Greetings from Grayslake, Illinois
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From the travels and adventures of the
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Lake County Fairgrounds
Figure 8 track
Lifetime Track #2,138
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Lake County Fairgrounds
Dirt oval
Lifetime Track #2,141
THE EVENT Today’s undertaking was just one of more than 2,000 trips that have taken me up, down and around the long and dusty trackchasing trail. If you would like to see where I’ve been and experience those adventures here’s the link: If you’ve got a question, comment or whatever please leave it at the bottom of this report. It’s very easy to do. I’ll try my best to respond. Thanks! I sometimes see two or more tracks in a single day. On this particular adventure I saw racing on TWO tracks at the Lake County Fairgrounds in the space of three days. I will combine my observations from both tracks into a single Trackchaser Report. ON THE WAY TO THE RACES I love the road. I enjoy being out on the road. I like eating at fast food drive-through locations. I like pulling into a truck stop and examining all of the special gear oriented toward my truck driving friends. Late to bed and early to rise. Today I have a six-hour drive over to DeKalb, Illinois. You may recall I graduated from Northern Illinois University (in four years I might add). I know what you’re thinking. Is this the same Northern Illinois University that went to the Orange Bowl a few years ago? Yep, one and the same. NIU is located in DeKalb. Coincidentally my sister Becky and her husband Bob have now lived in DeKalb for about 10 years. I’ll be picking them up later this afternoon. Our plan is do go over to the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. This might be a very productive trackchasing evening. Can I find three more Illinois tracks? Just when I thought I had the tracks I needed. Had I not encountered those two problems I would now have 98 Illinois tracks. There is a possibility tonight I will see racing at a figure 8 track and an oval track. That would have given me an even 100 tracks besting Ed’s total. As it is the best I can hope for is getting up to 98 tracks in Illinois tonight. I might only make it to 97. Most of my ride today will be along interstate 80 heading eastward. Driving east into a morning rising sun is not nearly as comfortable as if the sun were setting in my rearview mirror. It’s the little things in life isn’t it? What can be done with these people? This bugs me. However when the idiotic (if not idiotic at least moronic) driver finally moves over to the “slow” lane he increases his speed from 65 to 75 MPH. Then when I don’t pass him because I’m also driving 75 miles an hour I’m sure he’s thinking, “Why did this guy tailgate me, bright light me, and tap on my bumper and now he doesn’t even pass me?” I think rather than giving a driving test to prospective drivers license candidates an IQ test should be administered. Not official. It’s Sturgis season. Many of the motorcycles are “trailered” out to South Dakota. Sturgis doesn’t attract as many Hell’s Angels as it does dentists and doctors. This year is the 75th anniversary of Sturgis rally. The crowds are supposed to be overwhelming. See you in Sturgis. Not what I expected. It was only a 60-mile drive from DeKalb over to tonight’s racing location in Grayslake, Illinois. Nevertheless it was one of my most difficult drives of the trip. The route took us over mainly rural two-lane highways. It had me turning from one highway to the next about every two miles for the entire 60-mile distance. Of course we would reverse that route on the way back from the races. If I had to drive every mile at 30-40 MPH I don’t think I could make these trips! THE RACING Lake County Fairgrounds – Grayslake, Illinois FRIDAY It’s better to ask for forgiveness than approval. I was fully prepared to flash my trackchasing business card to justify our being in the commercial entrance to the fairgrounds. However I didn’t need to do that. I ran into a friendly fellow from eastern North Carolina, somewhat near the Outer Banks region. He welcomed us to the fair. Soon we had paid the five-dollar parking fee and the eight-dollar fare admission charge. Admission to the grandstand racing event tonight would be “free” covered by the fair admission. Go to Joliet. Illinois trackchasing reminds me of Ed Esser (left). I grew up in Illinois. Ed grew up in Wisconsin. I’m sure if Ed was here he would tell you that he supports my having the number one trackchasing ranking in my own home state of Illinois. However with one of Ed’s rye miles