60. THE BANKING IN THE TURNS HAS NEVER CHANGED.
Nine degrees, 12 minutes-- from opening day 'til today.
61. BUT THE BANK HAD AN EXTRA 'LIP' THAT WAS REMOVED IN '35.
The lip gave cars an even steeper angle at the outer edge to help diminish the effects of centrifugal force.
62. ALL THE SPEEDWAY'S OTHER DIMENSIONS ARE JUST LIKE THEY WERE IN 1909.
The front and back straightaways are 5/8th of a mile each, with "short chute" straightaways between turns 1 and 2 (where we sit) and Turns 3 and 4 at 1/8 mile each. Each of the four turns is 1/4 mile long.
--RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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