How cool is this. Think Pocono and Phoenix are unique, try an oval with a right-hand dogleg in the back stretch. No one would even think of building something like that today.
I was wondering if someone had tapes of one of the last few races run on this old track. Trenton was also one of those venues used occasionally for the NASCAR Cup series during the 1970s until it was finally closed. It was unique, in that the back straight had a reverse-dogleg in it, and the track was more like a road course than an oval.
I didn't know that Indycars also ran there. What became of it?
Why the hell would someone not build a track like this again?I live near the California Speedway,so I think I can appreciate the dislike for a cookie-cutter track.This seems like a special place,and a great idea.
feels great 2 c the old track i live on potter ave. rite next 2 the racetrack since 1972 & im still there when me & my friends use 2 sneak 2 the track wall & watch the races all the time & sneak into the fairs & after it closed that was where all the kids & i use 2 party ride our bikes & motorcycles at the good old day
Aerosmith had headlined a big concert there, Bob Weir, Poco, Nils Logren, Slade and others were there, but Aerosmith were the headliners. I went to the concert, missed the race that year.
1978 preCART when ol' Rog and Pat took their ball and went home. Trenton didn't last much longer. This was the finest race track I've ever been to. Drivers actually had to lift, pay attention in the dogleg and be able to set up and pass. Indy car racing basically died the next year when sprint cars filled fields and (sans integrity) owners ran the organization. Real racing is basically gone now, it's all real entertainment. I miss the old days.
They moved to homogenized engines in homogenized chassis with homogenized drivers using the same cliches. It became entertainment, does everyone forget the dreadful Hanford "device"? Trenton showed racing which came from different engineers designing differing chassis and dropping several different designed motors with drivers who were hardly homogenized. Look at this oval, there was nothing else like it. There were a few good shows in the 80's and 90's but real racing had died.
Yes villy, every year they moved closer and closer to homogenization. You see, after the USAC - CART split I lost interest in all but the 500, then that got screwed up. Today I'd rather watch old broadcasts like this than what it ended up. Dan Gurney was a fine racer, but his white paper was a turning point in open wheel racing in the US. IMO, the death of it. RIP
I enjoyed CART in the 90ies, they had very good racing until the big teams left after 2001. Gurneys white paper mad CART what it was. A international championship with millions of fans around the world on very different kind of tracks. I loved this, if you didn't, it's your problem...
Well, we aren't Europe, and he drafted a second F1 circuit. When owners have too much power the series becomes second rate. The timing in '79 had open wheel bickering, in 1980 a Daytona 500 (with all the stock car racers) showed what a unified series looked like. I kept a small interest until Pocono was dropped, then with all the races gone from here (Nazareth was always a terrible weather weekend around here, stupidly scheduled) I found other things worth watching. Don't think I missed much
this is the first footage I've seen of this track, and I tell ya what, as odd as this track is, it is way better than all the frickin' 1.5 ovals they build nowadays
its going to get better from there I understand your upset of what TG did but he did what he did and nothing we can do so I suggest you stop whining like a 12 year old kid and get over it
I knew Trenton wasn't an oval!!!
xJohnx228x 4 months ago
How cool is this. Think Pocono and Phoenix are unique, try an oval with a right-hand dogleg in the back stretch. No one would even think of building something like that today.
tgditmer 1 year ago
@tgditmer I wouldn't doubt another track gets built like this, especially since most NASCAR fans are demanding for more uniquely shaped race tracks.
erasetoimprove 3 months ago
I was wondering if someone had tapes of one of the last few races run on this old track. Trenton was also one of those venues used occasionally for the NASCAR Cup series during the 1970s until it was finally closed. It was unique, in that the back straight had a reverse-dogleg in it, and the track was more like a road course than an oval.
I didn't know that Indycars also ran there. What became of it?
YusakuJon3 1 year ago
This particular year,Mario Andrettti won the rtace.He'd just clinced the World Championship inF1.
vince065us 1 year ago
this track was about 5 miles from my office - I wish I lived around here back then before they tore it down
inneedofgrace1 1 year ago
this track was about 5 miles from my office - I wish I lived around here back then before they tore it down
inneedofgrace1 1 year ago
Why the hell would someone not build a track like this again?I live near the California Speedway,so I think I can appreciate the dislike for a cookie-cutter track.This seems like a special place,and a great idea.
twonine3 2 years ago 5
Tom Carnegie!
kirkpatrick321 2 years ago 2
this is cool, got any modified races from there, know those were exciting, especially the race(s) of Champions
SparkPlugRocks 2 years ago
feels great 2 c the old track i live on potter ave. rite next 2 the racetrack since 1972 & im still there when me & my friends use 2 sneak 2 the track wall & watch the races all the time & sneak into the fairs & after it closed that was where all the kids & i use 2 party ride our bikes & motorcycles at the good old day
lockout71 2 years ago
AEROSMITH turn 2.
600joe 2 years ago
@600joe Why is Aerosmith painted on the track? Graffiti?
kirkpatrick321 2 years ago
Aerosmith had headlined a big concert there, Bob Weir, Poco, Nils Logren, Slade and others were there, but Aerosmith were the headliners. I went to the concert, missed the race that year.
angrymallards 2 years ago
This was the last TRULY unified season for the series until 2008...
