FIX THE TRACK, BRING THE RACE CARS BACK!

In 2003 the administration of the MN State Fair decided it was a good idea to demolish part of the 1/2 mile race track and end the annual tradition of auto racing on Labor Day in MN.  The reason behind this was announced that the grandstand was deemed unsafe and would require too much of an investment to make the needed repairs to bring it up to safety codes.  This was clearly a lie as the grandstand is still used for various events throughout the year, including every single day of the 12 day MN State Fair for various concerts.  The purpose of this petition is to get supporters to sign so that the petition can be brought to the MN State Fair administration to demand them to use the money generated from grandstand events to make the needed repairs to the racetrack so that we can bring back the races!!!  Once the repairs to the track are scheduled to be made we can get the ASA, ARCA, or  NASCAR to stand behind it and bring the Labor Day race back to MN! 

We question where the money went from all of the profits from all of the years from the days of the race at the State Fair.  Why was that money not reinvested into making the necessary repairs to the track?  Where did that money go?

Sign this petition if you want to be a part of reaching the goal of at least 75,000 signatures to present to the MN State Fair board of directors to show that we want the race cars back! 

By bringing the race back, it will increase revenue for the local businesses, restaurants, hotels, shops, and it will feed into increasing revenue for the state via sales tax.  It will increase revenue for the Fair by increasing the attendance levels and ticket sales and merchandise for the event.  It's a win win!!!  We just need to make an impact so the administration can see the positives in investing in fixing the track they demolished! 

If you want to see the race cars brought back to the MN State Fair, please email; fairinfo@mnstatefair.org, in the subject line type "FIX THE TRACK, BRING THE RACE CARS BACK" then type your message to the MN State Fair administration! There is power in numbers, so let's see what we can do together!!! If you have any old pictures from the MN State Fair races, please feel free to post them, as well as any archived news articles featuring the races!   The MN State Fair General Manager is Jerry Hammers.  Write to him and voice your opinion!!!  Thank you for your support!!! 

Track Facts
Circuit name: Minnesota State Fair Speedway
Circuit type: Dirt Oval
Track lengths: 1.000 miles and 0.500 miles
Track Built:One Mile Dirt Oval - 1885
Demolished - 1939
Track Built:Half Mile Dirt Oval - 1885
Paved - 1964
Demolished - 2003

Track History
The Minnesota State Fair Speedway was a very fine 1 mile dirt oval. Originally used for horse racing from 1885 also used for auto racing from 1902 to 1939. The one mile horse track also had a half-mile dirt track inside of it. In 1940, the mile track was plowed under and in the late 1950s and the half-mile track was paved with asphalt in 1964. The half-mile track was partially torn up in 2003.

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