Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone

6/8/09, 11:41 AM

Avilla, Warsaw, Bunker Hill, Santa Fe, Shadyhill (still there, just not for sprints), old Lawrenceburg, old Kokomo......

Going to keep thinking on this one.

Jack Dupp · 6/8/09, 11:42 AM

St Charles, MO "The Charley Bowl" Occasional sprint shows were pretty dang exciting.

Godfrey Speedway, IL aka 67 Raceway Park Ran sprints every Friday night when Wib Spaulding owned it.

cmakin · 6/8/09, 11:49 AM

West Capital, San Jose (the fairgrounds, never made it to the Tully Road pavement), Ascot, Hialeah, Big H (now paved and called Houston Motorsports Park). I will have to think about others.

I have a couple that were closed and then eventually re-opened. Stockton 99, 105 and Battleground Speedways.

I am kind of all over the map with this one.

6/8/09, 11:49 AM

New Bremen
Dayton Speedway
Little Springfield
Queen City Speedway
Santa Fe Speedway
16th Street (ball field)
and if you can count them the Old Coliseum in Fort Wayne and the Hoosier Dome.

410racer · 6/8/09, 11:58 AM

Someone is going to have to help me out here.

Wasn't there a track that was carved out of a set of hills somewhere near Raccoon Lake in West/Central Indiana?
If i remember right, it was a high banked freak of nature in the middle of nowhere. It ran a few sprint car shows but not many. I recall seeing a flyer at one the gas stations on the way out west on US 36. They said the pits were up on top and the hill was too steep for to get cars up and down to the track. I went by it one time during the middle of the week to look at it and was intrigued by it but never seen anymore ads or flyers.
Maybe in the early 90's or so?? Anyone ??

Dgentry51 · 6/8/09, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 410racer

Someone is going to have to help me out here.

Wasn't there a track that was carved out of a set of hills somewhere near Raccoon Lake in West/Central Indiana?
If i remember right, it was a high banked freak of nature in the middle of nowhere. It ran a few sprint car shows but not many. I recall seeing a flyer at one the gas stations on the way out west on US 36. They said the pits were up on top and the hill was too steep for to get cars up and down to the track. I went by it one time during the middle of the week to look at it and was intrigued by it but never seen anymore ads or flyers.
Maybe in the early 90's or so?? Anyone ??

Cataract ???

410racer · 6/8/09, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dgentry51

Cataract ???

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?

6/8/09, 12:35 PM

Warsaw.... I barely even remember that place.

is Bunker Hill closed now? When did that happen? That's where I remember seeing a shooting star for the time.

Which track had the clown that threw out hard bubble gum?

Danny Burton · 6/8/09, 12:46 PM

I just recalled a conversation I had with Dick Briscoe the other day. As a small child, long long ago, I went to the old Mitchell Speedway. The track is gone but the Briscoe family business is there. Ironic, but kinda cool.

Add Manzanita too.

Great Scott · 6/8/09, 12:53 PM

I went to that Cataract track once. It was like watching racing down in a valley. It seems like the pits were way way above the track. I think I remember the cars coming down the hill on to the track. They had a hard time getting back to the pits from the track because the hills seemed so steep. The night I went they only had a handfull of cars but I think the sprint feature paid like $1,000. I gave up Bloomington one time to go there on a Friday night. I think I went there in '97 or '98 maybe.

6/8/09, 11:49 AM	#23 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
cmakin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,231	West Capital, San Jose (the fairgrounds, never made it to the Tully Road pavement), Ascot, Hialeah, Big H (now paved and called Houston Motorsports Park). I will have to think about others. I have a couple that were closed and then eventually re-opened. Stockton 99, 105 and Battleground Speedways. I am kind of all over the map with this one. __________________ Be sure to visit www.manvelmotorsports.com. 2024 Robert Ballou Calendars are available.

6/8/09, 12:46 PM	#29 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
Danny Burton Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,351	I just recalled a conversation I had with Dick Briscoe the other day. As a small child, long long ago, I went to the old Mitchell Speedway. The track is gone but the Briscoe family business is there. Ironic, but kinda cool. Add Manzanita too. __________________ http://www.hoseheads.com/dannyb.html Quiet, numbskulls. I'm broadcasting. _________________________________________________ Last edited by Danny Burton; 6/8/09 at 3:52 PM.

6/8/09, 11:41 AM	#21 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
Fisher79 Posts: n/a	Avilla, Warsaw, Bunker Hill, Santa Fe, Shadyhill (still there, just not for sprints), old Lawrenceburg, old Kokomo...... Going to keep thinking on this one.

6/8/09, 11:42 AM	#22 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
Jack Dupp Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 333	St Charles, MO "The Charley Bowl" Occasional sprint shows were pretty dang exciting. Godfrey Speedway, IL aka 67 Raceway Park Ran sprints every Friday night when Wib Spaulding owned it.

6/8/09, 11:49 AM	#24 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
racerdog45 Posts: n/a	New Bremen Dayton Speedway Little Springfield Queen City Speedway Santa Fe Speedway 16th Street (ball field) and if you can count them the Old Coliseum in Fort Wayne and the Hoosier Dome.

6/8/09, 11:58 AM	#25 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
410racer Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 120	Someone is going to have to help me out here. Wasn't there a track that was carved out of a set of hills somewhere near Raccoon Lake in West/Central Indiana? If i remember right, it was a high banked freak of nature in the middle of nowhere. It ran a few sprint car shows but not many. I recall seeing a flyer at one the gas stations on the way out west on US 36. They said the pits were up on top and the hill was too steep for to get cars up and down to the track. I went by it one time during the middle of the week to look at it and was intrigued by it but never seen anymore ads or flyers. Maybe in the early 90's or so?? Anyone ??

6/8/09, 12:35 PM	#28 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
deannalynn Posts: n/a	Warsaw.... I barely even remember that place. is Bunker Hill closed now? When did that happen? That's where I remember seeing a shooting star for the time. Which track had the clown that threw out hard bubble gum?

6/8/09, 12:53 PM	#30 Re: Tracks you saw racing at but are now gone
Great Scott Senior Member Race Count This Year: 48 Race Count Last Year: 63 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 740	I went to that Cataract track once. It was like watching racing down in a valley. It seems like the pits were way way above the track. I think I remember the cars coming down the hill on to the track. They had a hard time getting back to the pits from the track because the hills seemed so steep. The night I went they only had a handfull of cars but I think the sprint feature paid like $1,000. I gave up Bloomington one time to go there on a Friday night. I think I went there in '97 or '98 maybe.