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Title: manzanita to close
Post by: longstreet on March 14, 2009, 10:51:39 AM

ok not canadian but a big ebough story i felt to be posted here, full story at speed.com. this sucks.

Title: Re: manzanita to close
Post by: southernsponsor on March 14, 2009, 07:04:20 PM

ya its almost as big as ascott park or bakersfield closing.  Ive been to lots of races at manzie,    wathcing the outlaws and the non wing cars of Billy Boat and the Tempe tornado leland mcspadden, and of course jj yeley...ryan newman, and tony stewart.  Phoenix has some new tracks in the area now,  apparently the canyons is a nice dirt track.

Title: Re: manzanita to close
Post by: longstreet on March 14, 2009, 07:15:49 PM

whats your feelings on the west swing this year?

Title: Re: manzanita to close
Post by: TommySalami on March 14, 2009, 08:17:31 PM

Quote from: southernsponsor on March 14, 2009, 07:04:20 PM

apparently the canyons is a nice dirt track.

Canyon is a nice track...but it ain't Manzy...and it ain't new either...I went to both Canyon and Manzy when I was a kid.

The closing of the track was more or less inevitable the way Phoenix has grown over the past 15-20 years...It sucks that they can't at least finish the season though.

Title: Re: manzanita to close
Post by: southernsponsor on March 15, 2009, 11:43:11 PM

did the canyons get a face lift a couple years ago...i heard kenny schrader sunk some cash into it?

Title: Re: manzanita to close
Post by: Thayne on March 16, 2009, 12:28:22 AM

I believe it did Jason....i remember reading about that.