wheelchair49 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Went by old Longhorn today, as that's the way I go to Austin, saw a new sign next to the gate, it said For Sale by owner. Guess Jessie needs money since he's not with Sandra. Nows your chance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinmcgee Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 What's the number??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertx Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Im burning rubber to get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robwhite Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Don't know which I'd rather have more : the track or Sandra Bullock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tps22 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Couldn't go wrong with either one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 was messin around and found this. click on this link, in the search at the top type in Longhorn Speedway..... get your kleenex.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotvdub/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 The Restrooms are still standing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Im burning rubber to get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 So sad to see the old gal looking like that. Turned my first asphalt lap there back in 1975 or 1976 when Ricci Ware ran the place as Paramount Austin Speedway. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelchair49 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 So sad to see the old gal looking like that. Turned my first asphalt lap there back in 1975 or 1976 when Ricci Ware ran the place as Paramount Austin Speedway. Nick That was a long,long time ago. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkr77 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 So sad to see the old gal looking like that. Turned my first asphalt lap there back in 1975 or 1976 when Ricci Ware ran the place as Paramount Austin Speedway. Nick Would've like to have seen that Nick, but I was -8 at that time... -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon14 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Sometimes some of the drivers from corpus would race there and dad would take us to go watch. I remember how different that track looked compared to ccms. Dad always said it was as flat as a pancake. I wonder how much banking it had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 So sad to see the old gal looking like that. Turned my first asphalt lap there back in 1975 or 1976 when Ricci Ware ran the place as Paramount Austin Speedway. Nick That was a long,long time ago. LOL That's because Nick is older than dirt..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Racer Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 If someone were to wade through all of the red tape, invest the money, and open the track, what classes do y'all think should run there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 thought I remember seeing that thing was banked 6 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I believe you're right Rodney. That's the number I would use in my Spring Selection formula for Austin. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hey Nick, when did the name change to speed-o-rama? I thought is was about that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hey Nick, when did the name change to speed-o-rama? I thought is was about that time. txtom can give you the exact date, but it was renamed the year after Ricci Ware shut down Pan American Speedway and Paramount Austin Speedway. I guess that would have been 1977 or 1978. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Ricci Ware closed Speedorama after about 5 or 6 race nights in early 1976. Lack of cars resulted in lack of fans. It was reopened in 1977 under different management and the Austin Speedorama name. I have the info at home, but it is buried in a pile of stuff right now. I am in the middle of building my "Man-Cave", and all that stuff is put away. I'll see if I can easily find it tonight. I also remember Alvin Stewart changed the name to Longhorn Speedway when he took over the reigns in the 80's. Pan-American, as we know, soldiered on until the end of the 1978 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 jesse is selling it due to probably needing the money after the new house he bought in austin that was a few million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I think I have an old program from austin approx 78 or 79. Josh, i dont think Jesse owns it. I think its under a company name that Sandra owns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tps48 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 So sad to see the old gal looking like that. Turned my first asphalt lap there back in 1975 or 1976 when Ricci Ware ran the place as Paramount Austin Speedway. Nick I think I lapped you in that race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thought everyone would find this interesting. http://www.traviscad.org/travisdetail.php?theKey=297440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyChaffee Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I did the same kind of diggin a couple of years ago Papa. The band aid trust is held by Sandra Bullock's attorney. The address on 6th street is a building that she owns through her production company. You had to go 5 or 6 layers deep to find out that indeed Sandra Bullock and Jesse James owned the property. I'm not sure what the grand plan was but they didn't want anyone to find out that they owned it. At least publicly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I wonder witch one ends up with it? Sandra probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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