OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale

SSDiv6 · 09-27-2014, 11:02 AM

My fear is the Tree-Huggers and politicians get involved and the track is sold to a developer for new homes or a mall!

http://www.pacificraceways.com/index..._For_Sale.aspx

http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/277274671.html

Jared Jordan · 09-27-2014, 11:32 AM

If only me and Powerball got along better.

Harry 6674 · 09-27-2014, 11:37 AM

I agree. That's some pretty choice land. A developer would probably pay more for it then a track operator. Maybe it's too polluted to be used for residential. Lots of mysterious liquids dumped in that place over the years.

FireSale · 09-27-2014, 11:59 AM

I'm exactly half way between Pacific Raceways and Bremerton, but I still would love to see this track stay as a racing venue. With Spokane going back to IHRA, NHRA would have to take it's Nationals and the Lucas Oil Series out of Washington State without the facilities provided at Pacific.

One ace in the hole is the use of the road coarse by State and local police for pursuit training. We'll see how this plays out. The track has good car counts for the S/SS Combos and a lot of great bracket cars there too. It's no dead zone.

Dale

Rory McNeil · 09-27-2014, 01:09 PM

I certainly hope that if the track does sell, it continues as a race track. Pacific is the only track in the Northwest that I am aware of that has enough parking and pit space to host a NHRA National event, and with Sonoma so far away from the greater Seattle area, there would be NO nat`s in Div 6, while most other divisions have several.

Geerhead55 · 09-27-2014, 03:46 PM

I can remember standing on the starting line in '78 at a driver's meeting and signing a petition to keep the track open at that time as homes were closing in already. I'm surprised it has lasted this long. I'll keep my fingers crossed,, but I'm not holding my breath this time around. I would definitely hate to see it go away, being in "my back yard".
Danny Durham

Dave Noll · 09-27-2014, 04:15 PM

Definitely would hate to see it go to a developer. Though I'm east of the cascades these days (@ goathead central), I grew up just down the road from there. I know people have complained about the place being a dump & not worthy of a national event, I LOVE racing there.

Tom P · 09-27-2014, 08:41 PM

Track would opened in 1960 and no houses were within earshot back then so they have all been built afterwards. The 1964 aerial pic shows just a few houses but the 1968 shows almost as many as current. http://www.historicaerials.com It's hardly a new noise nuisance, maybe just new people in those houses.

I think moving the nitro pits closer to the houses and cutting down 3/4 of the trees was a very bad idea. Turning the track end for end would have been a good idea but nothing became of that.

FireSale · 09-28-2014, 12:48 PM

Although I'm sure the folks in the area have been a pain for quite some time and it's getting to be old for the owners, this is about money and lots of it. That's several hundred acres of commercial zoned land. To convert it to housing wouldn't be the best return for an investor. The Soos Creek people always used the environmental impact of the track as an argument in trying to get it closed. I wonder how many of them keep track of their water use and read the labels on the stuff they dump on the nice green grass?

Disclaimer: Self professed hippie and long time member of the National Wildlife Federation. I compost my years waste and have a worm box for my kitchen scraps.

And a Super Stocker in the garage.

Dale

Carguy49 · 09-28-2014, 01:17 PM

This saddens me, but I am not surprised. It is a matter of economics, and they are doing what they think is best. I am sure funding is a big issue for running a track as big as Pacific Raceways.

The 1st time I ran a car down the fabled track was in 1970. I still go there for many events as a spectator or helper for anyone needing it.

As long as I can remember there has been issues between the track and the property owners surrounding the track.

I won't hold my breath on this one, but I do hope it stays a racing facility for many years to come. We need one drag strip within this area and looks like the others are having issues as well. Ridge Motorsports Park near Shelton still doesn't have a drag strip (hopefully next year?). I have heard that Bremerton Raceway is possibly not going to be around much longer. That has been in the rumor mill for several years, but looks like the Port is taking over quickly with a new road next to the drag strip.

Like I said, I won't hold my breath, but these are decisions out of my hands (and ours), so let's hope for the best in this situation.

