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Topic: Volusia Speedway's current status?
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December 14, 2011 at
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What is the status of the UNOH Nat's at Volusia in Feb, has anyone heard any updates? I've spoken with 2 separate locals today from 2 different parts of Florida, and they both told me they had heard that Volusia is currently closed for ALL racing. The track website does show that the owner had personal difficulties that resulted in the cancelation of the final few nights of regular racing in November, but also states that other special races will have news posted when available.
I was also informed that the owner has since passed away. If this is fact, may he rest peacefully.
I personally think that the Dirtcar Nats would go on anyway, with temporary management. If the track is in fact closed, I would think there would have been more "public" news about the situation. I'd hate to have plans set in place only to find out I've got tickets to a race that won't take place.
So my question is a simple one.: Will the show go on as scheduled, or do I need to look into other plans?
Bye bye, Hardhat!
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December 15, 2011 at
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http://www.dirtcarnationals.com/
All appears fine...
WRG was last leasing the track that I knew of.
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December 15, 2011 at
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Posted By: dahlfans on December 14 2011 at 10:45:36 PM
What is the status of the UNOH Nat's at Volusia in Feb, has anyone heard any updates? I've spoken with 2 separate locals today from 2 different parts of Florida, and they both told me they had heard that Volusia is currently closed for ALL racing. The track website does show that the owner had personal difficulties that resulted in the cancelation of the final few nights of regular racing in November, but also states that other special races will have news posted when available.
I was also informed that the owner has since passed away. If this is fact, may he rest peacefully.
I personally think that the Dirtcar Nats would go on anyway, with temporary management. If the track is in fact closed, I would think there would have been more "public" news about the situation. I'd hate to have plans set in place only to find out I've got tickets to a race that won't take place.
So my question is a simple one.: Will the show go on as scheduled, or do I need to look into other plans?
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Volusia is our local track... While I just work on the car the way I
understand it is DIRTcar has owned the track for the last couple of years or so
and had been running the local shows until this past season. They began leasing
it to Ken Sands at the beginning of the season and he was the one who was running
the local shows only. I don't really know what happened to him other than we
had way more than the usual number of rainouts. You'd think in Florida we would
have a lot but really we don't... Anyway, I don't see the failure of the
regular season impacting any special events during Speedweeks. All Speedweeks
races are run by DIRTcar and not the local promoter so I wouldn't expect them
to be listed on the Volusia track website under upcoming shows, and as you’ve
found, they’re not.
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December 15, 2011 at
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Last I heard a couple weeks ago from a WRG employee is that their promoter from Lernerville Speedway Gary Risch is in charge of running Volusia for Speedweeks and has been down there getting things ready since early November.
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December 15, 2011 at
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Thanks for the info! I'll continue my attempt to see some racing this February!
Bye bye, Hardhat!
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December 16, 2011 at
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The Dirt people will run the winter series of shows as in the past. They are attempting to find someone to lease the track for the regular season.
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December 16, 2011 at
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so let me get this straight. The largest sanctioning body in the US for dirt racing has to find someone to lease the track that they own??
Are they not capable of making it turn a profit other than during Speedweeks?
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December 17, 2011 at
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It is likely a matter of not wanting the headaches of running a weekly show, especially in lieu of the past history of the track.
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