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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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PLEASE!!! tell me its not true.. i heard this from a friend.. but hes the only one i heard this from.. is it really closing? i heard it falied to pass the NHRA safety test or somthing... and it would cost to much money to make it meet standards... yada..yada..yada.. anyone else here of this? the track is 15min from my house.. i hope they dont close it.. cuz then i gotta drive all the way to freakin houston..
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
PLEASE!!! tell me its not true.. i heard this from a friend.. but hes the only one i heard this from.. is it really closing? i heard it falied to pass the NHRA safety test or somthing... and it would cost to much money to make it meet standards... yada..yada..yada.. anyone else here of this? the track is 15min from my house.. i hope they dont close it.. cuz then i gotta drive all the way to freakin houston..
Their website has no mention of it, although tech cards went up $5
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
PLEASE!!! tell me its not true.. i heard this from a friend.. but hes the only one i heard this from.. is it really closing? i heard it falied to pass the NHRA safety test or somthing... and it would cost to much money to make it meet standards... yada..yada..yada.. anyone else here of this? the track is 15min from my house.. i hope they dont close it.. cuz then i gotta drive all the way to freakin houston..
If they close SAR I am done going to the track ever. Only one close for me is dallas or temple. Temple is
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by GTO JIMMY
If they close SAR I am done going to the track ever. Only one close for me is dallas or temple. Temple is
Word. **** Temple.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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yea if they close it.. pretty much everybody in this area is screwed.. wont see the track nearly as much! and wont get my speed fix... witch will result into street racing again
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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I think it is San Antonio Speedway that is closing, the one near the new Toyota Plant. SAR better not close, or ill ha

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SAS
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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That sux, that place is like 15 min from my sisters house .
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:58 AM
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Only thing SAR is doing is getting bigger! It is the Speedway near Toyota that is closing cause of new houses and land costs.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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CLOSED...

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog..._speedw_1.html
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:04 AM
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You are talking about SAS not SAR! SAR just had the track redone and the events there are getting bigger and better everytime.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:13 AM
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They are not closing, PERIOD!

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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Nice wheelstand coach!
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Not CLosing,
its one of the nicest tracks in Texas,
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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better not be closing, and if it does, isn't the one in laredo opened? closer to me
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Here a link.... It's another track their closing
http://www2.mysanantonio.com/multime.../NewsOnDemand/
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TAtoad
better not be closing, and if it does, isn't the one in laredo opened? closer to me
Yes, the one down here is open.......
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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wow. I didnt even know that a san antonio "speedway" exhisted.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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well this is great news! ima go slap my friend now! freakin ruined my nite last nite! well there having that street warriors thing tomorrow, but its gunna freakin rain! so wats gunna happen???? they still doin it rain or shine? i wanna see that bikini contest!
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Instead of repeating your friend's stupid rumor, you could have gone to SAR's website or given them a call.

Oh, and Jimmy... don't even pretend you race on a legal track.

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