Driveway Austin For Sale

[Kong Sheng Han]

$11,750,000

 

http://www.landandfarm.com/property/Driveway_Austin_Motorsports_Park_and_Academy-3409425/

[robertcope]

Wouldn't be surprised to see that turned into condos or something.

 

robert

[PoBoyR6]

Maybe the owners are planning on using the money to buy up and renovate TWS and still have several million left to sit on top of their freshly burgeoning cash cow.

 

A boy can dream right?

[Matt93SE]

I have a feeling they're quite upside down on the loan from building the facility, such that selling the property will only reduce their loan, and not actually free up 11 million..

[Kong Sheng Han]

Maybe the owners are planning on using the money to buy up and renovate TWS and still have several million left to sit on top of their freshly burgeoning cash cow.

 

A boy can dream right?

 

Considering how they operate Driveway Austin, I would not want them to buy TWS. 

 

I would prefer that Track Junkies buy it. But one can only dream. D:

[JoshWard]

How much are they asking for TWS? If 100 of us committed to $300/month we could afford around 4.5mm not including income from events.

 

I'm sure there is way more to this track ownership thing, but as mentioned prior... dreaming

[PoBoyR6]

I like where this thread is going...we're nearly at Inception level of dreaming while dreaming...

 

[Hollywood]

I like where this thread is going...we're nearly at Inception level of dreaming while dreaming...

 

 

[865]

Huh!  I've never even heard of Driveway Austin.  I thought COTA was the only track in Austin.

[Kong Sheng Han]

Huh! I've never even heard of Driveway Austin. I thought COTA was the only track in Austin.

Don't even bother looking into Driveway Austin. They won't let you use the full course unless you fork out $1k.

[TryHarder]

Karts were fun...

[Vinnieb]

The way they operated that track always confused the heck out of me.  Guess it was a learning experience...

[EricJ]

Looking at the picture in the ad, they're sitting between a river and a creek. I'd bet that's probably in the flood plain and houses would be unlikely.

[learningtoshift]

If you've ever played the early versions of Grand Turismo on the PS2, Driveway Austin works like the drivers license in that game. 

[Talley]

Is this track open or did it sell?

 

[KevinDB]

I believe they are business as usual.  https://www.drivewayaustin.com/

Dunno if it traded ownership or not.  Looks like an interesting model, a little bit expensive up front but once you graduate from their program it seems like a decent option - nearby (for Austin peeps) easy track time / test and tune as an alumni.

[1970judge]

Anyone know the price for their L1? 

[__clu]

@Clay? 

On 9/3/2019 at 1:27 PM, 1970judge said:

Anyone know the price for their L1? 

 

[KevinDB]

On 9/3/2019 at 1:27 PM, 1970judge said:

Anyone know the price for their L1? 

$549 BYOC

It's published.  If you go to https://www.drivewayaustin.com/classes

Then click on the "More info" link under the summary of each type of class, it will pop this up (for Foundations) :

Foundations of road racing

The Foundations of Road Racing course covers the core dynamic elements of high performance driving. The modules of the course are strategically progressive throughout the day to. The majority of the program is done “on track” so each driver experiences every technique first hand, behind the wheel. Rules, Safety and Etiquette are also taught throughout the course.

• Driver Fit and Positioning

• Driving Line Design (entry, apex, exit)

• Trajectory and Rotation

• Track Walk (How to read a track)

• Lead /Follow with Instructor Lead Vehicle

• Looking ahead to track points (Instructor ride and demo)

• Steering Techniques (Instructor ride and demo)

• Throttle and Braking Techniques (instructor ride and demo)

• Weight Transfer and Corner Roll Rate

• Finding the “Happy Spot”

Drivers may use their own car in this course or one of Driveway Austin’s race prepared (Spec Miata) school cars for an additional fee.  Personal cars must be safe and have a muffler

NOTE: Helmets are not required for this class and lunch is included. Closed toe shoes are the only clothing requirement. Just bring your car (with an empty trunk or empty it here) and you're all set. 

$549.00 (with your car)
 
$1395.00 (with Driveway Austin Spec Miata)

[IanIsInGarage]

Same price and same owner. Still Bill.  Just did a time attack comp on their L1. Super fun.  Rumor has it their converting to private in near future so if you wanted to check out track you may be on limited time to do so.