State Fair speedway in Okc Is coming down

okienonwingfan · 6/29/10, 1:57 PM

The Oklahoma City council is set to declare State Fair Speedway obsolete and ask for bids for the facility's demolition.

A vacant State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Photo by Bryan Terry

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Oklahoma City Council set to declare old speedway obsolete An item on Tuesday morning's council agenda is a resolution that says the 56-year-old speedway is in "disrepair" and is "a potential hazard to the health and safety" of local citizens.

The resolution would declare "the need to dispose of" the speedway's grandstand. A companion item would start the bidding process for demolition work, which is set to start in August.

Mayor Mick Cornett has said the track would have required about $400,000 in immediate electrical repairs before racing could have been safely conducted this year.

Track promoter Lanny Edwards has said city officials and the State Fair board have been trying to get rid of the track so they can replace it with a more profitable facility.

Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-coun...#ixzz0sGXk1Hok

Vertigo · 6/29/10, 4:52 PM

Sad news. Wonder if they'll have an auction of some kind. I'd buy a box seat or some bit of memorabilia.

racegal · 6/29/10, 9:24 PM

I am very sorry to hear that! It is not from lack of effort on your part! Sad news!

Dirtfan · 6/29/10, 9:32 PM

Sorry to hear this, glad we attended the TNT race there last year.

JEFFSTOY · 6/30/10, 9:07 AM

nice looking grandstand to bad someone cant buy it at least

6/29/10, 9:24 PM	#3 Re: State Fair speedway in Okc Is coming down
racegal Senior Member Race Count This Year: 19 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16,119	I am very sorry to hear that! It is not from lack of effort on your part! Sad news! __________________ DD FAN-atic!! Susan St. Catherine God bless America and our troops

6/29/10, 9:32 PM	#4 Re: State Fair speedway in Okc Is coming down
Dirtfan Senior Member Race Count This Year: 50 Race Count Last Year: 54 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,809	Sorry to hear this, glad we attended the TNT race there last year. __________________ Dan Hetser "Today is a Gift, Tomorrow is not Promised"

6/29/10, 1:57 PM	#1 State Fair speedway in Okc Is coming down
okienonwingfan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 269	The Oklahoma City council is set to declare State Fair Speedway obsolete and ask for bids for the facility's demolition. A vacant State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Photo by Bryan Terry MultimediaPhoto view all photos Oklahoma City Council set to declare old speedway obsolete An item on Tuesday morning's council agenda is a resolution that says the 56-year-old speedway is in "disrepair" and is "a potential hazard to the health and safety" of local citizens. The resolution would declare "the need to dispose of" the speedway's grandstand. A companion item would start the bidding process for demolition work, which is set to start in August. Mayor Mick Cornett has said the track would have required about $400,000 in immediate electrical repairs before racing could have been safely conducted this year. Track promoter Lanny Edwards has said city officials and the State Fair board have been trying to get rid of the track so they can replace it with a more profitable facility. Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-coun...#ixzz0sGXk1Hok

6/29/10, 4:52 PM	#2 Re: State Fair speedway in Okc Is coming down
Vertigo Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 121	Sad news. Wonder if they'll have an auction of some kind. I'd buy a box seat or some bit of memorabilia.

6/30/10, 9:07 AM	#5 Re: State Fair speedway in Okc Is coming down
JEFFSTOY Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 269	nice looking grandstand to bad someone cant buy it at least