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Scott Daloisio
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10/14/24 9:44 AM
When I am on the road announcing a night race, I usually set the limit of 250 or less and I am driving home. That is with one exception, the Mohave Valley Raceway in Arizona. It is about 231 miles. If I have someone with me, I drive home from there. Alone, no way. 140 miles of that trip is through the desert. With the exception of a couple rest stops and two or three gas stations, there is nothing and that includes lights. Great desert landscapes in the daylight, but on a moonless night, it is like driving in a dark tunnel. Not the place to be driving if you are tired. I announced the USAC/CRA there this past Saturday, got about four hours sleep at the hotel and left for home at 4:45 AM. Still drove about halfway through it in the dark but being rested, it was fine. If I have someone with me after a race there, I make that drive, but never alone. These days in California where I live ( about 35 miles east of Los Angeles) there are only three oval tracks within 100 miles of my home. Perris, Irwindale and the Orange Show Speedway.
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