Mikey Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Anyone have the latest poop on old Longhorn Speedway?I heard it was going to open around July 4th under the name Bad Boyz Speedway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsfan Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Mickey, where have you been. The guy that was going to open it i think he left town with everyones money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt5858 Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 There must be a ghost at that track, because everyone who trys to reopen it seam to take off running for the hills. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parmley's Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Lol, yea, I think the appropriate thing to do is to demolish that (track) [original wording edited out by Nick Holt, 8/12/03] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkr77 Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Demolish it? I loved going to Longhorn every weekend, and would still go every week, if it were open. I don't know about anyone else, but seeing a new HEB or anything other than a racetrack there would just put a big blow in Racing. It was "The Track" for the longest time, and I know it isn't now, but it would be nice if someone who knew how to run something like a racetrack or actually had the funds would step up before something like demolishing comes into effect. -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy lee Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 ok ill try to explain what happened. the "new owner" was actually going to lease the track. turns out that the power company would not turn him on because the electrical had to be updated first. they would not let him use the "grandfather clause" on the electrical. this would be a big cost to him and he couldn't see spending several thousand$$$$'s to upgrade it because he was just going to lease and not own. this is from what i believe to be a reliable source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Wkr77, I think a lot of driver's and fan's have had some good times there like you, including myself. I would like to see it open for the Racing community but the grape vine I have say not for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckLicata Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Lonestar, As an update...let's just say, the track will NOT open under the current regime. And yes, Randy Lee, you heard right--the Millers were going to lease the track out. The "reports" about buying the land were untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Chuck, Seem's that Matt58 had it right, there are ghost out there........ in one form or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckLicata Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Lonestar, You're so right...ghosts that haunt Longhorn Speedway, which is a shame considering what that track once meant to auto racing in both this area and in Texas... And...just throw this on the "pile of nightmares" in Texas local track racing history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 The rumor that HEB is going to build on the Longhorn Speedway site has been going around for at least 20 years that I know of. Here's a couple of reasons why that probably will not happen: 1) The soil is an environmental mess. It would cost the new owners a pile to clean all the hydrocarbons out of there 2) The neighborhood around that site has changed very little over the past 25 years. Demographics play a big role when a business looks at new retail sites. If the demorgraphics weren't favorable 20 years ago and nothing's really changed in the immediate area (except the Air Force vacated the nearby base) then it is not likely that any bigbox retail outfit is going to find that site particularly desirable. On the other hand, the site is ideal for a racertrack. I'm still hoping someone with deep pockets and a huge love for racing buys the place and hires me to run it for him/her. Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parmley's Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Nick holt running Longhorn...wooo scary idea..lol J/K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its that gurl_L Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 I would love to see it open up again... I grew up there!! but maybe somethings aren't meant to be........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeaver087 Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 nick , if i win the loto we can do that and get it back open lol. louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 That's a deal Louis! Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy T Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 How many times has Longhorn been bought/sold to reopen? Just curious. I spent many weekends there working and watching the races. It would be nice if someone could open it back up and continue the legacy. Stacy Tiemann TSRS Director of Scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildRacer5 Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 it depends on what you mean "sold" The land that the track sits on has never been sold. Now different peope have taken over the lease in the past few years. Alvin Stewart had it for most of the 80's and ealry 90's. After THR opened Sam Hill took over the lease and struggled for about half the season. A couple of years later the Chambers Brother took over the lease and then it couldn't make it again. Then Mr Miller claimed that he bought the property but most know that story. I think that the biggest problem with Longhorn is that it is going to cost so much money to get the track itself to pass new code inspections that no one wants to put up that kind of money on a track that they will not own. I'm not sure the cost but I seems that it is not worth it to most. Lottery or not I would like to try some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy T Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 Thanks for the info. I was just curious. Good luck winning the Lottery! Stacy Tiemann TSRS Director of Scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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