If you liked the music in the intro and outro of this video, it was provided by Juuichi, a talented musician from Kyoto who I heard performing on the street while I was on vacation there last year. you can check him out here: Twitter: twitter.com/juuichi11eleven Bandcamp: juuichi.bandcamp.com/ And huge thanks to Ryan Vargas and Myatt Snider for helping with this video by giving me a couple of interviews. Checkout Myatt on Twitter: twitter.com/MyattSnider And Ryan Vargas too: twitter.com/RyanVargas_23
@fast.biking_freddy
4 жыл бұрын
The music only tugged at my emotion harder. what a soundtrack. I look forward to Juuichi's music in future videos!
@wuztron
4 жыл бұрын
I'm supposed to go to Japan sometime next year. The original plan was for March but that isn't looking very likely.
@S1apShoes
4 жыл бұрын
@@wuztron They're opening back up. As of now you have to have proof of a negative test taken in the last 72 hours to arrival.
@sundaxe10
4 жыл бұрын
I Live Only 40 Minutes Away From The Track
@davereichheld2270
4 жыл бұрын
S1apSh0es I feel compelled to let you know that was another great video. I started watching your videos about 4 months ago and I am very impressed. The Myrtle Beach Speedway was a great place to go when I was vacationing there. In the Spring of 2019 I drove at the Richard Petty Experience there. Thank you for taking the time to be there on the speedway’s last night and documenting the event the way only you can do. 5 stars LOL.
@svbguy
4 жыл бұрын
Worst thing is that this is happening all across America. People move in near the tracks and then complain about the track's noise. The track owners change things up to appease them. Then they lose fans cause of the changes in times that they are running or dates having to be changed. So that puts so many tracks into a tailspin that they are unable to get out of til they sell off to some developer to be made into Condo's or a Business Park that is half empty.
@MadMike32
4 жыл бұрын
Not even necessarily that. Real estate developers will buy up land around the track for cheap, bitch at city council over noise, and then watch the property value skyrocket when the track gets inevitable castrated or shutdown. And the tracks are helpless to do anything about it.
@BlueOvals24
4 жыл бұрын
That is so stupid. You moved next to a track, live with the noise or move back out. I get why people would complain if the track was built next to a development, but the other way around, that's stupid. Literally putting people out of business just to build homes that could be built anywhere else.
@TheBrainSpecialist
4 жыл бұрын
They've tried to do the same thing at Laguna Seca and Brand's Hatch, luckily those tracks have been able to survive thanks to how legendary they are and how deep their owners pockets are. People should know what they're in for if they're moving close to a fucking race track. That's on them. Tsukuba just put up highway sound barriers and told everyone else to kindly "ファックオフ"
@rncboy2
4 жыл бұрын
Until they grow up going well grow up at a race track they wont ever understand. Same if they have never been most that complain has never seen a race.
@AlanNadeauIII
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it honestly sucks. NHMS (New Hampshire Motor Speedway) last year announced that there would be a country music festival there at some point, and people who live near the track went to court about it because of some BS and probably they were thinking about the noise issues too (FYI, NHMS won). Like, if you don't like the noise, don't live near a fucking race track.
@whatincarnation95
4 жыл бұрын
Watching these short tracks that I've never even visited die for one reason or the other is heartbreaking
@tonystewartfan2014
4 жыл бұрын
What In Carnation? I got ride in a nascar there.
@woodsnoopy
4 жыл бұрын
Press F to pay respects
@gtfkt
4 жыл бұрын
When the reason is pure narcissism, it's even worse.
@drogonight5672
4 жыл бұрын
Me to people thought it be a good idea to build houses next to the track and complained about the noise stuped people should of made it a memorial or museum
@thomasdort7941
3 жыл бұрын
I hate any one and every one who complains about the noise living next to a racetrack
@nyanblaney
4 жыл бұрын
When you choose a house next to a racetrack and it makes noise: *surprised pikachu face*
@Goober_Illo
4 жыл бұрын
I bought a house inside of volcano recently and the damn thing is so hot. Rude much?
@derhugo0135
4 жыл бұрын
youd be surprised how much that kind of stuff happens. here at my local sport airport where i go flying, the residents are trying to get it shut down because of the noise. keep in mind its been around since the 70s and the housing has been built 40 years after that, so im not surprised. sad to see, but people are just dicks like that sometimes.
@AdvancedGroomers28
4 жыл бұрын
I was just going to comment that about airports. It happens all the time.
@ZinhoLabs
4 жыл бұрын
Same shit is happening right now to Tor Poznan, the only FIA-graded polish race track (if you play rFactor2 or Assetto Corsa, you may have heard about it). When they build it in 1977, it was on an army operated parts of Lawica Airport, there were almost no inhabitants around. But, as city grew, it started selling land for cheap price (mainly because of airport closeness, but also because race track). And slowly, graduately people started to settle in, and first shitstorms started to appear back in late 90's, and now it is madness. Track operating days are very limited, and there seem to be no hope for any serious track racing in Poland.
