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To be honest with you guys and gals. The place went to hell as soon as they built the new facility. The old track always had better personality, and it always hooked harder!! I could go down the old track with my eyes closed, many times we did. (no lights from 800 ft. on down on many Sat. nights).
Bret, Someone needs to call the SCCA to bale out the Swamp again!!! Last edited by k.pascoe; 11-05-2010 at 09:53 AM. |
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Bret - what are you thoughts on the new MAR? Do you think it's really going to happen?
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[QUOTE=k.pascoe;220219]To be honest with you guys and gals. The place went to hell as soon as they built the new facility. The old track always had better personality, and it always hooked harder!! I could go down the old track with my eyes closed, many times we did. (no lights from 800 ft. on down on many Sat. nights).
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69camz28, I have no idea. |
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Not necessarily related but I remember when they decided to destroy a perfectly good well run multi-purpose facility here in Southern California.
Ontario Motor Speedway- Opened in 1970 and was regarded as one of the finest motorsports facilities of the period. It was torn down only a decade later, however, because the property was needed for commercial developement. So - just like that gone in 60 seconds. The ironic part is - twenty years later they built a new multi-purpose racing facility virtually within ear shot called California Speedway (Fontana) Go figure
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There was a track at Pacific ,Mo. and one at Nashville, Il back in the mid 60's. I think Pacific was AHRA and Nashville NHRA. I know Wayne 'tiny' Minert(spelling?) owned the track at Nashville.
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When you drive by where the track was and look into the field you can see exactly where it was as the crops still dont grow too well even after all the years that have past. |
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Rob, My folks were from Fayette County and Dad always talked about Alton and Lawrenceville. He has a lot of good memories from then.
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[QUOTE=Bret Kepner;220263]That didn't work very well the last time they tried it.
Um Bret, SCCA- Rich gear-heads with cars that make left and rights turns - Drag strip open. Dover Downs inc.- Bean counters, stock holders - Drag strip closed. |
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Mercer, both Pacific and Nashville were owned by Meinert and both were AHRA.
Petrie, the track at Nashville still exists, (I've been there several times), but can't be seen from the road. Pascoe, the last time the SCCA was involved at SLIR/GIR in 1987, the place went bankrupt and remained closed for nine months into 1988. |
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