NEXT:10 Of The Scariest Rally Roads Ever. Enoch was inspired by stock car races, which he had attended in 1945. Running the show since 1948, it has its own league of fans and is claimed as the most popular motor track in the NY. Owosso Speedway, in Ovid, MI, is currently a 3/8ths mile progressively banked, paved oval with a seating capacity of 3,500. Your previous content has been restored. This is all good stuff to know. Asking price is $650,000 for the drag strip, including the OutPost bar/grill/restaurant, a three bedroom brick ranch house, 40 x 60 shop building, all rolling stock, and all equipment to conduct race events including the timing system, as well as all the current equipment used in the operation of the bar/grill/restaurant on about 20 acres of land. Bath* - 1/2 mile dirt. And that would have been Hoods junkyard, correct? Last ran in 1951. The Budh International Circuit is not technically abandoned as it does hold the odd race. Asphalt 1/4 mile. Schatz ran a 14.2 his first lap in hot laps and the track slowed down from there. You will NOT be disappointed. The same thing happens to things and places. All sorts of sports cars, sprint cars, classic cars compete here with heart-stopping drama in a number of challenges and events. Within a decade, the audience dipped, and the flag was never raised again at this Speedway after 1980. always trying to use the message boards, whose URL links often dry up. DEAD RACE TRACKS Without them of course, motorsport would simply not take place. Powered by Invision Community. Niagara Fairgrounds - Lockport, NY - Known event ran on 9/3/34. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halw/Mettowee2.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalFairgrounds.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halew/Midstate.jpg. No longer exists. All Rights Reserved. There are very few countries in the world as diverse and beautiful as the US. I'll find out the locations of the other tracks if it kills me. Penny Royal Speedway - Leon, NY located at the Firemans Fairgrounds, dirt oval (c.1949 late 50s) / now an Amish sawmill and farm. Circle K Speedway, down near the border with PA along the western part of the Southern Tier near Whitesville. to the racing community for 50+ years. Some 12,000 spectators came to the opening day and wagered more than $130,000. Coon Road Speedway* - aka Sherman/Wesfield. The original iteration of the Red Bull Ring, the Osterreichring, was a fearsome challenge for Formula 1 drivers that last saw a Grand Prix in 1987. This abandoned race track in the woods has been abandoned for over 50 years. Dijon-Prenois is very much still around, but it has not had an easy ride in recent years and has been a danger of being closed down. There is also the North Ridge Speedway in Argyle, NY. The tickets for the events dont dig your pockets deep and the food is reasonably priced too. Saint Lawrence Valley Speedway, Canton dirt oval (1951)- Bill Wimble started his driving career here. No longer exists. It was in back of where the Moose Club is. A couple towns people complained and it was shut down. Top 10: The Best Bell Helmets To Suit All Your Riding Needs! 409. The big daddy of the lot, the Nazareth Speedway remained in operation for nearly a century beginning 1910 and closing its doors in 2004. Eerie. Check out 38 of my favorite abandoned locations throughout the state. All Rights Reserved. Dirt Track Digest. It closed in the late 60s. Nicknamed the Green Hell of France after Germanys Nurburgring, this track was terrifying. Anyway, here is the track to prove it exists. by ScottKo in RacingIn News, Rivalry Renewed: Lanigan & Richards Set To Face Off In 2015 As Richards Returns To Full-Time World of Outlaws Competition In recent years several NASCAR teams have tested at CMP in preparation for their road course events. Located in Surrey, England, it was closed in World War II and was also one of the world's first airfields. Smyrna Speedway was a dirt track near Sherburne NY that ran in the 1950s. Motordome Speedway is an Abandoned Wonderland. Then in 1972 the 1/2 mile track was also paved. Track had a lot of potential. Sebastian Vettel won all three races held at the circuit. See more ideas about race track, abandoned, racing. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HallooSpeedway.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halg/watertown.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Haleway1948or9.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halg/WestPerth.jpg, West Seneca Speedway - West Seneca, NY - 1/4 mile dirt oval, ran in the 50's **NEW**, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hal/WestSeneca.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halitesbeach-1.jpg. Update: This track was sold for an undisclosed sum. by KyleBrinkmannRacing in KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI, What a year as we transition onto dirt racing! Negotiations began in 2017 with a deal being finalized in early 2018. Rhinebeck. Special events in the '50s. My guess is early 1950s judging by the tow vehicles. Dirt ovals (brown dots on the map) are the most widely available. The track runs a very wide variety of cars over the season, including Dwarf Mod Lite, Sprint Invader, IMCA Sport Mod, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Modified, Hobby Stock, 4-Cylinder, 410 Sprint, 305 Sprint, Late Model National, and World of Outlaws. Update: The Lone Oak Speedway was sold in 2016 for a sum of $90,000. It is 3.45 miles long with a whopping 11 twisty turns. It has actually been through various plans to reopen it, one scheme in 2008 suddenly changing tack and turning its back on the track completely. May have been a single Sports Car event. North Wilkesboro is, or at least was, a NASCAR short track in the North Carolina area. Built by Kenny Shoemaker. RELATED:14 Things You Didn't Know About IndyCar (1 You Should Know). When Joe Littlejohn attended the preliminary NASCAR meetings, he also decided to turn his horse racing track into a car racing one. 2. Today, it's nothing but dense woods. Paul Newman once rented it too. Asking price is $399,000. Ran for 13 years until 1963. