The History of Augusta International Speedway
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The History of Augusta International Speedway
For some reason living in Augusta my whole life I never heard of this place.
Above is an artist's rendering of what used to be.
It's such a shame that this went out of business only a few short years after it was opened.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by from the site »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here are two great "information pieces" from October 1959. The above is an artist rendition and below is an
overhead view of the massive layout. You can plainly see the 5 mile road course to the left as it loops around the
lake and then heads toward the 2 mile tri-oval in the center. A 1 mile dirt oval is inside of the tri-oval and a 1/4 mile
oval is inside of the 1 mile track. The 1/4 mile drag strip is to the right and a small go cart track can be seen in the
lower right. The infield of the road course contains a 190 acre golf course and also a 110 acre lake for hydroplane
boat races. There is also a football field between the pit lane and the tri-oval. The bleachers were movable and the
entire complex was years ahead of its time. This layout did change over the next couple of years.
The track itself is a 3 mile long banked road course with 21 total turns. The width of the
track is 45 feet.
The track elevation change is 120 feet with the highest point being at pit entrance and
the lowest point being on the "backstretch" where the spring fed infield lakes drain into
Spirit Creek just outside the track.
The track had a 15,000 square foot garage area (50' x 300') with two restrooms and
showers.
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I won't quote the whole site, but it's just a shame that this place didn't last.
It won't ever get opened as a track ever again, which is sad, but the city let us do this...
Great Breaking News! We have just received an approval on
our request to have a memorial constructed at the Augusta
International Raceway road course to honor the track and
drivers that competed at this fantastic place.
You can read all about it here, including photos of racers, what the track is like now etc...
I got sad when I saw this, well first excited then sad.
Above is an artist's rendering of what used to be.
It's such a shame that this went out of business only a few short years after it was opened.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by from the site »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here are two great "information pieces" from October 1959. The above is an artist rendition and below is an
overhead view of the massive layout. You can plainly see the 5 mile road course to the left as it loops around the
lake and then heads toward the 2 mile tri-oval in the center. A 1 mile dirt oval is inside of the tri-oval and a 1/4 mile
oval is inside of the 1 mile track. The 1/4 mile drag strip is to the right and a small go cart track can be seen in the
lower right. The infield of the road course contains a 190 acre golf course and also a 110 acre lake for hydroplane
boat races. There is also a football field between the pit lane and the tri-oval. The bleachers were movable and the
entire complex was years ahead of its time. This layout did change over the next couple of years.
The track itself is a 3 mile long banked road course with 21 total turns. The width of the
track is 45 feet.
The track elevation change is 120 feet with the highest point being at pit entrance and
the lowest point being on the "backstretch" where the spring fed infield lakes drain into
Spirit Creek just outside the track.
The track had a 15,000 square foot garage area (50' x 300') with two restrooms and
showers.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
I won't quote the whole site, but it's just a shame that this place didn't last.
It won't ever get opened as a track ever again, which is sad, but the city let us do this...
Great Breaking News! We have just received an approval on
our request to have a memorial constructed at the Augusta
International Raceway road course to honor the track and
drivers that competed at this fantastic place.
You can read all about it here, including photos of racers, what the track is like now etc...
I got sad when I saw this, well first excited then sad.
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