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Ehopson
10/30/2016 10:19am
10/30/2016 10:19am
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8/13/2019 2:30pm
Well as curiosity started to build 6 years later, i have started to wonder exactly what was done to the historical lake whitney track after it was closed. Did it still exist, but abandoned? Was a nieghborhood built their now? I decided to google earth the place, and im quite sad what this place looks like now. Its all grass now but with decades of racing here, the visible trenches are still visible were the track once was! Whats really haunting is the start gate/canopy are still their, were thousands of races were started, also the old trophy area! ! Even the legendary hill is so green now, unless you raced this place before, you would never know this existed! Just curious, has anyone drove out their to see and take pictures in person? I am thinking of making the trip out their soon, think it would be fun to walk around were the old track was. It looks like the road is open to drive through 2 different ways, dont see any gates, looks like anyone could drive in. What do you guys think? [/img][/img]
The Shop
Same goes for MX tracks that closed down but you can still make out the track layout, jumps & what not. If you don't know the history it makes you think, why did it close? when did close?
I remember they was a thread about the track at Troy, the track was still there but covered in grass.
Not only for the amazing layout with heavenly dirt, but that's the place I met a friend that introduced me to his sister, and 11 years later we are married with a little girl.
From what I recall, they were shutting it down so they could build hunting loges, but the above photo shows otherwise.
Can't understand how the town allowed that to happen. The amount of money the moto community would bring to that town was massive....
Pit Row
Both had open faces. Langford, goggles only, with mouth open and Emig with the Venturi mask. Would make epic pictures!
Until I raced there and the place was wall to wall motor homes from all over the country
Rv2 won all the 80cc class and dungey got 5th
I was sandbagging in the 250 beg class with the other sandbaggers
Track was awesome
One of the best places I have ever raced at
First race there I ran up front all weekend. Next race was the Amateur National, and I could only muster mid pack. My eyes were opened wide that day, and it made me quickly realize this would be just a hobby for the rest of my life. The braking bumps for the second motos were like whoops all over the track, and no matter which rut you chose going up the faces of the jumps, each of them would have massive kickers in them.
My dad and I tried to sleep in our enclosed trailer without heat, and that didn't last but two nights. Luckily Ozzy Barbaree and his dad were next to us, and they let us sleep in their RV. Perfect way to say thank you at the end of the week was for my dad to break the fold out cot...haha! Will never forget that week!
Sorry for being long winded....that place was truley a special place!
wb173
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