anyone have pics or stories from this old track? someone posted in another thread that this track is still there but I think there was more than one track in that area??? Thanks!!

[mac miller]

You are talking about the Greenville (Ohio) Motor Speedway. In the satelite image below you can see the current 1/2 mile fairgrounds horse track at the top center of the picture. Most people think that this was the old Greenville Motor Speedway. That is wrong. Other than some AMA motorcycle races, no motor racing has ever been held on that track.
If you look straight down to the bottom center of the picture you will see a dark green circular shape. That was the real Greenville Motor Speedway. The track was abandoned in the early 50s but never developed into anything else. This is as the track lays today.


http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTEx...enville%2520oh


By the way, mister indyracefan, that gigantic picture in all of your post is really quite annoying.

[Supermod]

I tried to find the track in question a few years ago when I was at Eldora for the 4-Crown. That year it was quite rainy in the area. I found what I thought was the entrance to the track, but from the satilite photo I see it was the entrance to the old drive in theater directly to the north of the track. The area just off turn one that appears to be a semi-truck parking lot is a mobile home park. It's obvious from this photo that this is the way to gain access to the old track. If anyone is going ivestigate this place, I would recomend doing it in the fall or winter, it looks like it greens up to point that it would be impossible recognize any part of the track once the flora and fauna get going.

It was a pretty famous track in its day. CSRA ran there quite a bit.

later,

Bob Mays

[mac miller]

Originally Posted by Supermod I tried to find the track in question a few years ago when I was at Eldora for the 4-Crown. That year it was quite rainy in the area. I found what I thought was the entrance to the track, but from the satilite photo I see it was the entrance to the old drive in theater directly to the north of the track. The area just off turn one that appears to be a semi-truck parking lot is a mobile home park. It's obvious from this photo that this is the way to gain access to the old track. If anyone is going ivestigate this place, I would recomend doing it in the fall or winter, it looks like it greens up to point that it would be impossible recognize any part of the track once the flora and fauna get going. It was a pretty famous track in its day. CSRA ran there quite a bit. later,Bob Mays

The drive in theatre was built on what was the parking lot of the race track. The theatre was actually called the Speedway DriveIn.
The wood lattice grandstand was still standing up into the early 70s when it was finally torn down.

Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE I KNOW ITS HARD BEING A LITTLE CORN FUSED! YOUR PHOTOS ARE LATE MODELS ON A OPEN WHEEL SITE! THE TRACK YOUR ASKING ABOUT IS IN OHIO EAST OF YOU! THATS WHERE THE SUN COMES UP IN THE MORNING! TAKE RT 36 EAST OUT OF PENDELTON IN. TO STATE RT. 121 GO NORTH TOO THE FIRST ROAD TO YOUR RIGHT! THAT WILL BE WHERE YOUR GEAR SHIFT IS!!!!! TAKE IT TILL YOU SEE THE OLD DRIVE INN THEATER THAT IS TURNS 3 & 4!:applaud:

SORRY i meant Greenville (OH) Speedway! i guess you cant make a mistake or typing error here cause if you do you get jumped on! lighten up a little bit!! life is way too short to worry about ignorance...and where is it a law that you cannot be a stockcar fan and an open wheel fan??? LOL

[HurstBros0]

Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE Where in the hell is greenville in?

It`s on US 150 between Floyd`s Knob`s ( where Dick Gaines used to own a motel ) and Palmyra In. ( home of Troy and Ember Link. ) I may be mistaken but I think Charlie Glotzbach may even have a Greenville In. address. I know the latter was pretty much a fendered classic but the first three guys have some open wheel heritage.

Just something Dad and I were chatting about while traversing through Greenville on our way to Louisville today.

Dan Hurst

[#1Brad Kuhn Fan]

Originally Posted by indyracefan SORRY i meant Greenville (OH) Speedway! i guess you cant make a mistake or typing error here cause if you do you get jumped on! lighten up a little bit!! life is way too short to worry about ignorance...and where is it a law that you cannot be a stockcar fan and an open wheel fan??? LOL

dont worry bout it indyracefan,just duke being duke.as far as ignorance.everyone ignors him. :checkered:

[hoosierhillbilly]

Ahhhhh...FLoyds Knobs. My hometown.

[Dusty Goggles]

Here is a photo of Wally Stokes at the old Greenville Speedway. Their were actually two Greenville Speedways. The remnants of the one today is the second one. The first one was the old fairgrounds track that ran back in th '20s and '30s.
Dusty

[SUPERDUKE]

Originally Posted by Dusty Goggles Here is a photo of Wally Stokes at the old Greenville Speedway. Their were actually two Greenville Speedways. The remnants of the one today is the second one. The first one was the old fairgrounds track that ran back in th '20s and '30s. Dusty

YES IN THE ANDY DUNLAP OFFY THEY WON A LOT OF RACES TOGETHER! AND IN THE BACKGROUND ITS BOBBY GRIM AND HECTOR IN THE CITY OF ROSES 2!!! :checkered: