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Next Track to be in Minnesota????

LMITOUT

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LMITOUT Grand Master

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Just heard on ESPN's NASCAR show that another group of investors may be pushing to build a track and have a NASCAR race in Minnesota.

I did a search online and found the name of the group: International Motorsports Entertainment and Development Corporation. They had a press release on March 5th with details which included a $200 million, 3/4 mile, highbanked, track and also a drag strip. shocked.gif

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I would have to see it to believe it. They can't seem to get Twins or Vikings stadiums going, so there will be no public money, and as far as racing in this state we can barely hold on to an NHRA event.

Not that I would complain if one got built, however.

DD

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Never happen.....I mean I hope it does but I just cant see it in the anytime near future. I think I have heard that same thing for the last five years or so. NASCAR cant keep the tracks they have right now happy. But I hope that I am wrong that would be nice......

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It would be nice, but i doubt it will happen. They already have to long of a schedule and nobody wants to loose a track date. If nascar wanted to grow the sport up here more they would be better off offering free "track pass" or discount tickets to other tracks for people in less nascar friendly areas.

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LMITOUT Grand Master

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Yeah, I have a hard time believing it will ever come to fruition, but one can hope. They also said on the report that this investor group hasn't officially contacted anybody at NASCAR yet. smirk.gif

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I'd love to see it, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut I don't see it. However, I read in the local paper there are some fellas getting things together just a tad north of Worthington.

They are shooting for a road course with a drag stip kinda like Brainerd. Once again, I don't see it happening. Just look at Grove Creek. Great dirt track and drag strip. Now the dirt track is shut down and hardly no one goes to the drags anymore. frown.gif

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how about proposing a dirt track that can accomodate 100,000 + people ?

Now that would be awesome!!! I love it when there are only 600-700 people on the regular local nights. How many does Knoxville hold? never been there but it seems like dirt track heaven from what i've seen and heard. as far as that Worthington track im not too sure it would be a success we are way too far out in the sticks for any major track or races to take place around here. it would be cool but the local won't support the local track on saturday nights the way it is.

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I don't see a 100,000 seat dirt track being successful at all. The only way they will draw people from the midwest area on a consistant basis is if it's a NASCAR track. You'd get people from all the neighboring states trying to get tickets every year. The percentage of people interested in dirt isn't even close to NASCAR's fanbase. They claim 1 in every 3 people is a NASCAR fan. I would bet anything that dirt isn't even close to that. Oh, I'm sure there would be that following, but not on a level of a paved NASCAR track. People come from all over to go to the NHRA's in Brainerd and I think this would have the same appeal.

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Knoxville has over 24,000 seats at its dirt track.

There will never be a NASCAR traveling series type race track in this state and even if there was, it couldn't get a cup date... Not enough market here for NASCAR to be interested and God knows its only about Brian France's pocket book!

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airjer, I think after so long photo bucket close's the account.

I've got a cool pic to put up of a truck in Wis. but can't get to email from my phone to the computer.

Sifty

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the last i heard was when the horse track in columbus township

was in the works with the state. they slipped in a possible

nascar and nhra track near wyoming mn. dont see it happening

though, to much noise for the area...

randy aka bbqhead

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The gentlemen wanting to start a track just north of Worthington were at the local city council meeting last night working on zoning issues for the track and city/township annexing.

They seriously want to get a track built here. Weather or not that will happen is still unknown but they are starting the process. smile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif

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