Kansas City Area to get new track

[pats91]

It looks like the Kansas City Area is getting a new track:

https://www.nhra.com/news/2018/kansas-city-international-raceway-i-70-speedway-reopening-2019

KCIR and I-70 speedway Re-Open in 2019. New 1/4 mile dragstrip and 1/2 mile dirt oval to be built at the site of the old I-70 speedway outside of Odessa, MO. I am cautiously optimistic about this, and hope the NIMBY-types don't throw a wrench in the works.

[studemax]

I am all for resurrecting dead racetracks.

[Monster]

I am all for resurrecting dead racetracks.

[oletrux4evr]

Eat your heart out Claire McCaskell.

[RockJustRock]

Mr. Larson DESERVES more race tracks to work his magic on.

[Big Dave]

I can understand the the drag strip as drag racing is enjoying a resurgent in popularity; but oval racing? From what I read oval racing can't put any spectators in the stands or at least NASCAR can't. I admit I know little about dirt track racing but I am a former asphalt racer from the 70's.

[studemax]

I can understand the the drag strip as drag racing is enjoying a resurgent in popularity; but oval racing? From what I read oval racing can't put any spectators in the stands or at least NASCAR can't. I admit I know little about dirt track racing but I am a former asphalt racer from the 70's.

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[RockJustRock]

I can understand the the drag strip as drag racing is enjoying a resurgent in popularity; but oval racing? From what I read oval racing can't put any spectators in the stands or at least NASCAR can't. I admit I know little about dirt track racing but I am a former asphalt racer from the 70's.

It's a DIRT oval. It was a DIRT oval before. What does it take to renovate? A good plowing?

[Monster]

It's a DIRT oval. It was a DIRT oval before. What does it take to renovate? A good plowing?

Depends upon whether it is a flat oval or a banked oval.

[silver_bullet]

It's a DIRT oval. It was a DIRT oval before. What does it take to renovate? A good plowing?

High banked Dirt Oval???

[Monster]

High banked Dirt Oval???

I like the way your evil mind works !

[RockJustRock]

I like the way your evil mind works !

No reason to get sideways? Getting sideways *IS* your OWN high bank.

Now a dirt road course or a dirt drift competition.... Rally Cross!

[Monster]

Now a dirt road course or a dirt drift competition.... Rally Cross!

Got one ... it's called the Baja 1000 !

[RockJustRock]

Got one ... it's called the Baja 1000 !

Nah.... 'Muricans need to get some of THIS!

Put NASCAR in THOSE little beasties!

[silver_bullet]

I would tend to agree... that could be a way to re-rejuvenate...