Outstanding! Very nicely done! That goes for BOTH you and Drew! There was a story in our local paper, The Centre Daily Times, about a couple of local guys, one is a former customer of mine, that are planning an indoor kart track here.
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/local/12937617.htm
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Go-kart racing on track for Benner Twp.
[SIZE=-1]By Pete Bosak[/SIZE]
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Two local entrepreneurs are working to bring high-speed go-kart racing to Benner Township by summer 2006.
Jeff Haas, owner of the Hooters restaurant in State College, and his partner Joe Shulman, part-owner of the Gingerbread Man, plan to build a multimillion-dollar indoor facility on a plot of land in the Airport Park Development across from University Park Airport. They hope to hire 50 part- and full-time employees.
The goal of the Fastshoez Indoor Kart Racing Entertainment Complex is to offer actual racing competition at affordable prices, Haas said.
"Race fans simply arrive and drive," he said.
Plans for the 777,000-square-foot complex call for two race tracks -- one for youth ages 7 to 14 and one for adults ages 15 and older -- a rooftop grandstand area, safety briefing rooms, racer lockers and a snack bar and lounge called "Cheesesteak City." No alcohol will be served, Haas said.
"The name Fastshoez is derived directly from the racing paddock areas all over the world," said Haas, a racer and former instructor with Bertil Roos Racing School at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond. "Actual race drivers refer to the fastest drivers among themselves as 'fast shoes,' because the fastest drivers are the fastest with their feet reactions utilizing the gas and brake pedals."
Depending on the success of the Benner Township facility, Haas said he and his partner may expand the concept.
"If the initial prototype unit here in State College area is deemed successful, we will strongly consider multi-unit growth through franchising," Haas said.
Benner Township Supervisors Chairman John Elnitski said the project is progressing through the township's approval processes.
"We're evaluating it," Elnitski said. "Any business is good for the township if it brings in local money and provides jobs."
Pete Bosak can be reached at 235-3928.
Jeff Haas is the person that I know. Maybe this could make a good story for your new magazine. Let me know if I can help.
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