Racetrack Revival — Round 2

[dirtcrazy4u]

WOW. Please do it right XR. The place needs so much to meet today's cars. I say make it flat and widen the corners. You don't need stands, People have sat all over that hillside and the view is great. Pennsboro doesn't Carl Short still have a hand in the place ?

[Pennsboro32]

Carl has nothing to do with it.

[Highside Hustler25]

Somebody's gonna spend some serious cash reviving that place. All the power to them.

[riddle28]

id have rather seen belle clair brought back to life, xr gonna bring back ascot next?

[WisWildManFan]

revive Lasalle Speedway

[Highside Hustler25]

revive Lasalle Speedway

Yes !!!!.........

[BTExpress]

In my humble opinion, XR would be better off buying WVMS and building a smaller track inside the big 5/8th, like a Davenport Speedway. It would be a heck of a lot cheaper and all the required infrastructure is already in place as far as seating, amenities and access roads.....But what do I know???

[Jim11h]

Enough racing talk.........what's the PARTY gonna be like???

[adamrobison]

I'd be willing to bet that this second verse will be the same as the first. Every other year, hope is breathed into Pennsboro but nothing ever materializes. The place is just way too primitive and in need of so much infrastructure. Hopefully there will be modern comforts such as restrooms, running water, lighting and safer access to the treacherous hillside. I just recently got over the effects of dysentery from my last visit there.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Go to a nascrap race. This way your white tennie shoes won't get dirty. They revive that place, you won't be able to get near the place. There frst concern has to be the track, which is a major hurdle to get passed. It has to be widened, the creek is another obstacle. It's been how many yrs ? I won't get my hopes up but if it becomes reality I'll be digging my heels in on that hillside and enjoying a cold one.

[Pennsboro32]

I'd be willing to bet that this second verse will be the same as the first. Every other year, hope is breathed into Pennsboro but nothing ever materializes. The place is just way too primitive and in need of so much infrastructure. Hopefully there will be modern comforts such as restrooms, running water, lighting and safer access to the treacherous hillside. I just recently got over the effects of dysentery from my last visit there.

There’s lots of false information on this thread. Who exactly has tried to breathe life into this place? It sat idle for more than 14 years. Then the county won it back and they’ve slowly upgraded some small things. At the rate they were going though, it would have been 2080 before they raced. The best option was to lease it to someone with a load of money. That just happened to be XR. I’ve been skeptical of XR in the past, mainly because they’re such a mystery. I hope they succeed and me and all my buddies will be on that hillside on 2024.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Pennsboro32

Just seen these 4 picture on another Facebook page this morning while at work. You're right the track really isn't close to being wide enough with the current style of Late Models and the width of the cars today. Probably need to widen the track out a good bit for any racing to be decent. The place needs a ton or work.

[TerryM]

Anyone who’s excited about bringing Pennsboro back, has apparently never been to this dump. It’s the worst place I’ve ever attended a race. The track, the racing, the facility (lol … facility), the seating (what seating?) … the entire place, is pathetic. But, Carl Short decided it was a great place to throw some ridiculous money at drivers from all over the country — and those drivers showed up in huge numbers. That’s why I drove to Pennsboro several times from Lexington in my younger days, attended every Pennsboro race when I lived a few minutes away in Parkersburg in the early 90’s, and then covered all the big Pennsboro shows as a journalist in the latter 90’s. Not once did I ever enjoy the place, or see a good race. I was there to see the best of the best drivers. Which I did, albeit single file.

[Raceready]

A drivers fate was determined when he pulled his number for his qualifying order. There was a point where the track worked its way into the best tackiness of the day and it only lasted for about 20 cars. If you lucked into that sweet spot you had a chance of starting up front of a heat enough to get in. The track just went south in the heat of the day after that. Single track dog track rest of the day. The booze flowed like water around those parts !

[ftfiowa]

wish XR would have bought Belle Clair il.