Golden Mountain Park - Closing

[jeeptj99]

I wish that was the case. I suggested they post on their website and social media that they are closing after Dixie so that the word would get it. Today my buddy messaged me and they are returning his deposit on a bunkhouse. So it looks like a sure thing.

did your buddy get his refund?

 

[sandw]

Was there this weekend and going back for Dixie run , I am going to miss being able to go there.

 

[redneckengineered]

did your buddy get his refund?

They said he would get a check in the mail which is weird but whatever.

 

[jeeptj99]

That's weird. Someone at Dixie Run find out wtf is going on.

 

[redneckengineered]

That's weird. Someone at Dixie Run find out wtf is going on.

No big secret. Aging, absentee owner with no real interest in the sport is cashing in on his/her land.

 

[customcj7]

Well ****, I never got to ride GMP. When is Dixie Run? I may have to make it up there for the first/last time.

 

[kmcminn]

That's weird. Someone at Dixie Run find out wtf is going on.

Redneckengineered will be there

 

[blacksheep10]

Well ****, I never got to ride GMP. When is Dixie Run? I may have to make it up there for the first/last time.

This

 

[Bebop]

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[The Luke]

September 20-23

 

[money_pit_yj]

A friend of mine had an idea, i guess i will put it out there....

What if an off road company bought the property and kept this park open....say someone with the financial backers to do so. He kept throwing out the name Wide Open Design, however, that is just the first one that came up...it could be any company with the backing to do so.

For the most part the folks that i know in the "Off Road Industry" Live it, and it is a way of life, as much as a job.

Its is ashamed to see good wheeling locations becoming a thing of the past. Maybe if some bigger named companies could see the need for properties to ride to stay open so there business can sustain itself into the future we may see this happen. Personally i can see that it could be a good thing.


Windrock comes to mind.

Coal company owns it, uses it for there interest, and in turn allows the public to benefit by being able to ride the property...for a fee of coarse (which i am sure is nothing to them really) WIN WIN.


What if lets say someone like Jeep, Toyota, Honda, Polaris, Yahama, ect....pick your favorite company decided to buy property and turn it into a place to showcase the ability to use there products, promote education about Land Use, and help draw people into a great hobby/ lifestyle, it seems to me that something like that would be a big draw....what a great way to market the fact your committed to the people you sale your products to.

Kind of like the an idea of a Motorsports Park...not limited to just one type of vehicle. i know most of us don't care for certain recreational users (i will leave it at that) however, they help foot the bill just as much as anyone else and there is more power in numbers and more Money in it too.

I have not been to Dixie Run since it moved when Tellico closed, and this will be my first time going to GMP for Dixie Run and i am looking forward to it....i hate that it will possible be the only time i ever get to see the place.

Superlift did that in Hot Springs. Awesome park but changed hands a few years ago and new owner was wanting to sell it.

 

[redneckengineered]

Redneckengineered will be there

Yep I'm the guest speaker for Saturday night.

 

[kmcminn]

Yep I'm the guest speaker for Saturday night.

I really looking forward to hearing you speak. What will you be speaking on this year.

 

[mcutler]

Re: Re: Golden Mountain Park - Closing

Yep I'm the guest speaker for Saturday night.

Worth the entry fee alone...roflol.

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[rockwell 1]

that speech would be worth the entry fee

 

[jeeptj99]

All we'd need to make it complete would be Alex there as his introduction

 

[redneckengineered]

I really looking forward to hearing you speak. What will you be speaking on this year.

Topics I'm very passionate about.

 

[LightBnDr]

Times like these remind me of recent company decisions we were working through.

Moving out of an old wood frame Morton building grandfathered into the middle of town into a new building with real estate prices through the roof.

So I proposed that we all, the technicians under the company name, all pitch in and invest into a new location.

That way we all have a stake and motivation to grow and improve as well as maintain a good reputation. Then no one person comes 100% out of pocket for the new building.

Anyway, to me this is identical. Why not come up with an investment opportunity as an off-road community to purchase the property outright.

It's really no different than millions of sheep pluggin money into a 401k

Done. Right?

 

[redneckengineered]

Times like these remind me of recent company decisions we were working through.

Moving out of an old wood frame Morton building grandfathered into the middle of town into a new building with real estate prices through the roof.

So I proposed that we all, the technicians under the company name, all pitch in and invest into a new location.

That way we all have a stake and motivation to grow and improve as well as maintain a good reputation. Then no one person comes 100% out of pocket for the new building.

Anyway, to me this is identical. Why not come up with an investment opportunity as an off-road community to purchase the property outright.

It's really no different than millions of sheep pluggin money into a 401k

Done. Right?

Going into business with a partner is hard enough, I can't imagine having 50 partners. Sounds great in theory but no thanks.

 

[money_pit_yj]

Topics I'm very passionate about.

Such as........
Your plans for a weekend wheeling getaway with Tony Bolton?
People who do not contribute 1 iota of tech to a forum???
Religion and politics??

Whats it gonna be for those of us who cant make it