I’m sure he wouldn’t make it easy for me. As I would expect he would do everything within reason to keep me in second place. Ed was definitely one of the more competitive trackchasers ever to drive up and down the highways within the trackchasing hobby. However during the entire time I knew him he never begrudged my success. That’s a 100% different reaction from what I would end up seeing from the Dreaded East Coast Trackchasers. I think Ed was messing with me from above. A few days after that misadventure I had my only rainout of the entire 2015 season to this point at an Illinois track over by St. Louis. I’ve had one Illinois track cancel because of wet grounds and one Illinois track be rained out. Do I think Ed Esser is controlling my fate with Illinois tracks from the afterlife? It doesn’t really matter what I think. If Ed did have some influence over whether or not these canceled Illinois tracks raced or not I would simply chalk it up to him not making it easy for me to become Illinois’ #1 trackchaser. However Ed knows I wouldn’t give up. He better be prepared to have every Illinois event canceled for a very long time because I’m going to keep trying my best. This seemed like a new location for the fair. Although this fairgrounds is located out in the country it appeared to have a more “citified” atmosphere than most of the small fairs I visit. Overall I don’t think that’s a good thing. A slight delay. Some uncertainty existed. The dirt pit a.k.a. “The ring” was about five times larger than what most county fairs present. I’m guessing you could put five or six football fields into tonight’s demo ring. The most important employee at the track. Different demographics. The demographic tonight was much different. The average age of the audience was probably 20-35 years of age. The incidence of tattoos was much greater. I have no idea whatsoever why a woman would want to get a large tattoo on the back of both of her calves. In many social circles that’s not going to get a very positive reaction. However, I suspect at the time of the tattoo addition she thought it was a great idea. To play into the hands and hearts of tonight’s social demographic the national anthem was played by an electric guitar player. I guess if you were attending a Grateful Dead concert you would think this perfectly normal. We were racing! The track was a bit large for my tastes. The racing surface was mainly damp with heavy concentrations of mud. This situation definitely kept speeds down. There was an interlude of ten minutes or so between each of tonight’s seven or eight racing events. The car figure 8 race was followed by an SUV race and then a pickup truck race. All of the action was run over a figure 8 configuration. Some of those classes had a couple of heat races but there were no more than six contestants in any individual figure 8 race. School bus figure 8 racing…a crowd favorite. However when the five school buses hit the track they raced on the figure 8 configuration. I guess Ed Esser was telling me from above, “Hey big guy no double for you in Illinois tonight”. That’s OK Ed. I’ll be back. I found the school bus race to be the most entertaining of the night. The announcer described the buses as looking like a herd of elephants. With a couple of laps to go the buses started running into each other more like a demolition derby than anything else. However I knew that this was not a figure 8 demolition derby. How did I know that? The one bus that had been leading the “race” conked out with a lap to go. The four other buses were still running when the announcer said the race was being given the checkered flag with the only bus that was NOT running being declared the winner. I’m not sure how that conclusion was reached but it was. It was time to explore the fair. However they did have a large building with 40-50 or more commercial exhibits. Bob and I took a walk through the entire pavilion. I thought to myself that this building would make an excellent indoor kart racing facility. Fudge and politics. At 9:45 p.m. a small fireworks display began. Following that we headed for the car and the 60-mile drive back over those harrowing two lane roads. Why does tech fail during a demonstration? However I would end up learning more from this stop than Becky and Bob would from my teaching. My sister ordered a “Senior Diet Coke” for just $.75. I went with my regular large Diet Coke for the princely sum of a dollar. I’ve been to McDonald’s one million times, possibly two million. I knew they had senior coffee offerings even though I don’t drink coffee. Tonight I learned for the first time they also offer senior Diet