Randy Lewis

World record holder to visit Enduro track at Stevens County Fair

 

 

The annual enduro race at the Stevens County Fair will be held Wednesday evening this year.  The move was necessary to open up the grandstand for the Fantastic Convertibles and Razin’ Cain.  The Wednesday date also happened to be an open slot on the schedule for Randy Lewis of San Clemente, Calif.

 

Lewis has an unusual hobby that requires a lot of traveling and now he’s on his way to Morris.

 

“I’m from California and I go all over the world trying to see as many different auto racing tracks as I can.”  In fact, he is the top ranked trackchaser in the world.

 

Lewis describes trackchasing as the auto racing hobby of going to as many racetracks as possible.  “There are more than 50 people in the world who have visited more than 200 tracks.  There are six trackchasers in the world who have seen racing at more than 1,000 tracks,” said Lewis

 

“Well-known race drivers such as NASCAR’s Ken Schrader, sprint car stars Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell rank in the top 50 worldwide trackchasers, he said.

 

Trackchasers count racing on ovals, figure 8 tracks and road courses.  Drags and motorcycles don’t count.  Official trackchaser rankings are kept at www.trackchaser.com.

 

"To date, I have seen 1,079 different racetracks.  I’ve seen these tracks in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia,” said Lewis.  “My hobby is not limited to seeing racetracks just in the U.S.  I’ve also seen tracks in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.”

 

All this ‘trackchasing’ has made Lewis known for his hobby.  “In 2005, I established the all-time record for trackchasing by seeing 182 tracks in 27 states and 7 foreign countries.  During 2006, I took over the worldwide lead in trackchasing and am now the world’s number-one Ranked Trackchaser.”

 

He plans to add another track to his list of conquests by visiting the Stevens County Fair.

 

The object of the enduro race is to make the most laps in the time limit of one hour and 30 minutes.  Laps are electronically counted for instant results in the grandstand. 

Unlike Lewis, you don't have to travel far to get in on all of the excitement.  Tonight's enduro race starts at 7:30 p.m.