It
is our goal as a club to establish a permanent site to hold our club races.
We are currently racing at a parking lot which is a temporary track facility
that must be set up for each race event. We would prefer to race at a permanent
kart track that would have the necessary safety features and facilities
to hold club races as well as regional and possibly national events. We
see two possibilities for a successful club home track. A track to be built
by the club on land provided for us or adoption of a private commercial
kart track as our home track
For the first option we
have obtained an agreement in principal with the Okanagan Auto Sport Club
to build a track on land (Thunder Mountain) that they currently hold a
long term Crown Lease on. This option would involve our club merging with
the OASC. It will also require support in the form of donations and sponsorship
in the community to provide the resources necessary to build the track.
The Thunder Mountain Motorsports Park is located about 1 km south of the
Big White road about 1 km west of Why 33 on the Idabel Lake Road. The proposed
kart track would be built on an approximately six acre site that is flat
and was prepared several years ago for a speedway. To this point we have
had a Geo-Tech study on the site done to determine its suitability as a
track base. The result of this study is that very little site preparation
will be required to provide a suitable road bed. A detailed construction
estimate and time line has been prepared for Phase 1 of the project which
includes the track and basic amenities (fencing, washrooms, and small pit
area). The total value of this estimate for materials and labour is $272K.
The club is currently seeking
any and all possible sources for funds, materials, and services. We would
welcome any pledges of support from the community to help bring this quest
to reality. For further information please contact any of our executive
members.
Our second option of adopting
a private commercial kart track, is pending a suitable facility in the
southern interior. At present there are no rental kart tracks in our area
that incorporate the necessary safety features required for race karts.
There are several examples of commercial tracks in Canada that are used
for rentals and racing.
Stratotech
Park International Raceway - Edmonton Alberta