Board:   [DoveNet] Sports
Subject: Penske Acquires Speedway!
From:    Dumas Walker
Date:    Wed Nov 06, 2019 16:46

@VIA: CAPCITY2
>Growing up in the Bryan-College station area, we had Texas World Speedway. Saw
>he Coors 400, saw Mario Andretti set the speed record in Indy car. Then mismana
>ement and disrepair set in. The track became a "local" track for SCCA. Now it i
> being torn down to be a subdivision.

 :(  Hate to hear that.  Several years ago, I was reading about some local
groups thatwould still go there and drag race.  They said you had to watch
out for snakes in the infield (!!!) but that it was a fun time otherwise.

I somehow got the impression that the construction of the Texas Motor
Speedway not too far away might have hurt it also.


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