Bandimere unveils vision for massive new racing destination near Hudson
By Bobby Bennett | Competition Plus
John Bandimere spent more than 60 years helping build one of the most recognizable drag strips in America.
Now he’s preparing to build something that, in his mind, isn’t really a drag strip at all. That’s the part many people don’t understand.The next Bandimere Speedway will have a quarter-mile. It will have grandstands. It will have race cars, race fans and many of the features people associate with one of drag racing’s most respected facilities.
What it won’t be is Thunder Mountain.
“We’ll never be able to replace it,” Bandimere said. “We can do a lot of things that’ll make it to where the new place will have a good feel, but you never can replace it.”
For years, racers and fans gathered at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado, w...
