Great American Circle Track Tour - RV Parks and Schedule

In discussions with Scott Bloomquist, he sketched out his ideas on my Day Timer pad. Note the diamond shape of the inner portion of the track. This shape allows the use of lower portions of the turns into and off the corners creating the opportunity for more passing. This is a desire of the drivers, and the fans love the action.

In discussions with Scott Bloomquist, he sketched out his ideas on my Day Timer pad. Note

We like wooded parks. We stayed in a small park in what was actually the middle of Edinburg, Virginia, but secluded and next to a nice flowing stream. It was a little tight getting in and out of, but well worth it. And we had easy access to most of the Shenandoah Valley and all of the forest surrounding it.

Because we “work” on Fridays and Saturdays at the tracks and spend most of Sunday moving back to our RV park, we obviously don’t have the time off like regular folks do. So we take some time during the week to explore. The advantage of that is you miss the weekend crowds in state parks and national forests. Hiking is nicer when you aren’t running into people every few minutes.

We’ve also become Full Timers in RV’ers lingo. That means you spend all of your time, for longer periods of time, in your RV. This is different than doing weekend or week-long trips. The RV becomes your home and all of your personal possessions are along for the ride. At the end, no matter how well it went and how many wonderful people you meet, it’s always good to get home. But until then, we’re ready to hit the road.

Conclusion
At any rate, we’re getting excited about our road trip now that it’s close; and if you’re racing at any of the tracks we’ll be visiting, come by the bus or look us up and say hi. If you want to discuss any topic concerning racing, RV’ing, or things to do in your area, we’re all ears. We look forward to meeting you.

Here is the sketch I drew up to provide the promoters of West Virginia Motor Speedway with some ideas for the construction of their new track layout. There are three keys to the success of this design: 1) The track length should be about 3⁄8-mile to limit top speed and to enhance the viewing by the spectators. 2) The track banking angle should be in two stages, the bottom half being around 8 degrees and the top half around 12 degrees. As time goes on, the angles can be adjusted to regulate the speed of each to equalize the two. 3) The inside shape of the track needs to be different than the outside to enhance passing and maneuvering. A more diamond shape accomplishes this.

Here is the sketch I drew up to provide the promoters of West Virginia Motor Speedway with
We found this cozy RV park in Edinburg, VA. Just across the creek behind our motor home was Main Street with all of the shops and restaurants. We will look for more of these types of spots to rest between events on our trip north to Maine.

We found this cozy RV park in Edinburg, VA. Just across the creek behind our motor home wa
It’s not all business on these Tours. When we were camped in North Carolina, we visited a horse ranch located above Marion, where we rode horses for three days up and down the sides of mountains and across rivers and streams. It was a great distraction.

It’s not all business on these Tours. When we were camped in North Carolina, we visited a

3/25	Potomac Speedway, Mechanicsville, MD
3/26	Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD
4/1	Attica Raceway Park, Attica, OH
4/8	Kil-Kare Speedway, Xenia, OH
4/9	Columbus Speedway, Columbus, OH
4/15	Motordrome Speedway, Smithton, PA
4/16	Sharon Speedway, Burgill, OH
4/23	Off Weekend – No Races
4/29	Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, PA
4/30	Mahoning Speedway, Lehighton, PA
5/7	New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt, NJ
5/11	West Virginia Motor Speedway Media Day, Mineral Wells, WV
5/13	Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
5/14	Susquehanna Speedway Park, York Haven, PA
8/5	Chemung Speedrome, Chemung, NY
8/6	Shangri-La Motor Speedway, Tioga Center, NY
8/13	Canadaigua Speedway, Canadaigua, NY
8/20	Oswego Speedway, Oswego, NY
8/27	Fonda Speedway, Schenectady, NY
9/2	Thunder Road Speedbowl, Barre, VT
9/3	Mohawk Int. Raceway, Hogansburg, NY
9/4	Devils Bowl Speedway, Fair Haven, VT
9/10	Riverside Speedway, Groveton, NH
9/16	Unity Raceway, Unity, ME
9/17	Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, ME
9/22	Thompson, Thompson, CT
9/23	Stafford Speedway, Stafford Springs, CT
9/24	Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA
10/1	Waterford Speedway, Waterford, CT
10/5-9	New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY
Schedule Subject to Change

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