Yup. Hey, during Sprint Week, we were staying in Gas City (having traveled up from Texas). One quickly finds out that, when there is no racing (such as during a rained out program) in Gas City, there isn't a whole lot of other things to do.

Property values are what killed Ascot, correct? Just what is in the place of the Speedway there now? It's not like the neighbors were ever going to pick up the phone and complain. Same deal with West Capital.

Wal-Mart
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believe me, if it was a big money maker, they'd still be running it in 2009. Promoting short track racing is a tough buck to make, "especially" if you don't own the property. If any of you "starry-eyed would be promotors" out there ask me? I'll tell you to leave it sit! OK,OK so you didn't aske me! If you're crazy enough to try it, good luck! :O:

Has anyone mentioned the asking price for either buying or leasing?
Sure would hate to see another track go the way of Warsaw or Avilla
Both of those were great tracks that were killed by cities with no foresight
Warsaw sits empty at the fairgrounds and Avilla is a McDonald/B.P. station
and now also a beer distributor finally took some of the property.
Can't see how anybody make much if any money because of those decisions.....

I think the truck terminal wants the land

Write or email the Gas City chamber of commerce about the benefits this jewel brings to their community. Someone just might listen and get behind the track. Wishful thinking.....

What Cecil said. I've had two promotors tell me point blank that there isn't really money to be made except special events and those are iffy because of issues of bad weather ect which in the bad case, You loose your ass.

In fact one promotor told me three of the four shows out of sixteen that he actually made money were USAC.

Chuck

Gregg S. name has been mentioned a lot around here. Shuman, Stabb and a new open wheel series is the talk. I have no idea if anything will come from the talk but it is a start. I will not believe anything until the papers are signed.
Time will tell.

Jerry #66j
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That COMBO would be Pretty hard to beat. Like to see The Fl'yn Shu out here in Indiana.....:respect::respect::respect:

I think Shuman had a good idea and did a good job with the NWWC. Hopefully he and #44 can make this deal happen. Even if it didn't get too far off the ground, if it helped motivate USAC as far as the sprint series is concerned it would be worth it in my book.