WOO at Salina,Oklahoma

[AllenK]

Not to take anything anyway from the races at Brownstown and The Mag tonight,but the Salina Highbanks is a pretty awesome track. It's definitely in my top 5. It's big,high banked,black dirt,and it's bad fast.

The surface has tended to be drier in videos I've seen since we last went there about 15 years or so ago,but it still looks pretty speedy. It's scary fast when hooked up! We went to a MARS show the last time we went,and it came a pretty good storm before the races. They managed to get the show in though,and the cars were FLYING. Even the two man cruisers run at scary speeds here.

The track is so high banked the water truck drives around the top of the track and sprays from there. They had the backstretch cone on a rope and a crane to pull it out of the way because it would fall over due to the high banking. The track sits on a hill,and they would pull spectators up the hill in wagon with a Kubota tractor. Very cool and unique racetrack for sure.

[billetbirdcage]

It's probably been 15 years since I raced there and can't remember if we ran 13.5 or 14.5 laps there when it was heavy early on, but I'd expect them to run under those time in qualifying, just can't remember if it was the 13's or 14's, but thinking it was the 14's if I had to guess. Good race track but I wouldn't expect more then 22 cars, unless Stovall, Jackson and a few others show up.

[AllenK]

Yeah,it's definitely not the easiest track on equipment I would guess. It sure is fun to watch though. It will definitely be interesting to see the lap times.

[AllenK]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQF_mqIAc4M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv0g4I7PwwI

[Hitemdeep]

Banking doesn't appear to be as much as Tazewell, but it does look like a pretty fast place for sure.

[AllenK]

It's more impressive in person. They could've cut the banks down somewhat since I was there last. When you were in the stands when we went you were looking at the sides of the cars. You couldn't see much of the roofs of the cars.

It's not as steep as Tazewell for sure. I've been to both tracks.

The WOO Sprints have been to Salina IIRC. That would be insane.

[AllenK]

Salina Highbanks Speedway
SalinaHighbanks
Location: Salina, Oklahoma
Phone: (918) 434-7223
Website: http://www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com
Directions: Directions
Track Description: high-banked, 3/8-mile oval
Track Record: 11.177 seconds was established by Joey Saldana on April 26, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKjLpqrWng

Still rather watch late models though....

[zach51]

I watched the WOO sprints a few years ago there and it was frightening fast.

[Senroc-Systems]

25 cars signed in tonight.

[rickybrown1952]

It's more impressive in person. They could've cut the banks down somewhat since I was there last. When you were in the stands when we went you were looking at the sides of the cars. You couldn't see much of the roofs of the cars. It's not as steep as Tazewell for sure. I've been to both tracks.The WOO Sprints have been to Salina IIRC. That would be insane.

How much banking does Tazewell have now I've been going to i-55 at pevelymo for a long time it used to be 23 degrees the corners now it's about 19 degrees

[rickybrown1952]

25 cars signed in tonight.

I went to their website it says 41 cars or that's what their website says anyway

[Senroc-Systems]

Going off of WoO Twitter.....

[rickybrown1952]

Oh ok then your info is probably correct

[chupp n bloomer fan]

How much banking does Tazewell have now I've been going to i-55 at pevelymo for a long time it used to be 23 degrees the corners now it's about 19 degrees

Tazewell is 35-36 degrees.

[Senroc-Systems]

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