Cumberland Airport autocross coming up on the 29th & 30th "Pumpkin Carve".
Dave
Biff wrote:
>Buster,
>
>Almost in my backyard there is whats left of Marlboro Raceway here in
>Maryland. It was a victim of "development" in that people bought quarter
>million dollar houses built on Marlboro's property line and then complained
>about the noise! Don't have to be a rocket scientist to guess who prevailed
>in the courts. Most of the actual track is still there but the parking area
>and pit area are now a shopping mall. We were able to watch some of the
>greats race there like Dick Thompson, Hall, ect. back in the late 50's and
>early 60's. So yes there are "ghost tracks" around all you have to do is look.
>Cumberland, Maryland was another airport track that closed in the late 60's
>but it has been resurrected now as part of Cumberland Days that they celebrate
>every year now.
>
>Biff Jones
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>'71 Midget 'Freebie"
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