Sadly,I see this turning out like Kentucky Lake Speedway....
Originally Posted by wingedsprint47:
I read an article a couple of years ago after Chicagoland lost its Nascar dates, that the property could eventually be turned into housing development. That track is one of the nicest dirt track facilities around, and it only has a few shows a year. Not too many places have a concrete pit area for the teams
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Another great example of this was Illiana Speedway in Schererville Indiana. I was there for what turned out to be it's last race, The Bettenhausen, a few years ago.
They had a decent car count, probably more than 30 and I hung around the pit until the feature was getting ready to roll out. When I saw the grandstand, I was shocked! It was virtually empty.
The following Saturday, I happened to be driving by Illiana and traffic was backed up on Route 30 both east and west and the parking lot, which is very large, was practicably full!.
There was a demolition derby and school bus race going on. UNBELIEVABLE!!!
I think for this track to remain open, all 3 tracks have to be operating. Not sure when the last time the drag strip ran. The mile and a half track is a big piece of this puzzle. Heard a couple of months ago, this area was offered to build a new Bears Stadium. I don't think they were interested. Not sure if ISC owns all 3 tracks or not. A facility like that eats money when they sit empty.
As for the demo derbies, packing the place, chalk that up to hillbillification.
Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
I think for this track to remain open, all 3 tracks have to be operating. Not sure when the last time the drag strip ran. The mile and a half track is a big piece of this puzzle. Heard a couple of months ago, this area was offered to build a new Bears Stadium. I don't think they were interested. Not sure if ISC owns all 3 tracks or not. A facility like that eats money when they sit empty.
As for the demo derbies, packing the place, chalk that up to hillbillification.
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Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
I think for this track to remain open, all 3 tracks have to be operating. Not sure when the last time the drag strip ran. The mile and a half track is a big piece of this puzzle. Heard a couple of months ago, this area was offered to build a new Bears Stadium. I don't think they were interested. Not sure if ISC owns all 3 tracks or not. A facility like that eats money when they sit empty.
As for the demo derbies, packing the place, chalk that up to hillbillification.
My brother and I ran the two-ambulance EMS service at a local speedway for close to 14 years back in the mid '70s until '89. We were then, and to this day, big time sprint car fans. The couple of times each year that the track had a demolition derby, the makeup of the people both in the stands and in the pits was totally different than who you would encounter during every other race of the year. We just kept our heads down and did our job. The promoter was always happy, as the place was packed, and it made up for the losses from the regular weekly races. Looks like nothing has changed over the years.
Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
I think for this track to remain open, all 3 tracks have to be operating. Not sure when the last time the drag strip ran. The mile and a half track is a big piece of this puzzle. Heard a couple of months ago, this area was offered to build a new Bears Stadium. I don't think they were interested. Not sure if ISC owns all 3 tracks or not. A facility like that eats money when they sit empty.
As for the demo derbies, packing the place, chalk that up to hillbillification.
If i remember correctly ISC doesn't own the dragstrip or the dirt track. The Dragstip & dirt track were built around 1998 and the NASCAR track came a few years later in 2001. I was at the 1st dirt late model race there.
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