Greetings from Elko, Minnesota
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From the travels and adventures of the “World’s #1 Trackchaser”
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Elko Speedway
Asphalt outer oval
Lifetime Track #629
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Elko Speedway
Asphalt inner oval
Lifetime Track #630
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Elko Speedway
Asphalt figure 8
Lifetime Track #631
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Elko Speedway
Dirt oval
Lifetime Track #1,466
Editor’s note: The Elko Speedway is one of the most famous racetracks in all of Minnesota. I first became aware of Elko while attending the famous “Rockford Nationals” in the mid-70s. Rockford attracted the very best short track asphalt racers from all over the Midwest. Several Elko drivers raced at Rockford for their big end of season event. . . I first visited the Elko Speedway back in 2003. That was a special time. I ended up seeing racing on three separate tracks back then. I also had the chance, for the first time ever, to meet up with a fellow who could have become the “World’s #1 Trackchaser”, Andy Sivi. Andy was on his way to the top spot when he decided he had trackchased enough and went into semi-trackchasing retirement a few years later. I returned to Elko in 2006 as part of a “Father/Daughter” trackchasing trip with daughter Kristy. We saw the same three tracks race that I had seen in 2003. Then in 2009 Carol and I showed up to see winged sprint car racing on the Elko Speedway asphalt track….that had been covered in dirt! . . I hope you enjoy my memories of the Elko Speedway. It’s one of those “top 40” tracks that “gets it”. If you are a promoter of short track racing I recommend you stop by the Elko Speedway for one of their shows. I’m guessing just about anyone can learn a thing or two from the way they operate a racetrack/entertainment facility. Reprinted with permission from my May 23, 2003 Trackchaser Report. . . . . Greetings from Elko, Minnesota, . . Three new tracks in 32 minutes! Well, I can’t beat that for trackchaser productivity. My Memorial Day racing weekend has started very well indeed. I’ll give you more details about the tracks in the racing section of this report. . . My normal racing trip back to the Midwest or East calls for a 4:30 a.m. wakeup call on departure day. I don’t know about you but for an Illinois boy who no longer works for money, that’s not early, it’s the middle of the night! Nevertheless, it was out the door at 4:50 a.m. and headed to the Orange terror alerted, Orange County Airport. This is the most “fan-friendly” airport in the country. The airport has only 14 gates. It was built within the last 10 years and even in today’s extra security world is easy to navigate. . . My itinerary took me from Orange County to Dallas and then onto Minneapolis. My racing plan calls for six new tracks in four days. The weather forecast is for great weather. I spent the entire five hours of flying time (two full batteries on my laptop) working on Carol’s and my financial plan. I will try to say this nicely. If you’re over 40 and don’t have a specific line-by-line budget of your expenses today and for when you expect to retire you’re really hurting yourself. They say that, “If you don’t know where you’re going you may end up there.” That’s true. I believe most people bust their butts working, or at least spending a lot of their time at work. If you don’t manage your money correctly, you’ll have to work a lot longer or won’t have the funds to fully enjoy your life or both. Money isn’t everything, but it wouldn’t kill you to spend a little time thinking about it or at least getting some help so the “man” doesn’t exploit you. Be smart about your retirement planning. You’ll be glad you did. . . Have you ever sensed being in the presence of individual greatness? Ever hung out with Michael Jordon, Tiger Woods? How about Hillary Clinton or Princess Di? (Editor’s note: now I’m really getting far a field and probably bent my republican friends out of shape. Please accept my apologies). . . On Friday night while viewing the Eve of Destruction event at Elko Speedway I sensed being in the presence of such individual greatness. That would come in the form of one individual named Andy Sivi. Andy is a CPA by trade and resides out towards Pittsburgh. Andy is currently the #5 ranked trackchaser in the world. Most importantly, he is on the rise….quickly. He has been the #1 trackchaser in each of the last three years. During two of those years, he saw 100 new tracks in each 12-month period. Andy has about 850 tracks and our current leader, Rick Schneider has about 975. I predict that in the next three years Andy will take over the worldwide leadership of trackchasing. So I ask you how many times have you hung out with someone who’s number one in the world at anything, be it tidily winks, topless dancing or trackchasing? (Editor’s note: