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9/28/11, 4:06 PM   #1
If you could build a new track...
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Lets say you have unlimited rescorces to build a brand new state of the art facility, BUT it had to be modeled after a track that was shut down years ago, what track would it be modeled after, and what amenities would it have? Also where would it be located.


Personally I would build a mile in the model of Langhorne pre-paving... It would have Safer Barriers, a medical center, a tunnel under the track, with a modern style pit road , and garages, for potential use with higher forms of racing. Super fast, and indelibly tacky... I would build it in the California to replace the race that was lost at Cal Expo years ago.
 
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9/28/11, 4:20 PM   #2
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Manzi!
 
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9/28/11, 4:29 PM   #3
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Lets say you have unlimited rescorces to build a brand new state of the art facility, BUT it had to be modeled after a track that was shut down years ago, what track would it be modeled after, and what amenities would it have? Also where would it be located.


Personally I would build a mile in the model of Langhorne pre-paving... It would have Safer Barriers, a medical center, a tunnel under the track, with a modern style pit road , and garages, for potential use with higher forms of racing. Super fast, and indelibly tacky... I would build it in the California to replace the race that was lost at Cal Expo years ago.
Can't decide if it would be Dayton Speedway or Cincinnati Race Bowl. I cut my racing teeth as a kid at those tracks. I would like to try to recreate the magic of those joints.
 
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9/28/11, 4:30 PM   #4
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Little Springfield....with beer stands and restrooms on the front stretch, turn one and the back stretch!
 
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9/28/11, 4:43 PM   #5
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What kind of beer you gonna serve Morty ?
 
9/28/11, 4:44 PM   #6
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I would save my money for my retirement and I would buy a nice Camper/bus and I would go watch all the races I wanted to see....and still be money ahead........but thats just me and I know its not the answer you were looking for.......
 
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9/28/11, 5:08 PM   #7
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9/28/11, 5:23 PM   #8
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Lets say you have unlimited rescorces to build a brand new state of the art facility, BUT it had to be modeled after a track that was shut down years ago, what track would it be modeled after, and what amenities would it have? Also where would it be located.


Personally I would build a mile in the model of Langhorne pre-paving... It would have Safer Barriers, a medical center, a tunnel under the track, with a modern style pit road , and garages, for potential use with higher forms of racing. Super fast, and indelibly tacky... I would build it in the California to replace the race that was lost at Cal Expo years ago.
Are there any drivers left that would have enough stones to race a track like Langhorne today? Watching races from Langhorne on Dick Walden's videos leave me shaking my head wondering how more of them weren't hurt at that place.
 
9/28/11, 6:05 PM   #9
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The mile at Trenton, NJ. (pre dog leg) and Dirt! With all the modern safety features and lights.
 
9/28/11, 6:18 PM   #10
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I would build a track similar to Winchester somewhere out west, possibly Phoenix. Strictly open-wheel events. No heavy stock cars tearing up the surface. Sprints, midgets, west coast supers, IMCA type modifieds. Start out first several seasons as a specials only track. Cater to the fans & sponsors in every way. Try and build it into a weekly track over time. Have concerts, auto shows, automotive swap meets to help subsidize the racing & keep the venue profitable.
 
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