Pukekohe was scanned and now we're just waiting for iRacing to complete the build and release it. Hopefully around Season 3 or 4 this year is when it will release, and hopefully release with the new Gen 3 Supercars. Really cool track and produced some banger Supercars races until last year's final race there.
@@ccorbett88 yes, iRacing scanned it in Feb. I doubt it'll make this years builds, there are MUCH bigger fish to fry than some small NZ track (I love the track but compared to euro giants, or rain, it's nothing). I'm thinking S324 at the earliest
Unfortunately in Southern California you just have to build tracks outside of the LA basin as the land within the basin is just too valuable to put a track
This right here. I grew up in Myrtle Beach with the weekly racing here. Always considered This and Summit Point Raceway (which i live near now) to be my home tracks.
In a sense, iRacing has become a bit of an unintended method of track preservation. Tracks are not forever in the real world, but they can be in a digital form; though I’m pretty sure only one of these tracks was confirmed to be closing before it was digitised (Oran Park). It’s starting to happen a little more, especially with Oceanic tracks; Pukekohe had a strong campaign to preserve it before closing, and Sandown was also done along these lines; there have been rumours of its days being numbered for years, with the owners having made no secret of their intent to offload it for redevelopment. What I’m really surprised by is that iRacing is known to be sitting on at least one scan of a closed track that has demand from the user base, and hasn’t even released it as a tech track - Rockingham UK. If it’s a question of the artwork for the track, then releasing it as a tech track would avoid a good chunk of that, and it doesn’t necessarily preclude them completing the job later (see Long Beach).
Dang. Here I thought Motegi just wasn’t using the oval because there wasn’t an oval racing series to use it. Well RIP. Calder Park, Eurospeedway, Twin Ring, Rockingham, we’ve lost a lot of large non-American oval’s recently.
Unless you've seen something I haven't, Lausitzring (Eurospeedway) is fine and currently owned by DEKRA. Twin Ring is half dead, but just needs some interest and investment. The only two i see as rightfully dead without heavy investment are Calder and Rockingham, and thats a damn shame none the less.
Interesting video. I did not know about the earthquake damage to Motegi. Of course on the flip side North Wilkesboro was one that was resurrected thanks to iRacing. The Assetto Corsa modders have preserved or recreated some pretty interesting tracks too. Thanks for posting.
iRacing needs to be careful not to "lose" some of their scans by overwriting the old versions due to licensing rights (at least that's what I assume), see e.g. Watkins Glen and Virginia International Raceway. A shame not to be able to drive the old versions as legacy content anymore. I kinda fear that's what's going to happen with Spa-Francorchamps when it inevitably gets a rescan (we've been driving the same version for 13 years :D). Great video!
Thankful Mrytle Beach speedway will live on forever on Iracing. Enjoy racing there virtually and really enjoyed lapping there IRL on my motorcycle during MB spring motorcycle rally poker runs.
Abpout Motegi, the post-2011 oval still exists and at least the Visual part of it is still existing ownership Few years ago Honda said in a japanese interview that if some racing association put the money on project they would do it, but honda would not put the money for the project theyselfes, since it would rrequire loyt of money to fix the turns 2 and 3 and backstrech
Thing is, I hadn't seen Wild West, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized that a track in the game Wreckfest is based on it. Rattlesnake Raceway, and it is also incredibly fun in that game.
I went to California one year and just sent a email to Auto Club asking for a tour and actually got a tour and got to drive around the track.. was really cool.
Concord Speedway was my home track, I was there every Saturday night watching my dad race from when I was born until it eventually shut down. It makes me sad passing it every day going to work and seeing a Copart sign at the entrance.
when i was a kid my dad used to do racing, we used to do test days at oran park because it was close to home, i miss the old track had some good childhood memories at that place
Should include the Phoenix oval in that since they've butchered it into a pale imitation of its former self and put the start/finish on the backstraight.
Wreckfest has also preserved this track, but under a different name. I haven't heard of this one. Sorry. Although Phoenix is a mainstay in NASCAR, its road course variant is, unfortunately, no more. Once again, a name I haven't heard in a long time, but North Wilkesboro Speedway is coming back. Its first race back will be on the 21, just in time for the Coke 600. It's in Australia, so naturally I haven't heard of it. I've actually heard of this one, and I remember racing on it on... a PS3?! Yep. I raced on it on a PS3. It actually held its last race a few months ago, so... see ya, Auto Club. We'll miss ya. Although it's in Japan, I actually know this one as it's the Japanese version of Darlington.
