Thomas Jones

“Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built.” - Henry Ford History

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Wisconsin Drag Strips Great Lakes Drag Way Union Grove Rock Falls Raceway Eau Claire Wisconsin International Raceway Kaukauna

Makes Our Roads Safer Get Racing Off the Streets Safety hazard for the driver/passenger(s) Safety hazard for pedestrians Potential for damage to property

Makes Our Roads Safer Reduce Reckless Driving HWY 100 is road through Milwaukee and West Allis This is a very busy street that goes through Milwaukee West Allis totals 378 speed related crashes in 2011 Your safety

Makes Our Roads Safer Lower the Rates of Accidents NHTSA reports 153 people were killed in 122 crashes while racing between 2001 and 2010 DOT reports that Milwaukee county has the highest amount of speed related crashes in WI at 2,858 (2011) Average street racer is a male between According to DOT, 2,362 total crashes occurred from males in between the ages of (2011) DOT reports 62% of crashes from speeding were male

Fun & Safe Environment Social Meeting Place Race against friends Meet new people Create Rivalries

Fun & Safe Environment Special Activities Beat the Heat Fun Trucking Tractor & Truck Pulls

Fun & Safe Environment Provides Entertainment Chicago Wiseguys Jet Cars

The Costs Cost of Materials Concrete ~$75 per cubic yard Grading ~$50 per hour Sub base ~$12 per cubic yard Concrete forms and finishing ~$1.50 per square yard Reinforcement ~$.10 per sq. foot

The Costs Cost to Build a Drag Way Labor and Building $10,000 minimum 3400’ X 60’ X 1’ = 204,000 sq. ft. (size of strip) 22,666 sq. yards 22,666 X $75 = $1,699,950 for concrete materials Street Lights $2,000 per street light X 30 = $60,000 Miscellaneous $750,000 TOTAL INSTALLATION COSTS: ~$2,519,950

The Costs Costs to Run Activities Light Utility ~$276 per light annually X 30 ~$4,170 annually

The Revenue Income for Milwaukee Drag Way Cost to race $40 Cost to spectate $5 Average of 100 racers per day with an average of 2 spectators per racer $4000 in racers $1000 in spectators Total of $5000 a night not including souvenirs or food. (Averaged from all three Wisconsin drag strips)

Race Recap Makes Our Roads Safe Takes racing off the streets Fun & Safe Environment Provides social entertainment The Costs The build ~ $2,519,950 The Revenue 1 days profit ~ $5,000 (504 days to recoup the cost) Almost 2 years

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