Speedweeks

[a25rjr]

The way our time in Florida worked out this year we won't be going to East Bay. We're going to sacrifice the EB late models for the POWRi/ASCS show at BRP just to see how things go. You're right about the room prices near EB. We usually try and find a place back east a few miles on I-4 towards Orlando but they're still plenty pricey.

We're going to try and squeeze in part of a day at the Florida State Fair again this year. We've done the Fair thing several times but it's been a while. Nice way to spend a day. Wish they hadn't done away with the racetrack at the fairgrounds. I remember back in the mid to late 1980's we watched the USAC Silver Crown car's and the WoO Sprint Cars at the fairgrounds during the State Fair.

We envy you living year round in The Sunshine State! Hopefully we'll reach a point where we can spend the winters down there following Christmas & New Years 'till sometime in April. That's many years off but that's our goal.

This will be my 22nd year going to Eastbay. My favorite racetrack. Good racing, facilities, and food....esp the strawberry shortcake!

I've never been to the fair but it looks pretty popular!I know it brings a lot of people in as the motels get filled up by them.

In the late 80's me and my dad was on a business trip in the Tampa area on a Friday night. We found out about the Fairgrounds track and checked it out. They ran 7 classes of cars and were done by 10:30. We talked all the time about how good of racing that place was.