Cokes. Who knew? Not that impressed. Pork chops on a stick. The price point was nine dollars each. Even at that price they seemed like a good bargain. The pork chops were huge. I’m guessing they were more than a pound each. They had to be an inch to an inch and a half thick. I could only eat half of mine and saved the rest for tomorrow morning’s breakfast. After the races I would stay overnight at my sister’s home. This would be the first private residence I had stayed at in nearly a month. Happy. Tomorrow the plan is to head down to first Indiana and then Kentucky to see a couple more tracks. I didn’t even know they existed at this time last year. I’m adding a lot of “newly discovered tracks” to my list this summer. That’s it from the lake county fairgrounds in Grayslake Illinois. Good night. SUNDAY Pork rinds and highways. It was going to be a clear but warm day. The highlight of the morning drive was discovering three different flavors of pork rinds at a local convenience store. Half-way? Maybe not. Through the first 28 days of the trip I am averaging nearly 420 miles of driving per day. That’s pretty much a full tank of gas each and every day. My driving over the next few days is going to see even more miles. Friday and then Sunday at the same fair. Today’s high temperature was going to be in the low 90s. What I had not anticipated was the really strong winds. The wind blew some 20-30 miles an hour and maybe even more for the entire event this afternoon. Parking – pricing. On Friday night I paid five dollars to park. That was the charge for parking again today. However I did learn there was no parking fee at the other end of the fairgrounds. People are strongly motivated by free. That was why the line was so long at the free parking entrance! On Friday night I had paid eight dollars for entrance to the fair. However today’s entry fee has been increased to $10 per person. That was when I discovered that seniors get a five-dollar rate during any day at the fair. Oval racing today. Peoria Speedway – Team racing. Back in the late 1950s when I first started going to the Peoria Speedway every program was finished with what was called the “team race”. This race was made up of two teams of four cars each. All of the “racecars” were supplied and sponsored by local junkyards. Lots of things in today’s world are called by different names due to political correctness. The junkyard I knew is now called an “auto recycling center”. How did the ‘team’ race work? The race would last for 10 laps. The objective for each team was to see which group could have one of their cars complete 10 laps before anyone else on the other team completed 10 laps. In a way it wasn’t much different than the Daytona 500. OK it really was a lot different than the Daytona 500. However in one sense it was the same. The Daytona 500 is a race some 500 miles in distance. The Hendrick racing team and the Joe Gibbs racing team are two of the most famous NASCAR groups ever formed. In the Daytona 500 each of these teams tries to get one of their members to cover 500 miles before anybody else does. It really does sound a lot like the old Peoria Speedway team race. Leaders and blockers. Thanks Darlene. Today there would be some traditional demolition derby racing with both a small car and a large car group. There was also going to be a boat race over a figure 8 configuration. That was fun to see. However I was here to see the “team demolition” race. There were four cars on each team. The Orange Crush vs. the Mean Green Racing Machine Racing? Really? These racing teams are so popular in this format that they sell T-shirts and hoodies in the team’s colors. In this world that’s pretty impressive. Non-traditional but it still counts. A surprise guest. He and I stay in contact via email and texting. I invited him to come over to join me for the racing today. Tim was happy to oblige. This would be the second time that Tim and I have joined up around the Chicagoland area. Tim and I spent the hot and windy afternoon enjoying each other’s company. After the races he and I went down to take some photos in the pit area. A very impressive young woman. Sherri was a very personable young woman. She grew up on the south side of Chicago. One would probably have to grow up on the “south side” to be a woman and run a demolition derby promotion company! Her “day” job is running an auto recycling center aka junkyard. Since I first visited the Joliet promotion a few years ago I’ve been telling my friends it’s one of the most successful racing promotions I see anywhere. I’m sure I could live quite comfortably on the profits from this business. They get