The Spartanburg Talladega Connection
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- The Talladega racetrack in Alabama was originally slated to be built in Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg natives David Pearson, Cotton Owens and Bud Moore are among those that give thoughts on what might have been.
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First time I drove through Spartanburg when I drove truck I blew my horn and blasted The Marshall Tucker Band on my radio all the way through it. Was in tears when I got passed the city limits. Also before I got to the city limits, I pulled over and on my dirty truck wrote the number '15' on both sides. I felt I had reached racing heaven that day. Never will forget it as I'm sure many motorists that day never forgot that crazy truck driver from California with #15 blowing his horn and waving to everyone and anyone with "Take the Highway" blasting on the radio.
R.I.P. BUD MOORE, DAVID PEARSON AND ALL THE REST THAT LIT ME UP AS A KID FROM THE GREATEST RACING TOWN IN AMERICA!
I was born and raised in Spartanburg, as a teenager I knew some of the local drivers David, Cotton, Rex White, Elmo Henderson and others I was their paper boy. The civic leaders have made some very unsound business decisions over my life time. Talledega was one of them. The leaders just missed the boat on that one. but boy oh boy have times changed, when Michelin and BMW came along the county leaders could not give them enough in concessions, tax breaks, building roads, etc. and continue to do so today.
You still have the best damn track on the circuit and the best damn racer David Pearson.. So it ain't so bad
Aric Snyder well said my friend!
As a Carolina Boy and a Driver I would have to seen S.C. get that superspeed way. And you can beat there would be more folks at the track and think how far we would have gotten with both I26 & I85 already here! It's not to damn late!
I must say Spartanburg should of been it!!!
The white 4 car at 2:50 Is one of the 2 cars he built I now own.
talladega in SC would have been great. a hell of alot closer to me.
It would've been a dream come true
I've lived in Sc my whole life born and raised never met a bad person in my life but I know that talladaga should have stayed open Sc was known as the boom state we were the hot place but no one realized it until now
Is there anyway to get this on dvd!!!!! I really want a copy of this!!
SC is a wonderful state filled with some wonderful southern folks but thank God that talladega just got built...period.
They got the gold mine. And we got the shaft.
And which place would ya rather live today in 2022?... Charlotte or Spartanburg. Not even close, Spartanburg. Corse Talladega over Charlotte too so...
Chesapeake, VA was also in consideration.
Some people you just can't get to change. That decision cost them million's in revenue. Way to go Spartanburg.
How did they ever get railroads and highways ?
Be careful what you wish for. You need look know further than Atlanta to see what comes of wide open, uncontrolled growth.
Millions on top of millions turned away hhhmm not to smart
Passed because of noise and fear of overcrowding!!!😡😡 then they go and build a stupid airport!! And were getting too crowded!!
Every time I hear this story I get more angry at our commetee always making stupid decisions with this perfect NASCAR decision wanting to be here demolishing the Greenville Memorial auditorium and passing on bass pro shop but luckily cabelas flopped and bass pro moved in and merged!!