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01-02-2013, 10:14 PM | #1 | |
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Thompson Speedway Road Course 2013/2014
I found this on another forum, can't wait to see this open!
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The track also has an interesting history and I'm really hoping they can pull it off. Here's a satellite picture of the current layout, you can see the remnants of the old course and it looks like they'll be sticking close to the previous layout: |
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Dude that will be awesome. Only an hr away from my house.
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01-03-2013, 09:14 AM | #3 |
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Loved reading the history behind the track. I'd like to check this one out once it's complete.
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w00t! 1.5hrs from my house Not sure if I'll still be living in NE by then but we'll see!
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Had a dream about this track last night so I tried to dig up any info on the progress of the road course. Here's what I found.
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I go to Thompson every week working on a car for the NASCAR events. They originally weren't going to start construction until November but the construction company's calandar opened up and they have been working for a couple of months. The NASCAR schedule is over except for one more race in the middle of October so now they don't have to worry about putting on their weekly shows. They've made a ton of progress and hopefully will be done ahead of schedule. They talked about opening the oval sometime in July but there is a chance it'll be ready for their normal early April opening. :happy0180:
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60 miles away,
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Going to be so nice to drive to this for autocross and track days instead of the current venues.
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You should be able to drive up to the fence the way the pits are now and get a pretty good view. They have a driving school there this weekend so you might even be able to walk around the track.
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I was at the track all weekend and they have almost all of the new pavement down. It looks amazing. The buildings going up in the infield are progressing nicely too. Here is a short video of my driving on the part of the track that goes through what used to be the parking lot
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV_bPhnfbow"]Subaru BRZ Thompson Speedway Course - YouTube[/ame] |
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how... can i get in on this?!
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There is a massive swap meet at the track next weekend (Nov 2nd and 3rd) and you can at least drive on the part of the track in the parking lot. The whole track is open and you can walk around and check everything out
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