Congrats to Jimmy Hurley on his heat, dash and feature wins. I didn't have my stop watch with me, but I'm pretty sure he was also the fastest during slow warmups! Here's a few photos of Jimmy enroute to the heat win and with the checkered flag. What a great nice of racing. Track was in super...
And don't forget, the tickets at the stadium are presold for the most part, and they have cooling stations. And even so they treat about 100 people per game under these conditions for heat-related symtoms. Even though the crowds at SFCR are smaller, they're just isn't set up to do that.
Finally made it to the track for the first time this season. Well, i was there Memorial Day weekend, but no one else was! Gotta check that schedule. Anyway, switched to digital this winter and enjoyed the chance to use the new equipment. Hopefully, the sizing thing will be OK
This news is not exactly unexpected, but it is still very sad indeed. I will give the DeBolds credit for trying. Frankly, the place never looked better than it did when they reopened it. But the economy remains soft; most other tracks are feeling the pinch as well. And, I guess, fans have...
That would place F-town in direct competition with both Farmington and Pevely; not a likely recipe for success. Sunday, maybe, though I doubt you'd draw many out of area cars and fans.
And finally a few of those sweet vintage racers. Cars like I remember when I first attended the races at Fredericktown in the late 50's and early 60's.