Where ya goin Speedweeks?

[CIRF]

We have a long history in regards to Florida Speedweeks dating back to 1985. '85 was our first year going to "Volusia County Speedway" as it was known in those days. I was just a youngster in those days as was Billy Moyer, Bob Pierce and Jeff Purvis. It would be several years 'till ol' snort would be heard of. I'm really glad I got to see Larry Moore, Jack Boggs, Buck Simmons and The Flintstone Flyer, among others race in the Sunshine State.

We remember when Volusia was first paved and dirt late model Speedweeks moved to Palatka for a few years until Volusia built the 3/8's mile track adjacent to the 1/2 mile. They even ran the dirt lates on the asphalt a couple of time. It was very cool to walk over to the paved track and watch the supers fly around there, all for the same money.

We remember watching the WoO sprint cars at the long gone St. Augustine track.

Ahhhh yes. The memories and the racin' we've seen during the month of February in Florida! We sure hope to see a lot more, too.

[RTW]

Volusia Feb 13 - 16.

[gorj]

GIS
Screven

[Clayton_Wetter]

Flying to Florida-February 7th.

Bubba Raceway Park-February 8th & 9th.

Fishin' on Crescent Lake-February 10th & 11th

Volusia Speedway Park-February 12th & 13th

Bubba Raceway Park-February 14th, 15th & 16th

Flying back to winter-February 17th

Boy are your arms going to get tired!!!!

[CIRF]

Boy are your arms going to get tired!!!!

I hope not, Clay! I been workin' out a lot lately in anticipation of this trip. LOL! I just hope I don't catch a drone in the chops on the way down and back!!!

[ZERO25]

Flying to Florida-February 7th.

Bubba Raceway Park-February 8th & 9th.

Fishin' on Crescent Lake-February 10th & 11th

Volusia Speedway Park-February 12th & 13th

Bubba Raceway Park-February 14th, 15th & 16th

Flying back to winter-February 17th

Tell your fishing guide to take you to Haw Creek (off the canal that connects Crescent and Dead lakes) up to the split. Work the banks with white beetle spins with the red dot. Buy a whole card as you'll lose some in the trees. Bring a bucket of minnows and some cane poles just in case. If the weather stays decent, the specks will be there as thick as fleas!

[Driver50x]

I live near East Bay. I should be there about 3 nights between modifieds and Lucas Oil series. I hope to see the tour modifieds one night at New Smyrna. I haven't been there in a while. As usual, working sort of gets in the way of racing.

[ready2rd]

Eastbay ,Hard Rock ,Florida State Fair,Mons Venus Just Hope My Money Dont Give Out .

[TerryM]

GIS, both nights.
Screven, both nights.

[Krooser]

One night I started the modified main at Volusia wearing a snowmobile suit...18F...

[ZERO25]

One night I started the modified main at Volusia wearing a snowmobile suit...18F...

If that was around 2000 or so, I was there. The one and only race I have left because it was too cold!

[dirt crow]

Hey. Florida cold is cold! I bout froze at east bay one night.

[CIRF]

Tell your fishing guide to take you to Haw Creek (off the canal that connects Crescent and Dead lakes) up to the split. Work the banks with white beetle spins with the red dot. Buy a whole card as you'll lose some in the trees. Bring a bucket of minnows and some cane poles just in case. If the weather stays decent, the specks will be there as thick as fleas!

Thanks for the tip, ZERO! We'll probably fish for specks 'till we have enough to fillet out for a meal to feed 4. When we get enough for a meal we'll switch over to fishing for bass. The guy I'm fishing with lives right on Crescent Lake 1/2 the year down there and lives to fish so I have a good feeling he'll know where to go but I'll pass along your suggestion, nonetheless. The gentleman I'm going to be fishing with has an 11 lb. 8 oz. large mouth to his credit that was caught out of Crescent Lake!

If that was around 2000 or so, I was there. The one and only race I have left because it was too cold!

ZERO, I think I was there that night, as well. IIRC there was about 80 mortified's that took forever due to yellow after yellow and it was not only miserable cold but there was a northwest wind blowing about 20 MPH and we ate dust all night in addition to being frozen. I shivered with the heater on full blast all the way back to Port Orange! It was about 1 AM when I rolled into Port Orange!!

Hey. Florida cold is cold! I bout froze at east bay one night.

Florida cold seems to be worse than cold up north. The coldest I've ever been at a racetrack was at the Florida State Fairgrounds at a WoO sprint car race. This was not long before they tore the fairgrounds track out. It was 29 degrees at race time and the temperature went down from there. The only track I've ever been anywhere near that cold was Ventura Raceway in Ventura, California in early March of 2012. But even Ventura wasn't as cold as it was at the fairgrounds in Tampa!!

[dirtcrazy4u]

LOL, Yea the older you get those cold nights are not fun anymore. Well GIS is calling for Temps down around low 40's. Screven is always cold being out in the middle of nowhere. I think I'm going to be a weather watcher this year. We need a florida warm spell and I could get my fix of lates and sprints.

[TerryM]

It’ll be in the 50’s both days at GIS. Those low 40’s temps will be in the middle of the night and early morning when we’re in our hotel room. Can’t wait!