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You should have seen Meadowdale.......
By kevin - 01/13/2003 9:48:40 AM; IP 209.240.198.60
and its high baked "Monza" curve. None faster exist today. My snooty cousins raced their Ferrari there, as I cheered on for the Cobras! Sadly, it looks out over the surrounding area filled with too much growth, and waiting for the developers to overtake it. Fortunatly, there is a nature preserve declared in part of it. Mostly, its used by the kids partying, as no cops will get out and walk that far! The occasional dirt bike shows up, and a few nature lovers walk in there (like me, and I cant think of a better place than an abandoned racetrack, LOL). Fred Lorenzen won the last stock car race (250 miler) on it, in his home town turf back in 62 in a USAC car with a 406 (yea!). I saw this happen to so many racetracks in my lifetime. Most dont know the history of the board tracks that were popular in the teens and very early twenties. For example, Des Moines had a mile and a half long board track that was used only once. Peter Depaolo, (you can thank him for your Ford hot rods, the Carrera Pan Americana Lincolns, and the resultant Grand National cars that became Nascar) won the race, and then a tornado wiped out the town shortly afterward. The track was torn down to rebuild the structures. The only survivors past the roaring twenties were to become Wall Stadium in NJ, and Playa Del Ray in California. "Velodromes", as they were called, were originally used for bicycle racing that was popular at the time. Then the motorcycle and car races exceeded them in popularity. The Indy 500 track was built in the state with the most car company's. The first two years, only motorcycles were raced on it. The boards would warp, and they were all gone before we were all born. Hell, there were four different dragstrips around Sebring, one owned by "Big Daddy" himself. Also, the country with the most racetracks in the world, was Argentina. That one was a surprise. Of course thats no longer true.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=15999&Reply=15999><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor15999" onclick="return false;">Attention race fans..Guess this track..pic</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>David B., <i>01/12/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=15999', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor15999') }); </script>  Attention race fans..Guess this track..pic -- David B., 01/12/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16000&Reply=15999><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16000" onclick="return false;">RE: Attention race fans..Guess this track..pic</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Terry, <i>01/12/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16000', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16000') }); </script>  RE: Attention race fans..Guess this track..pic -- Terry, 01/12/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16002&Reply=15999><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16002" onclick="return false;">RE: Laguna Seca spelling??</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>DavidThayer, <i>01/12/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16002', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16002') }); </script>  RE: Laguna Seca spelling?? -- DavidThayer, 01/12/2003
 More hints over on General Forum..link -- David B., 01/12/2003
 We now have a winner on the general forum... -- David B., 01/13/2003
 Not in Florida and not on the west coast... -- David B., 01/12/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16009&Reply=15999><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16009" onclick="return false;">I own a booklet w/ all SCCA track designs, so I'll demur. ;-) [n/m]</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mr F, <i>01/12/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16009', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16009') }); </script>  I own a booklet w/ all SCCA track designs, so I'll demur. ;-) [n/m] -- Mr F, 01/12/2003
Collapse <b>You should have seen Meadowdale.......</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>kevin, <i>01/13/2003</i></font>You should have seen Meadowdale....... -- kevin, 01/13/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16021&Reply=15999><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16021" onclick="return false;">Long Island had several tracks way back..</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>David B., <i>01/13/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16021', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16021') }); </script>  Long Island had several tracks way back.. -- David B., 01/13/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16037&Reply=15999><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16037" onclick="return false;">RE: Long Island had several tracks way back..</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Courtney Bolze, <i>01/15/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16037', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16037') }); </script>  RE: Long Island had several tracks way back.. -- Courtney Bolze, 01/15/2003
 No drag pictures from me..my boss's son... -- David B., 01/16/2003
 You may also want to check out this link. -- David B., 01/16/2003
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