Good luck with this "42 acres car race track for sale or lease"

42 Acres CAR RACE TRACK SITE FOR SALE /LEASE

I think they accidentally added a zero to the purchase price. Even Google Earth shows just how bad of shape the "asphalt" is in.

Upon further inspection, it appears that the entire property could be a delineated wetland.

That place is so overgrown. Just isn't worth the money. Business nearby have been struggling. Some great races have happened there. But they were in the 50s and 60s. I don't think its been really used since the late 70s or early 80s.

Closed 45 years ago...

WIKI said: Marlboro Motor Raceway (MMR) is a now-defunct motorsports park located in Prince George's County, just outside Upper Marlboro, Maryland. MMR closed after the 1969 season and local Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) racing moved to the more advanced Summit Point Motorsports Park due to safety concerns and issues with MMR's management.[1] The remains of the track are still visible from U.S. Route 301[1] and the entire track layout can still be seen in modern satellite imagery.[2]

Sat photos make it look like a horse racing facility with lots of buildings.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/6000+Crain+Hwy,+Upper+Marlboro,+MD+20772/@38.8107453,-76.7472861,186m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b796abc2d280a1:0xcb6103f4416edc4a

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Sat photos make it look like a horse racing facility with lots of buildings. https://www.google.com/maps/place/6000+Crain+Hwy,+Upper+Marlboro,+MD+20772/@38.8107453,-76.7472861,186m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b796abc2d280a1:0xcb6103f4416edc4a

Go to street view in the parking lot, it's a dirt oval.

The ad reads like it's being subdivided. 1/3 mile of the main course?

42 acres (old ) car race track site with 1.9 miles of asphalted roads including one third of a mile of the main course and including all the site utilities and buildings is for sale or / lease,- in part or in whole,the site has 22 acres of commercial and 20 acres of residential zonings . The cost for lease is $1000 to 1250 per acre depending upon selection of asphalted or gravel areas.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Sat photos make it look like a horse racing facility with lots of buildings. https://www.google.com/maps/place/6000+Crain+Hwy,+Upper+Marlboro,+MD+20772/@38.8107453,-76.7472861,186m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b796abc2d280a1:0xcb6103f4416edc4a

Its on the other side of the highway to the east.

Funny... I've driven past that site dozens of times over the last 30+ years and never it was there...

looks like a sweet rallytrial (now combining time trials and rally racing) venue. Run the course as is!

This photo gives you a good perspective on how bad the property is today. That side by side strait away setup seemed like suicide.

The property is currently being re-claimed as a wetland. It would be 10000x easier to permit a new facility at another location and start from scratch.

Meh... A little paint, cut back some weeds and good to go...

And thank you You Tube...

Trans Am at MMR

In reply to noddaz: Thanks for posting that awesome video of the 1967 TransAm race! NASCAR's biggest stars of the era, battling SCCA's finest!

Its time for a group buy!

"The start, which is frequently a short run to disaster here..." from the video :)

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Sat photos make it look like a horse racing facility with lots of buildings. https://www.google.com/maps/place/6000+Crain+Hwy,+Upper+Marlboro,+MD+20772/@38.8107453,-76.7472861,186m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b796abc2d280a1:0xcb6103f4416edc4a

The horse track is across the street, so as a race track it's dead. The neighbors will never let a car be driven in anger again on that property.

For 7 million in Oklahoma you could buy a small town, build a track and the town would love to work it.

ScreaminE wrote: This photo gives you a good perspective on how bad the property is today. That side by side strait away setup seemed like suicide. The property is currently being re-claimed as a wetland. It would be 10000x easier to permit a new facility at another location and start from scratch.

Wow, when I looked at Google Maps I only saw the oval until you posted this, then I went back and had a look and you can just make out a faint line in the trees where the track used to be.

Knock two '0' off the end and make a European rally cross track?

If it was considered dangerous in the late 60s, there's no way it could be rebooted today.

I expressed interest in the property about 10 years ago, there's no way that it could ever be used for competition again, even if completed restored with modern safety and facility updates at the current location. It's a lost cause location-wise for a track