Although I think Andy Sivi will ascend to the top of the trackchasing world, I believe 41 (or so) year old Guy Smith will eventually take over the number one position for a very long time. He has age on his side. If he gets 40 new tracks a year by the time he gets to be the age of the trackchasers currently ahead of him, he’ll have a commanding lead on a worldwide basis. . . Andy knew that I would be in attendance because I try to publish my schedule in advance. Additionally, the announcer spent a few minutes telling the crowd about my trackchasing history. During intermission, Andy noticed me walking around the area in my black Eldora Speedway jacket. He introduced himself and we spent the rest of the evening talking about trackchasing. . . Being a tax accountant Andy is pretty busy up until April 15. After the tax season winds down Andy hits the road. He gets to almost all of his trackchasing events by driving. He told me he only stayed in a hotel for two nights during all of last year. Although I think I make sacrifices to trackchase that’s one I’m not willing to make. Give me a Super 8 where the folks next door wake me up at 7:52 a.m. with their TV blaring (like they did this morning) and I’m happy. Anyway, it was nice to meet Andy for the first time. . . . . RACING NEWS: I have a list of the one track in each state that I would most like to see. One of these days I’ll publish that list. Elko Speedway was that track for the state of Minnesota. I grew up being a big Dick Trickle fan and he won some big races at Elko. The Elko gift shop even had Dick Trickle hats for sale. You won’t see that everywhere. . . My plan coming to Elko was to see their Eve of Destruction program. Their normal night of racing is Saturday but the Eves of Destruction programs run mainly on Fridays. They were advertising racing on both their oval and figure eight tracks. Two tracks for the price of one is always a good idea. I got to the track about 2 hours early and elected to read my racing and financial papers during this free time. I could hear the announcer calling out the different classes for practice. He called out the figure eight cars. A moment later he said, “There won’t be any practice for the figure 8s”, since no cars came out for the practice period. Did that mean I would only be seeing racing on one track tonight? . . As it turned out I would get more than I bargained for. General admission for the evening was $15. That seemed a bit high but the place was nearly packed. The crowd was made up of families and young people in their late teens and early twenties. That seems to be the crowd profile when the racing schedule involves the low buck crash ‘em up racing classes. A large crowd at $15 per adult is outstanding in today’s economy for a short track promoter. . . The show began promptly at the advertised starting time of 7:30 p.m. The announcer kept the crowd in stitches during the entire evening’s events. A good announcer keeps the casual fan “into it” and is worth his weight in gold to the promoter. . . The main track at Elko Speedway is a three eighths mile asphalt oval. They also have a traditional figure 8 track and a flat quarter mile track inside the three eighths. I had planned to see the three eights mile oval and figure eight tracks tonight. . . The show started with the cruiser division. The cruiser cars are 1970 and 1980s full sized American iron. They’re operated by two people. One person steers and the “passenger” operates the gas and brakes! If you’re not into racing you can only imagine the communication issues this might bring to the forefront. Anyway they had two heat races and then it was time for the hornets. . . This was the first night ever for the hornet division. These cars are four cylinder, pretty well used up, mini stock type cars. Much too my delight these cars took their pace lap through turns one and two of the flat quarter mile inner oval and then went out onto turns three and four of the larger three eighths mile oval. That’s exactly the configuration they used for the hornet class racing. Under trackchaser rules this counts as a new track. All right! Finally, I get a new track bonus and don’t get burned because of rain, mischeduling or no cars showing up for an advertised track. . . Following a couple of heats in the hornet division the figure 8 class took ran their 10-car heat race on the figure 8 track. At exactly 8:02 p.m. Central time I had three Elko Speedway tracks in the books. That would be three new tracks in 32 minutes. Can anyone beat that? It’s my best ever in this category. For any trackchaser looking for the easy “triple” the Eve of Destruction program will be repeated on June 13, July 3, August 8 and September 20. Call the track for confirmation. . . There was even more entertainment to come following racing on three different tracks. . . The “RC Monster Trucks” were on the card. This turned out to be remote control monster trucks running over jumps placed on the