Mansfield & sheriff's auction

[lorco28]

Just my two cents but we don't need another dragstrip at the moment. There is enough of them in the area and I happen to drag race. I'd like to see someone get it and make it into a dirt track again.I think the way to go would be to not have a weekly program though. Special shows every 3 weeks or so just might work. As far as it staying a asphalt track. There is not much passing there, it is pretty much a one lane track. Either way I hope it stays a race track.

[racemike]

What they should have done before they paved it was to tear it down and rebanked it evenly and made it wider and then paved it.

[racemike]

Auction is on hold, back in court they go!

[buckeyetodd]

Local businessman Grant Milliron purchased the former Mansfield Motorsport Speedway LLC Friday morning at sheriff’s sale for $800,000.
I think this is the death of this track. He said he bought it for the real estate but hopes to find someone to oporate it as a race track. He is a recycler and sees hundreds of thousands of dollars is scrap metal from the bleachers and SAFER walls that have market value. He is all about $'s.
The bad thing is he outbid the Baders from Norwalk (Summit Raceway Park) who are by far the best Racing promoters in the U.S.

[SprintCarFan]

Originally Posted by buckeyetodd

Local businessman Grant Milliron purchased the former Mansfield Motorsport Speedway LLC Friday morning at sheriff’s sale for $800,000.
I think this is the death of this track. He said he bought it for the real estate but hopes to find someone to oporate it as a race track. He is a recycler and sees hundreds of thousands of dollars is scrap metal from the bleachers and SAFER walls that have market value. He is all about $'s.
The bad thing is he outbid the Baders from Norwalk (Summit Raceway Park) who are by far the best Racing promoters in the U.S.

So let's think about this for a minute. He bought it for the real estate, but the economy is in the crapper and I doubt businesses are standing in line to build new buildings in Mansfield, Ohio, to move their businesses into. (if so, the old Fisher Body plant in Ontario wouldn't still be setting empty) He said he hopes to find someone to operate the track. So with the economy in the crapper, I'd say who ever steps up and operates the track will have a couple of years (time for the economy to get better) to make a go of it. The real question is "can anybody make a go of a high dollar asphalt track in Mansfield, Ohio?" I hate to say it but I have my doubts. There aren't enough local asphalt cars to fill the stands for a weekly schedule and there aren't enough asphalt racing organizations to fill up a special events only schedule.

I hope somebody gives it a try, and if they do, I'll support them. But I have my doubts they can make it work.

Time will tell.

[buckeyetodd]

Actually he would use the land himself. Like I said he runs a recycling plant and scrap yards. He already mentioned that this land has a train spur. It just sounds like he's trying to sound likes he wants to save the track but he really just wants the land to expand his buisness. Just a "gut" feeling based on a past dealing with this man.