be smack dab located in the grid to tap into? He also bought into the drag boat racing but he doesn't own the water. What do you build on there if you don't own it??
Malls are usually in more populated and developed areas. The towns they are in may not look too kindly on data centers or warehouses. Particurly not with the current trend of redeveloping malls into a mix of retail/housing/restaurants/office space.
Here's another story on this topic.
Exclusive: Fired by One-Word Text, IHRA Boss Gives His Side of What Happened, Thoughts About Series’ Future
IHRA shook drag racing when it fired Scott Woodruff this past week. In an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, Woodruff gives his side.
www.essentiallysports.com
luxexpress
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I'd like to hear the IHRA's version of what happened but I doubt we'll get it. Reading his interview and online comments shows he felt he knew more and had a better vision for the IHRA. Maybe, maybe not but it probably wasn't going to work out. I wish him well and am still hopeful the IHRA has a great season and future success.
True, but many malls are in totally commercial/industrial zoned areas already. They already have water and sewer taps, which can easily be upgraded as needed. And, it wouldn't take much to pretty them up. For example, albeit much cheaper, many cell towers around the country are built to look like trees, and unless you are looking closely, you'd not catch it.
More to this point about malls, there are a number of "hidden" oil wells right in the middle of Los Angeles, and data centers probably wouldn't look much different than any other office building. Here's a couple links to four of those in LA now
4 Oil Wells Hidden in Plain Sight in LA!
Hidden oil wells in urban LA is reminiscent of its past as an oil town.
trendingamerican.com
Camouflaging Oil Wells within a City - Uncovering Los Angeles' Hidden Black Gold Wells
Los Angeles was once nothing more than a forest of derricks leaching oil. Although the country has since evolved into an entertainment metropolis, its booming oil industry has not vanished, it has simply hidden from the public's eye.
interestingengineering.com
If a municipality or county has updated design standards, those malls could be made to look acceptable. This would be the key.
Interesting.....hmmmm
mick
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not exactly a list of 'property developers'
Custom Body Fan
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My guess is his “plan A” it to have a successful drag racing series, and if that fails, “plan b” is the warehouse/data center idea. He has probably seen, thru his business of installing equipment in warehouses, how profitable the development of those warehouses is. So he could move up the food chain from installing equipment to actually building the facility and then having his existing company profit install equipment.
This is the first I've seen confirming Alcohol classes to the quarter-mile at the Triple Crown. Have been on the fence on heading to Maple Grove Memorial Day weekend, but this might lock it into the yes column.
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