http://tulsaracewaypark.com/forum2/inde ... ic=22250.0It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of Tulsa Raceway Park, effective October 24, 2011. When Tulsa International Raceway was purchased in 2003, the decision was made to tear down and replace the existing facility with the hopes of restoring the drag strip to its glory days. With the help of many hard working employees and loyal racers and fans, we grew year after year. Unfortunately, the economy over the last three years has taken its toll.
I appreciate the many people who helped me along the way make Tulsa Raceway Park one of the finest race tracks in the Midwest and hope that someone is able to continue the drag racing tradition that Tulsa has embraced for 46 years. For those racers who achieved success this year, we are planning the Champions’ Banquet for early November so they can be honored by their fellow racers.
We’re not done yet, either. Besides the Throw Down in T-Town race scheduled for October 14-15, the Diesel Drags and Mod vs. Rod race on October 22 and the Duck Drags on October 22, several of you have asked for one last bracket race. We are looking at having that race on October 16.
I wish each one of you success in the future, whether it be on the track or elsewhere, and look forward to the opening of the next, new drag strip.
Tulsa Raceway Park is a 1/4-mile drag strip owned by Dan Guterman, a SCCA member for decades. He bought the facilities about a decade ago in hopes of serious expansion, including a road course. Like many plans that involve motorsports since then, the money evaporated.
A race venue closing is never a good thing, as TRP is home for legal racing of many stripes. NEOkla held Solo and RallyCross events there, and RallyCross Nationals this weekend will be the last SCCA event there for the forseeable future.
OMR knows full well what happens when a good venue shuts the gates. Make sure to support all forms of motorsports while you still can.