From Niagara This Week: NASCAR is not coming to Fort Erie. No NASCAR. Not in Fort Erie. It bears repeating because one glance at any social media site — and even some major news outlets — over the last week would suggest precisely the opposite. As reported by the Post last week, NASCAR has never [...]
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If you are interested in the proposed motor speedway (NASCAR-type oval) that might be built just outside of Niagara Falls, then you might be interested in this article from the Niagara Falls Review: There remains more questions than answers, despite an Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing Tuesday on a contentious speedway proposal that was supposed to [...]
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From the Niagara Falls Review: Mayor Doug Martin is heading to Virginia next weekend to see what impact, if any, the Richmond International Raceway has had on the community. While thousands of motor heads will be cheering their favourite driver during the May 1 Crown Royal Heath Calhoun 400, part of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, [...]
Continue reading about Fort Erie mayor researching speedway impact in Virginia
From the Niagara Falls Review: The U. S.-based auto racing giant NASCAR says it is not in the business of building race tracks -and unless one has already been built, don’t bother asking how it might get involved. Asked about the possibility of the organization expanding into Canada or being involved in some way with [...]
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Graham on September 10th, 2009
From Inside Track Motorsport News: On Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Ft. Erie (ON), a public meeting was held regarding the approval process for the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway project in the US/Canada border town. Individuals made presentations both for and against the building of the facility. Those against were reportedly mostly concerned with sound and [...]
Continue reading about Inside Track Breaking News Blog: Canadian Motor Speedway website goes live
From the Niagara Falls Review: New details surrounding a proposed $200-million, 65,000-seat international motor speedway in Fort Erie have surfaced. An article published in the inaugural edition of Professional Motorsport Circuit, an international trade journal, says NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is involved with the project. Gordon’s name has been tagged with a signature speedway and [...]
Continue reading about NASCAR star linked to Fort Erie speedway proposal
From the Niagara Falls Review: A proposed race track for Fort Erie was never pitched using the NASCAR brand name. So why can’t cynics and headline writers stop bringing it up, wonders the president of the town’s Economic Development and Tourism Corp. “The release which was made public indicated it’s an international motor speedway complex, [...]
Continue reading about No NASCAR at proposed Fort Erie track
From the Niagara Falls Review: A $200-million foreign investment is being made to bring in a major motor-sport speedway, entertainment and commercial complex to Fort Erie. “It’s on the road to being a done deal,” Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin announced during a press conference at city hall on Tuesday afternoon. The investment consortium is [...]
Continue reading about International motor speedway complex announced for Fort Erie
This isn’t exactly Niagara Falls news, but it will affect the region, and is certainly interesting… From the Niagara Falls Review: Tuesday will be a busy day in Niagara. While voters head to the polls, many people in the area will be awaiting word from the United Arab Emirates about plans for a NASCAR-style race [...]
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