Author Topic: It;s official Barrie Speedway to change its name. (Read 16412 times)

joeyw · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:49:11 PM »

The race driver is a publicity stunt, it would have to be some one who is not full time ,but l heard Nascar had a campaign about supporting your local track.My bet is also Bodine or some one from the trucks,if they run Saturday.

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CanadianRacingOnline.com · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:49:11 PM »

Mobil1fan · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:51:01 PM »

Quote from: joeyw on April 24, 2007, 10:49:11 PM

The race driver is a publicity stunt, it would have to be some one who is not full time ,but l heard Nascar had a campaign about supporting your local track.My bet is also Bodine or some one from the trucks,if they run Saturday.

Trucks run Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, so that rules those guys out...

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Mopar · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2007, 11:16:52 AM »

I don't like the new name. Barrie Speedway sounds much better. "Park" and "Speedway" don't mix well in my opinion.

Wonder what NASCAR driver will be there.

Hoping for some good weather this weekend. Should be exciting.

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CanadianRacingOnline.com · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2007, 11:16:52 AM »

MID · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2007, 12:37:18 PM »

St.Onge sounds way to french to me. What was wrong with Barrie Speedway. Now I have to go out and buy another t-shirt. The word St.Onge spelt backwards is egnots, which in french translated to english means- no eggs- which would mean that Barrie Speedway will no longer be serving breakfast sandwiches.
Now I understand ??

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hellothere · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2007, 12:47:20 PM »

Dont you think if Barrie was changing its name it would be on the website?

?? why would they do it this late in the year?

programs ,shirts,signage advertisements, are all made up why would they change it now??I think that there is some inaccurate info here that is being blown out of proportion?? if you dont know then dont say!!!!!!!!!!!! whoever did this is going to give brad an ulser...

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SpencerLewis · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2007, 01:19:19 PM »

im sure by press conference they mean brad moran standing in front of the techshed with a megaphone

i mean....its practically the same thing, right?

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Shadowracer · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2007, 01:57:34 PM »

Quote from: Mopar on April 25, 2007, 11:16:52 AM

I don't like the new name. Barrie Speedway sounds much better. "Park" and "Speedway" don't mix well in my opinion.

In the 80's they changed Delaware from Delaware International Speedway to Delaware Speedway Park.

It didn't last long.

They can call it whatever they want, but they'll have to realize everyone's just going to keep calling it Barrie Speedway.

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Racinggurl · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2007, 02:17:16 PM »

They shouldn't be changing things this late in the seaosn, but look what they did with the Thunder Cars title sponsor, they all had St. Onge Recreation on their windsheilds in the mall shows, now they have to change it to XCOPPER.

And why haven't they updated the Drivers Profile Pages?? They had that done just after the mall show last year.

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John · « **Reply #23 on:** April 25, 2007, 05:13:36 PM »

Quote from: Shadowracer on April 25, 2007, 01:57:34 PM

Quote from: Mopar on April 25, 2007, 11:16:52 AM
I don't like the new name. Barrie Speedway sounds much better. "Park" and "Speedway" don't mix well in my opinion.

In the 80's they changed Delaware from Delaware International Speedway to Delaware Speedway Park.

It didn't last long.

The name “Delaware Speedway Park” if I recall lasted into the year 2000. It did have some staying power, I still hear it from time to time. I even think that the sign over the front gate still says "Delaware Speedway Park".

The “Delaware International Speedway” name also has staying power. I've heard the speedway referred to it fairly often, especially from fans who have supported the track for a long time.

Branding speedway is nothing new... "Lowes Motor Speedway", "Lucas Oil Flamboro Speedway" (for a time)... If rebranding the track was completely necessary, I personally would have favoured something more along the lines of "St. Onge Recreation Barrie Speedway" or "Barrie Speedway presented by St. Onge Recreation", but its not my home track, so I don't have a lot of built up history to look at.

Either way you look at it, its going to be a mouthful for their announcer!

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joeyw · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2007, 05:37:18 PM »

The real truth is that The track has done a deal just like flamboro, and many other places to raise revenue, truth be know the track s.b called oro speedway oro spelt backwards is oro.,but if some-one laid big bucks in your lap and asked you to change your name from mike smith to mike oxlong you would do it ,so don't give me this warm and fuzzy stuff ,Barrie this and that.A new scoreboard and tower is what the track needs.Also l think this Nascar driver bit is a scam, every driver at Barrie is a Nascar driver. St.Onge sunk a lot of money in the track and took out Coats so good luck to him I am told the real truth will be the track name is tied in with Skidoo or Kawasaki or Honda or whatever they sell,and the park bit is for future expansion,they bought 100 acres around the track for a drag strip ,go karts and moto cross.

skidoo powersports park.

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2fst4u · « **Reply #25 on:** April 25, 2007, 05:58:46 PM »

they bought the land the track is on and that is it,brad and Steve don't lease it anymore they own it,burls creek bought the land behind for his flee market

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joeyw · « **Reply #26 on:** April 25, 2007, 06:36:19 PM »

Don Hanie said they bought up the speedway and the land behind,and an option on his land BURLS CREEK,part of the funding to cover the deal came from selling the track name. I now here Pete Shepherd is the man.

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2fst4u · « **Reply #27 on:** April 25, 2007, 06:44:02 PM »

1 know hear it is john force part of the drag strip deal?and blair morgan for snow cross?

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Mopar · « **Reply #28 on:** April 25, 2007, 07:07:09 PM »

I though Barrie Speedway (owners, co-owners) already owned the land the speedway was on.

Either way, this should be interesting. I'm eager to here the official word on all of this.

@joew

The speedway was saved long before Steve came along. It was nowhere near done.

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speedwaysue · « **Reply #29 on:** April 25, 2007, 07:32:57 PM »

2 fst4u 1 agree l heard it is john force part of the drag strip deal?and blair morgan for snow cross?
Ricky Carmical and forest gump from nascar.

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