Always loved watching races from Oran Park on tv Nascars used to race at night on the south circuit when the Thunderdome was still operating Trucks would also race on the south circuit
@@turbo_marc yea thats why the name changed from Twin Ring Motegi to Mobility Resort Motegi last year same track though just name change and logo change
The Phoenix Road Course is probably my least favourite road course in iRacing that I've raced so far. It popped up in the SL-PCC a couple of times and in the Mustang it just felt so clumsy and awkward, I could never get into a rhythm there.
When Nazareth closed, the new owners basically effed up the track on purpose to ensure that "nobody would ever drive around it again". So getting an accurate scan would be impossible.
Texas WORLD Speedway in College Station Texas is no longer. It was on iRacing or R-factor back in the day but as far as I know it's no longer in any sim
Fontana had some of the best indycar races ever and I'm so sad that we don't have it anymore. Also Twin Ring Motegi was a great Indycar race, it was so fun to watch super late at night. Actually Danica Patrick got the first win for a woman in Indycar there. The only thing that sucked related to that race was when ESPN spoiled the winner on the ticker because it was tape delayed that year. That was so freaking wack.
I live like 10 miles from Concord and it is actually owned by a trash company now. The short track next the the main oval was used to race some gokarts in the 1990s and into the 2000s, and right before being shut down was used for bandolero and legends cars. I have only been a couple of times but I loved every second of the place. Wish it was still around.
autoclub is still standing right now as far as i know but it's not gonna be there for long, i guess. GT challenge (c class road) went to the autoclub roval this season! everyone hated it except me lol
One track that may not be a popular track, but, if youre old enough to remember, I would personally love to see Nazareth Speedway somehow preserved on iRacing, especially for the Xfinity Series and IndyCar does not get the credit that it deserves....
People really like gaslighting themselves into thinking Auto Club was always a beloved NASCAR track even though everyone found the racing mediocre to bad and people only started liking it after the announcement it was being torn down.
No it’s just some people actually appreciate hard to drive racing that can get strung out. I like nascar when driver skill is apparent, and I like nascar when it’s close racing even if it’s manufactured. Doesn’t have to be one or the other
I thought Fontana was built in the '90s by Roger penske? I would not consider it part of the cookie cutter ERA with all the mile and a half that NASCAR built. but I could be wrong
Really surreal that North Wilkesboro isn't on a list of this kind anymore. You love to see it.
I live here I didn't know either. Ever since iracing i really wanted to see a race there
@Alan Carsey well, you get your wish. 🎉
Had no clue about the 1st one not existing anymore, R.i.p.
Pukekohe was scanned and now we're just waiting for iRacing to complete the build and release it. Hopefully around Season 3 or 4 this year is when it will release, and hopefully release with the new Gen 3 Supercars. Really cool track and produced some banger Supercars races until last year's final race there.
Can't wait for it!
Has it actually been scanned though, I know it's in the works, I drive past at least once a week and haven't seen anything
@@ccorbett88 I've heard from some of my mates it has but there's nothing official
@@ccorbett88 yes, iRacing scanned it in Feb. I doubt it'll make this years builds, there are MUCH bigger fish to fry than some small NZ track (I love the track but compared to euro giants, or rain, it's nothing). I'm thinking S324 at the earliest
Fontana is particularly sad as land value is also what killed its spiritual predecessor Ontario Motor Speedway.
Unfortunately in Southern California you just have to build tracks outside of the LA basin as the land within the basin is just too valuable to put a track
As someone who just tried out Wild West for the first time a few days ago, that is by far the most fun I've ever had in any game driving on dirt.
Myrtle Beach Speedway is on iRacing but is now gone as well.
Great little half mile with a rich history.
This right here. I grew up in Myrtle Beach with the weekly racing here. Always considered This and Summit Point Raceway (which i live near now) to be my home tracks.
I do remember concord speedway being a fantasy track in NASCAR's EA games under a different name.
