Re: May 7th Photo Post -- Spearfish Lake Tales

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Subject: Re: May 7th Photo Post

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Wes

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Date Posted: 09:16:06 05/08/13 Wed
In reply to: Jim Scott 's message, "May 7th Photo Post" on 21:09:42 05/07/13 Tue

It's Spartan Speedway in Mason, MI.

And yes, that's a figure-8. They don't run it very often, and then only on what they call "Fun Nights," which are demolition derbies in all but name. What really is fun -- and draws crowds -- is a figure-8 race with school buses.

This Youtube video is a good example -- not the best I've seen nor the worst, but the first one I found on a search.

-- Wes

>Today's photo shows a short track from the starter's
>stand but it also shows a figure-8 configuration in
>the infield. I hope they don't run that type of
>racing any more. I saw just one such race at Beach
>Bend Park in Bowling Green Kentucky in the early
>1960's and don't want to see another. It is not auto
>racing but is instead a dangerously high speed
>demolition derby driven by fools. Any wrecks at the
>center crossing usually totals one or more cars and
>someone takes a trip in a ambulance if he survives. I
>do not understand how a track can get insurance that
>would cover such an event.
>
>Jim

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