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Dec 12, 02, 10:12 pm
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR expanded its effort to reach out to a younger fan base Tuesday by signing off on an officially licensed SpeedPark to be located in the heart of the stock-car racing community.
NASCAR SpeedPark will be located in the Concord Mills, N.C., mall and be the third licensed park in the chain started by Burroughs & Chapin Co. The park will sit on more than seven acres and feature five indoor and outdoor go-kart tracks, a multilevel adult track, games, miniature golf, laser tag and other amusements.
But it's the racing that is expected to draw crowds -- go-karting is where many of NASCAR's stars began their careers as children, and as adults, its resurfaced as one of the hot fads in the racing community.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/motorsports/nascar_plus/news/2002/12/10/speedpark_agreement_ap/
NASCAR SpeedPark will be located in the Concord Mills, N.C., mall and be the third licensed park in the chain started by Burroughs & Chapin Co. The park will sit on more than seven acres and feature five indoor and outdoor go-kart tracks, a multilevel adult track, games, miniature golf, laser tag and other amusements.
But it's the racing that is expected to draw crowds -- go-karting is where many of NASCAR's stars began their careers as children, and as adults, its resurfaced as one of the hot fads in the racing community.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/motorsports/nascar_plus/news/2002/12/10/speedpark_agreement_ap/