abandoned speedways

Vukie · 8/7/09, 9:47 AM

Cataract Speedway - Cataract, Indiana

http://picasaweb.google.com/vukie53/RaceTracks#

old time Hoosier · 8/7/09, 10:45 AM

That is one that I have never heard of. Where is it located? Is it abandoned?

Vukie · 8/7/09, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by old time Hoosier

That is one that I have never heard of. Where is it located? Is it abandoned?

I believed they filled it up with water and it's a small lake these days. Cataract, Indiana, a short drive from Putnamville. Dickie Gaines won some sprint races there in the 1990's.

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I just added some photos of I 69 Speedway when it closed, boy that was depressing to look at.

http://picasaweb.google.com/vukie53/RaceTracks#

Brolzy · 8/7/09, 11:36 AM

wow, that doesn't look as bad as it could for being closed for a while.

cmakin · 8/7/09, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Vukie

I believed they filled it up with water and it's a small lake these days. Cataract, Indiana, a short drive from Putnamville. Dickie Gaines won some sprint races there in the 1990's.

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I just added some photos of I 69 Speedway when it closed, boy that was depressing to look at.

http://picasaweb.google.com/vukie53/RaceTracks#

I got this from Google Earth. It looks like it could be Cataract Speedway

Vukie · 8/7/09, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Brolzy

wow, that doesn't look as bad as it could for being closed for a while.

Tommy, I took those photos in 1998 and it was still running that year. I think that IRL driver Robbie Buhl was racing a legend car at Cataract in those years.

8/7/09, 1:33 PM

We went over there for a prac. day when they first opened. It was to big and banked for the mini-sprints that we had at that time.

Brolzy · 8/7/09, 1:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Vukie

Tommy, I took those photos in 1998 and it was still running that year. I think that IRL driver Robbie Buhl was racing a legend car at Cataract in those years.

AH...

Thanks...

Vukie · 8/7/09, 2:32 PM

I know you are looking for oval tracks but here are some photos of the old US 30 dragway up in Northern Indiana.

http://www.geocities.com/grc46250/reopen.html

GregD · 8/7/09, 3:05 PM

This might be a good place to ask this. Has anybody heard if they are doing the reunion at Jungle Park this fall?

8/7/09, 9:47 AM	#11 Re: abandoned speedways
Vukie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,310	Cataract Speedway - Cataract, Indiana http://picasaweb.google.com/vukie53/RaceTracks#

8/7/09, 10:45 AM	#12 Re: abandoned speedways
old time Hoosier Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 171	That is one that I have never heard of. Where is it located? Is it abandoned?

8/7/09, 11:36 AM	#14 Re: abandoned speedways
Brolzy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 143	wow, that doesn't look as bad as it could for being closed for a while.

8/7/09, 1:33 PM	#17 Re: abandoned speedways
aleohr46 Posts: n/a	We went over there for a prac. day when they first opened. It was to big and banked for the mini-sprints that we had at that time.

8/7/09, 2:32 PM	#19 Re: abandoned speedways
Vukie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,310	I know you are looking for oval tracks but here are some photos of the old US 30 dragway up in Northern Indiana. http://www.geocities.com/grc46250/reopen.html

8/7/09, 3:05 PM	#20 Re: abandoned speedways
GregD Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 179	This might be a good place to ask this. Has anybody heard if they are doing the reunion at Jungle Park this fall?