Is the track going to be in operation this year? I have heard that it will NOT be in operation. Any news yes or no would be appreciated.

Unfortunatly the track in Batavia will not be opening for the 2010 season. There are legal issues with the previous owner thus preventing the use of the facility. Check this site often as we will post any news.

Where other than avon are we thinking of running?

Cherry valley and Bliss are the closest options. All the others require a real drive! OVRP, Beaverun, St Lawrence.

Rick and I will be going to the Avon meeting this week Friday to what can be worked out.

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PS where were you tonight for LFS racing??

Hi, Batavia racers,
I was very disappointed to hear about the track not being open this year. I'm sure everyone is really in a funk. It's bad enough not to be able to race in the off season, but when there is nothing to look forward to, come spring, so much the worse.

It's a long haul, and would require an overnite stay, but you guys will always be welcome at Oakland Valley RacePark in beautiful downtown Cuddebackville, NY. I'm also sure Joe Fredricks at Cherry Valley would welcome you all with open arms.

I would like to retain my club membership, so please send me info at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Good luck to everyone, and I hope I get to see you all somewhere during the year.

Peter Hannen

This might be a stupid question, but since we're all into this sport for at least a thou a year, what would it take to buy the track outright?

I'd pay a lot more than $1000 this year, just to race somewhere else...and that's not counting the time it's taking from me just to make the drive. I'd spend it in a heartbeat just to know I've got a place to run, and to host other tracks and other series.

I realize this is something of a longshot, but what is this track really worth?

We have been working dilligently on a nice doable schedule. We need to tie up a few loose ends and should have a solid race schedule by the Feb meeting. I would love to go to cuddleback but as of now that is not on the schedule but you never know.
purchasing the track in its current legal mess is impossible. i don't beleive anything will happen until the property goes into foreclosure. Hopefully something will happen soon.

I spoke to the trustee of the property in the fall. He told to me the property was for sale with an asking price of $150,000. He also gave me an indication that it would not be a problem to operate the facility as a race track business.
Peter Hannen

Just so everyone knows, My Lawyer informed me that it is not a free and clear sale. I was going to put in an offer, and she advised me not to. If I would have put in an offer and it was accepted I would have been still liable for all remaining debt, including back taxes. The trustee would not tell my lawyer the total dept or even get me a search and survey because he does not want to accrue any cost as he does not have any cash assets, only the property seized from the bankruptcy. As far as I can figure from the letters I got as to the meeting of deptors,that was extended in November because of another personal bankruptcy and more dept was going to be added because of this, because one of this persons businesses is also owned money from BIMP. I figure there is over $300,000 in dept owed, plus any back takes (5 to 6 years worth). I have spent over $8,000 in Lawyer fees to operate the track the past 2 years (the trustee was tiring to reject my lease in court, and even though my lease is over as of 1/1/10 he still has a motion and a court date in Feb. to reject it.)I am very disapointed by the whole process as I was treated as the bad guy, and tend to loose more than the people responsible for this mess.

So what I am trying to say is that if anyone is going to try to buy the track please do your homework, as information is hard to come by. I have one of the top bankruptcy firms in the area working for me and they told me to "Run as far and as quickly away from this thing as possible". I should have taken this advise 2 years ago when this all started, but Live and Learn.

Hobefully this mess will get settled out in the near future and the property will not end up as another Land Fill.

Bob-

Thanks for taking the time to post this- it answers an awful lot of questions.

I know this thread is old but was curious if there was any news on the track.

The track is in the hands of the bank. there should be a auction sometime in the near future where it goes from there is anybody's guess