Jefferson Speedway 07.14.2007

My first races at the 1/4 mile asphalt track, my 32nd track overall. My first impression was "Great acceleration". The car really go fast around the track, and the corners are tight. It turns out the track was lengthened to a true 1/4 mile, so there are 2 sets of corners at the east end. The second longer corner has progressive banking, which allows for excellent racing action. The other corner is medium banking. You get to sit nice and close to the action too (but not TOO close).

They put on a great program at Jefferson. I only wish that I had went to them sooner. The bad part is that I drove just under 2 hours to get to the track, and I got home at 12:54 a.m. That's too late for me. I left Jefferson at 11:01 right after the late models got done.

The top division is late models. I think they are limited late models, not super late models.

The next division is sportsman. I finally found "Chico" Reidner. I saw his first races at Madison International Speedway last year (the first time he raced at Madison - he obviously was a veteran). He races in a station wagon!, and he calls it the "Shaggon Wagon". He is an excellent racer. He dominates the points at the track, and he won the points at Madison last year despite missing the first night. I used my camera to create a video of his heat race at Jefferson. He passed almost everyone to finish second. You can watch the video on my YouTube account.

There is a 4 cylinder division called International cars. They use a racing chassis, racing tires, etc. with a 4 cylinder motor. They are a well-developed division that probably developed from an early 4 cylinder class - like the top 4 cylinder cars at 141 Speedway. The lowest division is the Basic International Cars (Bandits). They are stock 4 cylinders. They are the only division that races on the older inner corner.