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9/24/15 4:13 PM OCT. 17 USAC SPRINT CAR EVENT AT KENTUCKY LAKE CANCELLED

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OCT. 17 USAC SPRINT CAR EVENT AT KENTUCKY LAKE CANCELLED


The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series event scheduled for October 17 at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

With the extension of the Interstate 69 project, the state of Kentucky has levied eminent domain against the track in Calvert City, Kentucky, which will be permanently shut down.

The 3/8 mile, high-banked dirt track was to host the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Cars for the very first time and was to mark the series’ first visit to the state of Kentucky since 1999.

Track owner Ronnie Jones, who purchased the facility in 2013, was excited about the USAC Sprint Cars’ first visit to his facility, but despite their best efforts, the event will not be held.

Would be great to have a local track to try picking up this event with kokomo running the klash on friday and no sprint cars racing Saturday night would be a nice little gift for us race fans. Just thinking out loud. Lol.

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Originally Posted by i love dirt track racing:
Would be great to have a local track to try picking up this event with kokomo running the klash on friday and no sprint cars racing Saturday night would be a nice little gift for us race fans. Just thinking out loud. Lol.

Great idea!! With many non wing sprint cars in the area for the Kokomo Klash on Friday so why not try a USAC or non sanctioned show at Waynesfield or Montpelier, IN for Saturday the 17th. Could be a money maker if the sanction fee wasn't so high. Maybe the weather god will smile on us this weekend in mid October. Regardless, I will see you at Kokomo!

Thinking outloud as well...If BOSS rains out at Fremont or Eldora in October could they reschedule Saturday, 17th?? My brain hurts from thinking too much.

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"With the extension of the Interstate 69 project, the state of Kentucky has levied eminent domain against the track in Calvert City, Kentucky, which will be permanently shut down."

Have seen this track from the highway and thought it look like a cool track. Never been to but that sucks.:7:. Not cool when tracks close for good.

Its BS if you ask me that the state can do this. Atleast let them finish their season. I knew I hated Kentucky :(

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This whole thing was brought on by the need to rework the interchange from I-24 to I-69/Purchase Parkway. The original plan for the revised interchange, which was in place when the track was purchased in later 2013 was going to require the relocation of the pits to the S and E of their current location, but was not going to affect the track nor any of the physical buildings. HOWEVER, the public rejected the original proposed plan because it would have completely cut off access to nearby Calvert City. The revised plan which was decided upon by the state early this year for all intents and purposes puts the interchange up against the turn 4 fence.

It is very sad because the owners worked very hard to bring a track back that had been abandoned by the previous owner. Lord knows they had made some mistakes, and as I had related on a previous post, the economy down here SUCKS, so their timing was tough. Any time a track goes away, for any reason, it is not a good day!

Originally Posted by ryan84:
Its BS if you ask me that the state can do this. Atleast let them finish their season. I knew I hated Kentucky :(

It's too bad the only thing going on in your state is great racing. Colts are 0-2, IU basketball/football are not good. Come on over across the Ohio how about we play a little round ball.

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Originally Posted by Wingman:
It's too bad the only thing going on in your state is great racing. Colts are 0-2, IU basketball/football are not good. Come on over across the Ohio how about we play a little round ball.

You could come to Assembly Hall and play, oh wait Calipari won't come back after losing in 2011 while ranked # 1.:5:

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Having made the drive to KLMS many times over the years for big shows, all I can say is wow what a shame. Truly one of the nicer facilities I've been to for a dirt track. Perhaps they missed on the formula over a bit over the years, but a very nice place. Was definitely on my schedule for October 17. Hopefully Paducah track can regain some strength and have some open wheel shows occasionally

Originally Posted by Wingman:
It's too bad the only thing going on in your state is great racing. Colts are 0-2, IU basketball/football are not good. Come on over across the Ohio how about we play a little round ball.

Im from the great state of Tennessee ;)

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From bad luck for one, to maybe good luck to another, maybe there is some safety fencing there, that TCRP can use at their facility, possible I suppose, hate to see an old established track bite the dust, on an emanate domain issue, that really sucks! Bob

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Sad to hear of the demise of Kentucky Lake Speedway. Was seriously considering traveling down for the USAC race and visiting KLS for the second time ever. From what we remember it was a nice facility and a nice track surface with one of the most beautiful sunsets we have ever seen on the evening that we were there. Really dislike the concept of eminent domain and the lives it can disrupt without due process. Very sad indeed.

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Coming from NE Ohio, was planning on hitting Lawrenceburg on 10/16 for World of Outlaws and then on 10/17 either going to KY Lake for USAC sprints or Plymouth, IN for WoO. Both of my 10/17 options have already been cancelled... Anyone have any suggestions for any big shows in the region or on the wayISH back to Ohio?

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Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway was a beautifully built facility that has never been a success as for as I know. It would open for a while but then close for a while off and on for 20-25 years. Big late model races would be scheduled and then cancelled. I saw the WoO Sprints there twice years ago. Just seems strange that somebody would build that nice of a property and then have no knowledge and/or not enough money to keep it open. Maybe somebody knows for sure but I bet that track was closed almost as much as it was open over it's history.

We moved down here within a few miles of KLMS in 2009, but had been in the area off and on since 2006. I can't speak to before then, but I know since 2006 KLMS has been an orphaned stepchild. A homeowner had built a new home about 1/4 mile from the speedway AFTER the speedway was already in existence, filed suit and received a favorable ruling which limited the number of nights the speedway could run and how late. In about 2009 the speedway was sold to a family from the Chicago area, and the daughter took over operation of the speedway. She had NO experience running any racing operation. Over the next 4 years the track ran 5 events, none the last two years she/they owned it. KLMS was sold at auction in late 2013 to the current owners, who put a great deal of money and effort in an attempt to make it successful.

The current owners had applied the last two years for permission to run past their curfew if weather interfered on "high payout" shows (request was denied by the county board) and had also requested a variance to run on Sunday evenings if a major show was rained out (also denied). KLMS has been chastised over the last two years for being quick to cancel if we got a shower on race day down here, but in fairness, they faced such a restrictive curfew and penalties, if there was a chance they couldn't start on time they couldn't take the chance.

USAC had scheduled a race down here for Oct. 17 and I know ASCS and WoO were considering scheduling races down here in 2016. It sucks that it ends this way!

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Tommy Are you listening Another MSCS/USAC race. What a way to end the season :8:

Originally Posted by jim goerge:
Tommy Are you listening Another MSCS/USAC race. What a way to end the season :8:

That is what I would say is thinking out loud. Lol. Go Tommy and tss to get it done before they head out west. If it could be done it would be great for the fans and the sport that we all love. Thanks

Originally Posted by jim goerge:
Tommy Are you listening Another MSCS/USAC race. What a way to end the season :8:

Maybe they could make the October 10th race a usac show!

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I doubt Tom does anything different to finish out the year but you never know. It's "bringing in the sheaves" time for the Helfrichs' so that has to be factored in as far as adding a race.

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I think Chris Windom finished 8th. In the ARCA race. Was up to 5th and rain came and the slow pit stop put him back to 8th. They told me this going 100 mph on the way to Eldora. And Chris went by them even going faster.

Lynn