Norwalk track news

greg fulk · 05-07-2008, 01:55 AM

If you visited Summit Motorsports Park last week you would have seen a massive hole 125 feet long and 4 feet deep halfway down the track!

Decades ago, when the track was built, there was a small stream that meandered across the property and crossed the track at the 660 foot spot. The stream was filled in with dirt, but the track was never completely flat and the only solution to do it right "the Bader way" was to dig it out and start over.

The crew worked a grueling straight 36-hour shift to dig out the old fill dirt, pack in fresh rock, and pave over the smooth the track.

And that's not all. With a strong base the Baders were determined to give racers a glass-smooth surface so fans get the best show possible, and the track was paved with a high-tech polymer-infused surface. Then it was leveled with a GPS system that uses readings from all 24 American and 11 Russian GLONASS GPS satellites to measure the surface height to a tolerance of less than 4 millimeters! Come see the new track at the B'laster Cavalcade of Stars Presented by Budweiser, May 16-18. R

Don Whitmore · 05-07-2008, 12:41 PM

From the Norwalk website...

Jill Canuso will be making her debut here in the “Queen of Diamonds” jet powered dragster along the jet powered dragsters of Elaine Larson, Ernie Bogue, and Dick Rosberg. Two women face off against two men to see who will walk away with the title for the weekend. To celebrate that 300-mile per hour challenge, all females will be admitted to Summit Motorsports Park for free on Saturday, May 17.

'All females will be admitted free on Saturday May 17,'....a nice bit of marketing.

Kenny Wigington · 05-07-2008, 01:19 PM

" I dunno 4 millimeters seems like an awful lot LOL .. For those down south a millimeter is about 40 thou. so the track is within 160 thou.. "

For you cunuck's, that more than you can show off at a whorehouse, so you're impressed !

I would think the Baders would give a class A effort for about anything.

Pothole, I am just kidding with you there.....

SSDiv6 · 05-07-2008, 02:35 PM

[QUOTE=Kenny Wigington;68418]" I dunno 4 millimeters seems like an awful lot LOL .. For those down south a millimeter is about 40 thou. so the track is within 160 thou.. "

For you cunuck's, that more than you can show off at a whorehouse, so you're impressed !
QUOTE]

Kenny...go ahead and blame it also on the fact he runs a 4 cylinder...

Marty Buth · 05-07-2008, 02:59 PM

Greg,

Was that GPS the TOPCON system?

Geerhead55 · 05-08-2008, 12:18 AM

"All females admitted free on Saturday May 17" That may be great marketing,,,but its certainly nothing new. In the 70s Seattle International Raceway was famous for its annual "Fox Hunt". This was in the days when the stands would fill for the most part anyway, but on this day the place would go nuts! All women in for free,, a rock band would show up in the evening, some guy on a motorcycle would jump over old cars, and besides the regular racers there would be jet cars or some booked in match races.As the day wore on and the beer flowed and that "funny smelling" stuff filled the air, the party got wilder. We saw alot of "crowd management" going on and I don't need to tell you there was NO shortage of "foxes" all over the place.
I know many other tracks had similar programs,not just the west coast ones.
So go ahead to this one and have a ball,,,,dang I wish I was 25 again!
Danny Durham

Mark Yacavone · 05-08-2008, 01:13 AM

Greg, where'd you copy and paste that from?

greg fulk · 05-08-2008, 03:18 AM

Mark they send me a news letter every month. Just go to their web site to sign up.

05-07-2008, 01:55 AM	#1
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Norwalk track news If you visited Summit Motorsports Park last week you would have seen a massive hole 125 feet long and 4 feet deep halfway down the track! Decades ago, when the track was built, there was a small stream that meandered across the property and crossed the track at the 660 foot spot. The stream was filled in with dirt, but the track was never completely flat and the only solution to do it right "the Bader way" was to dig it out and start over. The crew worked a grueling straight 36-hour shift to dig out the old fill dirt, pack in fresh rock, and pave over the smooth the track. And that's not all. With a strong base the Baders were determined to give racers a glass-smooth surface so fans get the best show possible, and the track was paved with a high-tech polymer-infused surface. Then it was leveled with a GPS system that uses readings from all 24 American and 11 Russian GLONASS GPS satellites to measure the surface height to a tolerance of less than 4 millimeters! Come see the new track at the B'laster Cavalcade of Stars Presented by Budweiser, May 16-18. R __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

05-07-2008, 12:41 PM	#2
Don Whitmore Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 140 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news From the Norwalk website... Jill Canuso will be making her debut here in the “Queen of Diamonds” jet powered dragster along the jet powered dragsters of Elaine Larson, Ernie Bogue, and Dick Rosberg. Two women face off against two men to see who will walk away with the title for the weekend. To celebrate that 300-mile per hour challenge, all females will be admitted to Summit Motorsports Park for free on Saturday, May 17. 'All females will be admitted free on Saturday May 17,'....a nice bit of marketing.

05-07-2008, 01:19 PM	#3
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news " I dunno 4 millimeters seems like an awful lot LOL .. For those down south a millimeter is about 40 thou. so the track is within 160 thou.. " For you cunuck's, that more than you can show off at a whorehouse, so you're impressed ! I would think the Baders would give a class A effort for about anything. Pothole, I am just kidding with you there..... __________________ 2894 STK

05-07-2008, 02:35 PM	#4
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,583 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news [QUOTE=Kenny Wigington;68418]" I dunno 4 millimeters seems like an awful lot LOL .. For those down south a millimeter is about 40 thou. so the track is within 160 thou.. " For you cunuck's, that more than you can show off at a whorehouse, so you're impressed ! QUOTE] Kenny...go ahead and blame it also on the fact he runs a 4 cylinder...

05-07-2008, 02:59 PM	#5
Marty Buth Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Freeport, IL Posts: 467 Likes: 656 Liked 232 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news Greg, Was that GPS the TOPCON system? __________________ Marty Buth 3657 STK

05-08-2008, 12:18 AM	#6
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news "All females admitted free on Saturday May 17" That may be great marketing,,,but its certainly nothing new. In the 70s Seattle International Raceway was famous for its annual "Fox Hunt". This was in the days when the stands would fill for the most part anyway, but on this day the place would go nuts! All women in for free,, a rock band would show up in the evening, some guy on a motorcycle would jump over old cars, and besides the regular racers there would be jet cars or some booked in match races.As the day wore on and the beer flowed and that "funny smelling" stuff filled the air, the party got wilder. We saw alot of "crowd management" going on and I don't need to tell you there was NO shortage of "foxes" all over the place. I know many other tracks had similar programs,not just the west coast ones. So go ahead to this one and have a ball,,,,dang I wish I was 25 again! Danny Durham

05-08-2008, 01:13 AM	#7
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,816 Likes: 2,904 Liked 5,121 Times in 1,952 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news Greg, where'd you copy and paste that from? __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

05-08-2008, 03:18 AM	#8
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Norwalk track news Mark they send me a news letter every month. Just go to their web site to sign up. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"