In a sense, iRacing has become a bit of an unintended method of track preservation. Tracks are not forever in the real world, but they can be in a digital form; though I’m pretty sure only one of these tracks was confirmed to be closing before it was digitised (Oran Park). It’s starting to happen a little more, especially with Oceanic tracks; Pukekohe had a strong campaign to preserve it before closing, and Sandown was also done along these lines; there have been rumours of its days being numbered for years, with the owners having made no secret of their intent to offload it for redevelopment.
What I’m really surprised by is that iRacing is known to be sitting on at least one scan of a closed track that has demand from the user base, and hasn’t even released it as a tech track - Rockingham UK. If it’s a question of the artwork for the track, then releasing it as a tech track would avoid a good chunk of that, and it doesn’t necessarily preclude them completing the job later (see Long Beach).
Good point and even if not iracing hopefully every track can be preserved in some capacity on a sim racing game
Dang. Here I thought Motegi just wasn’t using the oval because there wasn’t an oval racing series to use it. Well RIP. Calder Park, Eurospeedway, Twin Ring, Rockingham, we’ve lost a lot of large non-American oval’s recently.
Don't wanna be that typa guy here but Rockingham speedway is a American track in North Carolina.
@@Jacob_Quill59 He might be talking about the Rockingham oval in the UK that was recently sold.
@@Jacob_Quill59 there’s also a Rockingham in the UK.
@@Triple_D_Bruin The car company "cinch" bought it and plan on reopening it
Unless you've seen something I haven't, Lausitzring (Eurospeedway) is fine and currently owned by DEKRA.
Twin Ring is half dead, but just needs some interest and investment. The only two i see as rightfully dead without heavy investment are Calder and Rockingham, and thats a damn shame none the less.
Interesting video. I did not know about the earthquake damage to Motegi. Of course on the flip side North Wilkesboro was one that was resurrected thanks to iRacing. The Assetto Corsa modders have preserved or recreated some pretty interesting tracks too. Thanks for posting.
I was at Oran Park's final Supercars race back in 2008, it's a shame, it was a great track and personally I liked it more than Sydney Motorsport Park.
RIP USA international speedway, one of the better short tracks in the service
I have fond memories of running slm races there in 3rd gear the whole time
@@TylerBonenfant 💀
I wish they could implement Birmingham International Raceway. Quite possibly one of the most historical tracks to have ever existed in the US
Rockingham UK could be on this list if iRacing would ever release their scan of it...
iRacing needs to be careful not to "lose" some of their scans by overwriting the old versions due to licensing rights (at least that's what I assume), see e.g. Watkins Glen and Virginia International Raceway. A shame not to be able to drive the old versions as legacy content anymore. I kinda fear that's what's going to happen with Spa-Francorchamps when it inevitably gets a rescan (we've been driving the same version for 13 years :D).
Great video!
Licensing rights is why some tracks don’t keep the old configuration (like Atlanta)?
I went to wild west and it was a blast. Seen a bunch of flips. I live 10 minutes away and didn't even know it was done.
Maybe there’s a chance if it gets sold!
Thankful Mrytle Beach speedway will live on forever on Iracing. Enjoy racing there virtually and really enjoyed lapping there IRL on my motorcycle during MB spring motorcycle rally poker runs.
Abpout Motegi, the post-2011 oval still exists and at least the Visual part of it is still existing
ownership
Few years ago Honda said in a japanese interview that if some racing association put the money on project they would do it, but honda would not put the money for the project theyselfes, since it would rrequire loyt of money to fix the turns 2 and 3 and backstrech
The first track is also preserved (in an edited form a bit) in wreckfest
What about myrtle beach. That track is torn down now.
Might was supposed to be #4, no #4 in video
You should do a video of tracks planning to be demolished that iracing should save
Perfect example memphis international raceway
When iRacing finish and release it, you'll be able to add Pukekohe to this list too. It closed in April of this year.
I hope they do the dirt track Grandview in PA before its gone. They were lucky to open this year.
I agree. I used to race there back in the late 90s when I was still racing sportsman modified before going to sprint cars
what a great track and the crew that maintains the tracks conditions are top notch I've never seen a 1 groove race there
I remember looking into Lakeland's history, so many great tracks suffered because of the recession.
