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Old 18-07-2007
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Its really tough for hobby shop owned indoor r/c tracks to survive out here in the US. Any good property that has visability in a high traffic area is very very expensive, all the cheaper property is in a low traffic hard to find industrial park (not that much cheaper really). The problem is that an r/c track and the pit area, along with the amount of parking space a larger race would require is ALOT of square footage that dosen't provide much income per square foot (which is what your rent is based on).

Most of the kits sold at the hobby shops with tracks, never get run on the track, of the few that do get run on the track, even less of those get raced during a organized race.

I wouldn't waste your time unless your already own the property, have a good education (and budget) with advertising, and are genuinely intrested in getting new people intrested in the hobby and want to spend time helping them learn.
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