@benrumble1379
4 жыл бұрын
Next they'll complain about the noise of the construction works
@grantpeters3149
4 жыл бұрын
RIP Myrtle Beach Speedway😢 We will miss you, but you’ll live forever in the wonderful world of Nr2003
@ChiChiWoo
4 жыл бұрын
And in iRacing too!
@yfi62dortoh
4 жыл бұрын
Where can I play it? Would love to drive my local track virtually
@grantpeters3149
4 жыл бұрын
yfi62dortoh if you have nr2003, just download the track and place it in the tracks folder. If not lots of videos teach you how to do that. The track download for Myrtle Beach is at the bottom of this page. www.smiffsden.com/enews.php?id=84
@froggyg9981
3 жыл бұрын
We had it as an add-on track on Nascar3 also
@Cyclone-od7ih
3 жыл бұрын
And Automobilista
@rus0004
4 жыл бұрын
"They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot."
@evolved64
4 жыл бұрын
"They're gonna knock this place down and put condos out here" because that worked so well with Riverside,,,
@cpufreak101
4 жыл бұрын
It's as bright of an idea as moving next to a racetrack then complaining of the noise. So in other terms, brilliant minds give brilliant ideas.
@SyedIAhmed-wi3jm
4 жыл бұрын
Mark my words: they’ll try it with Indy. And my god they will be complete cunts about it. But now with a leader like Penske in charge of the track and INDYCAR, it’ll never go.
@trevorarens7143
3 жыл бұрын
@@SyedIAhmed-wi3jm God I hope not. That would be so devastating to racing in Indiana. I would lose my will to go to other races.
@JohnSmith-mk5jt
3 жыл бұрын
@@trevorarens7143 I highly doubt it'll happen with Indy, at least not in the near future. Myrtle Beach is such a tourist hotspot that while it's still moronic to move next to a track and complain about noise, because it's one of the biggest tourists spots on US's east coast, it's understandable. Indianapolis, on the other hand, is just some US city in the midwest, and since the downtown area actually has a decent amount of distance from the track itself, the sound issues aren't that terrible. While there is a small town called Speedway, Indiana that sits just outside the track, if you've ever been to the Indy 500 and gone through the town, I don't think the people there care much about the noise (probably because the town is called SPEEDWAY, Indiana) Along with that, the track doesn't have lights, meaning the races are almost never able to go late into the night, with the exception of the 8-hour endurance held there in September/October. So yeah, if you made it through the whole essay, I don't think it's gonna happen. But then again, as humanity continues to reach new heights of stupid that I thought wasn't possible, then who knows?
@trevorarens7143
3 жыл бұрын
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt Who would complain about racing in a town called Speedway? 😂
@Kyleconley59
4 жыл бұрын
Shame. I loved this place. At least it will still live on in the Virtual World
@Chase9WG
4 жыл бұрын
That’s what I said
@CarBitGTSaxen
4 жыл бұрын
Its in iRacing?
@Chase9WG
4 жыл бұрын
CarBitGTSaxen yea
@kennethsmith8968
4 жыл бұрын
evet try eating a virtual pizza,lol.
@markkeetemanperformance
4 жыл бұрын
Same with concord speedway, it lives on through Iracing now
@nyanblaney
4 жыл бұрын
Local short tracks are a treasure to every community and sadly, all across the globe, they're disappearing. May each short track live and have the legacy of Myrtle Beach Speedway
@afriendofafriend5766
4 жыл бұрын
I live on the west coast, never been to a nascar race. This video still makes me feel nostalgic for something I've never experienced.
@aidenkennedy3044
4 жыл бұрын
My question: when you move to a racetrack, then complain about the noise, what the heck were you expecting?! It’s a racetrack, it’s loud. I’ve been to Myrtle Beach speedway to see some late model races and it sucks to see it go. It was such a good and legendary track. May the track Rest In Peace. I’m gonna miss it 😔 😞 😢 😭
@DevonMopiedmont1143
4 жыл бұрын
people do the same thing in railroad towns I don't get it.
@Starfire_Storm
4 жыл бұрын
It's like going to live near an airport and expect it to be quiet
@justbuggin67
4 жыл бұрын
People complain about the noise near an active Air Force base that has been around since the 40s. People bitch to bitch.
@MDAdams72668
4 жыл бұрын
They don't care they "are special" and often have money/political pull and trust me they will eventually shut down the track "because they can" Flemington,NJ is one I personally saw it happen to At some point the legal cost to the track owner becomes unbearable not to mention developers will pay more for the land than 1000 years of packed stands
@killersidewinder
4 жыл бұрын
makes me so angry bro. humans suck some times
@allenrw315
4 жыл бұрын
I hate to see any track get closed, this breaks my heart a little. It always makes me even more worried about the future of my local track, Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
@matthewchapman2897
4 жыл бұрын
Me too I live in easley
@Maverick33
4 жыл бұрын
Expect to see it gone soon. Eventually every single track in America will be torn down and racing as we know it will cease to exist. The only racing that'll still exist will be illegal street racing
@Lakhshamana
3 жыл бұрын
@@Maverick33 there's a certain circle closing there, huh... started from the moonshine runners, ends into illegal street racing.