big crowds at premium admission prices. It’s a real happening for millennials in Joliet. In the short time I met Sherri I was most impressed with her. She was an excellent communicator and listened well. Her demeanor screamed entrepreneur. I’m sure that is why she is so successful. AFTER THE RACES Mickey D’s and the Mobile Media Center. A definite highlight of the day was SITTING out in the parking lot of the McDonald’s we were visiting. One of Tim’s objectives is to promote his National Speedway Directory business. He has the perfect “vehicle” for doing that. A couple of years ago he purchased a large commercial ambulance. It had been used to promote the “One lap around America” auto race event. The previous owner had the vehicle decked out with all kinds of media friendly electronic apparatus. You won’t want to miss the photos on this one. This is quite the “man mobile”. Justifiably so Tim is a most proud owner of this unique mobile marketing vehicle. Tim, quite impressive. From the McDonald’s parking lot Tim and I bade each other farewell and good fortune. I would be looking at a four-hour drive from Grayslake, Illinois up to La Crosse Wisconsin. Lacrosse would be my staging area before tomorrow’s long drive over to Sturgis, South Dakota. I love Kenosha, Wisconsin for just one reason. I’ve driven by the Mars Cheese Castle in Kenosha off of interstate 94 many many times over the past 50 years. I don’t think I’ve ever been in Kenosha when I didn’t stop at the Mars Cheese Castle. I couldn’t break that streak today. Summer sausage and other good stuff. The weather back here can change on a dime. Soon the rains came. Then the hail game. I was only hoping that the hail would not damage my vehicle. That would be expensive for me. What would a hotel room cost at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally? I knew there wouldn’t be but I wanted to get an understanding of how expensive the room rates would be. As I had predicted they were beyond out of sight. A night at the local Super 8 was going for $470 plus tax! The Holiday Inn Express was more than $500 a night. I have never seen prices that high for properties like that at any place I have visited in the world. That fact alone would make Sturgis a very special experience. Was Sturgis ready for this suburban slicker? As a “suburban slicker” I would be arriving into the greater Sturgis area in the National Rental Car Racing Toyota Avalon. This machine would double as my overnight accommodations. When the sun went down it would miraculously turned into the “Hotel Toyota Avalon”. It would provide lodging at no additional expense despite my being in the most expensive hotel area I have ever visited. Where there is a will there is away. Wish me luck on my Sturgis, South Dakota adventure. Good night. Illinois The Illini state Thanks for reading about my trackchasing, Randy Lewis QUICK FACTS AIRPLANE RENTAL CAR #1 RENTAL CAR #2 RENTAL CAR #3 TRACK ADMISSION PRICES: LIFETIME TRACKCHASER COMPARISONS Total lifetime tracks seen Total Lifetime Tracks 1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 2,141 Total Trackchasing Countries 1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 70 Current lifetime National Geographic Diversity results 1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 4.88 That’s all folks! Official end of the RLR – Randy Lewis Racing Trackchaser Report 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. Lake County Fairgrounds – The Photo Album
Today is day #26 of my 56-day “Long and Arduous Mega Trackchasing Summer Tour of 2015”. I’m taking it a day at a time. How else would I do it?
I didn’t get to bed last night until 3 a.m. I had pulled into my hotel late after my adventure to the Belleville Midget Nationals in Kansas. My wake up call came at 8 a.m.
Currently my Illinois trackchasing total sits at 96. The Illinois state trackchasing leader is Ed Esser. Ed has seen 99 tracks in the prairie state.
During this trip I’ve had a couple of Illinois setbacks. First the Midwest Off-Road Racing Association canceled their event in Greenup, Illinois. A few days later my planned trip to Belleville, Illinois was also stopped because of wet weather.
I drive a lot of highway miles. I find it very frustrating when people drive in the fast lane on the interstate but at a slow speed. The fast lane a.k.a. the PASSING lane is meant for….wait for it….passing. Unless you are passing someone you should not be in the passing lane. Is that clear? Can you pass along this outstanding revelation to your friends and family? I’m not saying YOUR friends and family are passing lane offenders but we have to start somewhere.
