DAY 5 – MONSTER MIDWEST TOUR

TODAY’S HEADLINES

SPECIAL NOTICE

The ongoing series of Trackchaser Reports from Belgium’s Roland Vanden Eynde continues with his third report of five.  You can read about his adventures at the bottom of this Trackchaser Report.

Which trackchaser would I meet up with tonight?...................more in “The Strategy and The People”.

 

How do others feel about Davis Bros. Pizza?………………..details in “And the Readers Respond”.

 

What is the “number complex?”……………….more in “The Trip”. 

 

 

 

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AND THE READERS RESPOND

 

 

From time to time interested readers write me about one thing or another.  Many times, I feel that all my readers would be interested and/or amused by the comments I get.  Regarding my comments about the best pizza in the world coming from Davis Bros. in East Peoria, Illinois.

 

 

From a family member:  “Eww.  Davis Brothers.  Better you than me.

 

GREETINGS FROM HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

 

I WOKE UP IN WYOMING, MICHIGAN THIS MORNING.  I WENT TO SLEEP IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.  THIS IS WHAT TRANSPIRED TODAY.

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

 

 

 

The Strategy     

 

Tonight was my seventh track of the fifth day of the “Monster Midwest Trackchasing Tour”.  However, the real plus was getting to meet up with trackchaser and up and coming racecar driver, Andy Ritter.  For some reason, Andy and I hit it off well a few years ago.  Since I was going to be somewhat close to his home in Pennsylvania, I gave him a call.  He was happy to join me on the trackchasing trail.  His presence made my visit to the Lycoming County Fairgrounds all the more enjoyable.   

 

It is most unusual to meet up with trackchasers on a random basis these days.  Joining up with Andy supported my objective of having fun at the races.  Nice to see you, Andrew.

The Trip

 

I’m not sure if all of my readers can truly understand the mental processes that are needed in order to make a successful trackchasing trip.  I already know that having seen 1,227 different racetracks makes no more impression on many people than if I had seen 527 tracks.  It’s the “what’s in a number complex”.  By way of example, does it really matter to you if San Diego’s population is 3.2 million or 1.4 million?  If you’re not familiar with San Diego, I suspect either one of those numbers might seem like it could be correct even though the differences are great.

 

Let me also be clear, I am certainly not blaming anyone for the inability to understand the meaning of numbers in the trackchasing game or the challenge that comes with planning such a trip.  I mean how many other people are sending you emails that describe such an unusual vocation?

 

Today was one of those days, where every good idea seemed to have an offsetting form of conflict.  Actually, I guess that’s what I secretly (I guess it’s not a secret anymore since I’m telling you now) like about what I’m doing.  It’s actually more challenging mentally than most things I ever did in the working world. 

 

When I was in the working world, I was paid much more than I ever could have imagined making.  Truth be told, it was almost obscene.  Now, I am not paid anything for using whatever analytical and creative powers I may possess.  I have no problem with that, as I don’t need money anymore.  When I was working, I needed money.  That’s the difference.

 

Anyway, here’s what happened today.  I woke up in Michigan.  I had a relatively wide-open flight from Grand Rapids back to Cincinnati.  Recall, I had parked my St. Louis based rental car in the Cincinnati airport parking lot so I could fly to Michigan rather than drive.  It was much more economically justified to pay a day or two of long-term parking fees rather than to turn the car in.  Today’s flight back to Cincinnati was pretty much a no-brainer.

 

The original plan was to go back to Cincinnati, meet son J.J. for dinner at Walt’s Hitching Post and take in a figure 8 race at a nearby Ohio track.  If that part of the plan had worked out, I wouldn’t be writing about this now.  However, the weather looked very bad for the Ohio race.  I didn’t want to be rained out.

 

I had an alternative in rural Eastern Pennsylvania.  However, that track’s location conflicted with J.J. meeting me.  He had to get back to work in Chicago on Wednesday morning for his next flying trip.  Having him meet me in Ohio was a much better plan than meeting in rural Pennsylvania.  I was committed to meeting J.J. in Ohio and just seeing if we would get a race in under very trying weather conditions.  At the same time, J.J. had warned me he wasn’t feeling well and might not be able to make the trip to meet me.

