World’s Shortest Half Mile Clay Track

[flagone]

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.

[Pennsboro32]

You can tell by the video Floracing produced when Chet walks up to Rome, it's nowhere near a half mile.

[Buford.Justice]

I rechecked it and came up with 1980 feet again. I tried to use what appeared to be the very outside bounderies of the track...

[JDZ]

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.

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.