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18K views 93 replies 46 participants last post by  KeithWeeksII  
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#1 · (Edited)
I stoped at a once former premear R/C track on the way home from the Ovalmasters. I was blown away at how it looks know. The track it self is not in that bad of shape. I could not believe my eyes.. I have seen this place hold a number of national events. It just amazing to me why no one wants to open this place up... Can you guess this track?

Ritchie Mac
 
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#7 ·
King NC

To race on this old girl you better be prepared to pull out some big bucks because from the way that surface looks a repave job is going to be the only way to race pan cars.

I raced there in 91, 92, and 95 at the Paved Oval Nats. Even Bud from Bud's Racing Products was there with his lime green shorts and socks. Also had a football player for the Tampa Bay Bucs one year.

Saw a great 1/12 mod Amain between Chris Doesick and Joel Johnson. Chris was racing for Tate and Cam and Joel for Trinity.

Had to drive 3.5 hours just to race 16 minutes just for a club race (4 minute racing...what fun).

In 91, there was over 400 drivers. The stock mains went all the way down to "S". That may have been the year a driver from WV got mad he didn't win his way down the line main and stole the first place trophy.
 
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#25 ·
Thanks for upsetting my stomach!!!!

My old home crapet track in 90-91, Hi-Tech Hobbies in Loveland, Ohio I got to race with Bud, Joel, and Chris. I did TQ but ended up 4th but to a bump and run from Chris and then Bud. Still to be a local and finish 4th to some of the top rated drivers, I was pumped!!!!!

There is a SMALL issue after that event I'd like to talk to Bud about.......like MY dyno. Also Dave Pulfer was a BIG help back then, haven't talked to Mike, I hope his dad is ok.
 
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#11 ·
I remember the old (TNN) The Nasville Network show "This Week In NASCAR", with Ned Jarrett, doing a piece on King Speedway years ago. Sad to see a track in that shape. For the guy that ask if it was in Alabama, he is thinking of the old Spring Cove Speedway in Killen, AL which now is in about the same shape as KING Speedway is now.:(
 
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#13 ·
I live in Lexington, KY. and I remember racing inside on the concrete oval also. I remember a slot car track in one corner of the building, I don't think it was set up just piled in the corner. I do know it was snowing like a bi#*h that weekend. I think the race was called the "carpet blast"? Anyone remember this one? Ritchie, we met briefly, you had your pit set up in a back room if memory serves me correctly? -Rick B.
 
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#16 ·
It is quite a shock to see the photos of the Whip and King in a state of disrepair. Back in the day I raced at most of the well known tracks around the country...mid to late 80s. I know most of you out there racing now I've never met and you probably wonder who in the heck McAllister Racing is. In the late 80s most of the Oval racers and manufacturers traveled back and forth from East Coast to West Coast several times a year. We were based in So Cal at the time, but I traveled to Whippoorrwill 3 or 4 times a year. I raced at least 2 Nationals at King, raced at MegaTrack, the Peach bowl and others. Those were good times. Wish I could come race at a lot of the new tracks as well. As you can see from the pictures posted...nothing lasts forever. Hope I don't look as bad as the delapidated tracks, but I'm still kicking. As Darrell Waltrip said..." I might be an old dog, and my chain might be a little rusty, but I've still got teeth. I can still hold a pret...I mean, fair wheel.

Gary McAllister
 
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#18 ·
heard there was interest from a hobbytown and humpty wheeler bout building a track in mooresville, nc. I wish we had a nice banked track closer by but every track has to mimick the birds these days. maybe they'll make a come back some day. Easley is a great track. But we kinda have to support our local tracks these days. Wonder what kinda shape Coopers is in?
 
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#21 ·
Are you kidding me...?? I actually thought King was still running...LOL....I ran at the Whip for some weekly shows in the early '90s; went and worked the track crew for the '89 Trinity/TRC ShootOut. Got to meet a lot of the big dawgs back then - Bartos, the Rules from BoLink, Clausen, Johnson, Tim Morton from TRC, Bob Hosch (the owner of the Whip)...memories...
 
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#22 ·
Out WEST there's hardly any of the old tracks still alive.

We've got the ORIGINAL 'Velodrome' from the old RCThunderdrome Days, but that's not a track that's regularly operated for R/C use. I rent if for our special events.

The Original
RANCH PIT STOP
BOB n JIMS
ONE STOP RACEWAY
RACER'S HAVEN RACEWAY
SHOWTIME SPEEDWAY
El Cajon R/C SPEEDWAY
Perris R/C Speedway
Yorrba Linda R/C Racway
So-Cal R/C Raceway
and so many more have all gone away.

And that's just in the SOUTHERN part of this state.

I use to love reading about KING and the WHIP, and even Boylan's Original track... the old K&N Winterblast and more (back before the Net, and when PRINT RAGS actually printed stuff about OVAL racing.)
 
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#28 ·
They later put that fuzzy carpet (ozite?) on the inside and would have over 100 people for a club race on Saturday nights. David Timmerman (?) of East Coast Motors was (h)ell on wheels there. David was always great at setting cars up but Tate was better at winding motors.

Like most tracks, the return on the investment wasn't very good and he milked it when oval racing was in it's prime. Also like most tracks, a new one opens and people go elsewhere.
 
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