What bugs me even more is the driver who sits in the fast lane at 65 MPH with a speed limit of 70 MPH. Then when I gently tap on his rear bumper with my front bumper he will finally move over to the slower lane.
This is not yet official yet. I wouldn’t want you to pass this along to my fellow competitors. This news could drive them crazy. I’m actually considering extending my 56-day trip by a week or so. I won’t have to make that decision for nearly a month. We will see.
The famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally occurs each year in late July and early August. Whenever it is “Sturgis season” I see all kinds of motorcycles heading toward western South Dakota.
In another few days I will be heading to Sturgis myself. I have been there before but not during the rally. I’m anxious to see just how crazy it really is.
At precisely 5 p.m. I pulled into DeKalb, Illinois to pick up my sister Becky and her husband Bob for the night’s activities. I was most surprised when I pulled into their nicely appointed suburban neighborhood with well-kept brick homes. Why? I found a four-cylinder “beater” stock car in the driveway of one of their neighbors! I’m guessing that racer competes at the nearby Sycamore Speedway.
When we arrived at the Lake County Fairgrounds the traffic entering the fair had ground to a complete stop. We waited in this line for about five minutes with no progress whatsoever. It was at this point that I decided to make an executive decision. I made a left-hand turn into the “commercial only” entrance to the fairgrounds. My motto in life is that it’s better to “ask for forgiveness than approval”.
Tonight’s racing event was being organized and promoted by the folks who do the demolition derby dates in Joliet, Illinois. If you’ve never seen one of those Juliet events, they do one each month from May through September. You need to go there. It’s a very entertaining evening of “team demolition” derby racing as well as figure 8 competition.
As noted, tonight I entered the fairgrounds with 96 Illinois lifetime tracks to my credit. I’m trying to catch up with Ed Esser’s state leading total of 99 tracks. Ed passed away back in early 2012. I was lucky enough to be with Ed on a trackchasing trip to Canada, his first ever international trackchasing trip, just four days before he died.
If all had gone according to plan tonight I would have been seeing my 99th lifetime Illinois track in Grayslake and not just #97. However the off-road race in Greenup, Illinois was canceled because of the wet ground. When I showed up there were no wet grounds but that didn’t matter they still were not racing.
We paid our five-dollar parking charge and eight dollar per person admission fee to the fair. I don’t think they’ve had the county fair at this location for very long. All of the buildings seemed to be new. Much of the fairgrounds walking area was paved with asphalt.
Tonight the event took a short delay when the announcer told the crowd that fans were having a hard time getting into the fairgrounds. No kidding. At the rate the traffic was moving when we arrived the fans would never get in!
I had some difficulty getting exact and precise trackchasing information on what I would be seeing tonight. I was nearly 100% sure I was going to see a trackchasing approved figure 8 race. I thought there was also an outside chance I could see some countable oval track racing as well.
They had a good announcer who entertained the crowd in a laid-back less than formal racing atmosphere. That was a good thing.
Last night at the Belleville Midget Nationals the predominate demographic was the older white male. I’ll bet the incidence of tattoos in the Belleville group was limited to tats acquired during military service.
Soon the racing began with about six cars racing on a temporary figure 8 track. The figure 8 track was outlined not my two large tractor tires like most are. Tonight there were SIX tractor tires all spaced several yards apart.
Later into the racing program the track went to a 15-minute intermission. Next up was a school bus race. I could have sworn the announcer told the crowd the buses would be racing on an oval. I had half expected some oval racing tonight. Maybe that was going to happen with the buses.
With just one more “Run what you brung” figure 8 race on tap Becky, Bob and I headed out to explore the fair. They don’t get to many events like this so I was anxious to see their reaction to what the fair had for us to see. The livestock barn looked to be brand-new. The carnival area was average at best.
If one wanted to buy fudge or talk to a political party about their upcoming candidates or get a good deal on a Bible or maybe a mattress this was the place to be. Bob and I sampled some nitrogen frozen ice cream. It didn’t taste all that much different than regular ice cream.
