Nascar @ Las Vegas 3-1-09 - Page 3

Starscream · 03-02-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

We were talking at the B&M about how they can spice things up by splitting the field in two and have them race in opposite directions.

Sounds similar to a Figure Eight race. If you've never seen a figure eight race, I would advise you to do so. Benny Parsons used to run these style races before he hit the big time. Entertaining and sometimes brutal. Head-on collisions are common.

MedicCook · 03-02-2009, 09:10 PM

They do a figure 8 race at the fair every year. I would love to get into it someday.

Starscream · 03-02-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

They do a figure 8 race at the fair every year. I would love to get into it someday.

They run figure eights every weekend at Beech Bend racetrack in Bowling Green, KY. Always some old junk cars, but they get up and go. Takes some skill to navigate through the intersection.

Whee · 03-02-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

They do a figure 8 race at the fair every year. I would love to get into it someday.

http://www.rockfordspeedway.com/

We have figure 8's, school bus races and my favorite, the midnight ride of pail revere. It

a figure eight race with nothing but a beacon on the car, in the dark. The trailer races are pretty hilarious too.

Starscream · 03-02-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by illinoishoosier

http://www.rockfordspeedway.com/

We have figure 8's, school bus races and my favorite, the midnight ride of pail revere. It

a figure eight race with nothing but a beacon on the car, in the dark. The trailer races are pretty hilarious too.

They do the school bus races down here too at a track a few miles away from Darlington. They have the buses go around the track clockwise (they say they do this to keep them from tipping over).

Thanks for the link, Sean.

elderboy02 · 03-02-2009, 09:19 PM

There is a track up in Dayton, OH where they do the figure 8 school bus races. My brother's friend entered one year. He made it through the figure 8 race, but didn't finish the school bus demolition derby. His radiator failed him. One guy in the demo derby was playing possum. He turned his bus off about 2 minutes in, then with about 2 minutes left, he fired up the bus and came in second

MedicCook · 03-02-2009, 09:19 PM

If you are afraid to get hurt then figure 8 racing is not for you.

Starscream · 03-03-2009, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

If you are afraid to get hurt then figure 8 racing is not for you.

They're actually pretty safe. Some people may be sore the day after, but it's actually a safe sport.

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MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: Nascar @ Las Vegas 3-1-09 They do a figure 8 race at the fair every year. I would love to get into it someday.

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elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,517 Trading: (133)	Re: Nascar @ Las Vegas 3-1-09 There is a track up in Dayton, OH where they do the figure 8 school bus races. My brother's friend entered one year. He made it through the figure 8 race, but didn't finish the school bus demolition derby. His radiator failed him. One guy in the demo derby was playing possum. He turned his bus off about 2 minutes in, then with about 2 minutes left, he fired up the bus and came in second

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MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: Nascar @ Las Vegas 3-1-09 If you are afraid to get hurt then figure 8 racing is not for you.