@dom.rockchalkjayhawk.8990
3 жыл бұрын
It'll stay nascar still races there
@DennyDeliversYT
4 жыл бұрын
Why oh why must Myrtle Beach go?! 🥺😭 *May Myrtle Beach Rest In Peace 🙏*
@tonystewartfan2014
4 жыл бұрын
DennyDelivers where I got to ride my frist nascar at
@Badassinblack51
4 жыл бұрын
DennyDelivers NASCAR should’ve brought back Xfinity or trucks. Where’s Marcus Smith? Why did he not invest in the track?
@dom.rockchalkjayhawk.8990
3 жыл бұрын
@@Badassinblack51 he invests in tracks with a future
@oN3xShOtxkilL
4 жыл бұрын
Damn man, I can tell losing this track is hitting home for you, I can hear it in your voice
@commander2552
4 жыл бұрын
Man I don't even like Nascar, but the history is very interesting.
@rncboy2
4 жыл бұрын
You need to go to Bristol then my friend. You would have a much different opinion after that! Watching a race on tv doesnt do it justice. The time and effort these teams put into these cars and the knowledge it takes to actually drive one is unreal. Just remember anyone can drive in a straight line, not many can drive in circles. Why I say that is if you screw your run up going into 1 it can hurt you coming out of 2 same with turn 3 and 4. Having the car not set up right can also screw your runs up it could be good going into 1 and 2 and be to loose in 3 and 4 or vise versa. It's not easy by all means. That's what bothers me about people saying driving in circles is easy. It's not as easy as it looks.
@graham2661
4 жыл бұрын
Kylee Kyotee I’m with him. I like short track racing/ stock car racing. But NASCAR is boring.
@SurrealCereal
4 жыл бұрын
@@graham2661 how
@KrazyKeith4
4 жыл бұрын
@@SurrealCereal Not enough short tracks. That's why people either have stopped watching stock car racing altogether or they go and watch something more interesting, like World Of Outlaws. World Of Outlaws races on nothing but dirt short tracks, and run about the same horsepower with considerably less weight. My problem with NASCAR is the lack of the "run what you brung" style they had until the 80s. Then they tried going mainstream, abandoning much of their core fanbase while doing so. World Of Outlaws has always stayed relatively the same to where most can recognize more than just the name, unlike NASCAR and unlike IndyCar. Don't get me wrong. I still would go to a NASCAR or IndyCar race. Either Indy 500 or Texas Motor Speedway for IndyCar, and Bristol or Martinsville for NASCAR. I went to the Auto Club Speedway race in 2001 and 2008 and although it was ok, I prefer the short tracks. If you want some real excitement on a short track, attend an ISMA Supermodified race. It's essentially the "run what you brung" type of series that only runs on short tracks. They're open wheel, just like IndyCar and F1, but with a V8 that's mounted on the left for better cornering. Everything about them is off-centered to the left for better cornering. A Supermodified once held the track record at Bristol. Can't remember the exact lap time, and the video is like 9 years old. It's on KZitem. Just search Supermodified track record Bristol and you'll find it.
@graham2661
4 жыл бұрын
SurrealCereal I don’t care to see guys running full throttle for 3 hours on a Sunday afternoon frankly. The short track era was awesome, and the higher downforce cars on short tracks made for super entertaining races. I still tune into my favorite tracks like Bristol and Texas. But otherwise I’m out
@jblaker2001
4 жыл бұрын
Same thing happened to Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas. That track had been around since the 50s. Guys like Petty, Earnhardt, Jarrett, Johnson, Allison and Waltrip won there. I grew up watching some great short track racing there. It was such a shame to see it go.
@seamusmckeon9109
4 жыл бұрын
It will live forever in iRacing
@yfi62dortoh
4 жыл бұрын
I hear people are porting the map to asseto corsa to use the drift courses on the infield
@ejtamayo5317
3 жыл бұрын
And in nr2003
@JoshRhodesRC
4 жыл бұрын
Hey S1ap, I love watching your videos. I do have another piece of history to add here for you. This speedway isn't just rich in oval track racing. In the early days of Monster Truck Racing, TNT Motorsports ran at Myrtle Beach in 1990. It was a hot summer night with major competition from the likes of Bigfoot, Grave Digger, Carolina Crusher, Equalizer, the list goes on. A truck that had been making waves on the tour through that summer was King Kong, scoring a few surprising wins over the top trucks in points. The track they raced on was a straight line, however one side was straight down pit road. It was a narrow lane. King Kong raced Carolina Crusher in Round 2 of competition, Kong had the narrow pit lane. Kong scored another upset, beating Crusher but taking a very bad hit at the end of the cars, sending the truck up on two wheels.. Driver Steve Cain stood on the throttle to try and power out of it, however he was to late. The truck went over the wall at the end of the track, knocked over the 76 sign, and finally came to rest on two brand new police cars that were unfortunately parked at the end of the track. The crash was frightening, and to this day is looked at as the most violent in the history of the sport. You can watch the crash by typing in "King Kong Monster Truck Crash" in the youtube search bar. This moment, along with many others made me fall in love with this sport. Now i work for Monster Jam, the biggest promotion out there.
