TEXAS (USA)
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1969 - TEXAS WORLD SPEEDWAY
Texas World Speedway was built in 1969 and is one of only seven speedways of two miles or greater in the United States used for racing, The others being Indianapolis, Daytona, Pocono, Telladega, Auto Club and Michigan.
The venue sits on 600 acres and is made up of a two mile oval and several road course configurations.
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2015 - TEXAS WORLD SPEEDWAY
In 2015 it was announced that the track would be closing in mid June to make way for a fifty five million dollar housing development, The project know as "Southern Pointe"
But with all the problems associated with re-zoning permit for the development, the owners continued to operate the speedway right through 2016 and into 2017.
In the end it would be mother nature that closed the venue, Hurricane Harvey caused major damage to the race tracks, so much so it was labeled un-repairable.
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2017 - HURRICANE HARVEYHurricane Harvey was one of the costliest tropical cyclones on record, The Hurricane formed on the 17th of August 2017, At its peak winds reached 215 km/h, There were at least 107 fatalities recorded.
Damage to property has been reported at One hundred and twenty five billion dollars US.
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