A Night at the Races

We have been meaning to check out South Buxton Speedway since we moved here, and for one reason or another relating to either plans or weather, we hadn't managed to do so yet. All that changed last night.

It's dirt track racing at it's finest - not only do you get to SEE the action, but certainly HEAR (it's very loud) and also TASTE (a nice combo of dirt and fuel) the action. On an oval with no true straighaways, these crazy mofo's manage to crank things up to over 100 mph anyway while driving pretty much sideways the entire time.

Four classes of racing every Saturday night, from 4-cylinder stock street cars to high-end modifieds that are pretty much a 700-horsepower dune buggy with a thin sheet metal shell around it. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday night in southwestern Ontario.

It's easy to lose the cars in the cloud of dirt....

The Checkered Flag!

A lesson in counter-steering with the Modifieds

Dirt Track Stock Car Action