Prett much every short track suffered from it, and continues too till this day. Car counts and attendance never really recovered much if at all.
Absolutely love this channel!!
And awesome to hear Aries in the outro!
Thing is, I hadn't seen Wild West, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized that a track in the game Wreckfest is based on it. Rattlesnake Raceway, and it is also incredibly fun in that game.
They need to do Nazareth. Such a cool unique track
Not enough left too scan. Not even a clean up similar to North Wilkesboro would be enough. They have to fudge pretty much the whole layout.
I went to California one year and just sent a email to Auto Club asking for a tour and actually got a tour and got to drive around the track.. was really cool.
Concord Speedway was my home track, I was there every Saturday night watching my dad race from when I was born until it eventually shut down. It makes me sad passing it every day going to work and seeing a Copart sign at the entrance.
Had no idea Oran was gone. Such a shame, gotta be one of my favorite tracks on iRacing.
Technically the LA Coliseum race track has been completely destroyed, twice.
I need IRacing to scan "The Dirty O" in Joliet IL. It is my local track, its had both dirt and tarmac surfaces, and its days are very much numbered
when i was a kid my dad used to do racing, we used to do test days at oran park because it was close to home, i miss the old track had some good childhood memories at that place
Should include the Phoenix oval in that since they've butchered it into a pale imitation of its former self and put the start/finish on the backstraight.
Had no idea about concord
there was races at the twin ring not long ago ;) its now named " Mobility Resort Motegi " and they run circuit racing not oval.
2:09 That perfect cut scream lol
Number 7 is also on wreckfest, albeit a fictional version called Rattlesnake Raceway
Oran Park is one of my favorites on iRacing
Wreckfest has also preserved this track, but under a different name.
I haven't heard of this one. Sorry.
Although Phoenix is a mainstay in NASCAR, its road course variant is, unfortunately, no more.
Once again, a name I haven't heard in a long time, but North Wilkesboro Speedway is coming back. Its first race back will be on the 21, just in time for the Coke 600.
It's in Australia, so naturally I haven't heard of it.
I've actually heard of this one, and I remember racing on it on... a PS3?! Yep. I raced on it on a PS3. It actually held its last race a few months ago, so... see ya, Auto Club. We'll miss ya.
Although it's in Japan, I actually know this one as it's the Japanese version of Darlington.
Always loved watching races from Oran Park on tv
Nascars used to race at night on the south circuit when the Thunderdome was still operating
Trucks would also race on the south circuit
As someone who lives near usa speedway, we would love another track. Auburndale is okay but having another track to race at would be amazing
Auto Club is the first track I ever raced at IRL. Sad that it's gone.
I bought it just out of nostalgia.
I really like the Motegi oval which btw the facility was renamed to Mobility Resort Motegi in 2022
why?
@@turbo_marc I think its a naming rights deal and sponsorship with the Mobility Resort Hotel
@@SteamKing2160 oh
@@turbo_marc yea thats why the name changed from Twin Ring Motegi to Mobility Resort Motegi last year same track though just name change and logo change
@@SteamKing2160 i'm just gonna call it 1.5 ring motegi because the oval might still be repairable
Did this man just combine my two favorite things, NASCAR and Aries? God damn 🐍 👀
Aries the goat for making his future catalog copyright free
The Phoenix Road Course is probably my least favourite road course in iRacing that I've raced so far. It popped up in the SL-PCC a couple of times and in the Mustang it just felt so clumsy and awkward, I could never get into a rhythm there.
Hopefully they scan Greenville-Pickens.
It's a shame they never scanned in Nazareth speedway.
When Nazareth closed, the new owners basically effed up the track on purpose to ensure that "nobody would ever drive around it again". So getting an accurate scan would be impossible.
Texas WORLD Speedway in College Station Texas is no longer. It was on iRacing or R-factor back in the day but as far as I know it's no longer in any sim
Fun little fact wreckfest also has the number 7 track as well
I also assume that a lot of the demolished tracks are now free in iRacing as they no longer require a license fee to keep it in the game any more.