front straightaway. This was followed by a “rollover” contest. Three cars each tried to see how many times they could turn their car over after getting up some speed and driving up a ramp on two wheels that threw the car over onto its top. Won’t we Americans do just about anything for entertainment? . . Next on the card was the spectator “one on one” drags. This is always a crowd pleaser. About 20 people showed up in their streetcars to do battle. These races consist of two drivers competing side by side in a one-lap single elimination race in their passenger cars. It’s so appealing to the crowd because they are looking to see someone wipe out their personal car. One person did spin out and back his car hard into the wall. However, for the most part the driver’s kept good control of their cars. The announcer instructed the crowd to boo loudly when any driver touched his or her brakes. The crowd did their part well. . . And….if you didn’t think this was enough entertainment for a $15 bill, there was more! The “Extreme Motocross” team was in town. This team consisted of three very talented motorcycle riders. These cyclists took their bikes over two ramps that propelled them about 60-70 feet in the air. While in the air they would jump off their bikes and do all kinds of body contortions before remounting their bike while it was still in the air and before it landed on the downhill side of the ramp. These people were good. . . And…..if you still have not had enough entertainment, following the cruiser and hornet features were the “school bus” races. That’s right school buses. I’ve heard about school bus races but this was the first time I’ve ever seen them. They had a full field of eight buses. They all still carried a primary paint scheme of ….. you guessed it, yellow. One had significant Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench markings and another went with a Homer Simpson theme. One bus almost turned over and another spun out during the race. The last lap of the event was a photo finish. . . It was an enjoyable evening of racing fun. The weather was a little cool but really not too bad. It was fun running into Andy Sivi. He and I toured the pit area after the races. I learned that Andy and his brother, Tom, raced figure eight cars back in the 70s. Surprisingly, there was still a traffic jam of cars leaving the track 45 minutes after the last checkered flag flew. . . . . RENTAL CAR UPDATE: The Hertz racing Ford Mustang will be my ride for this trip. The first new car I ever bought was a 1970 Ford Mustang. I must admit that my body was a bit smaller and a whole lot more flexible in 1970 than it is in 2003. It takes somewhat of a contortionist just to get in or out of this car. Nevertheless, the Hotwire.com rental came in white and had only 198 miles on it as I exited the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. . . More editors’ notes: Due to the trackchaser email conference rule of not allowing attachments my reports will not come to you in color or will any special fonts. Sorry. . . . That’s all the news that’s fit to print from San Clemente where the women are strong, the men are good-looking and all of the children are above average and Carol is home organizing our new house. . . . . New racetracks visited in 2003 Planned new racetracks for 2003 . . . You might have remembrances of the Elko Speedway. If so, please feel free to share in the comments section below. If you have any photos from back in the day, send them to me at Ranlay@yahoo.com. I’ll try to include them here. Reprinted with permission from my July 23, 2009 Trackchaser Report. . . . . DAY 14 – “ONE LONG JULY” TRACKCHASING TOUR . . . GREETINGS FROM ELKO NEW MARKET, MINNESOTA TODAY’S HEADLINES I wasn’t expecting to trackchase in Minnesota on this trip. However, bad weather at our originally planned locations pushed us here. …………..details in “The Objective”. . . Nothing but the best for trackchasing’s “Trained Trackchasing Assassins”……………..more in “The Trip”. It’s fun to re-visit some of our past Trackchasing Tourist Attractions. …………..details in “Trackchasing Tourist Attractions”. . . . . THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED HAD YOU BEEN PAYING MORE ATTENTION IN SCHOOL . . I will maintain my policy of affording anonymity to readers who send in interesting bits of information or who provide cutting edge analysis. . . FROM THE BEST READERS IN RACING . . . This note came from Greg Robbins regarding my RANLAY Racing Money Back Guarantee from yesterday’s race in Lebanon, Ohio. “I just read your report of the Warren County Fairgrounds and enjoyed your report, as usual. The Mexican restaurant you mentioned is the “Viva Tequila”. Here is a link to their web-site.” . . http://www.vivatequilarestaurant.com/ . . . . THE OBJECTIVE, THE TRIP, THE PEOPLE…AND A WHOLE LOT MORE . . . The Objective . . When it rains, we move on. This was day 14 of a planned 17-day trackchasing trip. The seventeenth and