09-27-2014, 11:02 AM	#1
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 2,991 Likes: 693 Liked 1,457 Times in 543 Posts	OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale My fear is the Tree-Huggers and politicians get involved and the track is sold to a developer for new homes or a mall! http://www.pacificraceways.com/index..._For_Sale.aspx http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/277274671.html

09-27-2014, 11:32 AM	#2
Jared Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 546 Likes: 115 Liked 224 Times in 69 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale If only me and Powerball got along better. __________________ Jared Jordan 7503 SS and Stk

09-27-2014, 11:37 AM	#3
Harry 6674 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 589 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale I agree. That's some pretty choice land. A developer would probably pay more for it then a track operator. Maybe it's too polluted to be used for residential. Lots of mysterious liquids dumped in that place over the years.

09-27-2014, 11:59 AM	#4
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 236 Times in 127 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale I'm exactly half way between Pacific Raceways and Bremerton, but I still would love to see this track stay as a racing venue. With Spokane going back to IHRA, NHRA would have to take it's Nationals and the Lucas Oil Series out of Washington State without the facilities provided at Pacific. One ace in the hole is the use of the road coarse by State and local police for pursuit training. We'll see how this plays out. The track has good car counts for the S/SS Combos and a lot of great bracket cars there too. It's no dead zone. Dale

09-27-2014, 01:09 PM	#5
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,257 Likes: 245 Liked 939 Times in 259 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale I certainly hope that if the track does sell, it continues as a race track. Pacific is the only track in the Northwest that I am aware of that has enough parking and pit space to host a NHRA National event, and with Sonoma so far away from the greater Seattle area, there would be NO nat`s in Div 6, while most other divisions have several. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

09-27-2014, 03:46 PM	#6
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale I can remember standing on the starting line in '78 at a driver's meeting and signing a petition to keep the track open at that time as homes were closing in already. I'm surprised it has lasted this long. I'll keep my fingers crossed,, but I'm not holding my breath this time around. I would definitely hate to see it go away, being in "my back yard". Danny Durham

09-27-2014, 04:15 PM	#7
Dave Noll Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Div. 6, Eastern, WA Posts: 694 Likes: 2,257 Liked 219 Times in 105 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale Definitely would hate to see it go to a developer. Though I'm east of the cascades these days (@ goathead central), I grew up just down the road from there. I know people have complained about the place being a dump & not worthy of a national event, I LOVE racing there. __________________ Dave Noll, E/FS ,L/SA 6526

09-27-2014, 08:41 PM	#8
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 696 Likes: 28 Liked 216 Times in 87 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale Track would opened in 1960 and no houses were within earshot back then so they have all been built afterwards. The 1964 aerial pic shows just a few houses but the 1968 shows almost as many as current. http://www.historicaerials.com It's hardly a new noise nuisance, maybe just new people in those houses. I think moving the nitro pits closer to the houses and cutting down 3/4 of the trees was a very bad idea. Turning the track end for end would have been a good idea but nothing became of that.

09-28-2014, 12:48 PM	#9
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 236 Times in 127 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale Although I'm sure the folks in the area have been a pain for quite some time and it's getting to be old for the owners, this is about money and lots of it. That's several hundred acres of commercial zoned land. To convert it to housing wouldn't be the best return for an investor. The Soos Creek people always used the environmental impact of the track as an argument in trying to get it closed. I wonder how many of them keep track of their water use and read the labels on the stuff they dump on the nice green grass? Disclaimer: Self professed hippie and long time member of the National Wildlife Federation. I compost my years waste and have a worm box for my kitchen scraps. And a Super Stocker in the garage. Dale

09-28-2014, 01:17 PM	#10
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,841 Likes: 1,762 Liked 2,228 Times in 595 Posts	Re: OFFICIAL: Pacific Raceways For Sale This saddens me, but I am not surprised. It is a matter of economics, and they are doing what they think is best. I am sure funding is a big issue for running a track as big as Pacific Raceways. The 1st time I ran a car down the fabled track was in 1970. I still go there for many events as a spectator or helper for anyone needing it. As long as I can remember there has been issues between the track and the property owners surrounding the track. I won't hold my breath on this one, but I do hope it stays a racing facility for many years to come. We need one drag strip within this area and looks like the others are having issues as well. Ridge Motorsports Park near Shelton still doesn't have a drag strip (hopefully next year?). I have heard that Bremerton Raceway is possibly not going to be around much longer. That has been in the rumor mill for several years, but looks like the Port is taking over quickly with a new road next to the drag strip. Like I said, I won't hold my breath, but these are decisions out of my hands (and ours), so let's hope for the best in this situation. __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.