Comments for Ghost Tracks http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com A Historic Look At America's Lost Road Racing Tracks Mon, 12 May 2008 23:17:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Meadowdale, Marlboro, and Pacific Raceway by Ross Fosbender http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/meadowdale-from-chapter-one-of-ghosttracks/#comment-1170 Ross Fosbender Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:36:37 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/meadowdale-from-chapter-one-of-ghosttracks/#comment-1170 Pete's book arrived in the mail Friday. By 3AM Saturday I had devoured it cover-to-cover! Wonderful! The Meadowdale segment above, and in the book, was written just before a major clean-up and refurbishment of the Open Space that now encompasses the old track. The silo has been repainted and the brush around it removed. Other sections of the property have had invasive plant species removed, and damaged track paving replaced with gravel and wood chips. It is a great place to visit now. We'll never race there again, but at least we know it will never be covered over by subdivisions or strip malls! Ross Fosbender www.meadowdaleraceway.homestead.com Pete’s book arrived in the mail Friday. By 3AM Saturday I had devoured it cover-to-cover! Wonderful!

The Meadowdale segment above, and in the book, was written just before a major clean-up and refurbishment of the Open Space that now encompasses the old track. The silo has been repainted and the brush around it removed.

Other sections of the property have had invasive plant species removed, and damaged track paving replaced with gravel and wood chips. It is a great place to visit now. We’ll never race there again, but at least we know it will never be covered over by subdivisions or strip malls!

Ross Fosbender
http://www.meadowdaleraceway.homestead.com

]]> Comment on Press room by blog http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/press-room/#comment-72 blog Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:01:27 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/press-room/#comment-72 <strong>hello</strong> wonderful post hello

wonderful post

]]> Comment on An Interview with Pete Hylton by Stan Simm http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/an-interview-with-pete-hylton/#comment-65 Stan Simm Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:57:51 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/an-interview-with-pete-hylton/#comment-65 Just received my copy and am devouring it! That cover shot has special meaning for me...I was a Wichita Region SCCA corner worker in the late '60's and early '70's at Lake Afton and at Hutchinson (which was originally a Naval Air Station. I believe the barracks were still standing back in the late '60's). I can vividly recall standing out in the rain on the inside corner as cars tried to find a dry line through it as they entered the back straight. Lake Afton was a real challenge for drivers and corner workers alike. We always crewed the last corner before the front straight and it was never dull. I'll never forget getting hosed down with a fire extinguisher as we pulled a driver to safety. But there were the lighter moments: We always set a formal table at lunch break...complete with white table cloth, silver and champagne bucket (filled with ginger ale)! Thanks for the memories! Just received my copy and am devouring it! That cover shot has special meaning for me…I was a Wichita Region SCCA corner worker in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s at Lake Afton and at Hutchinson (which was originally a Naval Air Station. I believe the barracks were still standing back in the late ’60’s). I can vividly recall standing out in the rain on the inside corner as cars tried to find a dry line through it as they entered the back straight.
Lake Afton was a real challenge for drivers and corner workers alike. We always crewed the last corner before the front straight and it was never dull. I’ll never forget getting hosed down with a fire extinguisher as we pulled a driver to safety. But there were the lighter moments: We always set a formal table at lunch break…complete with white table cloth, silver and champagne bucket (filled with ginger ale)!

Thanks for the memories!

]]> Comment on The tracks he visits by supershafts http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-58 supershafts Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:56:22 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-58 You are missing another 44 tracks from Long Island alone (Brooklyn and Queens).. Long island has more history in motorsports and earlier then anywhere else. As per your interest Pete, i seen you were looking for Roosevelt raceway and got caught up with the horse track... You wanted pictures of RR, you need to go to Roosevelt field mall.....that's your historic picture of that raceway See the "long Island Motorsports Association" for a list of all the tracks, and then also see the link there. See www.limotorsports.org You are missing another 44 tracks from Long Island alone (Brooklyn and Queens)..

Long island has more history in motorsports and earlier then anywhere else.

As per your interest Pete, i seen you were looking for Roosevelt raceway and got caught up with the horse track…

You wanted pictures of RR, you need to go to Roosevelt field mall…..that’s your historic picture of that raceway

See the “long Island Motorsports Association” for a list of all the tracks, and then also see the link there.

See http://www.limotorsports.org

]]> Comment on An Interview with Pete Hylton by Bobbi Ross http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/an-interview-with-pete-hylton/#comment-56 Bobbi Ross Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:41:53 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/an-interview-with-pete-hylton/#comment-56 Loved reading the interview. Having known Pete for a few years, I can actually hear him answering your interviewer's questions - and I have met some of those cars. I'm looking forward to future "Ghost Tracks" articles. Thanks! Loved reading the interview. Having known Pete for a few years, I can actually hear him answering your interviewer’s questions - and I have met some of those cars. I’m looking forward to future “Ghost Tracks” articles. Thanks!

]]> Comment on The tracks he visits by gary palmer http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-55 gary palmer Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:24:09 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-55 and Bryar although it's the NASCAR deal now... i think BH is a golf course now, but I can say I raced Formula Fords there and what a blast... and Bryar although it’s the NASCAR deal now…

i think BH is a golf course now, but I can say I raced Formula Fords there and what a blast…

]]> Comment on The tracks he visits by Ab Crevoiserat http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-50 Ab Crevoiserat Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:48:06 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-50 Looks like a nice book, but you are missing Bridgehampton, LI. Lots of cool history from there. Looks like a nice book, but you are missing Bridgehampton, LI. Lots of cool history from there.

]]> Comment on The tracks he visits by pbraun http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-38 pbraun Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:47:17 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-38 Remember the road racing course in Reading, Pennsylvania that was at the airport? I saw at least one race there, but have no information. Noticed it was not on the list. It did exist and SCCA was there. Remember the road racing course in Reading, Pennsylvania that was at the airport?
I saw at least one race there, but have no information.
Noticed it was not on the list.
It did exist and SCCA was there.

]]> Comment on The tracks he visits by Bonnie Haupt http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-35 Bonnie Haupt Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:15:26 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/street-circuits-airport-circuits-and-early-permanent-facilities/#comment-35 Will you be at the runoffs woth this book? Will you be at the runoffs woth this book?

]]> Comment on Press room by Gini Ragan http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/about-the-author/press-room/#comment-32 Gini Ragan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:09:28 +0000 http://ghosttracks.wordpress.com/press-room/#comment-32 The Ragans would like a copy. The Ragans would like a copy.

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