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February 06, 2009 at
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A few years ago there was talk of a new dirt track at the Antelope Valley fairgrounds. Anyone know what happened?
"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza" -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS
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February 06, 2009 at
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$or lack of
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February 07, 2009 at
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This message was edited on
February 07, 2009 at
09:31:19 AM by BIGFISH
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Posted By: Tripcrwn on February 06 2009 at 10:49:47 PM
A few years ago there was talk of a new dirt track at the Antelope Valley fairgrounds. Anyone know what happened?
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There was a lot of talk, and if you remember Ron Shuman and SCRA were hoping to make that track a home base.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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February 07, 2009 at
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Lancaster,along side of the 14....there is an offroad track there now ...motorcycles ,..and they televised some stadium styleoff road truck races there .I think its a lost cause for putting in a dirt track .They seem successful doing what their doing now..but a great location
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February 07, 2009 at
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This message was edited on
February 07, 2009 at
12:38:39 PM by anonymouslyyours
At the 5 and highway 43 there is a brand new track they just, or are about to fnish... Great track, I know its supposed to be an asphalt track, they have stopped the cunstruction due to lack of funds... Its allllllllll DIRT right now.... Great looking track, I think they should leave it the way it is and we could do the opening ceremony on it.....http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Marin_Raceway
Its Marion Collins the old owner of mesa marin who is behind this....
Everyone is a little Crazy in their own unique way...
Its the one's who Don't think they are Crazy you have
to Look Out For!!!!
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February 08, 2009 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: race88 on February 07 2009 at 11:40:36 AM
Lancaster,along side of the 14....there is an offroad track there now ...motorcycles ,..and they televised some stadium styleoff road truck races there .I think its a lost cause for putting in a dirt track .They seem successful doing what their doing now..but a great location
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The fairgrounds that was being talked about for the track back
then...is no more, and is different than the one along Highway 14.
The old fairgrounds had a rarely used 3/8 mile dirt oval and
was located at Division and I in Lancaster. In 2003, new
fairgrounds were opened at Highway 14 & H, about 3 miles away.
The old fairgrounds site has been razed, the grandstand was torn down in late 2003 IIRC. It just sits there, empty right now.
The new fairgrounds has a motocross course, but the Stadium off-road trucks
only ran one year (2007). When the fairgrounds was built they left space and had an outline for a 1/4 mile banked oval that was used for a rally stage. Last I checked, it's still there.
Have a very rare thing out here, a sports columnist in the local paper who has encouraged a dirt track at the new fairgrounds from the time the plan to move to the site was announced.
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February 08, 2009 at
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That's right bigfish, SCRA and Shuman were involved. I recall photos of the track (I believe it was from the new fairground's location) and they showed the track already there - if I recall correctly. They were supposed to add bleachers. Too bad the track died due to $$ and lack of interest because it would have been just another southern California race track for the fans.
"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza" -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS
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February 08, 2009 at
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Posted By: anonymouslyyours on February 07 2009 at 12:21:07 PM
At the 5 and highway 43 there is a brand new track they just, or are about to fnish... Great track, I know its supposed to be an asphalt track, they have stopped the cunstruction due to lack of funds... Its allllllllll DIRT right now.... Great looking track, I think they should leave it the way it is and we could do the opening ceremony on it.....http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Marin_Raceway
Its Marion Collins the old owner of mesa marin who is behind this....
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The track you talk about is Kern County Raceway. It already has a layer or 2 of asphalt already down.
Sorry
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