(06-17-2023, 03:37 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(06-17-2023, 01:57 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Distilled down to its purest form, this is the most amenable arrangement. While the hometown fan in me would like to see the games and the facility upgrade money stay in Jacksonville, the fact of the matter is there is no local site which can fill the billet. 

Daytona is attractive mostly because of the straight travel shot. However, Gainesville offers much better facilities and the travel time shouldn't be that much longer. How U.S. 301 handles the heavy gameday traffic is a question. The Starke bypass alleviates the biggest choke point between Duval and the SR 24 split.

Edit: Additionally, this would go hand in glove with the gesture of goodwill Khan is presenting to UF with his real estate donation for their downtown campus.

Question:  Is the speed trap still there on 3-1 on the way to Gainesville?

I ride my motorcycle through there on occasion and I can say the Lawtey popo does like to park a cruiser at the city limits monitoring speeds. However, I wouldn't call it a speed trap. There are plenty of signs beforehand warning of speed reductions and strict enforcement. The bypass takes Starke out of the picture, and I don't remember seeing much enforcement in Waldo.

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