@Legend13CNS
4 жыл бұрын
I'm worried for the Greenville-Pickens and Anderson speedways as that area of the upstate are getting more popular and built up. It makes me angry that city councils, time and again, seem to let or even support racetracks effectively being bullied out of existence.
@AlanNadeauIII
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that is total bullshit. And, when you say Anderson Speedway, are you referring to the one in Indiana?
@4cylindersoffury252
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlanNadeauIII I assume he means the one in Anderson, SC, which is near Greenville-Pickens / Upstate SC. I think its a dirt track, but I've never been there.
@AlanNadeauIII
4 жыл бұрын
@@4cylindersoffury252 Gotcha
@Maverick33
4 жыл бұрын
@@4cylindersoffury252 It's a paved short track. No major Series races there. Just local races
@TheMEXICANBEEF
4 жыл бұрын
@@Maverick33 hooters cup used to race there in the 90's. Actually had a good tower the public could sit in too. Rupert porter was the owner but he died several years ago so not sure of the future of anderson speedway.
@UnderwaterAlexJones
4 жыл бұрын
Only racing memory I have from this track is when Awesome Kong took out the Union 76 sign and two brand new cops cars in 1990.
@MalakyoftheOSR
4 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/yWd7nJZpcJ5ke6Q - Here's the link in case anyone wants to see it. I had to look for it when I read this.
@woodsnoopy
4 жыл бұрын
Girl: DO YOU HAVE EMOTION? Me:
@tonystewartfan2014
4 жыл бұрын
TheChaoticBoo ! I have chills right now
@freshy_yt278
4 жыл бұрын
WOW ITS SO EMOTIONAL
@samfranklin9339
4 жыл бұрын
I cried ngl
@libbymcmillan
4 жыл бұрын
S1apSh0es delivered on a whole new level with this one, didn’t he? Love the music. He perfectly set the tone... sad, wistful... and resigned.
@renz1013
4 жыл бұрын
I hate it that people know there gonna go and live next a race track that been there before them and they complane about it to be removed. its really stupid
@MATTCORNPRODUCTIONS
4 жыл бұрын
Similar problem in Nashville (fairgrounds speedway not the super speedway) All the hipsters that have swarmed here and moved into the gentrified areas by the track are complaining. Thankfully enough people have stood their ground.
@renz1013
4 жыл бұрын
@@MATTCORNPRODUCTIONS yeah this was a topic once by donut media. also I'm glad you still have race tracks around there at America unlike I the Philippines where there are very few and fewer that are used
@Siteus1
4 жыл бұрын
This has happened a lot to stock car racing in the uk too sadly
@DepravedCoTApologist
4 жыл бұрын
@@MATTCORNPRODUCTIONS Laguna Seca too
@cpufreak101
4 жыл бұрын
@@raymond_rayder I mean, if it's their private property and they're tired of Tourists trespassing on their land, then that makes sense. But if the sign is on a public hiking trail or the like, then yeah, stupidity.
@ejtamayo5317
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all of the great memories myrtle beach, even though I never got to race there, it held a place in my heart. You will be missed, but never forgotten. May you rest in peace.
@krthecarguy5150
4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that hates people that complain about racetrack sounds? I mean, the track was very likely there before you, so you WILLINGLY moved next to an active track and then you complain about the sound. It's the same as moving next to a school and complaining there are children.
@mitchell-wallisforce7859
4 жыл бұрын
Judging by about half the other takes in this comments section, not even slightly. Dumb shit that's happening to legendary race tracks, be they ovals or road courses or drag strips, all around the world. But here's an idea......what if, when these people start whinging about the noise from a track that has likely existed for longer than they have, we just encourage them to go? Educate them on the history of the tracks, their heritage and what they mean to the community. Give them the details on ticket prices and keep pressing until they finally give in and go to a Saturday night short track race. Then the racing does the talking. It won't have a 100% hit rate, but cars have a way of shutting people up when said people finally bother to get eyes on them.
@cpufreak101
4 жыл бұрын
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 in my experience they don't give a crap, never have, and never will. Even the ancient Roman forum, despite protest from conservators and many other locals against the "destruction of their heritage", many of the buildings reached their current ruinous state thanks to the Pope in the middle ages issuing licenses allowing builders to demolish the structures to reuse their stone (they were intact for over 1,000 years, but around 1300/1400 they were already ruinous heaps from the destruction) It's happened for thousands of years already. Some people don't give a shit about another's culture when it isn't part of their own.
@mitchell-wallisforce7859
4 жыл бұрын
@@cpufreak101 Well, it's not like we have many options left. Damn good example of what we're up against but hey......with so much on the line, it's worth a shot.
@MDAdams72668
4 жыл бұрын
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 They don't care they "are special" and often have money/political pull and trust me they will eventually shut down the track "because they can" Flemington,NJ is one I personally saw it happen to At some point the legal cost to the track owner becomes unbearable not to mention developers will pay more for the land than 1000 years of packed stands
@waynerowlinson6177
4 жыл бұрын
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 I was thinking the same thing. We had a 1/4 mile ( I think ) paved oval with a 1/4 mile drag strip on the outskirts of town that opened in the mid-60s. By the mid 80s there were noise complaints from the surrounding neighbours. I said at the time they should give these people a few free tickets to see what the noise was all about. The track shut down in the late 80s. One of the sad things is that the track is still there. The former parking lot has a new business being built on it, and the only thing remaining of the stands is the metal framing and a few rotten boards.
