mrs.cos Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 http://m.whio.com/news/news/engines-to-roar-again-at-kil-kare-drag-strip/nkhDM/ Kil-Kare Raceway is set to reopen with a few changes after closing abruptly last October. The drag strip, at 1166 Dayton Xenia Road, will open again to the public with cheaper prices on Saturday April 11, according to William Tharpe, general manager and competition director. The Friday night race programs on the speedway are not returning this year. Tharpe said the shut down last season was necessary to address some problems and the weather wasn’t cooperating at the time. The local racing destination has been operating since the mid 1950s, Tharpe said. A full season is scheduled for the drag strip, but Kil-Kare has “stepped away from NASCAR,” Tharpe said. “We kind of felt it was better to take a couple steps back, address … what we needed to do internally to get the company pointed in the right direction and kind of move forward and have a great future ahead of us,” Tharpe said. The speedway has struggled with car counts and smaller crowds in recent seasons. The dragstrip underwent a major renovation after the 2012 season that included safety upgrades and constructing the quarter-mile entirely out of concrete. Most grassroots dragstrip surfaces are asphalt or a combination of concrete and asphalt, making Kil-Kare’s concrete strip a popular draw for local and regional racing enthusiasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Good because the first AutoX is the 12th lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Yes, track will be back after they cleaned house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKatz Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Did anyone realy doubt it.....I couldn't see all the money they put into the place, how nice it is (minus the Nazi security and places you cant go now) and expect it to not re-open? If you did...you were very foolish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 After CT sent me an email with their schedule my worries faded away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 After CT sent me an email with their schedule my worries faded away. + Juan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 any idea if they will have the drifting again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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