I am always anxious to show my family members any new technological breakthroughs that I have incorporated into my everyday life. We decided to stop in the drive-through lane at a local McDonald’s to get a beverage for the evening.
I was hoping to impress my companions by paying for my McDonald’s bill in the drive-through lane with Apple Pay on my iPhone. As luck would have it the McDonald’s infrared payment machine at the store was on the fritz. I had to reach into my pocket and pay with my American Express card. OMG.
I might add that before we left the fairgrounds we ordered a couple of pork chops on a stick. These pork chops were similar in size and girth to what I had had a couple of nights earlier in La Mars, Iowa.
I’ve been able to see a lot of old friends on this trip from the Midwest. I was happy that both Becky and Bob could join me at the county fairgrounds tonight. I was somewhat disappointed the atmosphere tonight wasn’t really the same as most fairs I visit.
I woke up this morning in Champaign, Illinois. I hadn’t gotten to bed until 3 a.m. after my race near Louisville, Kentucky last night. I was up at 8:30 a.m. and ready for a return visit to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, Illinois.
Today is the 28th day of my planned to 56-day trip. I’m still keeping an eye on the opportunity to extend the trip by a week at the end. I won’t have to make that decision for several more days.
On Friday night I had visited the Lake County Fairgrounds for some figure 8 racing with my sister Becky and her husband Bob. We had a good time at the nighttime fair.
The line getting into the fair at 1 o’clock this afternoon looked to be well over a half mile long. It wasn’t moving very fast. On Friday night I had discovered the “commercial” entrance. I would try that again today.
Today I was returning to the fairgrounds to see “oval” racing. In point of fact I was returning to see the “team demolition” derby which, believe it or not, is a countable form of racing for trackchasers.
I grew up in the greater Peoria, Illinois area. My hometown racetrack was the Peoria Speedway. Back then and to this day they still have some of the best high-banked quarter-mile bullring dirt oval racing you’ll see anywhere in the country.
Here’s how the team race worked at the Peoria Speedway. The two teams would line up their cars one behind the other in a two abreast formation with whichever team they were competing against. One team had all of the inside lane and the other team all of the outside lane.
However the Peoria Speedway team race was supported and sponsored by local junkyards for a reason. Each team had a “leader” and “blockers”. Blockers were supposed to “take out” the leader from the other team as well as the block so their leader was not impeded on his way to covering 10 laps. This was a very entertaining race and always capped off the evening of entertainment at Peoria.
I had been in contact with the folks who run the team demolition derby for this event. A woman by the name of Darlene was most helpful in telling me what was going to be racing on Friday night and today on Sunday. After the races I would have the opportunity to meet up with Darlene say hello and thank her for support.
One team’s cars were painted all orange. Their team name was the “Orange crush. The other team’s colors were green. They were appropriately the “Mean green racing machine” team. These teams along with several others race once a month during the summer down in Joliet, Illinois. If you haven’t seen that program you might find it to be very entertaining.
From a “racing” point of view today’s event was pretty lame. I believe Tim Frost said to me at one point, “This counts?” I can’t explain it. I can only report it. The “race” would last for five laps. The first team to get any one of their cars around the oval track five times would be the winner. The Mean Green Racing Machine team won today.
Despite this being a “non-traditional” novelty event it met the trackchasing rules. Essentially all of the cars started the race at the drop of the green flag. They raced for a certain number of laps. The first car to finish that number of laps was declared the winner with a checkered flag. I did not make the rules I simply abide by them.
A very special addition to my afternoon of racing was the attendance of Tim Frost. Tim is the owner and operator of the National Speedway Directory business. Tim, originally from Detroit, lives in a nearby Chicago suburb.
It was at this point that we met Sherri Heckenast the promoter of team demolition in Joliet, Illinois. Her group was running today’s promotion at the fairgrounds in Grayslake as well.
