Speedway Away

When in the middle of nowhere, an abandoned race track appears on the horizon, an infinite number of questions also emerge. Economic viability in a region situated between New Mexico Route 9 and U.S. Border with Mexico, just West of the Santa Teresa point of entry is a joke. There is nary another abandoned structure even in telephoto sight of this place. The Rio Grande Expressway was something else in its heyday. Speculation from nearby residents (expressed with some certainty) is that this was built with drug money and then abandoned when the property was confiscated by U.S. officials. This is what confiscation of assets looks like. Nothing like the fantasies of how lucrative seized cartel assets can be deployed. (January 6, 2018)