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This guy knows how to live. Has a race track right in his backyard!

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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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This guy knows how to live. Has a race track right in his backyard!

A guy name Alan Wilzig built his own personal racetrack, complete with banking for $7.5 million dollars. While the rest of us dream of modding our Evo's, this guy not only has a huge stash of cars, but his own racetrack to boot. Must be nice.

http://jalopnik.com/5849231/in-his-f...vate-racetrack

http://jalopnik.com/5935393/meet-the...his-front-yard






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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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Hahah!

*knock knock*

"Can Alan come out and play?"
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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*jealous*
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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If I was a millionaire, I'd do the same thing lol. I think I'd make mine a little more interesting, but regardless.... that guys got a sweet piece of land!
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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This guy knows how to have a front yard and I would take his front yard over pretty much anyone back hard I have ever seen Great find and I am so jealous of this man

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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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What an @22hole!!! ( im green with envy) C
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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I dream of doing this if I am ever a multi-millionaire. I want to build a racetrack for myself that can also do a 1/2 mile track and enough space to an autocross too. Then I could host mixed events when I want to. I'd probably find something between Tampa and Orlando to do it since I am from Florida. I would still live it the city, but would be sweat to be able to drive 30-45 minutes to my own personal playground. It's cool to see someone do it in real life.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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I wonder if it would be cheaper to just rent out an existing track for a whole day just for yourself instead of dropping $7.5m?

I'm sure you could rent the nürburgring for far less.

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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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^ But, think how nice it would be to get up on Saturday morning, take one of your race/street cars and do some laps, come back and have breakfast and then do it again. Or, when you have a tough day at the office, just open up the garage and drive onto the track and let her rip. No cops, no traffic, just pure track fun. Yeah, I would do it too if I had that kind of money.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by golgo13
I wonder if it would be cheaper to just rent out an existing track for a whole day just for yourself instead of dropping $7.5m?

I'm sure you could rent the nürburgring for far less.

sure, but renting vs owning... dont compare

he can use his track on any given day, set the rules, bring anyone he wants, and use it in any condition. Dry, rain, snow, etc. You def dont get that luxury if you rent a track.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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Fair enough.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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This would be awesome. Now it would not be so bad if/when I am put in the dog house. And to think of the parties my teenage son could have.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Levar
This would be awesome. Now it would not be so bad if/when I am put in the dog house. And to think of the parties my teenage son could have.
Sounds familiar. I am pretty sure almost every husband ends up in the doghouse. A man needs a refuge, a place away from an angry wife. This to me would be the ticket. Go out, do some hot laps, then come back to the house, listen to your wife nag, but while she is doing that, you are mentally revisiting the laps you just took, all the while saying, "Yes, Dear".
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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DOH! Now I have one more thing to add my dream home! And somehow I'll have to decide whether I want put it next to my fishing pond or around it... decisions, decisions!!

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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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His wife aint to shabby either.
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