they could still put a few great shows together with ontario and new york racers in mind, some camping, a good local band or dj to listen too with some pops and i think they would still draw a good crowd...make it a pinecrest reunion and theyll fill the place. lol
Although it sucks about how things transpired, we should never slam anybody for trying to keep a Canadian race track from turning into a subdivision (racers from Windsor know how hard it is to get a new track to race at when the old one meets a bulldozer). The fact that it's still standing after the last couple of years is a plus and lets all hope somebody has the resources to keep it a race track instead of a ghost track. Perhaps the racing gods will smile down on Cayuga as they have appeared to smile down on Sunset.......
It's not in danger of becoming a subdivison anytime soon...
Farmland, maybe.
It seems they don't want to do anything these days. it's a nice place but not run right or not enough money to keep it up to date who knows. It is a shame that this is happening to a great track.
they could still put a few great shows together with ontario and new york racers in mind, some camping, a good local band or dj to listen too with some pops and i think they would still draw a good crowd...make it a pinecrest reunion and theyll fill the place. lol
Cayuga, is in the middle of no-where! That's always been a problem, since the seventies at least. Most tracks have a city within 5 miles. Cayuga has a shortage of motels and is a hassle for most people to attend. It is a nice track and too bad it doesn't have a population, close by, to support it. We ran weekly shows there in the 70's, with the stands filled mostly with friends and family.
Today there's so much racing on TV! In the 70's and into the 80's, local tracks, provided people with there racing fix. Wide World of Sports showed some partial races, interrupted by gymnastics. But if you couldn't travel to a NASCAR or Indy car race, your local short track provided motor-heads with there fix.
Today, why get out of your Lazy-boy chair?
Racing goes in cycles! Hopefully, the fans will regain the need for live racing. The smells, the sound and then meeting of like minded people. Unless Hagersville grows, Cayuga will continue to be best suited, for special events and maybe buses to bring the people would help.
Today, there so many other forms of entertainment, for tracks to compete with. Racing still provide the excitement it always has, as today's breed of daring young ( and older ) men, in their jaunty jalopies thrill fans and provide breathtaking moments of heart stopping action. Maybe we need promoters to return to the carnival type atmosphere. The feeling of a big happening. A spectacular event that one doesn't want to miss.
I live in Cayuga and can assure you with the local housing market, Cayuga Speedway is not going to be a sub-division any time soon.
I think Cayuga is a victim of it's size. It's only suited for special event these days. It needs a series with a good draw to be viable. Forget weekly racing there anymore, too expensive, it's a thing of the past.
I've heard conflicting stories about whether ISMA is still coming or not.
The track apparently balked at the $100k for the NCATS. They were only guaranteed about 13 cars. As a fan, I wouldn't have been impressed. I think that there were only 19 cars for the first race this year. The fee for ARCA is similar. But were guaranteed more cars. There were also stories about problems with local by-laws. The rumour of the track being sold comes and goes as well.
I think that the economy has thwarted a lot of the plans for 2009. As far as Cayuga being in the middle of nowhere, most tracks are. Urban sprawl would shut them down otherwise (Speedway Park, Pinecrest).