Purple in Sector 1

If you’re like me, sometimes at the track you break things.  Lots of expensive things.  Or you want to stock up on provisions or just send the wife and kids out for some shopping.  We’ll start with food because while the track food can be tasty sometimes, it’s not cheap (particularly at a race like this) and most of the time it’s not the right fuel for an endurance athlete like a kart racer.

Nearest markets.  Food 4 Less at Flamingo and Decatur.  It’s the big discount warehouse style store by Kroger.  It’s cheap but the produce is hammered and many perishables are at or near expiration dates.  It’s basically the low cost dumping ground for Kroger.  

Our fav these days is Fresh and Easy.  It’s a new concept from Brit mega grocer Tesco aimed at the US market.  Mostly store brands but some national brands.  High quality, low cost and the prepared food is tasty, a good value and nutritious.  The nearest Fresh and Easy is at Trop and Jones.  http://www.freshandeasy.com/  

For those that want a more high end (or expensive) experience, the nearest Whole Foods is in the Town Center, Las Vegas Blvd and 215 loop.  The nearest Trader Joe’s is at Decatur and Sahara.  If you need lots of food or a big screen TV, case of TP or gross of napkins (or you are stocking your teams hospitality), the nearest Costsco is in Summerlin (the downtown Costco is closed for “remodeling” until Feb) at 215 loop and Charleston, across Charleston from Red Rock Casino and Spa.  The nearest Super Walmart is north on Rainbow from Flamingo.  The nearest Sam’s Club is at Spring Mountain and Rainbow.

Office supplies, hardware, parts, fuel, tools.  The nearest Office Depot (or as my Québecois colleagues call it “Office of the pot”) is at Trop and Jones, by Fresh and Easy. Nearest Home of the Pot, I mean Home Depot is at Trop and Decatur.  They rent generators if you need one.  The nearest Sears is at Boulevard Mall at Maryland and Desert Inn (or DI as we call it) but a better Sears is the Sears Grand out in the burbs at 215 loop and W Flamingo.  There is a Harbor Freight behind the Home Depot at Trop and Decatur.

The best place for industrial hardware in town is McFadden-Dale.  A full service industrial machine shop/hardware supply.  Tons of metric stuff, shop equipment, consumables, solvents, you name it.  On Decatur between Hacienda and Russell.  Great group of folks and prices competitive with the big box stores. If you need gasses (nitrogen, C20, compressed air) Praxair is closest to the track, near Arville and Trop on Tompkins.  I’ve been using Airgas on Highland, near the Artisan and Rebel fuel depot at Sahara and I-15 for my gasses and welding supplies.  Marv and his guys take great care of me.  If by chance you need raw stock, McFadden-Dale has shorter lengths (including DOM mild steel tubing and sheet) but it’s a bit pricey.  Curtis Steel on Wynn Rd near Trop is a full service commercial metal materials distributor that has no minimun other than you have to pay for the full piece.  For example a 20′ stick of 1.5×0.095 mild steel DOM tubing is about US$34 at Curtis.  A 3′ section at M&D is about US$25.  The guys at M&D often refer folks to Curtis.

Acceleration Karting is a full service, fully stocked kart shop.  It’s on Valley View, just north of Hacienda.  The guys are at the race running S3 but you’ll likely have to go the shop to get what you need.  The best, closest powersports/Honda dealer is Carter Powersports at 215 loop and Decatur. They don’t stock any CR125 parts (though Acceleration has a pretty full complement) but they may have fluids or other things the kart shop might run out of.

Though it’s a spec fuel event, for VP race fuel Haycock Petroleum at Sloan and Nellis by Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the local VP distributor.  They stock most kinds of VP fuel in most sizes.  For C12 and MS98 they stock five gallon pails and 30 and 54 gallon drums.  Last I bought it was about US$13/gal for C12 and US$12/gal for MS98 in pails and a buck or two less a gallon for drums.  For a lower cost alternative you can get Rocket Brand 110 octane leaded at the Rebel Fuel depot at Sahara and I-15 for US$7.25/gal.  Some Rebel stations sell 100 octane unleaded (branded Rebel, really Rocket for the exotic cars, off roaders and watercraft in town) for US$5.99/gal.  The nearest Rebel with race gas is Trop and Jones.  The station on the north east corner, there are two Rebels on that corner.  The pump race gas is available 24/7 but both Haycock and Rebel depot are 8 am – 5 pm weekdays only.

If you need an auto parts store there is a 24 hour Autozone at Decatur and Spring Mountain.  If you need a vehicle fixed or tires, take the ride out to the burbs and visit Paula and the gang at Ted Wiens at Flamingo and Fort Apache.  Been using them for a couple of years and they are great.  Honest, hard working and know their stuff.  There is also a good Discount Tire we use at El Captian and Flamingo.

For regular shopping try the outlet malls on South Las Vegas Blvd at Warm Springs.  Many designer and high end outlet style shops with discount prices.  There is another outlet mall near downtown at Charleston and Grand Parkway.

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