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Highbanks Speedway lives!

Highbanks Speedway is being brought back to life by a former racer and his father-in-law. Dave Bohannon and Keith Sanders have purchased the 75 acres for $187,000 and plan to cut a new clay track, construct some new buildings and remodel the facility in time for opening on April 2, 2011. Bleachers at the facility will accommodate 5,000 to view the three-eighths mile "dirt" track racing. "We just wanted to invest in the community give the people something to do," said Sanders, who raced at Highbanks, and did pretty well, but does not plan to race when it reopens with himself as part of the track ownership. Sanders, a 1988 graduate of Salina High, said the racetrack was a going concern and failed because the previous owner was going through a divorce and experienced cash flow problems that kept her from keeping the business going. "It was good before and it's going to be better than it ever was," said Sanders.