@austinreed5805
4 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame that this track is being demolished. It was such a good and historic race track.
@jacoboneal4456
4 жыл бұрын
I got a chance to race here the second to last race, although I was supposed to make 2 laps because I had a broken wrist but ended up running 12 before I had the LF go down. I was here for the last race to watch some friends race which will probably be one of my favorite memories from myrtle beach. I know people had more experiences here than I did but i'll miss it.
@camelguy9975
4 жыл бұрын
Random person: moves next to race track knowing that it's a race track Also Random person: tHiS pLaCe Is To LoUd, It ShOuLd ShUt DoWn
@fatsolutions
4 жыл бұрын
Mate your videos are getting me into NASCAR the detail you go into and the passion for the sport is addictive! I was a big fan of Indy cars back in the CART days but couldn’t find an in for NASCAR. I was heartbroken when Dale Earnhardt died, I knew him from his racing in the Corvettes in endurance racing! I still have the vivid memories of going over a Penske car that was on display for the upcoming Surfers Paradise, the mechanic that gave me a guided tour was brilliant. Thank you for the videos
@scable-eq7bp
4 жыл бұрын
Such a shame, I lived in Myrtle Beach for 5 years, my favorite thing to do on Saturday night was go to the races....
@RyanVargas_23
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for having me man. Such a great story.
@Reegser
4 жыл бұрын
This was a lot more emotional than I thought it would be. Holy crap. Great video once again, sucks to see such a cool looking short track go. Would've absolutely loved to go as part of some vacation from Canada, if ever. Goodbye Myrtle Beach.
@johnschnellbach986
4 жыл бұрын
When population growth reaches the race track's door, it's not the noise complaints, it's the simple fact that the land the track sits on is worth more than tracks makes in revenue
@tomloeper8933
4 жыл бұрын
This is the winning comment right here! It’s not about the noise. It’s all about the Benjamin’s.
@ballparkappollo5141
4 жыл бұрын
I go here all the time to the drift events and I’ve attended the races sad to see it go
@TimiVision1
4 жыл бұрын
It’s always a shame to see a short track close down, I’ve never been to Myrtle Beach nor have I considered it but seeing this made me feel really sad. It reminded me when All American Speedway, my home track in Roseville, CA, (Arca west races there every October) was on the brink of closing down for good, the difference is the track was actually saved as it’s under new management as well as well-needed renovations to the facility. Even then I still fear for its future. So with that being said, go support your local racetracks, a lot of them are being closed and torn down and it’s a shame to see it happen. Even if it means going there for one night, you’re still showing your support.
@andrewcarter1747
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, it's a shame to see such tracks go anywhere in the world. Also, the musics amazing, always great to hear someone make full use of the Chapman Stick.
@tweldridge8556
4 жыл бұрын
Another local (legendary) short track bites the dust. How many will suffer a similar fate due to this insane 2020. 😢. Love your work S1apSh0s
@TightInLooseOff
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video. Honestly this was one of the best tracks in the country in my opinion. Sad to see it swallowed up by unfavorable circumstances. I remember going as a kid when my family was on vacation. I’m glad I have those memories.
@alanbare8319
4 жыл бұрын
Living in southeastern Massachusetts, I have been a fan of Seekonk Speedway. Unfortunately it has lost what would have been its 75th season. Hopefully it will be back for 2021. To fill the void this season, I have been attending races at Stafford Speedway in Connecticut and Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire. I like the local tracks for their seasonal rivalries in their divisions. Sad to see Myrtle Beach go, as it was a main stay of the Whelen Modified tour.
@SouthSideSlider
3 жыл бұрын
I remember 2004 I was biulding a triumph tr7 for the 4 cylinder class at summerville speedway 2005 I would have been old enough to run for the first time. The gut wrenching feeling when they announced that that season would be its last will stick with me forever.
@Yung_Lowdown59
2 жыл бұрын
Makes me so happy to see the passion and the love for this track from these guys RIP Myrtle Beach speedway gone but never forgotten
@jasonstraight1320
4 жыл бұрын
I'm thankful tracks like Bristol and Martinsville are in practically the middle of nowhere. It's a sign of the times to see tracks like Myrtle Beach and maybe even the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway if NASCAR hadn't stepped in succumb to development, gentrification and noise complaints. There's still plenty of space within our great land to build good tracks. Feel like there's a growing market for that right now.
@cartracer56
4 жыл бұрын
I've always known about Myrtle Beach and some of its history. It's the track where Dale Jr practically grew up. It's been one of those tracks I've always eyed on iracing and said, "I'll get it soon." This video pushed me to buy it, and damn, it's a fun track to run super lates at.
