Goodbye Bandimere (1 Viewer)

[Cliff]

BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY'S LAST GOODBYE - THE EAGLE, THE TOWER, AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN | Competition Plus

The tower at Bandimere Speedway was coming apart piece by piece. Workers were removing glass, counters and decades of memories from the structure that had

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HATED seeing these photos

 

[sfw1960]

God's place...forevermore.

 

[twostep]

First national event I ever witnessed was at Bandimere and many more followed. The new track will no doubt be a fitting continuation of the Bandimere legacy - but no matter how spectacular it is it can never replace the original. Just not the same.

 

[Cliff]

I got to go there once, thot it was such a great place. Still have the decal I bought there.

 

[LoPony]

Well…. apparently they are actually building the new track. Won’t be the same, but it will be good I bet.

 

[Chili]

Well…. apparently they are actually building the new track. Won’t be the same, but it will be good I bet.

It’s been a very slow process but hopefully we can get a groundbreaking this summer. Very slim chance for a 2027 national event but I think 2028 is reasonable.

 

[sutton]

I went to Bandimere with Dennis Taylor and the Evil wicked Mean and Nasty funny car. It was raining heavy and they announced that the rain should stop by 3 PM. 2:45 it stopped at 2:45 there were zero spectators in the stands, at 3:30 the stands were packed. they all must have been settling in their cars. LOL John Bandimere told me look a how close the housing is coming too the track it won't be long for the track, and it wasn't. I loved the place and the fantastic spectators.
Larry Sutton---

 

[GumbyWVU]

Such a shame, there will likely never be another track quite like it in terms of setting. I know the scenery looked great on TV, can only imagine what it looked like in person. Truly regret not having been able to get there once.