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Vandals Ruin A Friday Night Of Action At Fox Ridge Speedway
by Dan Bailey
(ARCADIA, Wisc) - - FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY suffered yet another forced
cancellation of racing this past Friday May 26th. This week it wasn’t rain,
it wasn’t cold temperatures, nor was it snow . . . it was something
much more diabolical and depressing.
Thursday night May 25th FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY was the victim of malicious
vandalism to race track equipment and to the electrical system which operates
the Musco track lighting system. The damage was discovered Friday morning May
26th about 9:30 am.
The police department conducted their investigation and when the scene was
released there simply was not enough time available to repair the damage to
the track equipment and the electrical system in order to put forth a night of
safe and enjoyable racing activities for fans and racers alike.
Thus the decision was made to cancel the night’s scheduled event early
enough to allow fans and drivers the ability to make alternate plans.
“At this time we are not at liberty to release the specifics of the damage
as the investigation into this crime is on going.” said Speedway Owner David
Hesch in a statement Sunday, “The reason we chose not to release this
information on Friday was because there was a rumor being circulated about the
Broiler Days weekend and we did not want to further alarm anyone.”
Despite the fact that there was specific evidence left at the scene, FOX RIDGE
SPEEDWAY owners and management publicly stated that they have no definite idea
who did this malicious act and they have not and will not directly associate
this act with anyone at this time.
“We will let the authorities do their job,” continued Hesch, “and we are
confident that they will find the perpetrators behind this callous act. Also,
any comments contrary to or other than this official statement should be
considered unofficial and/or false.”
Hesch added that they have already contacted their insurance company and
repairs are ongoing for the speedway to reopen on Friday night June 2nd.
It truly is a sad day for the local motor sports community when an evening of
family fun, such as the FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY has been providing now for five
consecutive years – moving into it’s sixth consecutive season – is
ruined and forced to be cancelled due to vandals and their acts such as what
occurred at FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY.
Again, racing is scheduled to resume at FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY next Friday night
June 2nd with another night of High-Banked High-Speed Dirt-Track action at
‘THE BIG 3/8-MILE’.
All six divisions will once again be on the track – action from OFFICIALLY
SANCTIONED WISSOTA Late Models, WISSOTA Super Stocks, WISSOTA MidWest
Modifieds, WISSOTA Street Stocks and OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED USRA Modifieds,
will be joined by the ever popular 4-Cylinder Hornets with hot laps beginning
at 7 and the first green flag waving at 7:30.
Visit the official FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY web site at www.foxridgespeedway.com
for additional information related to Friday night action at.
And, don’t forget to tune into Winona Radio’s KG-95.3 for LIVE TRACK-SIDE
2006 at 6 pm, for an intro to the evening’s action with racing related
information and driver interviews to help set the scene for the night’s
activities!
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