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Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Pooler, Georgia, just outside of Savannah has closed after 70 years of operation. Another one gone
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Already published, thank you . In Low Flying (Lotus Seven Club ) and probably Speedscene (HSA ) . If interested , PM me and I can send you a copy .
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As always, sad to see.....
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At least there’s still some traces there, for now
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Did those rallies a few times. Sometimes the weather was good, but invariably cold and wet, even snow once, which made it interesting. Always enjoyed the meeting as most of cars were classic rally cars.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12591286/ One of the first episodes, they went to Augusta. Neatest thing from the show was the concrete letters they had on the wall out front were still there, because no one is going to move gigantic concrete letters!! Can't find a google image off hand. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12824604/?ref_=ttep_ep4 |
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I mentioned in another thread that I'm a little under the weather ABD don't feel like working. Found this while slacking off this morning and love this thread so thought I'd share it. Goes along with some previous posts of mine about "The Bridge":
A little more info on the track: https://bringatrailer.com/2022/10/22...at-the-bridge/ Neat old track map: https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...size=620%2C477 Great video of the Cam-Am race held there in 1967. https://www.facebook.com/GLSmith9823...18292175048529 Paul Newman quote about taking a first ride around the circuit w/ Mario Andretti Quote:
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Another one going by the way of urban sprawl...
Historic Rockford Speedway in Illinois Closing After 76 Years https://www.thedrive.com/news/histor...ct_source=pitc |
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Just doing a bit of catching up on this thread .And remembering some of the tracks .
I raced on the Crystal Palace circuit , [ I think I also did the last ever full circuit race there ,] Aintree . The original Snetterton circuit with the long Norwich straight . Snetterton reminds me of one that I doubt that many people have heard of . FERSFIELD . Old WW11 airfield used as a racetrack in the 1950s .The races there then moved to Snetterton when that airfield was turned into a racetrack , again in the 1950s . A lot of old airfields were used as racetracks , and I guess there is quite a few more that have disappeared forever . |
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This stopped his fathers future plans of making him the president , and his younger brother , John F Kennedy got the job instead . So Fersfield might be known to Americans as an airfield before it became a race track . |
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Been a bit quiet on here , [ then just noticed Gordons post ], but I thought I would bring up a bit from " Abandoned Tracks ".
Had been looking up the history of FERSFIELD . A link to it here .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idYw7iWr9eU And looked up the history for Snetterton and Silverstone . From old maps it looks like they were all very similar design WW11 airfields . Silverstone had its first racing in 1948 , Fersfield in about 1951 and Snetterton a year or two later . Fersfield did not last very long , [ probably to far away from main roads ,] but the other 2 are still going strong as race circuits today . How many tracks across the country had similar starting points , as I cant think of many that were about , [ Brooklands ], before the war . |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_circuit
Possibly slightly missing the point of Tel's post in terms of airfield tracks post WW2, but having lived next to the park whilst racing was still active, albeit as a very young person at the time, I think the concept of the Palace is something that should be remembered. That said most of my visits to the Park were more memorable for the dinosaurs. https://cpdinosaurs.org/ |
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