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Bandimere
Speedway
Fights Back
The Bandimere family continues
to stand its ground, vows not to
be bullied by local officials
BY JOSH HACHAT
For more than six decades, Bandimere
Speedway has been a mainstay in
Jefferson County, Colorado. Its impact
on the local community has been immeasurable,
if only because the impact has been
so great.
Through that time, the Bandimere family
has contributed greatly to the community,
which has made the recent actions
from the higher-ups in the area so
confounding.
A temporary restraining order
continues to be in place at the track, as county
officials continue to come down hard on the business
during the COVID-19 pandemic while other
area locales seemingly are playing by a different
JOHN “SPORTY”
BANDIMERE III
set of rules.
“I really truly feel like we’re getting
singled out and bullied, so to speak,”
John “Sporty” Bandimere III says.
“I can show you pictures of lakes, campgrounds,
flea markets, gatherings in towns where people
are wall-to-wall. It’s very frustrating and very
discouraging, and it makes you really think about
PHOTOS: ROB PEARSON
AND JOE MCHUGH
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