last day of the trip was planned as a travel day. This meant that I (we, now that Carol has joined me) was down to our last three days of trackchasing. We were supposed to be in New England for this part of the trip. However, a bad weather forecast for that area forced us to seek “trackchasing shelter” in an area where we wouldn’t be rained on. That meant Minnesota! I can’t keep such a good “rain avoidance” record without working at it. . . Tonight was special. There was going to be something very special about tonight’s track. Normally, the Elko Speedway races on two different asphalt ovals. I was back here in 2003. On a beautiful summer evening, I saw racing on their ¼-mile oval, their 3/8-mile oval and their figure 8 track. I enjoyed that evening with fellow competitor Andy Sivi. After the races, we walked the pits. . . Why was tonight going to be different from my first visit here in 2003? For the first time since the track had been paved, they were going to race on dirt! “How could they do that?”, a reasonable reader might ask. They would simply place about six inches (I’m guessing) of dirt over the asphalt-racing surface. I suspect they put down a layer of plastic first and then the dirt. That’s how they do it for the monster truck shows at major stadiums all across the country. The plastic “membrane” makes it easier to remove the dirt when they return to asphalt racing. . . The dirt-racing surface was only temporary. The plan was to race on the dirt for four consecutive nights. We would be seeing them race on night #2. There would be no chance at gaining any NGD points. Although I rank third in Minnesota, I’m so far out of second it’s not worth worrying about. That’s O.K. Seeing a track that will race only four nights in its history (unless they repeat this next year) is a worthwhile trackchasing accomplishment. . . . . The Trip . . Trained Trackchasing Assassins. I can do whatever it takes travel and sleep wise to get me to the next track. I am a trained trackchasing professional. Unbeknownst to some Carol is also a trained trackchasing professional. She learned it from the master. We consider ourselves “professional trackchasing assassins”. . . We’ve done this long enough to get a routine down despite the most rigorous of travel schedules. This morning we needed to be at the airport by 6:30 a.m. That meant a wakeup call of 5:30 a.m. Eastern time (2:30 a.m. San Clemente time). Our flight wasn’t until 7:55 a.m. but with security, rental car return and bag checks we needed to give ourselves enough time to cover any unexpected contingencies. . . We would be flying from Cincinnati to Chicago and then onto Minneapolis. Why not just fly from Cincinnati to the Twin Cities? The flight availability on a standby basis was too tight. Although it involved a connection through one of the busiest airports in the country, this would be our best option. I put my UCLA aloha shirt on and we were off! . . Nothing but the best for Trackchasing’s First Mother. When Carol comes trackchasing with me, I feel a need to give her the plushest accommodations possible. She deserves it for first agreeing to come on these grueling trips and secondly because she does so much work at home. . . We are retirees. We live on our personal savings with no checks from the government. However, I hope to pick up a government “sponsorship” when I turn 62. I have to get this financial help in order to keep up with my fellow competitors. . . I don’t normally stay in downtown hotels. However, our plan was to use Minneapolis as “hub” for the next three days. This would allow us to get a luxury hotel. I love luxury. I just don’t like paying for luxury. This is where my associate sponsor, Priceline.com comes in. We had a beautiful view of downtown Minneapolis. . . I’m most comfortable using Priceline. They can provide some very luxurious accommodations in city hotels especially over the weekend when business travelers are at home. We ended up getting three nights in the Minneapolis Hilton for $175. That’s not $175 a night, but $175 for three nights! I always like to check the hotel’s website for the same period to see if we got a “good deal”. I did that and found the best price at the Hilton was with a AAA discount. That price was $416 for a double room for three nights. We were getting our room for less than half of what other guests would be paying. No, you don’t have to be rich to do this. You just have to want to be treated as if you are rich, because you were smart enough to “figure it out”. . . When I was doing this, I think I figured out how to get a good deal on rental cars on Priceline.com. If I have “cracked the code”, I’ll tell you more about that soon. As it was, I was able to trade in my $155 “best price” full-sized rental car rate with National, for a $78 Priceline three day car rental with Hertz. Yes, we were getting the best stuff for bargain basement prices. . . Before we even got to our hotel from the airport, we had a