View Poll Results: Which Track?
Bradenton
7
28.00%
Lakeland
7
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5
20.00%
PBIR
6
24.00%
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0
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If Orlando does end up shutting down
12-09-2012, 09:01 AM
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The rumor mill about Speedworld has been in full swing for the last 4 months. Shelby wont give up any info (track manager) even though I've been friends with her for many years. Ozzy has talked to me at length when I race at Lakeland , he has been trying to take over Carl Weisingers lease since summertime and several times they had a handshake agreement but Carl would change the terms after. There has been other rumors of different people buying the lease and/or property.
The Hart family owns the property and the Orlando oval track also New Smyrna Speedway. Carl has 1 more year on the lease of the dragstrip everyone thought he had 2 more years. In the last few days I have learned from an IHRA official and a local dragstrip owner that the property owned by the Hart family has been sold to a new owner that owns a well known NHRA track out west. There was also someone at Orlando Speedworld Fri night hanging out and I was told by the IHRA official that he was the track manager for the dragstrip in Dubai which is owned by Shake Kalid (Al-Anabi).
Carl Weisinger has also supposedly decided to keep operating the track with Shelby as manager for the last year of the lease. That would probably mean the normal Speedworld races and bracket racing starting in the middle of Jan with bracket racing starting the 3rd week of Jan.
The Hart family owns the property and the Orlando oval track also New Smyrna Speedway. Carl has 1 more year on the lease of the dragstrip everyone thought he had 2 more years. In the last few days I have learned from an IHRA official and a local dragstrip owner that the property owned by the Hart family has been sold to a new owner that owns a well known NHRA track out west. There was also someone at Orlando Speedworld Fri night hanging out and I was told by the IHRA official that he was the track manager for the dragstrip in Dubai which is owned by Shake Kalid (Al-Anabi).
Carl Weisinger has also supposedly decided to keep operating the track with Shelby as manager for the last year of the lease. That would probably mean the normal Speedworld races and bracket racing starting in the middle of Jan with bracket racing starting the 3rd week of Jan.
12-09-2012, 10:27 AM
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The rumor mill about Speedworld has been in full swing for the last 4 months. Shelby wont give up any info (track manager) even though I've been friends with her for many years. Ozzy has talked to me at length when I race at Lakeland , he has been trying to take over Carl Weisingers lease since summertime and several times they had a handshake agreement but Carl would change the terms after. There has been other rumors of different people buying the lease and/or property.
The Hart family owns the property and the Orlando oval track also New Smyrna Speedway. Carl has 1 more year on the lease of the dragstrip everyone thought he had 2 more years. In the last few days I have learned from an IHRA official and a local dragstrip owner that the property owned by the Hart family has been sold to a new owner that owns a well known NHRA track out west. There was also someone at Orlando Speedworld Fri night hanging out and I was told by the IHRA official that he was the track manager for the dragstrip in Dubai which is owned by Shake Kalid (Al-Anabi).
Carl Weisinger has also supposedly decided to keep operating the track with Shelby as manager for the last year of the lease. That would probably mean the normal Speedworld races and bracket racing starting in the middle of Jan with bracket racing starting the 3rd week of Jan.
The Hart family owns the property and the Orlando oval track also New Smyrna Speedway. Carl has 1 more year on the lease of the dragstrip everyone thought he had 2 more years. In the last few days I have learned from an IHRA official and a local dragstrip owner that the property owned by the Hart family has been sold to a new owner that owns a well known NHRA track out west. There was also someone at Orlando Speedworld Fri night hanging out and I was told by the IHRA official that he was the track manager for the dragstrip in Dubai which is owned by Shake Kalid (Al-Anabi).
Carl Weisinger has also supposedly decided to keep operating the track with Shelby as manager for the last year of the lease. That would probably mean the normal Speedworld races and bracket racing starting in the middle of Jan with bracket racing starting the 3rd week of Jan.
thanks for the info! It's nice to see somebody post firsthand knowledge and not just a one liner/etc based on hearsay.
12-10-2012, 10:59 AM
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Good to hear that it will stay open. Whoever is moving up north, Englishtown (raceway park) is good but you only get 3 runs and they give you tickets to make sure it's only 3. If you can, run at Atco, unlimited runs at test n tune with great track prep as well. If they are running an event however, you'll be lucky to get 2 runs.
12-12-2012, 12:40 PM
#28
I'm moving about 40 minutes north of Scranton, so I have the feeling nothing is really close by.
Looks like:
2hr 45 min Englishtown
3hr 9 min Atco
2 hr 40 min Maple Grove
1 hr 47 min Island Dragway
Looks like Island is actually the closest so far, this thread has gotten off topic now, but I am grateful for the input! I've always wanted to do a road course day also, I'm going to have to look into all this once I get settled up there.
Looks like:
2hr 45 min Englishtown
3hr 9 min Atco
2 hr 40 min Maple Grove
1 hr 47 min Island Dragway
Looks like Island is actually the closest so far, this thread has gotten off topic now, but I am grateful for the input! I've always wanted to do a road course day also, I'm going to have to look into all this once I get settled up there.
12-12-2012, 02:06 PM
#29
I'm moving about 40 minutes north of Scranton, so I have the feeling nothing is really close by.
Looks like:
2hr 45 min Englishtown
3hr 9 min Atco
2 hr 40 min Maple Grove
1 hr 47 min Island Dragway
Looks like Island is actually the closest so far, this thread has gotten off topic now, but I am grateful for the input! I've always wanted to do a road course day also, I'm going to have to look into all this once I get settled up there.
Looks like:
2hr 45 min Englishtown
3hr 9 min Atco
2 hr 40 min Maple Grove
1 hr 47 min Island Dragway
Looks like Island is actually the closest so far, this thread has gotten off topic now, but I am grateful for the input! I've always wanted to do a road course day also, I'm going to have to look into all this once I get settled up there.
12-13-2012, 07:57 PM
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I was hoping Ozzy would take it over, but I know that would be a huge financial obligation, after already taking over one track this year. but he has done a hell of a jpb with it and would gladly make the trip out to OSW if he were running the show. I'll wait to see what officially happens, until then lakeland or bradenton it is
12-20-2012, 01:43 PM
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Any inside news on whether the track is going to stay open?
I am really itching to run my car in the 1/4... & I'm not looking forward to driving 2.5 hrs to gainesville or even farther to Bradenton (is that a 1/4?)
I am really itching to run my car in the 1/4... & I'm not looking forward to driving 2.5 hrs to gainesville or even farther to Bradenton (is that a 1/4?)
12-21-2012, 08:27 PM
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Good. Glad OSW is opening back up. Heard some crazy rumor that the property was being bought by Walmart for a truck distribution center. Sounded too horrible to be true. In the mean time, I would go to Bradenton, world class with good prep.
