Originally Posted by Bruce Harrison:
Little Springfield & Louisville Motor Speedway (the oval, not the weird triangular, 1-lane track)
I remember Louisville Speedway well.
The first time I as there, my then girl friend (now wife) won a trip to the track. It included suite tickets, a riverboat brunch and a 2 nights stay at Dalts.
All they ran was Speedrome type stuff and we left after getting our fill of free food and beer and went back to the hotel to watch The Thunder Series on ESPN.
I said then that would be a cool track for USAC Sprints or Midgets. Well the next year they had The Midgets and the year after The Sprints. Great shows and the locals could not believe the speeds these cars produced. Plus the fact you could buy a suite ticket for $25 dollars. Free food and beer all nigth long and VIP parking. Great deal.
When they changed the track configuration to a almost all left turn road course, it made for some odd Sprintcar racing.
The next year they did away with being able to purchase suite tickets and the track was sold shortly there after.
I have fond memories of the good times I had there and I miss the place.
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Originally Posted by 410racer:
Was that the name of the place?? I am trying to shake the cobwebs out of my brain about it. If you raced there and can tell a little about it i would appreciate it...
Am i anywhere near the description about the place?
Could it have been Jungle Park?
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Originally Posted by PittDude:
Ascot Park
16th Street
an don't forget
MANZY now
I too will miss Manzy.
By 16th Street Speedway, I hope you are talking about the original.
My grandfather took me there when I was maybe 4 or 5. All I remember it was loud and it stunk. I found out in later years they were running castor oil.