Fontana had some of the best indycar races ever and I'm so sad that we don't have it anymore. Also Twin Ring Motegi was a great Indycar race, it was so fun to watch super late at night. Actually Danica Patrick got the first win for a woman in Indycar there. The only thing that sucked related to that race was when ESPN spoiled the winner on the ticker because it was tape delayed that year. That was so freaking wack.
3:40 - Here we go again.
YEE YEE Speedway - GOLD!! Still laughing. Thank you.
When you said not destroyed by humans, I was like, "what, aliens?"
Maybe it was aliens
Got my first ever iRacing win at USA international
They need to bring back the two versions of the old Vancouver Indy track.
Definitely had no idea USA International didn't exist anymore. I enjoy the track too.
Hopefully, iRacing scans Rockford Speedway before they close at the end of the year!! I'm going to see weekly races there Memorial Day weekend!!
Didn't Motegi have the Japanese moto gp as well?
Auto Club Speedway only became popular after the reconfiguration was announced. Feel free to look at the attendance numbers.
👍👍another gr8 vid
Yee Yee speedway is so underrated
I live like 10 miles from Concord and it is actually owned by a trash company now. The short track next the the main oval was used to race some gokarts in the 1990s and into the 2000s, and right before being shut down was used for bandolero and legends cars. I have only been a couple of times but I loved every second of the place. Wish it was still around.
3:35 All short track taglines, in a nutshell
concord was the inspiration for Levi-Strauss Signature Speedway wasn't it?
God it hurts to realize Auto Club is gone
autoclub is still standing right now as far as i know but it's not gonna be there for long, i guess.
GT challenge (c class road) went to the autoclub roval this season! everyone hated it except me lol
5:15 it's too bad NFTs never took off so we could pay rent to virtual landlords
So many tracks being shut down around the world, are new ones being built?
How long until the only option we have is iRacing?
Hopefully Greenville-Pickens can be saved IRL and scanned.
You should do a series on what tracks should be demolished in iRacing and removed from the service 😂
What about Myrtle Beach? Demolished in 2020 and is in iRacing
Myrtle Beach too
You can also race twin ring motegi oval in Gran Turismo 4
Wish they would of scanned Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania not much of that track is left anymore
At least parts of Fontana were also well documented from the filming of Ford v. Ferrari.
One track that may not be a popular track, but, if youre old enough to remember, I would personally love to see Nazareth Speedway somehow preserved on iRacing, especially for the Xfinity Series and IndyCar does not get the credit that it deserves....
One of these days we'll finally be able to add Texas to this list
I do wish we had Texas World though
#4 Myrtle Beach Speedway????
You can add Wild Horse pass as well, no more races all going bye bye for I10 freeway widening 😢😢😢
F didn’t know that
another pog vid
um,fans hated Auto Cub until they found out the track was going away....then it became everyone's favorite track
what about monza speedway from like 1920
Myrtle Beach should’ve been on here
True
Yeah motegi is a blast to run
Fun fact: Wild West is amazing in reverse
Hopefully they get rockford before its gone
Myrtle beach???
What is an arca farmer?
Someone who races a lot of arca to gain irating
@@DJYeeJay oh I get it lol, you do race arca alot so maybe 🤣 (just kidding)
@@agenth47 I do though haha. Mostly because I hate cautions
People really like gaslighting themselves into thinking Auto Club was always a beloved NASCAR track even though everyone found the racing mediocre to bad and people only started liking it after the announcement it was being torn down.
No it’s just some people actually appreciate hard to drive racing that can get strung out. I like nascar when driver skill is apparent, and I like nascar when it’s close racing even if it’s manufactured. Doesn’t have to be one or the other
it's in wreckfest to
Unfortunately you can you can add Chicagoland Speedway #BringBackChicagolandSpeedway
Myrtle beach?
I hope they get East Bay scanned.
you didn't mention myrtle beach
Rockford Speedway is going to be bulldozed after this season! I really hope Iracing is on it.
I now need Yee Yee Speedway
Texas was my most successful c class track in my career
Auto Club only became popular in the last 5 years or so otherwise the races were pretty dull.
I also remember great races on the mid 2010s era
I thought Fontana was built in the '90s by Roger penske? I would not consider it part of the cookie cutter ERA with all the mile and a half that NASCAR built. but I could be wrong