South Bend Speedway

racer-x · 10/30/10, 8:40 PM

It appears that all the talk for all the years is finally over,all the back taxes are paid and the Speedway will reopen in 2011. Last time i was there was Ryan Newman night several years ago,place was packed and first time i was able to see what all the talk about some new kid named Bryan Clausen was! This is a great facility for Midget races,hope they get some open wheel dates on the new schedule!
Nice to see a track reopen then shut down for a Change!

racefan20 · 10/30/10, 11:35 PM

nathans1012 · 10/31/10, 10:42 AM

This is awsome news.

racer-x · 10/31/10, 4:27 PM

New owner said he is going to run 5 classes a night and running on SATURDAY nights!

That makes Plymouth and New Paris who both are suffering from low car counts and spectators running all on the same night all 3 tracks are about 30 min apart. I predict in a year it will go from one track being bought to 3 tracks being for sale!!!!!!!!

10/31/10, 5:27 PM

Gotta love the positivity racer-x exudes

I'll take that bet.

chop · 10/31/10, 5:44 PM

M-40 just north of the Indy border in Michigan is also going to stop running Friday nights and run on Sat also in 2011. That would make 4 tracks.

racer-x · 10/31/10, 8:36 PM

Ok 4 tracks my mistake. Dont need to be negative i went there for years ,but on Friday night not Saturday with that many tracks running on the same night. maybe with some feed back from local fans they will get things worked out. Hope i was wrong about the bet but i bet i am not!!

Vukie · 10/31/10, 9:27 PM

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Originally Posted by racer-x

Ok 4 tracks my mistake. Dont need to be negative i went there for years ,but on Friday night not Saturday with that many tracks running on the same night. maybe with some feed back from local fans they will get things worked out. Hope i was wrong about the bet but i bet i am not!!

Throw in Illiana Speedway a couple hours west of South Bend ,they also race on Saturday night.

spicoli · 10/31/10, 10:42 PM

There is nothing wrong with South Bend Motor Speedway that 3 feet of dirt wouldn't fix.

nathans1012 · 10/31/10, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by spicoli

There is nothing wrong with South Bend Motor Speedway that 3 feet of dirt wouldn't fix.

heard they where concidering doing that to plymouth.

10/30/10, 11:35 PM	#2 Re: South Bend Speedway
racefan20 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,223	__________________ John Hoover “To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough.” Epicurus

10/30/10, 8:40 PM	#1 South Bend Speedway
racer-x Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,079	It appears that all the talk for all the years is finally over,all the back taxes are paid and the Speedway will reopen in 2011. Last time i was there was Ryan Newman night several years ago,place was packed and first time i was able to see what all the talk about some new kid named Bryan Clausen was! This is a great facility for Midget races,hope they get some open wheel dates on the new schedule! Nice to see a track reopen then shut down for a Change!

10/31/10, 10:42 AM	#3 Re: South Bend Speedway
nathans1012 Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 34 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8,067	This is awsome news.

10/31/10, 4:27 PM	#4 Re: South Bend Speedway
racer-x Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,079	New owner said he is going to run 5 classes a night and running on SATURDAY nights! That makes Plymouth and New Paris who both are suffering from low car counts and spectators running all on the same night all 3 tracks are about 30 min apart. I predict in a year it will go from one track being bought to 3 tracks being for sale!!!!!!!!

10/31/10, 5:27 PM	#5 Re: South Bend Speedway
racinround Posts: n/a	Gotta love the positivity racer-x exudes I'll take that bet.

10/31/10, 5:44 PM	#6 Re: South Bend Speedway
chop Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 318	M-40 just north of the Indy border in Michigan is also going to stop running Friday nights and run on Sat also in 2011. That would make 4 tracks.

10/31/10, 8:36 PM	#7 Re: South Bend Speedway
racer-x Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,079	Ok 4 tracks my mistake. Dont need to be negative i went there for years ,but on Friday night not Saturday with that many tracks running on the same night. maybe with some feed back from local fans they will get things worked out. Hope i was wrong about the bet but i bet i am not!!