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Motorsports Facility Valuation Issues. Fitzhugh L. Stout, MAI Senior Managing Director Integra Realty Resources - Charlotte Douglas L. Nickel, MAI Senior Managing Director Integra Realty Resources – Wilmington, DE. A Brief History. November 2, 1895 – First American Automobile Race
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Motorsports FacilityValuation Issues Fitzhugh L. Stout, MAI Senior Managing Director Integra Realty Resources - Charlotte Douglas L. Nickel, MAI Senior Managing Director Integra Realty Resources – Wilmington, DE
A Brief History • November 2, 1895 – First American Automobile Race • Exhibition race between Chicago & Waukegan and back • 92 miles • $500 prize (roughly $14,000 today) • Winner completed the race in 8 hours and 44 minutes • Average speed: 10.5 miles per hour! • First Indianapolis Race • May 29, 1910 • 200 miles • Average speed 72 miles per hour • 2013 Indy 500 • Average speed 167.734 miles per hour • Winner purse $2,353,355
Types of Motorsports Facilities • Oval Track • Drag Strips • Road Courses
Oval Track • Typically ½ mile to 2 mile oval or “oval” shaped • Dirt (smaller facilities) or Asphalt/Concrete paving • Stadium style setting • Counterclockwise (Left hand turns only) • Some include infield road courses (Daytona, Indy) • Multi-vehicle competition • Larger facilities • Located in mass media markets • Sanctioned events (NASCAR, IRL/CART) • Typically televised events
Drag Strips • ½ mile to 1 mile • Two competing lanes • Grandstands flanking both sides of the starting lanes • Head to head competition • Located in mass media and smaller markets • Upper tier events sponsored by NHRA
Road Courses • 1 to 4 miles in length • High and low speed left and right turns • Test amateur and professional racer’s skills • Clockwise direction (consistent with European standards) • Outskirts of major market areas or remote market areas • Few sanctioned events, mostly club-style events (SCCA, NASA, AMA, enthusiast/brand organizations) • Limited grandstands and spectator areas
NASCAR & It’s Impact • Background • History of NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) • What makes NASCAR Unique • NASCAR Track Types • NASCAR Racing Series • Components of Value • Evidence of Race Date Value • Evidence of Superadequacy • Valuation Process
History of NASCAR • 1920-1933 Prohibition/Bootlegging • 1947-1950 NASCAR Founded • 1954-1959 First New Speedway • 1960-1970 Richard Petty Wins First Winston Cup Championship • 1980-1989 Fortune 500 Sponsorship Begins • 1990-2000 NASCAR Reaches New Fans • 2000-2010 The New Millennium
What Makes NASCAR Unique • NASCAR is privately held • NASCAR sanctions races on an annual basis
DEFUNCT NASCAR TRACKS NASCAR Track Issues
Historic Attendance Note: One of two Sprint Cup race dates moved in 2011
EVIDENCE OF RACE DATE VALUE EVIDENCE OF SUPER ADEQUACY
Cost Approach • Physical Obsolescence • Functional Obsolescence • External Obsolescence
Income Capitalization Approach Three direct capitalization methods: • Traxprofile Survey Method • Standard Going Concern Method • Non-NASCAR Analysis.
Subject Data Available • Detailed Income and Expense Information • Utilization Rates • Separate NASCAR Event vs. non-NASCAR Event revenue and income
GOING CONCERN METHOD VS. MODIFIED GOING CONCERN METHOD
Revenues • Oval Tracks • Ticket sales/gate receipts • Sanctioning fees • Daily usage fees (track rental for practice/testing) • Advertising/sponsorships • Television fees • Concessions • Dragstrips • Ticket sales/gate receipts • Sanctioning fees • Advertising/sponsorship • Television fees • Concessions • Road Courses • Daily usage fees (track rental) • Program fees • Advertising/sponsorship • Concessions/gasoline sales • Gate receipts
Road Course Revenues • Track Rental • Weather/Climate Based • Utilization • Generally all weekend days (Saturday & Sunday) • 80% - 100% used • Most Fridays • 65% - 80% • Some weekdays (M-Th) • 10% - 35%
Expenses • Fixed • Real Estate Taxes • Insurance • Variable • Payroll • Racetrack Operations • Repairs & Maintenance • Utilities • Food service/concessions • Fuel • Administrative • Reserves!
Capitalization Rate • Good question! • Property desirability?
Sources Financials for corporations – www.morningstar.com Latest NASCAR information – www.NASCAR.COM , http://www.new2nascar.com/history.htm, and http://nascarnation.us/page/a-brief-history-of-nascar. Individual track information – www.trackname.com or Google track name Articles on track valuation – www.ai.com (Lum Library) Information on development of capitalization rates for race industry - Ibbotson SBBS Valuation Yearbook 2012 or www.morningstar.com Rates of Return – www.realtyrates.com