Bandimere Speedway to Close After 2023 Season, Family Plans for Possible New Track Location
After the news of Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Arizona possibly shutting its doors after this season was announced last year, it was revealed yesterday that Bandimere Speedway in Colorado will be hosting its final season in 2023.
The legendary track, known to some as ‘Thunder Mountain’, first opened in 1958 and has hosted an NHRA national event since 1980.
Bandimere still has a big amount of everts to host in 2023, including hosting a day of competition for the popular Rocky Mountain Race Week drag-and-drive event on June 26th, and the final NHRA Mile-High Nationals at the storied location will take place on July 14th through the 16th.
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Fellow announcer Adam Dorey shared an email from Debbie Bandimere on social media:
“The end of the 2023 racing season in October will mark the end of drag racing in Morrison, Colorado. As we close the chapter on this part of our story, our family is taking the time to reflect on the hundreds, or maybe thousands, of memories experienced on Thunder Mountain. Memories including many of the irreplaceable pieces over the years that have added to the unique fabric of Bandimere Speedway. The relationships that have been created with employees, racers, sponsors, sanctioning bodies, guests, service-providers and more will remind us daily what a privilege it has been for our family to continue the legacy started by our family’s patriarch and matriarch in 1958.”
In a video posted to the track’s Facebook page, Sporty Bandimere stated that the family has been actively looking for a new piece of property to build a new race track, with a goal of being operational by 2025.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Motion Raceworks and Bandimere Speedway.