Armscamp Speedway

Pitpass · 12/17/07, 2:08 PM

A friend of mine told me the other day that he found the old Armscamp Speedway, west of Alexandria,IN while surfing Google Earth. I checked it out and this is the image of what is left:

also found this article with the history of the track:

http://zenas4.tripod.com/orestesindi...tory/id29.html

This might be old news to some of you, but I thought it was interesting. My friend and I are going to take a trip up there sometime in the near future and maybe take a few photos.

Checker'd Past · 12/17/07, 3:50 PM

Went there a couple of years ago. Walked around the whole place. Most of it is still there. I remember attending races there with my dad in the 1950's. BTW if you go to Scampy"s restaurant in Anderson, there are some photos of Armscamp.

Pitpass · 1/7/09, 10:18 PM

From last year

LEADERS EDGE · 1/7/09, 11:22 PM

Makes me miss my old buddy;Lew Morgan. He always talked of his days with Armscamp.

RcrSkyChk · 1/7/09, 11:42 PM

I've been back there many times...it's very easy to get back to and you can still walk most of the track, the wall is still there as well as some lights...we actually have one of the hold lights shhhh. it had fallen off the post and we took it, that was like ten years ago, but just went in the spring and my dad and i were able to get all the way around fighting some brush along the way

chad · 1/8/09, 6:08 AM

The track is almost across the street from Donnie Adams Jr's house on Hwy 28. About 6 miles from my house. I am way to young to have ever been there but have :thumbsdown:walked it several times and a few years ago there was some interest in opening it back up(that came from a reliable source) But I think the plans have changed because of the economy and that situation that alot of us are in.

Dblchkrs · 1/8/09, 10:23 AM

There also appears to be the remnants of a track about a mile west of there at the corner of US28 & N200W. Any ideas?

RcrSkyChk · 1/8/09, 11:59 AM

I've never heard about another track down there... is there a chance that the first time they closed armscamp that they maybe had to move it some too do to the original damage? or did they reopen at the exact same location? I never heard for sure i just know it closed once due to fire and once due to the tornado...that would be nice if they reopened it...yeah its right behind like a trucking expo across from the Adams.

cmakin · 1/8/09, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dblchkrs

There also appears to be the remnants of a track about a mile west of there at the corner of US28 & N200W. Any ideas?

That looks like it might be one that used for training horses. We have quite few like that here in the Houston area.

RcrSkyChk · 1/8/09, 12:11 PM

oh yeah and now that i think about it My cousin lives down there close to 28 and 200W...It could be one they used to do his ATV racing...are you sure its remnants and not just a dirt one...not to sound stupid i just haven't seen the picture

1/8/09, 10:23 AM	#7 Re: Armscamp Speedway
Dblchkrs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 325	There also appears to be the remnants of a track about a mile west of there at the corner of US28 & N200W. Any ideas? __________________ Brian Hodde Chief Starter Lincoln Park Speedway Bloomington Speedway Kokomo Speedway

1/7/09, 10:18 PM	#3 Re: Armscamp Speedway
Pitpass Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 415	From last year

1/7/09, 11:42 PM	#5 Re: Armscamp Speedway
RcrSkyChk Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: n/a Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 120	I've been back there many times...it's very easy to get back to and you can still walk most of the track, the wall is still there as well as some lights...we actually have one of the hold lights shhhh. it had fallen off the post and we took it, that was like ten years ago, but just went in the spring and my dad and i were able to get all the way around fighting some brush along the way

1/8/09, 6:08 AM	#6 Re: Armscamp Speedway
chad Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 31	The track is almost across the street from Donnie Adams Jr's house on Hwy 28. About 6 miles from my house. I am way to young to have ever been there but have :thumbsdown:walked it several times and a few years ago there was some interest in opening it back up(that came from a reliable source) But I think the plans have changed because of the economy and that situation that alot of us are in.

1/8/09, 11:59 AM	#8 Re: Armscamp Speedway
RcrSkyChk Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: n/a Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 120	I've never heard about another track down there... is there a chance that the first time they closed armscamp that they maybe had to move it some too do to the original damage? or did they reopen at the exact same location? I never heard for sure i just know it closed once due to fire and once due to the tornado...that would be nice if they reopened it...yeah its right behind like a trucking expo across from the Adams.

1/8/09, 12:11 PM	#10 Re: Armscamp Speedway
RcrSkyChk Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: n/a Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 120	oh yeah and now that i think about it My cousin lives down there close to 28 and 200W...It could be one they used to do his ATV racing...are you sure its remnants and not just a dirt one...not to sound stupid i just haven't seen the picture