BSNFabricating 2 years ago 2
great video espn did the last nascar modified race there i would love to see that
trinc1971 2 years ago
We need another track like Trenton!! Great job by ABC Sports!
tallykniffen 2 years ago 3
I walked this track,it's almost impossible to walk entirely due to it's bank degree's!
We tried bicycles to drastic consequence's...yeah we got hurt.
I grew up in Mercerville and the time trial's would wake us every saturday morning.Sunday Race Day!!!!
starfire466 2 years ago 2
was that an Ipod at 8:16?
mickyhunt 2 years ago
there was a steam powered car in this race ed crombie from canada drove it
co2manchris 2 years ago
Sadly, 8 USAC officials were killed in a plane crash on the way back to Indianapolis from Trenton.
pcm61774 2 years ago
The track looks like a road course.
afannell 3 years ago 3
It's technically a kidney-shaped oval, although us NASCAR hicks would refer to it as a "roval", or an oval with road course characteristics.
AaronApolloCamp 3 years ago 4
Wow wow this is epic!!!! I've heard and read about the Trenton track but seeing it in action makes my day....thanks for uplaoding this man!!!!!
Crocfan20 3 years ago 10
1978 preCART when ol' Rog and Pat took their ball and went home. Trenton didn't last much longer. This was the finest race track I've ever been to. Drivers actually had to lift, pay attention in the dogleg and be able to set up and pass. Indy car racing basically died the next year when sprint cars filled fields and (sans integrity) owners ran the organization. Real racing is basically gone now, it's all real entertainment. I miss the old days.
VooDooRocketry 3 years ago 7
There was very good racing in CART in the 80ies and 90ies.
villy27 3 years ago 2
They moved to homogenized engines in homogenized chassis with homogenized drivers using the same cliches. It became entertainment, does everyone forget the dreadful Hanford "device"? Trenton showed racing which came from different engineers designing differing chassis and dropping several different designed motors with drivers who were hardly homogenized. Look at this oval, there was nothing else like it. There were a few good shows in the 80's and 90's but real racing had died.
VooDooRocketry 3 years ago 5
In the 80ies and 90ies there were different chassis and engine supplyers. We had March, Lola, Reynard, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Swift and Eagle cars.
We had engines from Cosworth, Ford, Chevrolet, Mercedes, Honda and Toyota.
It became homogenized with the beginning of the new century.
We had tracks like phoenix or Nazareth mixed with road and streets circuits and superspeedways.
And yes, handfor Wing wasn't made for a good show, it was made for reducing the speed. The show effect an accident
villy27 3 years ago
Yes villy, every year they moved closer and closer to homogenization. You see, after the USAC - CART split I lost interest in all but the 500, then that got screwed up. Today I'd rather watch old broadcasts like this than what it ended up. Dan Gurney was a fine racer, but his white paper was a turning point in open wheel racing in the US. IMO, the death of it. RIP
VooDooRocketry 3 years ago 5
I enjoyed CART in the 90ies, they had very good racing until the big teams left after 2001. Gurneys white paper mad CART what it was. A international championship with millions of fans around the world on very different kind of tracks. I loved this, if you didn't, it's your problem...
villy27 3 years ago
Well, we aren't Europe, and he drafted a second F1 circuit. When owners have too much power the series becomes second rate. The timing in '79 had open wheel bickering, in 1980 a Daytona 500 (with all the stock car racers) showed what a unified series looked like. I kept a small interest until Pocono was dropped, then with all the races gone from here (Nazareth was always a terrible weather weekend around here, stupidly scheduled) I found other things worth watching. Don't think I missed much
VooDooRocketry 3 years ago 4
I heard about this racetrack but seeing this. WOW!!!!!
bluemoon95 3 years ago 4
this is the first footage I've seen of this track, and I tell ya what, as odd as this track is, it is way better than all the frickin' 1.5 ovals they build nowadays
lappdawg27 3 years ago 7
Amen!
OWfan 3 years ago 3
Nothin "cookie cutter" about Trenton! ;)
BSNFabricating 2 years ago 3
The first video I've seen of this track. Nice quality for an old race by the way. Thanks!
champcar4ever 3 years ago 2
AHHHHHH the old dog leg at Trenton..Great video
tslick1951 3 years ago 3
This comment has received too many negative votes show
This is what racing was like before FTG decided it was broken and needed fixing.
Here is a clue F Tony, IT DID NOT NEED FIXING!!
The earl is a shadow of what CART was!
I realize this was a USUC race.
IndyandNascarsuck 3 years ago
its going to get better from there I understand your upset of what TG did but he did what he did and nothing we can do so I suggest you stop whining like a 12 year old kid and get over it
S2KINDYCAR 3 years ago 5
Wow a right turn on an oval, thats cool!
DavidSkywalker01 3 years ago 5
Whoa, there weren't any catch fences to speak of between the track and those suburban houses.
GoFeri 3 years ago 4
I think all of us want to see the rest of this.
Thanks
Inspector6157 3 years ago 10
holy crap 5:45. I heard trenton was unique but this is the first live video I've seen. Aerosmith and Led Zepplin were a nice touch.
phanatic87 3 years ago 5
My god, Tom Carnegie was old even then. That guy must have been born old.
johncolbert 3 years ago 8