Maaaannn!!!


https://kdvr.com/news/local/bandimere-speedway-closing-at-end-of-drag-racing-season/amp/

We are part of a dying breed.

At least they say they are looking for a location to build a new track.

Wow - and bummer.
Always seemed to me that the family would have it forever, and it was safe from encroachment.

A lot of housing being built within a mile of the track. Never a good thing for long term viability.

I bet they can sell that property to a developer for a little coin.

Got to take my Cuda down the track at Bandimere last year, and will race there again during Rocky Mountain Race Week this year. It is sad, such a cool track.

You missed one. Great Bend is closed. Track needs resurfacing…. May never reopen. I live in Ks and Wichita international also closed. I think I’ll go fishing.

My son lives and works out in that area and took his car there once. Such a shame.

It's definitely a first-class facility and under first-class management. The Bandimeres will look for a new location, but how long can that take to find the ideal location and put together another facility matching what they have. Pueblo, CO has a drag strip, but nowhere near the same level as the Bandimere facility.

John Bandimere announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgmIHXlrlIs

Yeah the repaving deal certainly went wrong for them. Hopefully they can over come it.

With it'sproximity to Red aRocks it was only a matter of time. Very nice facility.

Street racing and airport drags will pick up some of it.

Even though I don't race I have done 3-4 events per year there for decades. I'm really bummed.
They are building a huge housing development right across the highway from the track. Has been open space forever. I hope they build another track somewhere.

x2. Hopefully they are making incredible $$$ on the sale of the land and can use that to build another super nice facility elsewhere. It gets desolate (and flat, lol) east of Aurora or if you head south on 25 some.

Need to get the older tracks on the state historical registry if possible. Makes it way harder for developers to move in and push the track owner out. They did that here a few years ago as people were starting to build homes south and east of the track.

I watched this yesterday morning and its really like they are not being pushed out but that they are leaving because they don't think they can be good neighbors anymore.

However given how much they have spent on the facility (they even have a cooled starting line) they must be getting a ton of money for the land.

It is really a unique track and I will be sorry to see it go.

However it always surprised me what crappy pits were provided for the Stock and Super Stock cars at the national events. This lead to poor participation in my opinion.

probably own the land where the development is located

and the wonder of why street racing seems to be on the rise.....

i did hear a rumor that Barney Visser (of Furniture Row) may be one of the new owners of the property.

Lets be real, its 2023. I wont post many specifics in this section but Colorado is Cali 2.0 on gas powered vehicles and even just added 155 air pollutants the EPA does not factor into there clean air regulations. Not to mention the obvious noise issues from the facility.

One can not blame the Bandimere Family for bailing on there own vs waiting for things to come to a head with Morrison and the County. Morrison has in a passive aggressive way has been at odds with the track for some time and lets not forget how the "Family" bucked all the covid rules that brought litigation upon themselves angering many residents and public officials.

If any new tracks come to Colorado they will be electric first as a top/first priority. Whatever big money the family might be getting they deserve for what they have provided the motorsports community with.

Unfortunately what many of us hold dear in our racing exploits it is not viewed equally by many. Its just reality as we see track after track closed or shut down.