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SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on August 05, 2009, 01:36:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 05, 2009, 02:22:07 am ---If the track was an intersecting figure 8

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Now that is some interesting and hair-raising racing to watch.  :cheers:

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I soooo want to see figure 8 racing. It's a sport that hails from a time when men still had balls and litigation was all but unheard of. Unfortunately, the only 8 track I know of is in Indianapolis.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on August 08, 2009, 07:13:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on August 05, 2009, 01:36:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 05, 2009, 02:22:07 am ---If the track was an intersecting figure 8

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Now that is some interesting and hair-raising racing to watch.  :cheers:

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I soooo want to see figure 8 racing. It's a sport that hails from a time when men still had balls and litigation was all but unheard of. Unfortunately, the only 8 track I know of is in Indianapolis.

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What the...

I thought that was a joke!

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: danny_galaga on August 09, 2009, 05:14:38 am ---
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on August 08, 2009, 07:13:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on August 05, 2009, 01:36:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 05, 2009, 02:22:07 am ---If the track was an intersecting figure 8

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Now that is some interesting and hair-raising racing to watch.  :cheers:

--- End quote ---

I soooo want to see figure 8 racing. It's a sport that hails from a time when men still had balls and litigation was all but unheard of. Unfortunately, the only 8 track I know of is in Indianapolis.

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What the...

I thought that was a joke!

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If it moves, someone raced it. If there's a track configuration, it's been raced on.

There's quite a few YouTube videos of Figure 8 racing.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8rGmd15Tbc[/youtube]

I have this scale modeling book that goes back through the history of modeling. There's a big section of scale model vehicles from crazy race tracks. Another race track I would love to see are the old banked wooden tracks. Back in the 1900-1920's, motorcycles would race around on a huge race track made from 2x4 planks doing about 75-100+MPH. The Vintagent has a little bit of history on the subject. As far as I know, there's only one video in existence at YouTube:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPZY-MUx8qk[/youtube].

Ginsu Victim:
That figure eight racing is insane! That's some edge-of-your-seat ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- right there!

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 09, 2009, 05:34:46 pm ---That figure eight racing is insane! That's some edge-of-your-seat ---Cleveland steamer--- right there!

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There's not a lot of racing like it out there. Sidecar racing or maybe strapping a jet engine to a Land Luge might be on par. If we're lucky, a couple of DIYers will build and race a couple of jet packs and have an air race.

BTW, when I linked that video, I didn't realize where the location was. I looked into Figure 8 racing when I first heard about it (mid 90's) and was bummed when I learned nearly all the tracks closed. Checking into it again, it appears Raceway Park does indeed have Figure 8 racing (called Pick Your Parts? Whatever that means). Not only that, there's at least one Figure 8 track in Southern California in Irwindale.  :woot

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