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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday October 9 1983 13B Proposed Condominiums Charlotte Motor Speedway Expansion Plans IP REPAIR YOUR EQUIPMENT ON-THE-JOB! Future VIP Suites Existing VIP Suites Proposed VIP Suites And Grandstands The condos measure 1100 square feet each and have a combination living room and (lining area a kitchen two bedrooms and a two-row Nieuing area that seats 18 FOR REPAIRING ALL TYPES MACHINERY It SIZES LENGTHS DIAMETERS 632 832" 316" 14" 516" 1 6" edi-Bolt Is cold drown 20 le Stronger Thon Ordinary Steel Here 1 a completely new moon and COnStruCtIon motenol tot optskotiorn REC11-5011 hos literally hundrods of use cut to sine as straight bolts or bent to various shapes after hooting with a blow torch or stove flame IFTHREADED iEEITRODS CUT HEAT AND BENO TO ANY SIZE OR SHAPE FOR REPAIR! 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Wednesdays Observer tells you or only 25 cents arrlotte Observeir NJEIMI Mil TRAII5M1551011 The Professionals With 25 Years Experience OUR PRICY: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IC TUNiWiPECIA oe RES-EJAWICE IMISPECIAL By ABBE REIMAN Staff Writer Jackie Martin mother of NASCAR driver Mark Martin has been looking for a house or condominium to buy for the last two years "I looked around Charlotte and never quite made the decision of where I wanted to be" she says Now she knows By April 1 1984 Martin should be installed in her spanking new 1200004130000 condominium overlooking the first turn of Charlotte Motor Speedway "I'm very excited about it" she says "Really they're going to be very nice" Observers snickered when the speedway announced in June its plan to build 36 luxury condominiums above the speedway "Everyone laughed" speedway president HA "Humpy" Wheeler says But speedway officials look as if they'll be chuckling all the way to the bank Since starting marketing in early September the speedway has gotten commitments on 32 units and now has enlarged the project to 40 condominiums "It's overwhelming Our goal was to sell 18 before the Miller 500" a NASCAR race being run today Wheeler says Martin is one of several buyers who plans to live in her units year-round speedway officials say "My son is a driver and needless to say I'm very interested in his career This might be an asset" she says and might help him attract sponsors Martin also works at the speedway so her new home will be convenient to her job She doesn't worry about losing sleep during speedway events "I don't really want to turn it off" she says She also tosses off a suggestion she might feel isolated because so few people plan to live there "You can be isolated anywhere In all honesty there have been times where I've felt quite isolated where 'I am now" Stock car driver Bobby Hi Ilin says he's considering buying a unit as an investment "You can rent it out You can use it to attract potential sponsors And in the long haul I think the value of it would always increase" he says Other buyers are "fairly well-to-do business people who are stock car fans or connected to the business in some way" Wheeler says The speedway originally targeted racing sponsors "but the bulk have been sold to people who are not connected to the day-to-day world of racing" he says The buyers include four stock car drivers and four companies involved in racing project manager Mike Panter says The remainder are "individuals in the general area of Charlotte" The speedway would only reveal the names of committed or potential buyers who would approve having their names released The idea for the condos came from speedway chairman Bruton Smith who also owns Town Country Ford and is in the midst of a battle for control of NC Federal Savings Loan "He just felt there were a lot of people who were leasing suites who would rather buy them" Wheeler says The condos are an alternative for some individuals and companies that have been waiting to lease VIP suites which seat 64 and can be rented for 820000 a year for a minimum of three years Wheeler says In fact about half of those on the waiting list have put down deposits for condos he says The condos measure 1100 square feet each and have a combination living room and dining area a kitchen two bedrooms and a two-row viewing area that seats 18 The speedway isn't the first sports facility to build condominiums At Indianapolis Speedway there are some one-bedroom suites Wheeler says "I think what you'll find is that what we've started here will spread like wildfire" Wheeler says Business people "have gotten off the golf courses and have gone to the stadiums" CY Please bring coupon! e' 1 Road TeSt RePlaCeMeni CA an external seals Cleam ter pare gasket teditast band mkage and retie with Auld Inspect ter unusual wow or damage Isteluding 'Amps front wheel '47 potato ewe (-a ''A 4 e4 Chong Fluid Rood Tut Adjust Bands Adjust linkage Chan Sump I Screen Change Fluid Rood Tut Adjust Bands Adjust linkage (c Clean Sump Sage 8 8 8 lere (-4 -) 1-) (offer good thru 101583) CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT 2701 Freedom Drive K-Mart Shopping Ctr 392-2155 111 Nationwide Guarantee 3600 Independence Blvd VISA Fre tow-in on malor repairs K-Mart Shopping Center 567-2087 HERE'S GREAT VIEWS FROM YOUNG FORD IN CHARLOTTE! 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