Thread: Man, this is bad.....

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Tonight is the last night for Manzanita Speedway, it's gonna be a parking lot for some dang construction company!!!! rumors of a new one being built, but I have to wonder if the money thing won't kill it....?????

Used to be one of my favorite places to head to in the spring. When we're freezing still up here, the racing is going great in the Pheonix area.... Watching the CRA cars out there was great!!!! USAC and WOO also ran there quite a bit. Just hate to see another great facility like Manzy get turned into a parking lot...... Bummer

Tracks that I have raced at that are gone

US 30
Oswego
Lions
OCIR
Irwindale
Riverside
Las Vegas
Fremont?
Fresno?
Carlsbad
Ontario
Alton
White Hall
Amarillo
Dallas
Salt Lake
Denver(east side of town)

others too many to count

half moon bay
santa ana

US-30 and Oswego . I am Sure Jerry Was there more then one Time when I was too .

That made me sick when I heard about Manzanita.. That was one of the best dirt tracks I have ever been to..

Then add all of those big and little Eastern dirt and asphalt ovals that are pre and just post WW2 that disappeared;
Langhorne
Trenton
Then locally near me:
Victoria
Pine Bowl
Route 66 (NY)
White's Beach
Empire
and lots more

But still going strong after 50 years or so:
Albany Saratoga (Malta-less then 5 miles)
Fonda Speedway NY (35 miles away)
Lebanon Valley NY (40 miles away)
Stafford Springs CT (100 miles)
Thompson CT (125 miles)

These are some of the tracks that I have frequented - and have even driven a couple of the smaller local tracks back in the flathead days