privilege

[jhanson]

I am not at Cedar Lake except a time or two per year, but I was privileged to be there the nights that lap records were set. On a September evening some years ago I saw Terry McCarl blister the three-eighths Cedar Lake track at 10.775 seconds---125.29 miles per hour. Then I was there the night I saw Jason Rauen set the super late model record at 12.972 seconds on the Cedar Lake track--104.07 MPH
I will never forget those two amazing nights. Perhaps others might like to mention track records from around the country. I'm guessing that some half-miles might not be that much higher in MPH
P.S. Terry McCarl was in a 410 sprint. I can't even imagine the G force in the corners.
Jim Hanson
--east central Minnesota

[BloomerWon]

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https://youtu.be/QQjJWjENZo4

[golddirt]

So what does tazewell have to do with cedar lake

[BloomerWon]

So what does tazewell have to do with cedar lake

Don't you worry about it Mr. Grant... hahahahahaha

[jhanson]

Yes, Bloomquist was really hauling the mail at Tazewell. Fun. I have walked the track at Tazewell and measured banking with a magnetic protractor, as I have done at Volunteer (Bulls Gap), Bristol, and Florence. I've watched a couple races at Eldora but I can't remember being able to get on the track. I visited the old Atomic outside of Knoxville, TN but no race was going on at the time. It looked like a fast track along with Bulls Gap (years ago). At Tazewell even the straightaways are banked. It is obviously a shorter track when you stand on it. They say it is a .33 track but it seems smaller to me---small and fast. My banking measurements are buried in one of my drawers and I'm not looking for them. I remember getting in a scrap with one of the big shots at Bristol over their banking claims. They accused me of trespassing---ha ha ha--I told him some electrician had the gate open and my son and I walked in. They asked me to use discretion about my findings.
Track measurements are at best an inexact science.

[B_K]

Atomic’s best was incredible. I miss that place.

[BloomerWon]

Since we're on the topic of speed, check this blast from the past out.

https://youtu.be/YRYkwCfCY_s

[BILL47A]

Great video BW! Thanks for the link.

[jhanson]

Love the radar gun---fun--thanks. I don't know what the straightaway speeds are for those track records at Cedar Lake.

[jhanson]

Remember back in 2000 when they covered Bristol with dirt for a WOO sprint race, also Late Models ? Sammy Swindell actually has the track record at Bristol--on DIRT--at 13.86 I remember the Late Models were breaking wheels. Can't remember the sanctioning body for the Late Models at Bristol.

[153J]

that was the hav a tampa series , 2000 & 2001 , you can find videos on youtube of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4NKQUBSQuM

[B_K]

Nothing I’ve seen matches the speed of the old configuration of Golden Isles. It had to be almost frightening to drive.

[jhanson]

Thanks 153J for the info and video---great stuff

[jhanson]

attention B_K Golden Isles was five-eights back then, right ? What did they change it to ? I visited West Virginia Motor Speedway when no race was going on. I think that was a five-eighths. Hard on motors if I remember right.
You had to drive under a narrow bridge to get into the place. Is it gone ? Do I have the name right ? ---was many years ago

[BloomerWon]

Great video BW! Thanks for the link.

Love the radar gun---fun--thanks. I don't know what the straightaway speeds are for those track records at Cedar Lake.

Welcome! That's one of my favorites...