After the races Tim and I reunited at a local McDonald’s. There we spent another couple of hours talking about the racing industry in general. Tim is very well-connected in the racing business. In addition he is good friends with the World’s #1 Trackchaser. I can’t imagine it getting much better than that for Tim!
My late afternoon drive would have me motoring through Kenosha, Wisconsin. I first visited Kenosha with my stepfather and a couple of his friends on the way to racing events at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee in the late 60s. That’s when we first started stopping at the Mars Cheese Castle.
I ended up buying some “summer sausage”, garlic flavored of course, as well as some garlic and dill flavored cheese curds. I couldn’t pass up a roll of sausage with almond slices in it! I had everything sliced up. That would be dinner for tonight as well as probably breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. I was most happy with my acquisition.
However just south of Milwaukee I encountered a very intense summer Midwestern thunderstorm. The temperature dropped almost immediately from 89° to 68°.
After a few minutes I was past the thunderstorm and driving into the night toward La Crosse, Wisconsin. I took a moment to check hotel prices in Sturgis, South Dakota. I wanted to see if there was any shot of getting a room.
Sturgis, South Dakota has a population of about 7,000 people on any week other than the week of the Sturgis motorcycle rally. During the rally they get anywhere from 400-500,000 visitors. Most arrive with a motorcycle.
On Friday I saw my 97th and on Sunday I saw my 98th lifetime track in the Illini state, yes the Illini state. Trackchaser Ed Esser leads in Illinois with 99 tracks. Ed please put in a good word for me and let me see another Illinois track or two. Thanks.
World’s #1 Trackchaser
Peoria Old Timers Racing Club (P.O.R.C.) Hall of Fame Member
Illinois sayings: There are only two seasons: Winter and construction
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) – Chicago, IL (ORD) – 1,745 miles
O’Hare International Airport – trip begins
London, KY
Indianapolis International Airport – trip ends – 766 miles
Indianapolis International Airport – trip begins
Bedford, KY
Indianapolis International Airport – trip ends – 603 miles
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport – trip begins
Aitken, MN
Morten, Manitoba, Canada
LaGrange, IN
Manchester, IA
Oskaloosa, IA
Bowling Green, IN
Buncombe, IL
Ionia, MI
Osgood, IN
Hemlock, NY
Taylorville, IL
Cambridge, MN
Mora, MN
Urbana, IL
Bedford, KY
Owenton, KY
LeMars, IA
Belleville, KS
Grayslake, IL
Brazil, IN
La Grange, KY
Grayslake, IL
Laurel County Fairgrounds – $10 (not a trackchasing expense)
Trimble County Recreational Facility – $10
Aitken County Fairgrounds (oval) – complimentary admission
Aitken County Fairgrounds (RC) – $8
ALH Motor Speedway – complimentary admission
LaGrange County Fairgrounds – $10
Delaware County Fairgrounds – $10
Mahaska County Fairgrounds – $5
Sandstone – $15 (include pits)
HBR Raceway – $10 (included pits)
Ionia Free Fair – $13
Ripley County Fairgrounds – complimentary admission
Hemlock County Fairgrounds – complimentary admission
Christian County Fairgrounds – $8
Isanti County Fairgrounds – $12
Kanabec County Fairgrounds – $10
Champaign County Fairgrounds – $6
Dirty Turtle Off-Road Park – complimentary admission
Owenton County Fairgrounds – $10
Plymouth County Fairgrounds – complimentary admission
Belleville High Banks – $20
Lake County Fairgrounds – $8
Staunton MX – $15
Oldham County Fairgrounds – $10
Lake County Fairgrounds – $10
The three most important trackchasing comparisons to me are:
Total “trackchasing countries” seen
Lifetime National Geographic Diversity results
There are no trackchasers currently within 500 tracks of my lifetime total. Don’t blame me.
There are no trackchasers currently within 10 countries of my lifetime total.
Click on the link below to see the “Video Plus” production from the Lake County Fairgrounds