Trackchasing Tourist Attraction lined up. I’m talking about the Mall of America. Carol and I have been here many times. Our first visit was a full weekend planned to visit Minneapolis for the sole purpose of visiting the Mall of America. I’ll tell you more about our trip to the MOA in the TTA section of this Trackchaser Report. . . . The People . . People watching is my favorite mall activity. The people section was dedicated to “people watching” at the Mall of America today. America has a few of just about every kind! . . . . TRACKCHASING TOURIST ATTRACTION I very much enjoy the racing when I go on trackchasing trips. However, I am not the type of person who would feel the trip was complete if I simply left home, went to the race and came back home. . . I do a good deal of traveling. I want to do my best to see the local area when I come for a visit. There are usually unusual attractions that one area is noted for more than any other locale. I want to see those places. I want to touch them and feel them. When I leave an area, I want to have memories of these special places that I call Trackchasing Tourist Attractions. I will remember those experiences long after the checkered flag has fallen on whatever race I have seen that day. Mall of America – Bloomington, Minnesota The Mall of America is huge. However, it is no longer the biggest mall in the world. That title goes to a shopping mall in Dubai. Not to be outdone, we visited that mall during our visit to Dubai earlier this year. . . I will say this. The food courts at the top malls we have visited across the world dwarf what they offer at places like the Mall of America. In Colombia and Dubai, as examples, we saw 20-40 different high quality food offerings. . . One of the shopping highlights for today was getting Minnesota “Twins” souvenirs. No, we have not deserted the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim. It just that “Twins” shirts are pretty cool for family members when we have twin grandchildren. . . One of the most distinctive features of the MOA is the gigantic amusement park in the mall’s interior. I doubt any mall anywhere can match it. In the past, we’ve ridden the rides like the rollercoaster but didn’t have time today. We did do some shopping here though. . . I’m in the market for a portable AM/FM radio. I want to use it to listen to ballgames that we attend. Did you know that it’s almost impossible to buy just an AM/FM radio? Radio Shack had ONE such radio. Sears didn’t have any. Even Best Buy had only one or two models. I guess we’ll end up doing our shopping online at www.amazon.com where we get free shipping. I was a bit intimidated shopping at the Best Buy. I didn’t know what most of the products they were selling even did!! . . . . . RACE REVIEW . . ELKO SPEEDWAY (DIRT), ELKO NEW MARKET, MINNESOTA . . The Elko Speedway is a “top 40” track. Following an O.K. Chinese dinner we arrived early for tonight’s racing program. The weather was perfect and the grandstands hosted a big crowd. The Elko Speedway is one of our nation’s “Top 40” short track racing facilities. Elko Speedway has been a “NASCAR affiliated short track”. That nearly always means a quality place. . . The Elko grandstand is a large modern aluminum structure that offers seat backs. They accept credit cards for the purchase of tickets, although the price of $15 per person was on the high side. The track has an above average gift shop and even a fire pit! . . What probably sets it above the competition is the area beneath the grandstands. It is here that patrons can have a cold beverage and watch the races on flat screen closed circuit TVs. They had a huge area with a stage set up for a band to play. There was a game room with several pool tables and video games. Yes, this was state of the art and it’s been here for at about ten years. . . The racing was good too. With the dirt added to the track surface the track seemed narrow. Nevertheless, there was a decent amount of passing. A downside to tonight’s event was a malfunctioning P.A. system. However, I didn’t know who any of these drivers were anyway, so I guess we weren’t missing too much. I must say that when we could hear the announcer he was a most entertaining and knowledgeable speaker. . . Just the right mix of racing classes. The good thing about tonight’s racing was they had just three classes. They were running a local hobby stock class, the always-entertaining modifieds and winged sprint cars. I think three classes is the perfect number. . . Don’t miss the pictures of tonight’s racing. You can catch them from behind the photos tab. The program started on time and finished up at just past 10 p.m. The races were competitive with enough cars, but not too many, to make a good race. There wasn’t a ton of passing but there was enough to make it a good show. . . We were seated well up into the grandstand. I would guess we were 15-20 rows up. The top ten rows of the stands offer individual “bucket” seats. There’s