Sycamore used to claim that track is a 1/2 mi. Maybe they still do... I know they still call thier sportsman type car a "super late model" lol.
I always looked at their claims to be false advertisements. It is what it is... Sycamore is a great track but it sure ain't no 1/2 mile and they need to call a spade a spade... 😉
CW had a thread on here long ago that measured tracks from satellite. Intresting conclusions on the true size of tracks...
There is website that’s name escapes me right now that has true track measurements for all kinds of race tracks, from road courses all the way through quarter midget tracks. According to that site, almost all of the half miles in dirt racing really aren’t really half miles.
It's not perfectly exact but pretty close. I measured Rome on Google Pro and came up with 1980 feet on the very outside of the track.
I tried to attach a pic but it appears that the function is now not working on 4m anymore? Just tried another track and it still works. My Rome pic must not be compressed enough to work on 4M.
Anyway 1980 feet is exactly 3/8 of a mile. and that is on the very outside edge of the wall of the track.
Last edited by Buford.Justice; 07-27-2021 at 04:46 PM.
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We measured it with a roller wheel. It was 2530 some odd feet at the outside wall. There is a video somewhere of us doing it. Is it a perfect measurement? No. But I went and bought the wheel at Lowes on my way to Rome so its close. I am not sure what the big deal is. I am sure that when it was built someone just paced it off and went off of that.
Based on measurements on Google Earth around the outside wall or top of the banking, Rome measures nearly identical to other 3/8-mile tracks such as Batesville Motor Speedway and Lucas Oil Speedway. Batesville has shorter straights and longer turns. Cedar Lake Speedway and Atomic Speedway are a touch under the claimed 3/8- and a touch over 1/3-mile. Sycamore is between 3/10- and 1/3-mile with long straights and tighter corners.
Originally Posted by flagone
We measured it with a roller wheel. It was 2530 some odd feet at the outside wall.
Assuming you are talking about Rome, somebody needs a refund on the defective wheel.
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