@gabevalerio3736
4 жыл бұрын
My local drag strip has been going through the same thing. The track has been in the same location since the mid 50's and has seen many changes throughout the years. About 8 or so years ago they built a new neighborhood a few miles away and because nothing is out where the track is, the sound travels pretty far. They got the usual noise complaints and altered the times for all the events, but about 2 years ago they announced that the track would be closing but never announced when that would be. This track means a lot to people in my hometown and it means a lot to me and my family. My grandpa made passes in the 60's and 70's, my dad raced a lot and won in the 90's and i made my first ever pass down a drag strip here. i still make it out to every event i can since i don't know how much longer the track is going to be here
@joshuafarmer3467
3 жыл бұрын
I watched Jr. win the pole in 00' here get spun twice and still finish 3rd. These little tracks need us. I sat in turn 1 and chicken bones and beer cans flew. Loved it.
@jshkohler
4 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1991, my dad took me to watch races at this track between 1997 till 2004. We would come out every week we could to watch every race. I miss it and all the great races. I will miss this place dearly.
@MondayMorningRacer
4 жыл бұрын
Lost another great speedway. This is why, as fans, we can enjoy the highest of the levels of a sport but we should never forget to attend the sport venue in our back yard. I'm glad to see a NASCAR KZitemr hitting the local scene as well. I wish more would do so. There are great subscriber bases that would appreciate the exposure along with local tracks. Stock car racing is more than NASCAR Cup racing.
@dalefogleman851
2 жыл бұрын
There's one thing that I think you may have forgotten. Back in the 80s, myrtle beach speedway was dirt. It stayed dirt up until June 1987. After that ,the track went dirt. I know ,because I ran this track in the late model outlaw from 1986 to 1987. This track had so much memorable experience and memories. I hate to see this track go,but like so many race tracks, things happen with out any understanding. This track will always be in my heart and mind for the rest of my life.
@johnasbury7511
4 жыл бұрын
And the Angels cried with the coming of the rain for Myrtle Beach is now history and an empty place in our heart.
@jamesmaples8843
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up going to Myrtle Beach most Saturdays with my dad. He drove the hauler for Strom Altman, a late model/super truck driver. Went to victory lane a few times and saw my fair share of great action across all classes there. Seemed only fitting that track owner Charlie Powell died not long before they ran the feature. Sure he didn’t want to live a day without his pride and joy
@maxversthappening8166
4 жыл бұрын
I guess one thing we can be happy for is that they have this track laser scanned in iRacing and they very commonly use it. Obviously, you can’t make up for losing the true to life track.
@gc4408
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you ...... I live about 1hr from there. I did not know until I saw it on the news..... sad day...... “We all ponder of yesteryear , yet physically in front of us we let it go, where has progress gotten us? We always go back to the beginning.”
@flyingpizza98
4 жыл бұрын
its always sad to see old historical tracks being torn down for housing. I mean come on. Theres 3.8 million square miles in the US and they have to have that property?
@FurryWrecker911
4 жыл бұрын
It's a harrowing fact of life anymore, and it makes my stomach turn. It's smack-dab in the middle of a ton of McMansion neighborhoods. They already out-bought all the surrounding land, so that's the only patch left for them to eat up. Makes me worry about the hometown tracks I grew up with, like William's Grove. Shepardstown keeps growing more and more with each passing decade. I can see the track being bought out in 30 years if the farms keep selling off.
@Sheetz_Racer
4 жыл бұрын
@@FurryWrecker911 yeah me too the closest one to me doesn't even look like its been raced at in awhile.
@MnWun53
4 жыл бұрын
@@FurryWrecker911 I don't see Williams Grove ever getting demolished. The posse is fond of it and WoO and the World Racing Group would drop money into saving it. It would be like eliminating Knoxville...
@abejacubana
4 жыл бұрын
I am not a NASCAR fan. But, I subscribed because of your passion. I watch every video because of your insight, your storytelling, your knowledge. I shouldn't care about a small track in Myrtle Beach but I had to wipe away tears. Great channel. Great history. Great content.
@manaea2464
3 жыл бұрын
I don't even live in the USA, only became a NASCAR fan last year, and never heard of this track before the start of this video, but even I caught myself tearing up a little bit towards the end of it.
@toastr7551
4 жыл бұрын
I did live behind those trees for about a year. Loved hearing the cars every weekend.
@NRSC08
3 жыл бұрын
Myrtle Beach Speedway: I'm going to have a good 2020 season! Land Developers: So you have chosen death?
@nettlecider
4 жыл бұрын
"If there's a short track in your area.." Me: *laughs in eastern european*
@Lakhshamana
3 жыл бұрын
"It's back to the mountain roads with you!" --James May
@OhYahhs56
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this track. Used to race this on the old Nascar games and honestly this is an absolute shot in the heart for all classic Nascar fans.
@BottleRocket11
4 жыл бұрын
This is a video I never wanted to see. Still gutted I haven't been able to so much as visit the track since 2009. Thank you for putting this together, though, and sharing it with us and I couldn't think of more fitting backing tracks than Juuichi. (I'm the twitter dude that helped you find him) "Storm" is honestly my favorite track of theirs.
@tadroid3858
4 жыл бұрын
NNNOOOoooooo!!!!! All through the 90s the best part of playing golf all day was watching races at night.