 

On Tuesday morning, J.J. called and confirmed he would not be making the trip since he was under the weather.  With J.J. not coming and the Ohio weather still looking bad, I changed my plan.  I was bagging the race in Ohio and heading to Eastern Pennsylvania.  I had not planned to leave my original car at the Cincinnati airport for more than one day.  I had only taken enough supplies (clothing) for one day.  Now I was going to be away from my original rental car for two days.  I would be having a dual rental car expense for two days, not one.

 

The standby situation looked O.K. for getting into the Harrisburg, PA airport on Tuesday (today).  However, getting back to Cincinnati (where I could pick up my car) on Wednesday looked bad from Harrisburg.  The flights from Allentown, PA, located some 90 miles from Harrisburg, had plenty of seats.  However, if I flew back to Cincinnati from Allentown, I would have to incur a one-way rental up charge for dropping the car at a location other than where I picked it up in Pennsylvania.  The rental car companies really like to penalize their customers for what they perceive to be out of the norm behavior.

 

I could always drive back from the track’s location in Hughesville, PA.  Then I wouldn’t have to worry about trying to make a flight back to Cincinnati from either Harrisburg or Allentown.  The drawback to that plan was the drive would be about 500 miles.  That would take 8-10 hours and cost $60-70 in gasoline.

 

In the meantime, I contacted 50-state club member, Andy Ritter to see if he might like to join me at the figure 8 race in Hughesville.  Since Andy lives just an hour or so from the track, he was up for it.

 

I really enjoy meeting up with my friends and relatives when I go trackchasing.  However, the logistical drawback to that type of commitment means taking others into consideration when doing the trip planning.  When I commit to someone, I never back out.  It always seemed that once I do commit to someone, a better idea always seems to pop up that does not include the person I just committed too.  Nevertheless, I never back out on a person I’ve committed too.

 

With J.J. not being able to come on this trip and the weather bad in Cincinnati, I firmed up a plan to meet Andy at the Hughesville track at 7 p.m.  I called National Rental Car to arrange my rental car upon my arrival in Harrisburg.  They didn’t have any cars!  While searching on line (free in Grand Rapids, $4.95 an hour in Cincinnati) I found no one had any cars in Harrisburg!  What was going on there?

 

The return flights from Harrisburg to Cincinnati still did not look good.  I would have to fly home from Allentown to Cincinnati.  The only rental car company on line that would rent me a car in Harrisburg to Allentown was the Thrifty Rental Car Company.  However, they wanted $298 for the one-day rental.  Say what?

 

I decided to begin calling rental car companies while sitting in the Cincinnati airport.  This was until I learned my cell phone was not getting any reception in the commuter terminal of this airport.  I resorted to a pay phone.  I have not used a pay phone in years!

 

My first attempt was the Budget Rental Car Company.  Initially, she told me there were no cars available.  I asked her to look a little harder, gave her my Rapid Rez # and mentioned Pryce Boeye’s name.  She came back with a $91 rental that I could pickup in Harrisburg and drop in Allentown.

 

The incremental costs were starting to add up.  I looked out the window in Cincinnati.  The sun was still shining.  Should I risk staying here and avoiding the extra rental car and airfare expenses and also risk the bad weather forecast raining me out.  No, I could not do that.  I had committed to Andy Ritter. 

 

My flight to Harrisburg was scheduled to depart at 3:00 p.m.  It was scheduled to land at 4:28 p.m.  My mapping software told me it was a 95-mile drive from the airport up to the track and would take one hour and 47 minutes.  If it took me 30 minutes to get off the plane and get my rental car, I would be pulling into the Lycoming County Fairgrounds at 6:45 p.m. just 15 minutes before race time. 

 

Then I got the bad news……..the plane was delayed.  Now I would really be under the gun!  I went to get an ice cream to relieve the stress.  O.K., I wasn’t really stressed; I just needed an ice cream.  Somewhere between going for a treat and returning back to the boarding area, I lost my boarding pass.

 

There is just one thing that really bends me out of shape more than when others screw up and it affects me.  That’s when I screw up and it affects me.  All you have to do is ask my good friend and golfing buddy George Robertson what my reaction is on the golf course when I screw up!

 

Fortunately, the gate agent took pity on a man moving swiftly past middle age and reprinted my boarding pass without much delay.  I was off.  I ended up landing at the Harrisburg airport with just enough time to arrive at the track at 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

The People

 

I believe I first met Andy Ritter back at the Hill Valley Speedway in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania on April 24, 2004.  We had corresponded previously on email and finally got to meet each other at a track.  This is how many trackchasing friendships are built.

