I'll chalk up 27 for 2017. I could CLAIM 28 but one was opening night at the new Hartford Speedway wherein there was no sprint action.
Three rainouts are not counted either.
New venues: Baer Field Dirt Track for SOD, Lincoln Park for ISW, and Route 66 Dirt Track for the IRA event in mid-September.
Low point of the year.... went down to Volusia for the DirtCar Nationals and never ran into Eric Smith.
High points of the year:
Always meeting fish.
Watched a couple of races with flagboy55 at Kokomo and Joliet. His bud Kenny was a top shelf conversationalist and dirt car fan from start to finish. Sitting next to him was like being inducted into dirt track fans hall of fame. Sitting with flagboy55 and watching the action was realizing everything was all right with racing and the world. That's why you came to the track.
Grilling out at Hartford for the June SOD race and subsequently watching Chad Blonde totally dismantle a 26 car field. Trust me.... the grilling pre-race was what it was all about. The race was a statement from CB.
And..... caught the ISW race at Lincoln Park coming back from the King's Royal weekend after the earlier ISW rainout. Met Mrs. G and that made it the best day of the 365 days offered.
I don't know about YOU....but I plan to make 2018 a full contact sport with respect to watching the sprinters!
See you at Volusia in a few weeks. I'm easy to find. I'll be wearing a purple hat.
Thanks for starting this thread, davidm. Discussing and reliving our travels is what racing is all about for us fans.
See you all next year on the other side of the checkers.