One Of These Days...

[LAMing]

NOTE: Don't know what would be the right forum for this... it's Oval Racing... but it's 1:1 mainly? So, I put it in here.

My bestest memories of dirt track racing were when I was in my mid-late teens. I used to regularly attend the races at "Razorback Speedway" (dirt) that was just south of Fort Smit, AR. This would have been 1969 through 1972 or so. (Took several of my dates there, too! It didn't take them long to pretty much know that Saturday was "race night" and I was going to Razorback Speedway... she was welcome to come along! :P )

I can recall some individual cars and driver's names... but of course, that was a long time ago and many driver names and cars are long forgotten.

Some time ago, I found a website devoted to long-gone dirt tracks. Surprisingly, Razorback Speedway had a page! Needless to say, some neat memories were jogged as I looked at the scant few pics and read some of the names that I watched race. That was a couple computers ago... can't find the site, now.

HOWEVER...

While Googling again last night, I DID find a site that was devoted to Razorback Speedway. It was part of the Fort Smith history site! At that page is a complete SEASON of Race Programs in pdf format... including all sorts of pics and all kinds of goodies. Wow, what a find!

Though the year covered (1968) is one year before I arrived... at least it helped jog my memory files about drivers I've long forgotten, as well as seeing cars similar to the ones I watched race so many decades ago.
My favorite class at the time was the Hobby Stocks... though the Super Modifieds were cool, too!

Anyway, ONE OF THESE DAYS, I hope to make some facimiles of some of the cars that I recall racing there. They won't be "repli-cars" as nice as the ones we see here, but they'll be fun. (Decals would be one of the main issues. I don't have a way to do custom decals.)

Ah well... so many dreams so little time/energy!

OH... and here's a link to the site:

http://www.fortsmithhistory.org/razorba ... y_1968.htm

Have fun!

Andre

[ourwayband]

Man I love that name,"Razorback Speedway"!
I may have to borrow it for a track name.
Great fine on the site.I was raised up not far from there,Springdale Ark.

Rusty

[LAMing]

Hi Rusty.

Glad you enjoyed the site.

Speaking of the Springdale area: In the 70's-80's there was a dirt track just south of Fayetteville that went by the name "Razorback Raceway". Wife and I attended a few races there. It too, is now gone.

Andre