 

Andy is a member of the exclusive 50 state club.  He is also unusual, for a trackchaser, on two other fronts.  First, he is youngish, weighing in at about 35 years of age.  In the world of trackchasing, he’s just a kid.

 

Secondly, he a family man.  For some reason, trackchasing does not seem to attract the nuclear family as portrayed on Leave It to Beaver.  If it did, then Carol would never have won the title of “Trackchasing’s First Mother”.  I remind my readers, this is not a critical remark about trackchasers.  It’s meant more to be a demographic description just as a P&G marketing person would put forward when describing the type of ad campaign that might be needed to sell, Tide, Folgers or Crest toothpaste.

 

As a family man, Andy’s trackchasing is somewhat limited.  He’s still standing on zero tracks as we speak for 2007.  I’m sure he will not be stuck with a “toilet seat” for the year, as we used to say in the Marines.

 

As far as I know, Andy is the only trackchaser, who knows he’s a trackchaser, who also races a real racecar.  He has resurrected his racing career and now drives a modified at the Red Line Raceway.  I don’t want to put any extra pressure on Andy, but you can check his progress on a weekly basis at this site, http://www.redlineraceway.net/.  Andy, good luck in your racing and say hi to the growing family for me.

 

One more thing, Andy.  When we parted in the parking lot, I found out my car wasn’t parked there!  After a few minutes of searching, I ask and discovered there was another parking lot at the fairgrounds.  The plus to the discovering my error was walking past the live singing of “Big Tony Young”.  After a few minutes of Hank Williams' favorites, I found my car and was off to Allentown.

 

 

 

 

 

RANDY’S RESTAURANT REVIEW

 

On my way out of Allentown, I visited Yokko’s, a local favorite.  Yokko’s featured specialty is hot dogs.  Yokko’s was founded by Yoko Ono, who would later become the wife of the most famous Beatle, John Lennon.  It seems Miss Ono, a long-time resident of Allentown, had always had affection for hot dogs and insisted on the highest quality in her restaurant.  One a summer day John Lennon waltzed into Yokko’s and swept Yoko Ono off her feet.  The rest is history.

 

Alas, that part about Yoko Ono is a total fabrication.  She has nothing to do with the six outlets of Yokko’s that dominate the Allentown landscape.  I was attracted to the Yokko’s located near the Allentown airport after seeing a highway billboard advertising the restaurant.  I figured that any hot dog restaurant that could afford a billboard must be worth a try.

 

The location I visited was in a strip mall shopping center.  Allentown is an old looking city and the people look somewhat old and tired.  The restaurant was frequented by big rough-looking males primarily who looked like they might have just come from a steel mill for lunch, although I suspect they hadn’t.

 

There were several items other than hot dogs on the menu, but I had not come all the way from San Clemente to not try their specialties.  I went with a regular hot dog and a cheese hot dog.  I got them with the works, which includes chili, onions and mustard.  That’s exactly how I would have ordered it if given a choice.  My dining experience was excellent.  I would definitely return again.  I do wish they took credit cards so I didn’t have to leave with a pocket full of change.

 

 

STATE RANKINGS

The Lycoming County Fairgrounds figure 8 was my 64th lifetime track in the Keystone state.  I am in 21^st place in the state.  In order to get a top 10 ranking in Pennsylvania, I would have to have 95 tracks!  There are nine trackchasers with more than 100 tracks each in Pennsylvania.  Nevertheless, I like a challenge and someday I plan to crack the top 10 here.

RACE REVIEW – LYCOMING COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS (FIGURE 8), HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

Tonight we were seeing a JM Productions figure 8 promotion.  There are several figure 8/demolition derby outfits promoting events are the thousands of county fair across the country.  JM is one of the very best.

 

The show tonight was “double figure 8 racing”.  Normally, county fair figure 8 racing consists of two markers (quite often large tractor tires).  The racers run around these two markers in an “eight” pattern.  The action at the “X” portion of the eight is exciting to watch.

 

Tonight there were three huge tires to mark the track.  This created the double figure 8 configuration.  JM seems to run small car four-cylinder front wheel drive figure 8 cars.  The old-line rear wheel drive V-8 cars have been mostly chewed up by the large number of demo derbies over the past few years.

