Information Needed On Land & Soil Types For Track Build

Hi Matt

Your looking at a major project there mate not sure how deep your pockets are but they will need to be deep!!!! As I do this type of work in the UK.

I will have a ruff guess it will cost you £20, 000 sterling or more for all what you want but remember the weather too as if on a hill side it will get washed away as the rain is very very heavy at times. Also do you know that for the amount of dirt you want you will need nearly 300 grab lorrys that they use in London!!!!!!!!!!

You will need to buy regulated land(planning permission on it) as you cannot use agriculture land as you need to have a company in BG for more than 5 years ( I know as I have land in my step sons name due to this reason) then you will need to get permission to build/run the track.

Am very interested in your little project as will bring my Bmw gsa to the track.

Get in touch with me if you need any more info.

Kosarka

Hi Matt,

This is hardly the place to receive all the answers you need, but basically the procedure would be:

1. Select place/area
2. Find appropriate land
3. Set up a company and buy the land
4. Change the land's status
5. Get a construction permission - plans, environmental impact assessment, fire department permission, territorial development permission
6. Hire a company to do the construction works or hire workers/machines and do it yourself

In my opinion you will need a lawyer to check some of the main points before starting and construction engineer to consult you.

(Yeah and 24 hour security ha-ha!!) 

Hi thanks to everyone for the replys, it has given me something to start  off with, and def food for thought, does the same apply for a private track for private use only?, Ie 1 or 2 dirt landing ramps and metal ramps and a foam pit and i would be hiring and doing the work mainly myself, with a little help from a few fellow riders here in the uk. and this is a long term project to be completed over a number of years, and as for security am hoping to live on site if possible,
Sorry if i gave the wrong impression but im not looking at shipping in the dirt, looking to for a site with good clay based soil so not having to ship it in, 

All sounds pretty interesting. I was being tongue in cheek regards security.
You think you can get something like this past authorities? Regards noise pollution etc....
Most rural property has land but it might be an environmental issue? What land isn't farmed is part of nature, you must need to get passed quite a lot of red tape?
Anyway good luck, nice to see new idea's too, if done respectfully.

I was thinking about this race track idea ... why don't you try to negotiate to use a ready one ... it might turn to be cheaper at the beginning, especially if not used frequently.

I can think of at least two such tracks - one near Haskovo and the other one near Sevlievo, though not sure about sizes and designs.

Hi Matt,
Looks like a big project there.

The Sevlievo MotoX track has been voted best in the world a few times. Never seems to be used between race meets. Might be worth a visit.
Ian

Hi all thanks for you helpful info and advice, i have been looking into it a lot more regards to regulations and permits and a lot of you hit the nail right on the head, there is so much red tape  to take into account and cost wise it would not be cost affective, i am looking into other ideas like maybe rent a track, or just find a house near some good places to freeride in the countryside were other people ride without bothering anyone and be near to tracks as well, but the more rural for is better as i love the off grid type of life also were it's cheap  to buy property but not to shabby as most of the work will be done by me and builder friends but also has to be to lived in by me while work is underway, (decent squat like house ) as what some class as livable is not classed as livable by others as wanting to renovate over time, but i do have a race van i can stay in at first in the garden if need be,  so all suggestions are very welcome,
Again thank you for all your advice and help.
Matt