a five-dollar surcharge for these reserved seats. We sat just in front of this section. We were surprised when a small rock made it all the way up here and actually hit Carol. Fortunately, she was O.K. and the spectating continued. . . . . . STATE COMPARISONS . . Minnesota This evening I saw my 43rd lifetime track in the Gopher state. This was Carol’s ninth track here. I maintained my third place ranking in Minnesota. We didn’t come here for NGD points as there are none to be found. The weather pushed us here. I trail Ed Esser by 19 tracks as he sits in second place and Jack Erdmann leads with 66 tracks. . . I have 36 tracks remaining to be seen in Minnesota. However, just six of those, and maybe less, run on a regular basis. Most of the others are county fair figure 8 and enduro tracks. . . . . . Coming Soon – RANLAY Racing Exclusive Features! . Why I fear Ed Esser. (Delayed again! Come on Ed I can’t wait forever). . . My six-month trackchasing budget results (coming July, 2009) . . What is Randy’s (speaking in the third person) trackchasing future? (Coming August, 2009) . . Who have been Randy’s three toughest trackchasing competitors? (Coming soon) . . . . Thanks for reading about my trackchasing, Randy Lewis Alberta’s #1 Trackchaser I’m still trackchasing out of a tiny three-car garage in the faraway but sunny seaside village of San Clemente, California. . . . . . TRAVEL DETAILS AIRPLANE Los Angeles, CA – Boston, MA – 2,608 miles RENTAL CAR #1 Logan International Airport – trip begins Seekonk, MA – 60 miles Stafford Springs, CT – 178 miles Richmond, ME – 488 miles Logan International Airport – 645 miles – trip ends AIRPLANE Boston, MA – Cincinnati, OH – 752 miles RENTAL CAR #2 Cincinnati – Northern Kentucky International Airport – trip begins Wilmington, OH – 66 miles Eppley Airfield (Omaha) – 762 miles – trip ends RENTAL CAR #3 Eppley Airfield (Omaha) – 762 miles – trip begins Rock Rapids, IA – 1,091 miles Huron, South Dakota – 1,285 miles Wagner, South Dakota – 1,429 miles Eppley Airfield (Omaha) – 1,725 miles – trip ends AIRPLANE Omaha, NE – Cincinnati, OH – 614 miles RENTAL CAR #4 Cincinnati – Northern Kentucky International Airport – trip begins London, OH – 105 miles Zanesville, OH – 209 miles Pittsburgh, PA – 369 miles Greater Pittsburgh International Airport – 394 miles – trip ends AIRPLANE Pittsburgh, PA – Washington, D.C. – 205 miles Washington, D.C. – Atlanta, GA – 533 miles FRIEND’S CAR Atlanta, GA – trip begins Fort Payne, AL – 124 miles Atlanta, GA – 255 miles – trip ends AIRPLANE Atlanta, GA – Boston, MA – 944 miles RENTAL CAR #5 Logan International Airport – trip begins East Falmouth, MA – 88 miles Logan International Airport – 204 miles – trip ends AIRPLANE Boston, MA – Cincinnati, OH – 752 miles RENTAL CAR #6 Cincinnati – Northern Kentucky International Airport – trip begins Lebanon, – 61 miles Cincinnati – Northern Kentucky International Airport – 123 miles – trip ends AIRPLANE Cincinnati, OH – Chicago, IL – 265 miles Chicago, IL – Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – 349 miles RENTAL CAR #7 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport – trip begins Elko, MN – 41 miles . . . TRACK ADMSSION PRICES: Seekonk Speedway – $5 (no senior rate) Stafford Motor Speedway – $10 (pit pass $20) Richmond Karting Speedway – complimentary Clinton County Fairgrounds – $6 Lyon County Fairgrounds – $8 Dakota State Fair Speedway – $30 Wagner Speedway – $10 Madison County Fairgrounds – $2 (plus $2 fair admission and $3 parking) Muskingum County Speedway – $5 Schenley Park – no charge Fort Payne Speedway – no charge, press pass compliments of Dale Terry Barnstable County Fair – $8 senior rate (regularly $10) Warren County Fair – $8 Elko Speedway – $15 . . . . COMPARISONS . . . . LIFETIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY UPDATE . . Randy Lewis – current score = 5.16 (tracks posted thru July 27) . . 2009 NGD point changes Connecticut -7 Maine -10 Massachusetts -6 New Hampshire -11 North Dakota -1 Rhode Island -8 South Dakota -1 Wisconsin -1 Texas +1 Net changes -44 . . . Gordon Killian – current score = 5.82 (tracks posted thru July 25) . . 2009 NGD point changes Connecticut +1 Georgia -6 Kansas +1 Kentucky +1 New Jersey +1 New Mexico -4 North Dakota -1 Ohio -1 Rhode Island -1 South Carolina +2 South Dakota +1 Net changes -6 . . . LIFETIME TRACKCHASER COMPARISONS . . There are no trackchasers currently within 200 tracks of my lifetime total. Official end of RANLAY Racing Trackchaser Report You might have remembrances of the Elko Speedway. If so, please feel free to share in the comments section below. If you have any photos from back in the day, send them to me at Ranlay@yahoo.com. I’ll try to include them here. Photos…easy to view. That’s right. Click on the link below for a photo album from today’s trackchasing day. Double click on a photo to begin the slide show or watch the photos at your own pace. Hover over a photo to read the caption. . . 