@justindemontigny2547
4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I got to visit earlier this year and had the best time, unfortunate it had to be torn down
@drewjones210
4 жыл бұрын
The growth of this area makes sense. If im not mistaken it sets in the parking lot of an outlet mall and the area has blown up im recent years. As far inland as it is, the beach front real estate is making its way to it.
@mistie710
3 жыл бұрын
I've been in this position myself. Arena Essex Raceway closed at the end of its 2018 season after 40 years of racing of various formulas. I had been attending for about 30 of those years. These days, when Covid regulation allows, I can still go and see racing but Arena was my local and now it's closed, I have to travel much further afield.
@philip.goodman
4 жыл бұрын
Im glad I was able to attend this race and see it one last time. My only time visiting it before was 1999 for a Busch Series race and I had forgotten just how cool of a track it is. I was getting choked up knowing that I would never see it again : ( Also it was really nice meeting ya after the race was over and chatting for a bit. Hope to meet ya again sometime bud : )
@S1apShoes
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that was fun. Hopefully we’ll meet again under less saddening circumstances 😅
@BAMRacingVideos
4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you were there!! I was part of the TV crew on top the tower. Slap, if you didn't get a piece of asphalt I've got a few chunks you can have
@brianpace7866
3 жыл бұрын
You know your stuff Man. Thanks for all these videos. My Wife and I are huge Dirt Track and NASCAR fans here in Mississippi. We go to Dirt Track Racing often here in North Mississippi and also in Alabama. Great info on these videos. Love all the history! Keep up the good work! 👍
@brendanlanglois2865
4 жыл бұрын
My local short track had a similar fate a few years back. MotoPlex Speedway in Vernon BC, Canada. Residents of a new housing development complained about the noise until the track got shut down. Hosted a few CASCAR/NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (Now NASCAR Pinty's Series) races. Went to a few and had a great time. They also did King of the Hill or Spectator Drags or whatever you want to call it, went out there with my car to the last one they ever had and almost won. Miss the track a ton
@Rescuette
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Concord Speedway. It's a special place for me. Not only was the racing phenomenal, but my husband proposed to me in victory lane after a modified race.
@thefuzzbutt
4 жыл бұрын
Another great video S1ap. Seriously you did an awesome job on this tough subject for the short track community. To see the hometown guy's reaction was epic. In other news... I grew up a mile from an airport. Planes used to fly directly over our house. Day, night all year, big, small, war birds, cargo planes and even some small commercial jets. I eventually moved away and after 2 more moves I am out in the country where it's quiet. I miss the Airport. I also miss the sounds of the lake nearby house #2. The idea that the "track" is bad for neighbors due to noise is invalid. Give them some time and I bet there are some that miss it.
@yfi62dortoh
4 жыл бұрын
This past weekend we also had the last ever drift event with MB Drift. Had a blast and rode along with great friends and people I call family. This track will be missed!!! As a myrtle beach resident it is awesome to see you cover this!!
@JFrost-dr5nw
4 жыл бұрын
Damn. I live in Charleston and I loved racing there at the NASCAR Experience. What a shame.
@kylefunderburk4194
4 жыл бұрын
I guess I should my count my blessings in Northeast Georgia. Our tracks don't seem to be on the verge of disappearing, even the ones that are closed down. The communities in Winder, Hartwell, Lavonia and Toccoa love their dirt tracks. Road Atlanta is thriving on the IMSA and Trans Am schedules, but I truly believe its best days are ahead of it. It and its neighbor across the street Lanier National Speedway are gems of the local communities. Gresham Motorsports Park is in a great location near the airport, Jackson County Correctional Institute, jail, rec. department, etc. There's no one nearby to complain about noise. Hopefully the recent race at Lanier and the upcoming race at Gresham will lead to more racing there in the future. Lastly, Atlanta Dragway (in Commerce, 70 miles from Atlanta) is a staple of the NHRA calendar.
@spacejamsham2440
4 жыл бұрын
Those people in the housing additions complained about the noise, but man I’d love to go to sleep to the sound of Saturday Night Thunder
@ppioneer1417
4 жыл бұрын
Im praying my home track wall stadium speedway does not meet the same fate
@Blvdshagnasty69
4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas Virginia. My old man ran there won his first race and me and my brothers ran go-karts there as kids. It was built in the 40s and used to be a part of the NASCAR circuit a long time ago. But people who live near it started complaining and they tore it down. I used to love walking out side on Friday and Saturday nights and off in the distance you can hear the cars going like a bat out of hell. But now when you drive by there are nothing but townhouses and it makes me sick to my stomach.
