awhile back i heard some rumors bout grayville building a track by I-64.. havent heard anything bout this lately and was jw if anybody has heard anything..

guess not?

These rumors have been coming in and out of southern Illinois for years. Nothing but pipe dreams. Illini folks don't take this wrong, but I think that most of you will agree, that if a business does not involve meth manufacture in Southern Illinois, it ain't gonna make it.

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The sad part is that you are right about the meth problem in Illinois. My wife teaches in high school and she sees alot of the effects of that stuff. However, I think Vincennes IN has it just as bad if not worse. They said on the radio a couple of days ago that the new Knox county jail is almost full, and the majority of inmates are in on meth related charges. :thumbsdown: If they would open Red Hill Raceway again, there wouldn't be as big a need for a track in Grayville. It is less than an hour from Sumner.

red hill was a nice track went down there once for a race and it was a cool track, and your right it is ridiculous how meth has things messed up, trust me im from charleston and well coles county has the highest amount of meth busts in the country its amazing that we can keep runnin at charleston

U.S 41 and Interstate 64 have always provided an excellent conduit for illegal drug activity. Vincennes, Princeton and just about any spot in between were hot spots. 41 connects Chicago to Florida.
Pot in the '60s and '70s, cocaine in the '70s and '80s and meth in the '90s and '00s. And, probably moonshine in the '30s.
Oh, when I visited my sister a few weeks ago, they eagerly told me that Dale Jr., and Tony Stewart had just been in town to buy Red Hill. I told them not to hold their breath. If Stewart had bought every track he's rumored to be buying, he'd be broke.
Jim Morrison

I just moved from Carmi about 2 years ago now, which is about 10 minutes or so south of Grayville. I can't see it happening in that area unless the jail actually comes to fruition there to bring more income and jobs. Also, White County had done a pretty good job of cleaning up the meth labs, but I know other areas around were still issues.

well i heard it was suppose to go where the jail was to go.. would sure be nice to see a new track built but prob not gonna happen..

That would be a great place for it....right by the interstate and all.

Have to remember this is supposed to happen in IL which means it never will this state is a pucked up mess right now.