AZGARY
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- Sep 18, 2015
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- Tucson AZ.
Here's the link announced this afternoon. https://azbigmedia.com/real-estate/sunbelt-holdings-will-lead-10m-sf-expansion-at-wild-horse-pass/
When I moved to Arizona in 1981, Beeline had closed & the only track hosting nat'l events was Tucson & AHRA. Then Firebird was built, shifted back to Phoenix. And now we have come full circle, with Tucson being the Last Track Standing. sigh.... I wish Wild Horse would hold one last race. Haven't been there since the national event in 2020. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised but still bums me out.
We've heard this talk for years and you don't just come up with development plans like this overnight, my guess is the pandemic made it easy to slow down events at the track and finally move forward. The part that gets me is they invested in the track, they put in new LED lighting and had the track ground flat before last year's nationals.
Thanks Jim. I plan to go to the Div 7 race, at least on Sat, next month. It's about a 2 hour drive from my house to the Tucson track. I just want to make sure the track can let spectators in. I talked to the track & they said Pima County is the one who would decide how many spectators to let in. I went to Div 7 race last year & really enjoyed it. Tucson is a great track. I remember the old one, back in 1980's and remember when this one was built. Tucson usta do Pro testing & the racers really liked the track.
I voiced my concerns when Covid 19 started. Tracks would no longer have the income and may be the straw that broke the camel's back. Plus, money talks and the possibility of re-purposing track property to make huge profits is hard to turn down. This makes me appreciate the Fiorito family in Seattle even more. Back 7 years ago, they put Pacific Raceways up for sale. But because the offers they got were for purposes other than a racetrack, they removed it from the market. Immediately, new houses were built literally feet away from the fence around the pits, so you know what would have happened. You just don't see that dedication to racing very often. For me, even though Seattle is 12 hour drive south, losing it would make attending a Nationals much more difficult.
Looks like pretty new houses,neibors will complain,why these dumbasses build houses right by a racetrack2019 Goodguys UNFC race and the houses
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These houses are around 5 years old and are not cheap. Saw a listing for a house that is right behindLooks like pretty new houses,neibors will complain,why these dumbasses build houses right by a racetrack