Now, Porter is the track manager of the facility. Then you can park where ever you want. I went through the gate and paid my $20 then went to find them. Your typical drag strip/ fairground. Auto racing began on a 3/8-mile (600 m) oval dirt track; that same track, now paved, is still in use today. Now paved, the oval track is still in use and runs regular Figure 8 programs. All more affordable than any trip you would take to any Six Flags.I liked that there wasn't a huge asphalt jungle parking lot. BUY PASSES NOW! A dragstrip was added in the 1950s. The place was amazing. The first motorized vehicles to race at Beech Bend were actually motorcycles on a 3/8-mile dirt oval flat track that had been built on the grounds of the park. 2 years ago they had compressed air ready and easily available. © Copyright 2018 Beech Bend All Rights Reserved |, 28th – Saturday Test & Tune (Noon-5pm) Plus HDBG Drag Day, 15th – 18th – TenGatBG Big Bucks Race –  CANCELLED, 5th – Tuesday Night Street Drags – Cancelled, 12th – Tuesday Night Street Drags – Cancelled, 19th – Tuesday Night Street Drags + HDBG Drag Night – Cancelled, 23rd – Tuesday Night Street Drags + HDBG Drag Night, 14th – Tuesday Night Street Drags + HDBG Drag Night, 4th – Tuesday Night Street Drags + HDBG Drag Night, 1st – Tuesday Night Street Drags + HDBG Drag Night, 7th – O’Reillys Saturday Test & Tune Plus The Fall Classic Swap Meet & Flea Market (O’Reillys Shootout & Jr. Street Series Finale), 26th-28th – Thanksgiving Bracket Nationals, The Adrenaline Driving Series (Autocross), NMRA All-Ford World Finals & HOLLEY Ford Fest. You basically park in the grass so even if you bbq in the parking lot it's still like a "picnic. So they are closed December, January, February, and March which are the Winter months. The Nostalgia Fall Classic Oct. 17th&18th, 2020! E-News & Discounts … The staff that were working the event were great also. There is a nice timber fence that surrounds and actually provides a nice facade. Shortly after World War II, Garvin added mechanical rides to Beech Bend Park, beginning with a Ferris wheel purchased from the Chicago World's Fair. The lady told me that they have a no refund policy. WebbDesign, Original motorsports photos from historic archives by David Allio, David Allio | Racing Photography Archives, International Motorsports Hall of Fame Gallery, West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Gallery, Firebird International Raceway (dirt oval), Firebird International Raceway (road course), Stapleton International Airport Road Course, The DirtTrack at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway, Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds Go Kart Track, Taylorsville Lions Club Fairgrounds Speedway. If I would of had time to actually frequent the rides and water park I would of hands down gave BB five stars.