Favorite track that is no longer around

Gregg · 10/10/07, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dirtywhiteboy

Dave Despain asked the question "If you had $100 million dollars and could live out your racing fantasy what would it be? Someone emailed him and said they would buy back the stripmall and rebuild Little Springfield. I didn't catch the name but I was thankful to see that track still have that following after 20+ years of it not being around.

The late Len Calinoff had a lot of suggestions when he posted on another forum. One of them was to turn the tables and tear down a few strip malls and build race tracks in their place.:thumb:

AustinSprinter · 10/10/07, 10:57 AM

Wow....I know I'll be leav'n some out,But heres just a few.... Old S.J. Spwy..Baylands Rwy Pk...Vallejo Spwy...W.Capitol...Clovis...Kearny Bowl...and mabe just the greatest of all time, "Ascot Park".....Whew!!....What memories they hold......

10/10/07, 11:18 AM

I too miss Little Springfield. I still continue to stop and pee in the former parking lot every year after the Fairgrounds Champ Car race. Godfrey Speedway and St. Charles Speedway (another semi-high banked dirt 1/4 with the board walls) also come to mind...

racefan20 · 10/10/07, 11:20 AM

16th St speedway!!
On the news last week they were talking about tearing it down. It would cost too much to get rid of all the lead based paint used there to make it cost effective to use it for another purpose. They had some pictures from inside and it looked like the grass had taken back over where the track used to be.

10/10/07, 12:24 PM

Lil' Springfield and Santa Fe. Maybe 16th Street....maybe. :eek:

petey · 10/10/07, 12:32 PM

Godfrey, Ill. Only made it there once.

davidm · 10/10/07, 12:32 PM

The track I miss the most is Penn National, but I'd have to add Reading and Flemington the dirt version to the list.

Gasman fan 50 · 10/10/07, 1:12 PM

Ascot, West Capitol, Vallejo, and San Jose's three tracks. All California tracks. Ascot they sure used that place every night of the week, with a Slick track on their land!!! Polished Cement with baby powder on it. Man those were the days!!. To teach you how to back it in!! West coast racing.
West Capitol-one mile, half mile, and a quarter mile. all in one.:Steer

chadsniffsmethanol · 10/10/07, 2:03 PM

16th street speedway

via spring 2007

bojo20 · 10/10/07, 2:16 PM

Raceway Park(Blue Island Ill)== Santa Fe Speedway===87th St Speedway===O'Hare Speedway===Mance Park Speedway

10/10/07, 11:20 AM	#14 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
racefan20 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,164	16th St speedway!! On the news last week they were talking about tearing it down. It would cost too much to get rid of all the lead based paint used there to make it cost effective to use it for another purpose. They had some pictures from inside and it looked like the grass had taken back over where the track used to be. __________________ John Hoover “To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough.” Epicurus

10/10/07, 10:57 AM	#12 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
AustinSprinter Senior Member Race Count This Year: (22) Race Count Last Year: (29) Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,428	Wow....I know I'll be leav'n some out,But heres just a few.... Old S.J. Spwy..Baylands Rwy Pk...Vallejo Spwy...W.Capitol...Clovis...Kearny Bowl...and mabe just the greatest of all time, "Ascot Park".....Whew!!....What memories they hold......

10/10/07, 11:18 AM	#13 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
mortboyz Posts: n/a	I too miss Little Springfield. I still continue to stop and pee in the former parking lot every year after the Fairgrounds Champ Car race. Godfrey Speedway and St. Charles Speedway (another semi-high banked dirt 1/4 with the board walls) also come to mind...

10/10/07, 12:24 PM	#15 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
Mr. Happy Posts: n/a	Lil' Springfield and Santa Fe. Maybe 16th Street....maybe. :eek:

10/10/07, 12:32 PM	#16 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
petey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 925	Godfrey, Ill. Only made it there once.

10/10/07, 12:32 PM	#17 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
davidm Senior Member Race Count This Year: 21 Race Count Last Year: 23 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 12,509	The track I miss the most is Penn National, but I'd have to add Reading and Flemington the dirt version to the list.

10/10/07, 1:12 PM	#18 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
Gasman fan 50 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 461	Ascot, West Capitol, Vallejo, and San Jose's three tracks. All California tracks. Ascot they sure used that place every night of the week, with a Slick track on their land!!! Polished Cement with baby powder on it. Man those were the days!!. To teach you how to back it in!! West coast racing. West Capitol-one mile, half mile, and a quarter mile. all in one.:Steer

10/10/07, 2:03 PM	#19 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
chadsniffsmethanol Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 120	16th street speedway via spring 2007

10/10/07, 2:16 PM	#20 Re: Favorite track that is no longer around
bojo20 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 266	Raceway Park(Blue Island Ill)== Santa Fe Speedway===87th St Speedway===O'Hare Speedway===Mance Park Speedway