Lake City Speedway

[Bill Chapman]

Anyone know what size the track is?

[Rick Day]

Lake City Speedway

Lake City is a 1/2 mile oval

[RSB]

It's a smaller half mile than NSS though.

[Don Nerone]

HMMMM!! 1/2 mile ? 2620 at the racing grove i think. Some say it 8' off the bottom?
This would be a good tread.. How big is ALBURNDALE 1280' OSW bando track 1400' opps. Lakeland 3/4? i dont think so.
So why dont someone get real measurements and post them.
VCS the fastest 1/2 mile dirt track in the world.
I saw a SLM race once on a 1/5 mile track.(indy).
Ok RSB your turn how big are they?

don62

[poppy]

i think ELDORA SPEEDWAY is the fastest 1/2 dirt track around

[Don Nerone]

i think ELDORA SPEEDWAY is the fastest 1/2 dirt track around

Not any more..the record got broke!!!! VCS and they had 30 sprints and the big tv world of outlaws at eldora had 46 . so is it better up north????

[RSB]

HMMMM!! 1/2 mile ? 2620 at the racing grove i think. Some say it 8' off the bottom?
This would be a good tread.. How big is ALBURNDALE 1280' OSW bando track 1400' opps. Lakeland 3/4? i dont think so.
So why dont someone get real measurements and post them.
VCS the fastest 1/2 mile dirt track in the world.
I saw a SLM race once on a 1/5 mile track.(indy).
Ok RSB your turn how big are they?

don62

I could take my mountain bike and check them out. I got a puter on it!!
By me a hot dog when I'm done and it's a deal.

[dd38]

The original construction plans for Speedworld had it as a 1/3rd mile. DeSoto was built off the same plans but was increased to a 3/8ths mile. They both advertise to be 3/8ths mile, but there is no way you can run a Orlando gear at DeSoto. You will be turning your engine way up at DeSoto with a Orlando gear resulting in possible catrostropic engine failure.

[mr south 59]

Just to keep the record straight. No 1/2mile record got broke. Volusia is NOT the fastest half mile. Volusia is not even 1/2 mile track. It is only .43 miles just like Eldora. Almost a full .10 mile shorter than the rest of the tracks that call their self's a half mile. The fastest "true" dirt half mile was and still is Belleville High Banks.

Actually Google earth can measure them. Does anybody do any research before they post. It ain't that hard. I did about two minutes of research. This might help you guys get your facts straight. A half mile is 2640 feet and it is measured 12 feet up from the bottom of the track surface.

Bristol Motor Speedway (temporary track)
.53 miles @ 13.860, or 137.66 (average MPH)
Belleville High Banks
.51 miles @ 14.321, or 128.20 (average MPH)
Knoxville Raceway
.50 miles @ 14.407, or 124.94 (average MPH)
Volusia Raceway Park
.43 miles @ 12.569, or 123.16 (average MPH)
Eldora Speedway
.43 miles @ 12.707, or 121.94 (average MPH)
Williams Grove
.53 miles @ 16.140, or 118.22 (average MPH)

[rad dad 12]

well i know we ran a s/s at both 626 gear and didnt turn it over 7000at desoto

[rad dad 12]

i mean speed world and desoto sry lol

[dd38]

A street/super stock (don't know which one you are referring to) may be different than a super or sportsman.The gear we ran at Speedworld would let our engine turn 7200. Same gear at DeSoto bumped a 7800 chip before it got to the turn. We had to come down 20 points.

[RSB]

The original construction plans for Speedworld had it as a 1/3rd mile. DeSoto was built off the same plans but was increased to a 3/8ths mile. They both advertise to be 3/8ths mile, but there is no way you can run a Orlando gear at DeSoto. You will be turning your engine way up at DeSoto with a Orlando gear resulting in possible catrostropic engine failure.

That's weird, I ran a 6.20 at both tracks in my Southern Sportsman and never went over 6,800 rpm. What type car dd38?

[rad dad 12]

same kind of car as rsb about the same set up well a little air here and there

[dd38]

Sportsman (as they were called back then) & SLM. Took the Sportsman there with a 620 and it would just about float the valves. SLM, like I said went from 7200 to bumping a 7800 chip. You can viually see DeSoto has a longer strigataways and more sweeping turns.