California Speedway Demo / Rebuild
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No sign of a short track except for the preservation of the part of the old track that is supposed to be part of the short track.
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I thought the same thing, keeping the front stretch and pit road those look unscathed
This thread makes me sad. 
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Based off of some of the noticeable differences between the last set of pics (mostly turns 3 and 4) they haven’t even completed demolition and excavation yet. I would not expect them to air drop a completed short track onto it anytime soon.
There are no plans to complete anything there by 2025.
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NASCAR has sold 85% of the property, and they have no real comments about the future of the track, other than stating there's no timeline for anything. Reading between the lines, I would say they are shopping the last 90 acres they still own and hoping to sell for a premium. I sincerely doubt they rebuild another track here.
I’ve been to some awesome races at that place. It was a very unique track.
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I love that place. It hurts. Really does.
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Wasn’t it almost literally a clone of Michigan?
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I'd agree with this. Unfortunately.
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18 degrees of banking at Michigan....14 for Fontana. I hate that she's gone.
I saw 221 going into T1.
Saw Kurt going 217 into 3 on the bottom.
75 feet wide, many grooves. So many great races there.
Saw Kurt going 217 into 3 on the bottom.
75 feet wide, many grooves. So many great races there.
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I'm still stunned this is happening, I never thought I'd see one of the new triovals get torn down, now to tear down some of of 1.5's and put Atlanta back the way it was, (yeah I know not gonna happen) but I can wish. 
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I’d like to see a big change in Vegas. Great place for a race but it’s one of the most boring and lifeless 1.5 out there.
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Wasn't that the **** man? Fontana was my first track. I was so excited to be at a NASCAR event, I was in tears. I turned on the scanner for first practice....and as I was trying to tune into MY Toyota drivers, I landed on Dale Jr.'s scan.....he was headed into Three on his first hot lap, and his brakes weren't right. He said, "Two hundred mile an hour corner entry wit no brakes is booo sheeeet." Just awesome.
They keep crap tracks like Talldega and Daytona that provide junk pack racing and 20-car pileups and then they build warehouses on Auto Club Speedway. 
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They keep crap tracks like Talldega and Daytona that provide junk pack racing and 20-car pileups and then they build warehouses on Auto Club Speedway.
It sucks to lose a track but everytime I see cranes erected I just think of all the great high paid skilled labor jobs that are created. Best way to tell how well a city is doing economically is how many cranes you see in the skyline.