 

Andy and I sat in an open section of the covered grandstand.  The roof seemed to catch the heat making it feel warmer in the grandstands than it really was.  The racing was good.  The announcer told us they had widened the turn that had caused so many jams earlier in the week. 

 

From our vantage point, we had a great view of the lights of the fair.  Like many fairgrounds, the Lycoming County Fair has a one-half mile horse track.  The figure 8 racing was being run on the front straight of that track.  The fair food booths and carnival rides circled the horse track.  A walk through the fair would bring you back to exactly where you started.

 

Overall, this was a very nice fair and a good night of double figure 8 racing.  It had been a challenge to get here and it would be a challenge to get to tomorrow’s track.  That’s O.K.; it’s what I like about trackchasing.

 

 

 

 

RACE TRACK STATS:

 

LYCOMING COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS (FIUGRE 8) – TRACK #1,228

 

Track details

 

Website:  http://www.lycomingfair.com/

 

Weather:  It was warm especially near the top of the covered grandstand where there wasn’t much breeze.

 

Track type:  figure 8

 

Length/Surface:  This was a double figure 8.  I like those.  Each of the outside tires was about 40-50 yards from the center tire marker

 

Grandstands:  There was a good sized covered grandstand that was about half-full for their Tuesday night show.

 

P.A.:  Very good.

 

Announcer:  The announcer covers the program well.  He does spend more time than I would like mentioning the names of sponsors.  However, it’s important to note the promoter is in business to show a profit.

 

On time:  They started on time at 8 p.m. (not 7 p.m. like I originally thought) and ran a very efficient show.

 

Note:  Correction!  The Barry Expo Center via USA Derbies website was correct in reporting a start time of 8 p.m. for their Monday night show.

 

Pit area:  Located behind the stage area near the oval track’s infield.

 

Classes:  The entire field was front-wheel drive four-cylinder figure 8 cars.

 

Radio Frequency:  Didn’t use the radio.

 

Concessions:  I had a very good cheese steak.  The fair offered a wide variety of county fair foods.  It was difficult to make a decision.

 

Scoreboard:  Naw

 

Extras:  This is a large fair.  They race on Saturday and Tuesday during the fair with the figure 8 cars.  Tonight’s program (Tuesday) ran just 4-5 heat races and the two feature events. 

 

RENTAL CAR UPDATE

 

Harrisburg, PA – Monday-Tuesday (one rental day)

 

I would be driving the Budget Rental Car Racing Ford Focus.  I can’t believe NASCAR drivers race a Ford Focus at more than 200 M.P.H.  I didn’t feel safe in one at 35 M.P.H.  This car is a poor excuse for a Ford Taurus.  I will never complain about Chevy Impalas again.

 

I drove my Ford Focus 231 miles.  I paid an average price of $2.83 per gallon.  The little Ford gave me an outstanding 35.6 M.P.G. in fuel mileage at a cost of 7.9 cents per mile.  The car cost 39.5 cents per mile to rent, all taxes included because of the drop off charges. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

 

Randy Lewis

Alberta’s #1 Trackchaser

On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of millions who, when within the grasp of victory sat and waited and waiting died.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIRPLANE

 

Los Angeles, CA – St. Louis, MO – 1,591 miles

 

 

RENTAL CAR – ST. LOUIS (1^st RENTAL CAR)

 

St. Louis International Airport – trip begins

Troy, Missouri – 71 miles

Pittsfield, Illinois – 132 miles

Newton, Iowa – 403 miles

Osage, Iowa – 583 miles

Scottsburg, Indiana – 1,289 miles

 

AIRPLANE

 

Cincinnati, OH – Grand Rapids, MI – 268 miles

 

 

RENTAL CAR – GRAND RAPIDS (2^ND RENTAL CAR OF TRIP)

 

Gerald R. Ford International Airport – trip begins

Hastings, MI – 25 miles

Gerald R. Ford International Airport – 59 miles - trip ends

 

 

AIRPLANE

 

Grand Rapids, MI – Cincinnati, OH – 268 miles

Cincinnati, OH – Harrisburg, PA - 429 miles

 

RENTAL CAR – HARRISBURG, PA (3rd RENTAL CAR OF TRIP)