@davidhall6917
4 жыл бұрын
if I can ever buy a house near a race track that would be the best thing ever to hear the cars every friday or saturday night love that sound. Sad that so many hate this and force the owners to leave, it makes me sad that the city council couldnt come up with an agreement for this then to just say nope shut it down and build houses. Myrtle Beach speedway will always and forever be an awesome track
@normanhumphrey9695
4 жыл бұрын
This has been coming for a long time but such is life. Thanks for putting this video together, was great to watch in spite of it being a piece of history,
@santiagovictor2004
2 жыл бұрын
The myrtle beach speedway was special to me even though I’m not from myrtle beach I’ve lived here for 7 years I was always at the track for races and for the car/truck show that was formerly known as nopi nationals. It makes me sad to see the dismantled track every time I travel down 501. I’ve visited the abandoned track several times just to pay my respects to the past legends who once raced/walked that pavement years ago
@davereichheld2270
4 жыл бұрын
It’s a dam shame that the track was lost to urban sprawl and more strip malls. I’m not fro the area but vacation there twice a year. The loss of this historic speedway will never heal in my opinion.
@danesworld
3 жыл бұрын
I like the music. Thanks for the history story. Always fascinated about the beginning of things I like.
@astrobluedrew5611
4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I did a ride along in a pace car at this track. It was so much fun I did it a second time. Then a third, that time in a race car. It was an awesome track that seemed like a mini Rockingham. I was hoping that I could revisit it someday, either to do another ride along or see a race. Guess not...
@JethrosGarage-op4bo
4 жыл бұрын
This is an all too familiar story, we have all seen it and some have felt it personally. My old home track, Hialeah Speedway was a similar story, worth more as real estate than a race track. But they can't take away our memories. Thanks for sharing the story and history with us! God bless.
@1jimmyblack
3 жыл бұрын
Myrtle Beach Speedway was one of the race tracks that I’ve always love to go to it when I heard that they were shutting it down for good that really hurt me a little bit because that’s what I grew up with what I grew up watching and to know it’s not gonna be there in a war even today it’s kind of hard to let go from the track
@rt4838
4 жыл бұрын
To everybody who moves by a race track and complains about noise, your what needs to leave, not the track
@midnightchaser9453
3 жыл бұрын
man this is absolutely heartbreaking. my local track, mobile international speedway, which has been around since '65, recently announced that it will be reopening this august under new ownership after changing hands and being closed for the entirety of last season. everybody thought the track was gone for good. im definitely gonna hit up some events this summer. havent been to a good circle track race in a minute
@ryansheehan9462
4 жыл бұрын
5:00 that white 28 car in the lead is Ryan Glenski. His grandfather is a longtime family friend of my family and a former northeastern dirt racer himself. Cool to see him in this video but disappointed to see this place gone.
@Greyson.Kyler429
4 жыл бұрын
Where I live, the nearest speedway is about an hour away from me. The track was originally called Clearfield Mountain Speedway and went under multiple names and owners through out it's time since the 60's. Now the track is named UMI Motorsports park and they paved a road course in the infield.
@craigcolavito5606
3 жыл бұрын
I think this is the first place where Dale Earnhardt Jr. ever drove a race car!
@bricklingtonlego
Жыл бұрын
I get super nostalgic after watching my 2008 Monster Truck DVDs that were filmed at this speedway. Shame it's no longer around.
@zalcan3620
4 жыл бұрын
I use to live right behind that track for about a year or so on avocado dr near the strip mall, right in the middle of my teens and when nascar was having it's best seasons, some Saturday night cup series races I had the best surround sound that cost me nothing
@dougscott8161
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this final race and being able to do so in a timely manner. It's always a major disappointment to see another track close, especially one that has been around since the early days of NASCAR.
@markwerner9188
4 жыл бұрын
Went there for the monster truck event in June. That track had a lot of history in the monster truck industry as well.
@santiagovictor2004
3 жыл бұрын
whos cutting onions 😢 i have many memories here since late 2015 to 2020 from chillin in the pits while i watched the barnhill family race to riding in my truck for nopi/MBN
@wraymcdaniel1005
4 жыл бұрын
Man, this leaves us with a few paved short tracks and one dirt track here in SC. I remember when this state flourished with short tracks like Charleston, Cooper, Summerville and Myrtle Beach. I guess that development is going to happen, but it's killing the small time tracks all over the country. I so wish that they would have let us develop the 1/2 mile we wanted down here in the Ridgeville part of the state. Right off the interstate, it would have been great.
@matthewa7633
6 ай бұрын
When I was a kid we would have family over to listen to the race from the house
@pandajunior77
4 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget the King Kong monster truck crashing through the 76 sign and landing upside-down on top of 2 police cars in 1990.
@ericgulseth74
4 жыл бұрын
That made me laugh.
@ericgulseth74
4 жыл бұрын
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@GaryIKILLYOU
2 жыл бұрын
Man I moved out of Myrtle in the early 2000's. Myrtle Beach Speedway was my home track. Spent many many palmetto nights heating tires back in the good days. Sucks to hear about it going.
@vladdydaddy5197
4 жыл бұрын
Ya know how many broken hearts are going along with these tracks? That's what hurts the most.
@JapanCustomTours
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr Shoes - you know so much, that is why I subscribe to this channel. While my interest/favorite is the 1990's, I still enjoy the older NASCAR and a bit from more recent times - (the 2020's) BTW - while I live Tokyo, Kyoto is one of my favorite cities in Japan.
@chasera1139
4 жыл бұрын
This is really happening on my birthday REST IN PEACE MYRTLE BEACH SPPENDWAY
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