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Post by RaceFanX on Dec 11, 2009 11:19:54 GMT -5
Walt Disney World has some amazing rides: The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spaceship Earth, The Great Movie Ride, Space Mountain and my personal favorite the Monorail. But not even Test Track at Epcot Center can produce a ride as fast as these videos show... In 1995 a speedway was built on Walt Disney World property in the parking lot of the Transportation and Ticket Center. From 1996-2000, this track hosted higher level American motorsports each January in the form of the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series. The races at the "Mickyard" were the season opener for both series. As a way to see the track and what the racing was like, he's a link to YouTube videos featuring one of the Indy car races and one of the NASCAR Truck races. Indy cars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgn5GGlTk2YNASCAR Trucks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1KvqhnLHSIClips of the parks appear in the broadcast, since these races were held in Jan. 1997 you may notice "Cinderella's Castle" is still has its pink "giant birthday cake" look it was given for Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary in 1996.
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Post by puffypup on Dec 11, 2009 12:40:25 GMT -5
I saw some clips of those races,very good show the Trucks and open wheel cars put on in the time they ran there.
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Post by RaceFanX on Dec 11, 2009 13:30:33 GMT -5
That 1997 Truck race ends in a wild finish with Joe Ruttman and Jack Sprague.
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Post by Belchic on Dec 11, 2009 14:41:00 GMT -5
I heard about that on my Walt Disney World Explorer CD ROM. Of course, when I visited Disney World, I had no interest in that, you know, because I'm not as obsessed with racing cars as some people are.
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Post by RaceFanX on Dec 13, 2009 23:41:42 GMT -5
Apparently I have good timing...
Just days after this post pops up Walt Disney World Speedway actually made some notable NASCAR news. This track, today normally used only by the Richard Petty Driving Experience and a similar Indy car program, served as the site for Danica Patrick's first test in a NASCAR stock car in prepration for her part-time Nationwide series schedule next year.
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