SpeedwayFan
SpeedwayFan Reader
9/1/22 12:03 p.m.

I will be releasing an article on this track soon the track is America's forgotten tri-oval Marchbanks Speedway also known as Hanford Motor Speedway I attempted to colorize photos of the track.


Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/1/22 2:25 p.m.

Woah that's cool. Where is it?

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
9/1/22 2:25 p.m.

Don't forget the now-defunct Concord Motorsports Park in North Carolina, either. ;-)

Marjorie Suddard
Marjorie Suddard General Manager
9/1/22 2:31 p.m.

And a little track we have here in Daytona...

johndej
johndej SuperDork
9/1/22 2:58 p.m.

Walt Disney World speedway (gone for many years now) was one.

SpeedwayFan
SpeedwayFan Reader
9/1/22 3:19 p.m.

In reply to J.A. Ackley :

That track was recently demolished

Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/1/22 3:32 p.m.
J.A. Ackley said:

Don't forget the now-defunct Concord Motorsports Park in North Carolina, either. ;-)

Sold to Copart.  You would think a company like Copart would support racing.  laugh

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
9/1/22 4:17 p.m.

In reply to Noddaz :

Copart has been buying a bunch of oval tracks, from what I've been hearing.

SpeedwayFan
SpeedwayFan Reader
9/1/22 4:29 p.m.

In reply to J.A. Ackley :

That's honestly the reason I hate copart

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
9/7/22 1:00 a.m.

Funny thing about the way people use words these days trying to change the meaning of them all the time.  It doesn't work on everyone.  I'm one of those people.  Pocono is super cool, but a triangle can never be an oval.  I think you're okay too.  I just don't like mincing words. 

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
9/7/22 1:25 a.m.

And thus: Trioval

This is a triangle

This is not


Neither is this

SpeedwayFan
SpeedwayFan Reader
9/10/22 10:51 a.m.

In reply to aircooled :

Well Pocono is classified as a rounded off triangle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-oval

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
9/12/22 10:04 p.m.

In reply to aircooled :

That is a specific triangle too; an equilateral triangle.  

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
9/12/22 10:05 p.m.
SpeedwayFan said:

In reply to aircooled :

Well Pocono is classified as a rounded off triangle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-oval

Wikipedia.....  they change the meaning of words ad nauseum.   It's still not a triangle, but it is a really cool racetrack!  It's impossible to have a car that is perfect for all 3 corners.

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