Two tracks that are gone
 

Photos from two days during 1990 at Northern Indiana tracks that are no longer around.


Avilla Speedway --- June 30, 1990 - Sprints on Dirt (on pavement!)
http://fscpictorial.smugmug.com/1990.../7653109_qftXh

Warsaw Speedway --- August 11, 1990 - The Final Race
http://fscpictorial.smugmug.com/1990.../7654034_eZRgR


Avilla - the track where I saw the "best race of my life."

Warsaw - the track that had my favorite annual race, the Wednesday night fair race.

Let's hear some memories.


Jim Fisher
www.fscpictorial.com

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Jim thanks for sharing, I never went to either of those tracks. I sure do like some of those pavement paint schemes though.

I just looked at my 2002 edition of the National Speedway directory in my truck, there was 1423 in North America. The 2006 edition in my car has 1417 tracks. The 2010 edition comes out soon with listings for 1380 tracks. Anybody know how many tracks there were in 80-90's?

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I was in 4 H in the late 50`s and had a calf that I was to show during fair week.
My dad & I went to the races at warsaw every sat night all season long.
During fair week I had to show my calf on that wed. night. As I was trying to
do my best to concenteate on the task at hand,those race car`s that I seen every
week all summer were racing, and I could only hear them .
What a long night that was.
Oscar Cook #777 Archie Holley #53 Bob Staley #80 Jimmy Hullinger #99 Jim Elliott # 35

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Man i sure do miss Warsaw Speedway. I live 2 to 3 blocks from the track, never been back on the fairgrounds after they closed the track. I can remeber going to Avilla 4 to 5 years and watching the SOD NATIONALS or AVILLA NATIONALS something like that. They allways had a bunch of cars. Thanks for sharing the pics.

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Jim, Jac and Jack ?

I went to both tracks.

I grew up around Warsaw and ran the lineups from the tower to the pits the last two years it was open. I still have a folder with a lot of the original scripts in it.

I went to Avilla a couple of times in '88, more on pavement after Warsaw closed.

Thanks for putting up the pictures.

It's time to go racing.
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Yep

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Even though it most likely hasn't been ran in years, the Warsaw speedway still appears to be intact.

Take a look on google maps....

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I do have a question pertaining to Avilla. It is my understanding that the first "Hoosier Fall Classic" was held there in either 82, 83, or 84. Someone correct me if I am wrong about this.

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Warsaw had an outside wall all the way around. It's gone and the track bank has been removed. It is on the fairgrounds property-the grond is still used for favor week tractor/truck pull, and the show and shine parade.

The property owners around the lake now have changed since the track closed in '90, and would likely throw a big fit about the noise. They tolerate the tractor pull, but weekly racing on the shores of Winona Lake isn't coming back.

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You are correct. 1984

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Thanks for sharing the pics. Those were my two "home" tracks as a kid. Spent a lot of time at both places. I never did go to Avilla after they paved it. Nothing wrong with pavement racing, but I just didn't want to go after the great dirt racing I saw there.