News>> Confirmed: Irwindale Cancels 2012 Season

Over the weekend there were numerous reports speculating that California's Irwindale Speedway had been closed. Sadly, those rumours appear to be true. This afternoon, the management of Irwindale Speedway released a one sentence statement confirming that the 2012 racing season has been cancelled. No further details regarding the long term future of the famous 1/2- and 1/3-mile oval have been released.

- Charles Kha

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1

RENOVATION!!!

Hopefully

2

is this where Speedhunters swoops in, buys the place and calls it Speedhunters Hunting Ground speedway?

3

WTF!!! No Formula D?

4

no, this is saying Irwindale has canceled it's season, not Formula Drift

5

:| not a happy bear anymore.

6

I hope its only for renovations.

7

Phoenix international and Firebird Raceway is only a short drive away and the weather is perfect all year. Arizona needs a drift event. Formula D's announcer lives out here maybe he can help to make that happen.

8

Bring back Redbull course in Long Beach.

9

what tha....????? there goes a legendary drift track

10

That's a bummer. The speedway here closed too (Nashville), with only a bit of NASCAR testing going on.

11

I hope i can still do my NASCAR Experience next month, are they closed all together or just no events going on???

12

Does this mean the ENTIRE season is cancelled, or just for Irwindale?

13

WTF!!! No Formula D?

14

At Louis, you seriously think they will renovate the place? It's obvious they couldn't even afford to maintain it and pay the staff in this economy.

15

how is this possible?

16

New owners? Who cancels an entire racing season at a track like this..? With a one sentence statement at that. FD and all other series will find a better circuit elsewhere!

17

WTCrap is this? no formula D. angry face ;(

18

That sucks.

19

The racing season would include Formula D. :(



Lets officially make the final FD event at the docks like the Red Bull event.

20

WHAT THE !!!!!! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TOO ! :(

21

Phoenix international raceway is just for NASCAR faggots. Firebird international raceway doesn't have the quality and high speed that makes formula D epic.

22

More street racing... WTF.

23

bahahaha NASCAR strikes again. First Phx now this... This ain't over I promise.

24

Formula D is not ending. All the 2012 events at Irwindale are, including the final round of Formula D, which is a shame since it does have a place in drifting.

25

How do some of you read that Irwindale Speedway closes for 2012 and then come up with no Formula D? I guess if FD only had events at this track that would be true but since that's not the case, there is still FD. Reading and comprehension definitely owns some of you.

26

Oh no!! Hopefully, its only for renovations. I remember seeing my very first professional drifting exhibition at Irwindale. It was an exhibition sponsored by D1GP (japanese) where all these Japanese pros brought their cars over to America to give a show and to try and expose americans to drifting. Legendary place!

27

super wack its closing down .. but can we get some high resolution photos of shots like this of irwindale ?

28

I called this morning to confirm my Nascar class and looks like they're undergoing new management.

29

Wow...So where is the FD final round gonna be? This is kind of upsetting, I always looked forward to irwindale but Formula Drift will find something 100 times better.

30

Formula D is not cancelled, irwindale was only a track they use. there is a small update on the formula D site. google search is your friend.

31

2012 season is cancelled?!?! does that mean no formula 1 or wrc or btcc or gt1 or gt500/300?!?!??!?!?!?

32

Lawyers. This is why we can't have nice things. Lawyers. Someone probably slipped on a corndog or inhaled too much tire smoke and sued the track. Settlement reached probably called for the immediate closure of the track and no public explanation.

33

Hahaha, too bad for 'murricans. They won't be able to see LS1 NASCARs drifting around a parking lot.

34

Toyota backed out as the main sponsor of the track, that and low attendance for normal saturday night races caused the track to cancel its normal season, private events and FD are still happening at Irwindale.

36

The real reason for the closing is do to Toyota pulling out as the tracks main sponsor. We can only hope that someone will come in and replace them soon.

37

Following the recent announcement that Irwindale has cancelled its 2012 racing calendar, I couldn't help but draw similarities from when we lost our own House of Drift back in 2008. Although its official title is Tipperary Motor Speedway, it has always

38

Irwindale appears to be changing hands and given the schedule they run I wouldnt be suprised to see them back online next year after some changes are made to improve income.

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http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/7576141/irwindale-speedway-group-files-bankruptcy



The they filed for bankruptcy and already left the track. Irwindale is officially closed.

40

You may refer to the statement Formula DRIFT sent out recently. We are not cancelling our event nor do we have plans to move it from Irwindale Speedway. The venue is NOT closed, just the "Race" season is cancelled. We are not the "Race" season. Lots up in the air right now, but also tons of misinformation out there.

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