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Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« on: October 29, 2015, 10:46:10 AM »
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2015, 11:21:39 AM »
Neat!  8)
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2015, 12:46:49 PM »
I love it!
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2015, 04:36:54 PM »
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2015, 06:01:45 PM »
Maybe they will let me camp out in the infield.  That would be great way to start the day with a few laps around the track.  No need for coffee.
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2015, 06:09:18 PM »
Come on up for a weekend of track fun.
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2015, 09:15:39 PM »
That would be an amazing road trip!
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2015, 09:23:06 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on October 29, 2015, 09:15:39 PM
That would be an amazing road trip!

It sure would.
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2015, 04:28:31 AM »
I must of missed the location where is it on the Island ?
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2015, 03:21:51 PM »
Quote from: Demon67 on October 30, 2015, 04:28:31 AM
I must of missed the location where is it on the Island ?
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In Cowichan Valley and south of Mount Prevost,  a few kilometers west of highway one at 4063 Cowichan Valley Highway.

http://islandmotorsportresort.com/
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2015, 04:02:28 PM »
kinda just makes me think this..."Damn, now that I finally got my Lamborghini, I realize that it is totally impossible to have any legal fun...good thing I can afford to stay at the fancy rich guy motorsport club..." :-\





I understand that it is probably the only "economically viable" way for a new race track to get made
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2015, 04:15:09 PM »
Thanks I haven't been that way for at least 50+ years I dated a girl in Duncan.
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2015, 04:32:54 PM »
Bill, its safe to go back now..I doubt they will recognize you...
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2015, 06:45:31 PM »
#$%*e Bill, it's been 40 years for me, yikes.  :o But Frank's right it'll be fine for you to return. (did she know your name?  ;))

By the pics it appears they found a flat piece of territory. It's a shame really there are no elevation changes built in. Understandable I suppose considering the price of land there. Needed to lay it out in as few acres as possible.

Looks like the intent is to attract high end users. Maybe we can organize a CB track weekend though.  ;D  I'm sure they'd love to have a bunch of oil leaking, backfiring, deafening motorcycles piloted by a bunch of us vintage beer guzzlers.  ::) Well that describes me to a tee at least!

EDIT. Says 26m of elevation changes, sorry. I haven't found anything about track length.
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2015, 11:37:24 PM »
Quote from: bwaller on October 30, 2015, 06:45:31 PM
#$%*e Bill, it's been 40 years for me, yikes.  :o But Frank's right it'll be fine for you to return. (did she know your name?  ;))

By the pics it appears they found a flat piece of territory. It's a shame really there are no elevation changes built in. Understandable I suppose considering the price of land there. Needed to lay it out in as few acres as possible.

Looks like the intent is to attract high end users. Maybe we can organize a CB track weekend though.  ;D  I'm sure they'd love to have a bunch of oil leaking, backfiring, deafening motorcycles piloted by a bunch of us vintage beer guzzlers.  ::) Well that describes me to a tee at least!

EDIT. Says 26m of elevation changes, sorry. I haven't found anything about track length.

Looks like a beautiful setting for a track. I like Brent's idea.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2015, 11:46:18 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on October 30, 2015, 11:37:24 PM
Looks like a beautiful setting for a track. I like Brent's idea.

Bring the RC51 as well.
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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2015, 05:27:29 AM »
Quote from: seanbarney41 on October 30, 2015, 04:02:28 PM
kinda just makes me think this..."Damn, now that I finally got my Lamborghini, I realize that it is totally impossible to have any legal fun...good thing I can afford to stay at the fancy rich guy motorsport club..." :-\





I understand that it is probably the only "economically viable" way for a new race track to get made

Those rich guys are not so bad me and my girlfriend at the time were riding the jet ski around Oneida lake and saw this party so we decided to crash.  We ate their food, drank their bear and had a good ole time.  We'll it turns out the the guy was running some sort of pyramid scheme and latter ended up in jail.  No one wanted to buy the property due to high lake front taxes so a plumber bought it rented out the guest house and did ok for himself.


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Re: Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2015, 01:01:27 PM »
Quote from: FunJimmy on October 30, 2015, 11:46:18 PM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on October 30, 2015, 11:37:24 PM
Looks like a beautiful setting for a track. I like Brent's idea.

Bring the RC51 as well.

I would have to trailer that sucker to Vancouver.  My wrists would fall off before I made it to the border.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold
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