[nascarfan24]

i heard in the Denver Post that ISC bought pikes peak international raceway last year and shut it down
they did this because they supposedly want to raise demand to build a
SUPER SPEEDWAY in colorado
any thoughts on this?

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by nascarfan24

i heard in the Denver Post that ISC bought pikes peak international raceway last year and shut it down
they did this because they supposedly want to raise demand to build a
SUPER SPEEDWAY in colorado
any thoughts on this?

I heard this reported a couple of weeks ago and don't understand the rationale.

It's pretty clear that cookie-cutter superspeedways like CMS, Texas etc, have gone down in popularity. Tracks like Daytona and Talladega have had complaints also about being too big and too fast, hence plates. The trend will be toward more tracks like Richmond. If they wanted that, why tear down Pikes Peak? Why not buy National Speedway (North of Denver toward Greeley) and redo it. Much cheaper, much closer to Denver.

I know ISC bought PP, but I think it was merely to do away with a BGN event and place it somewhere else more advantageous to NA$CAR.

But, what do I know? I'm probably way off base, but it seems this way to me.

[Quality88]

Of course it makes perfect sense to build another track rather than give a cup date to a track that sells out BGN races consistently(Kentucky). A$$holes.

[nascarfan24]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

I heard this reported a couple of weeks ago and don't understand the rationale.

It's pretty clear that cookie-cutter superspeedways like CMS, Texas etc, have gone down in popularity. Tracks like Daytona and Talladega have had complaints also about being too big and too fast, hence plates. The trend will be toward more tracks like Richmond. If they wanted that, why tear down Pikes Peak? Why not buy National Speedway (North of Denver toward Greeley) and redo it. Much cheaper, much closer to Denver.

I know ISC bought PP, but I think it was merely to do away with a BGN event and place it somewhere else more advantageous to NA$CAR.

But, what do I know? I'm probably way off base, but it seems this way to me.

ive seen colorado national speedway and it is way too small to host a cup race
plus they might tear it down too!

[Lee]

Pikes Peak was basically in the middle of nowhere. There was nothing around it for miles. It could not support a Cup race, due to lack of infrastructor. It was a wise move on their part to shut it down. Hopefully, they'll build another track somewhere nearer a population center in Colorado, and hopefully it will be a track like Bristol or Richmond.

[nascarfan24]

did you ever go to ppir?
there was a town right next to it and another track was across the highway!

[Lee]

Originally Posted by nascarfan24

did you ever go to ppir?
there was a town right next to it and another track was across the highway!

Been through the area, the town is pretty small, Don't think the track had enough infrstructor to support a Cup race. I did not really notice the track across the road.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Lee

Been through the area, the town is pretty small, Don't think the track had enough infrstructor to support a Cup race. I did not really notice the track across the road.

Me neither. I thought that there was a truck stop across the road? However, my rememberences of the immediate area are dim, so I'm obviously wrong.

[nascarfan24]

well i admit the area wasn't good enough for a cup race but i think the track was like another richmond!