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halng/PineBowl.jpg. 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And honestly, its quite a task to pick just 10 of them, but we will try to do justice with our readers and pick those which are great from multiple perspectives and located exclusively in New York. Track completely gone. Evergreen Speedway (Now New Bedford Airport) Fall River Speedway. Palmyra 2* - 1/2 mile dirt. I remember running against Dave Camara, who pretty much started his racing career at North Ridge. SRW Winternationals Weekend now a Qualifying race for ALL Classes! Other tracks were Rhinebeck and Stateline Speedways. Organisers may look to stage racing . Looking to explore some abandoned places in New York? There was another one in Bath, which Dutch raced on but not sure of the location. Benning Race Track. Abandoned Places In New York 1. Ran sometime in the 1980s. By 2000, the Kentucky Speedway opened and the Louisville Motor Speedway was abandoned for a bit before being completely demolished. He lives with his wife, two rascally sons and is a car and motorcycle nut in his free time. Copyright 2022. Just five F1 races were held here before it became too dangerous for the sport and its ever-faster cars. After 2004, it lay abandoned with dirt piles to prevent unauthorized racing till it was bought for commercial development in 2015. Golden Cove Race Track. Some of the same crowd who raced at Brookfield back then raced here: Im pretty sure this is Victoria Speedway near Dunnsville NY. 20/20 Abandoned At Sunset via fox8.com This track has seen much more life in its time than it currently has at this moment at sunset, where empty echoes reverberate off the lanes and stadium seating around the empty oval shell of a NASCAR hub that once was but is no more. The Hockenheim circuit in Germany featured huge straights before a big remodel in the early 2000s completely changed the circuit. 1/2 mile dirt. The tracks are well maintained and pretty fast too. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalieldSprings.jpg. Old Mustangs For Sale. The Southern Tier had a number of sprint car teams way back then long before stock cars became popular. Now that you mention it, I seem to remember reading about that. Jimmie's OldTime Site This track opened in 1966, but the owners could not keep up with the high maintenance costs. Billy Rafter finished third in that same, Not a New York track, but some interesting stuff about the North Wilkesburo (Nascar) track: I am in Sidney 2-3 days a week f or work and dont remember seeing it. It goes without saying that we have the most intricate and glorious racetracks in the whole wide world. In front of a crowd of 7,500 spectators, Petty hit a top speed of 82.023 miles per hour. Legion Speedway - Ebenezer, NY Known event ran on 10/6/35 Track completely gone. There used to be a gokart track there also which I believe may have become the "turkey trot" track (I sent an email to the address on its website to see) as I followed the directions to the place to look on googles hybrid maps By the looks of that, the current cart track (or atleast the one in the photo) is where part of the pits were off turn 2, and you can see the outline of the track. Asking price is $1,400,000. Arun Singh Pundir has been a longtime media crackerjack and worked most of his life in sales and marketing. Most of it though does not see racing use, not surprising given how dangerous it was. And it probably will. by KyleBrinkmannRacing in KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI, Top Tips For Online Race Track Promotion This could have been one. But, by 2018, the tracks were in bad condition and NASCAR pulled out. *NEW*, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hal/TwinValley.jpg. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/alleoRacingHome.htm. With no American men around, the girl snuck two POWs theyd befriended out of camp for the night for a little fun. really cool to look at. I know the track that's pictured, however I believe it is a private track builit for training horses. Trailhead00 Dec 6, 2006 Forums The Pine Barrens Ghost Towns and Forgotten Places 1 2 3 6 Next Trailhead00 Explorer Mar 9, 2005 375 1 46 Haddonfield, NJ Dec 6, 2006 #1 I was recently told about 2 racetracks in South Jersey that have been abandoned for quite some time. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halng/Hannibal.jpg. Feb 17, 2019 - Explore Old Hippie Dude's board "FORGOTTEN RACE TRACKS", followed by 719 people on Pinterest. It is a 0.625 miles long oval auto race track opened in 1857. YOUR GATEWAY TO COMPETITIVE RACING Offering introductory and professional level 3-Day Racing Schools RACING SCHOOL LIVE LIFE LIKE A MEMBER Spend the day enjoying all MMC has to offer. The treasure is a 70-foot racing yacht that cost at least $8 million. 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