 

Harrisburg International Airport-Olmstead Field – trip begins

Hughesville, PA – 95 miles

Lehigh Valley International Airport – 231 miles - trip ends

 

 

 

 

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

 

Lincoln County Fairgrounds - $20

Pike County Speedway - $Free (normally $3 for fan 55 & older)

Iowa Speedway - $30

Mitchell County Fairgrounds - $15 (pit pass)

Scott County Fairgrounds - $8

Barry County Fairgrounds - $14 (Fair-$5 & Figure 8 race-$9)

Lycoming County Fairgrounds - $13 (Fair-$3 & Figure 8 race-$10) plus $2 parking

 

 

 

 

 

RANKINGS

 

 

LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:

 

There are no trackchasers currently within 100 tracks of my lifetime total. 

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,228

 

 

 

 

Other notables

 

These worldwide trackchasers are within 10 tracks (plus or minus) of Carol’s current trackchaser total.

 

29.  Tom Schmeh, Knoxville, Iowa – 330

 

29.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 330

 

31.  Dwight Bucks, Topton, Pennsylvania – 325

 

 

 

 

 

2007 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 90

 

2.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium - 59

 

3.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 56

 

4.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania – 40

 

5.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 36

 

5.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 35

 

7.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 28

 

8.  Pam Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 23

 

9.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 21

 

10.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 20

 

Tracks have been reported by 37 different worldwide trackchasers this season.

 

 

LIFETIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY STANDINGS

 

2007 (current thru 6/29/07)**

 

 

1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 6.65

2. Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 6.86

3. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 7.57

 

**Until the end of the year, NGD rankings are unofficial.  Rankings are affected not only by the leader’s activities but also by other trackchasers impact on the leader’s position in each state. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past trackchasing reports are available at:

www.ranlayracing.com

 

 

Official trackchaser standings can be viewed at:

www.trackchaser.net

 

 

Some of the data in this report comes from www.trackchaser.net

and my Garmin GPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING TRACKCHASING PLANS

 

These are the dog days of July and August.  It’s best for me to just to keep my head down and keep adding tracks to my list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RACETRACKS VISITED IN 2007 (** not the first time to visit this track)

 

 

1,139.  Meremere Dirt Track Club, Meremere, New Zealand - January 1

 

1,140.  Meeanee Speedway, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand - January 1

 

1,141.  Top of the South Speedway, Richmond, New Zealand - January 2

 

1,142.  Woodford Glen Speedway, Christchurch, New Zealand - January 3

 

1,143.  Robertson Holden International Speedway, Palmerston North, New Zealand - January 5

 

1,144.  Taupo Motorsports Park, Taupo, North, New Zealand - January 6

 

1,145.  Waikaraka Park International Speedway, Auckland, New Zealand - January 6

 

1,146.  Angels Stadium of Anaheim (inner oval), Anaheim, California - January 13

 

1,147.  Angels Stadium of Anaheim (outer oval), Anaheim, California - January 13

 

1,148.  West Valley Speedway, Surprise, Arizona - January 14

 

1,149. Sandia Motorsports Park (road course), Albuquerque, New Mexico - January 28

 

1,150. Grand Prix De Lanaudiere, Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada – February 3

 

1,151. Ste-Eulalie Ice Track, Eulalie, Quebec, Canada – February 4

 

1,152. St Guillaume, St Guillaume, Quebec, Canada – February 4

 

1,153. Caldwell Rodeo Arena, Caldwell, Idaho – February 10

 

1,154. Balsam Lake Ice Track, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin – February 18

 

1,155. Northeast Pond Ice Track, Milton, New Hampshire – February 24

 

1,156. Lee Pond Ice Track, Moultonborough, New Hampshire – February 25

 

1,157. New Hendry Country Speedway, Clewiston, Florida – March 3

 

1,158. Florida Sports Park, Naples, Florida – March 4

 

1,159. Honeoye Lake Ice Track – Road Course, Honeoye, New York – March 10

 

1,160. Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas – March 16

 

1,161. Houston Motorsports Park, Houston, Texas – March 16

 

1,162. Dawgwood Speedway, Chatsworth, Georgia – March 17

 

1,163. Toccoa Speedway, Toccoa, Georgia – March 17

 

1,164. Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, Tennessee – March 18

 