PEOPLE/TRAVEL NEWS
24-May
U.S. MODIFIED TOURING SERIES
Deer Creek Speedway
Racine, MN
Gordy Killian
25-May
U.S. MODIFIED TOURING SERIES
Dodge County Speedway
Kasson, MN
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26-May
CORR
Trollhaugen Ski Area
Dresser, WI
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26-May
Regular program
Eagle Valley Speedway
Jim Falls, WI
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6-Jun
Regular program
Path Valley Speedway
Spring Run, PA
—
7-Jun
The Dream
Eldora Speedway**
Rossburg, OH
Jim Sabo, Ed Montgomery
8-Jun
Regular program
Ninety-Three Speedway
Oak Hill, OH
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11-Jun
Wacky Wednesday
Speedway 95
Bangor, ME
Carol
12-Jun
Thursday Night Thunder
Beech Ridge Mtr Speedway
W. Scarborough, ME
Carol
13-Jun
Regular program
Wiscasset Speedway
Wiscasset, ME
Carol
14-Jun
Oval & Figure 8s
Riverhead Speedway
Riverhead, NY
Carol
15-Jun
“R” rated racing
Muddy Acres
Mecklenburg, NY
Carol
17-Jun
DIRT Modifieds
New Egypt Speedway
New Egypt, NJ
11-Jul
Regular program
Fergus Falls Speedway
Fergus Falls, MN
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12-Jul
Fair race
Jamestown Speedway
Jamestown(Busti), ND
Carol
13-Jul
Dakota Modified Tour
Nodak Speedway
Minot, ND
Carol
14-Jul
Dakota Modified Tour
Estevan Motor Speedway
Estevan, SAS
Carol
15-Jul
Dakota Modified Tour
Williston-Basin Speedway
Williston, ND
Carol
16-Jul
Dakota Modified Tour
Southwest Speedway
Dickinson, ND
Carol
17-Jul
Dakota Modified Tour
Dacotah Speedway
Mandan, ND
Carol
18-Jul
Regular program
Cresco Speedway
Cresco, IA
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18-Jul
Backup plan
Rapid Speedway
Rock Rapids, IA
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18-Jul
Backup plan
River Cities Speedway
Grand Forks, ND
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19-Jul
DAY
Jones County Fairgrounds
Monticello, IA
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19-Jul
Early evening
Echo Valley Speedway
West Union, IA
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19-Jul
Late evening
Nordic Speedway
Decorah, IA
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19-Jul
Backup plan
Saaga International Raceway
Doyon, ND
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20-Jul
Regular Program
Redwood Speedway
Redwood Falls, MN
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20-Jul
Backup plan
Buffalo River Speedway
Moorehead, MN
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1-Aug
Figure 8s
Chowchilla Speedway – F8
Chowchilla, CA
Carol
2-Aug
Figure 8s
Willow Springs Spdwy – F8
Rosamond, CA
Carol
29-Aug
Figure 8s
Antelope County Frgrds
Lancaster, CA
Carol
7-Nov
SCRA Sprints
Perris Auto Speedway**
Perris, CA
Bill
8-Nov
Special
Irwindale Speedway**
Irwindale, CA
Bill