1,165. Malden Speedway, Malden, Missouri, Tennessee – March 23

 

1,166. Dacosa Speedway, Byhalia, Mississippi – March 24

 

1,167. Swinging Bridge Raceway, Byram, Mississippi – March 24

 

1,168. Florence Motor Speedway, Florence, South Carolina – March 25

 

1,169. Foothills Raceway, Easley, South Carolina – March 30

 

1,170. Mileback Speedway, Gray Court, South Carolina – March 30

 

1,171. Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida – April 1

 

1,172. Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, Nevada – April 8

 

1,173. Huntsville Speedway, Huntsville, Alabama – April 13

 

1,174. Low Country Kartway, Aynor, South Carolina – April 14

 

1,175. Dillon Motor Speedway, Dillon, South Carolina – April 14

 

1,176. Valley Dirt Riders, Berthoud, Colorado – April 15

 

1,177. Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, Lancaster, California – April 22

 

1,178. Sertoma Speedway, Tularosa, New Mexico – April 27

 

1,179. Sandia Motorsports Park (outer oval), Albuquerque, New Mexico – April 28

 

1,180. Sandia Motorsports Park (inner oval), Albuquerque, New Mexico – April 28

 

1,181. Hollywood Hills Speedway, San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico – April 29

 

1,182. Meridian Speedway, Meridian, Idaho – May 11

 

1,183. Diamond Mountain Speedway, Vernal, Utah, Idaho – May 12

 

1,184. Rocky Mountain Raceways (oval), Salt Lake City, Utah – May 12 

 

1,185. Rocky Mountain Raceways (figure 8), Salt Lake City, Utah – May 12

 

1,186. Modoc Speedway, Modoc, South Carolina – May 18

 

1,187. Possum Kingdom Super Speedway, Belton, South Carolina – May 19

 

1,188. Laurens County Speedway, Laurens, South Carolina – May 19

 

1,189. Fairplex at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, California – May 20

 

1,190. Lowes Motor Speedway (inner oval), Concord, North Carolina – May 24

 

1,191. Lowes Motor Speedway (road course), Concord, North Carolina – May 24

 

1,192. Madison International Speedway (inner oval), Oregon, Wisconsin – May 25

 

** Madison International Speedway (outer oval), Oregon, Wisconsin – May 25

 

1,193. Thunderbird Stadium (figure 8), Bremerton, Washington – May 26

 

1,194. Thunderbird Stadium (oval), Bremerton, Washington – May 26

 

1,195. Whispering Pines Motorsports Park, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada – May 27

 

1,196. Magic Valley Speedway, Twin Falls, Idaho – May 28

 

1,197. Owyhee Motorcycle Raceway Park, Boise, Idaho – June 1

 

1,198. Race City Motorsports Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,199. Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,200. Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,201. Hidden Valley Motorsports Park, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada – June 2

 

1,202. Boyd’s Speedway, Ringgold, Georgia - June 8

 

1,203. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Washington Courthouse, Ohio - June 9

 

1,204. Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Pebbles, Ohio - June 9

 

1,205. Brown County Speedway, Russellville, Ohio - June 9

 

1,206. Vinton Speedway, Vinton, Ohio - June 10

 

1,207. Hilltop Speedway, Millersburg, Ohio - June 10

 

1,208. I-70 Speedway – dirt (outer oval), Odessa, Missouri - June 13

 

1,209. L A Raceway, La Monte, Missouri - June 14

 

1,210. Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Missouri - June 22

 

1,211. Jamaica Raceway, Jamaica, Iowa - June 23

 

1,212. Calhoun County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Rockwell City, Jamaica, Iowa - June 23

 

** Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa – June 23 (new for Carol only)

 

** Iowa Speedway (outer oval), Newton, Iowa, Iowa – June 24 (new for Carol only)

 

1,213. Butler Motor Speedway, Butler, Missouri - June 24

 

** Peoria Speedway, Peoria, Illinois – June 25

 

1,214. Kart Kanyon Raceway, Aztec, New Mexico - June 30

 

1,215. Aztec Speedway, Aztec, New Mexico - June 30

 

1,216. Sunvalley Speedway, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada – July 1

 

1,217. Georgetown Speedway, Georgetown, Delaware – July 6

 

1,218. Delmarva Motorsports Park, Middleford, Delaware – July 6

 

1,219