About an hour and a half into my drive to race at Lyons Raceway in Randleman, NC,I was well into thinking I had made a mistake and that it wouldn't be worth my time, money, and effort to race on a track not much larger than a good HO track. These thoughts were occurring to me as I drove through an area where the music and some of the lines from Deliverance kept going through my mind.
The track turned out to be a Windsor in excellent shape. Upstairs they have a nice 1/8-mile drag strip but my drag box is so big I would have needed a Sherpa guide to bring it up the stairs.
I'm not sure I'd say I raced; participated is more apt. Racing 4-inch NASCAR, GTP, and Dirt Track modified cars quickly taught me that the track is both fast and at times tricky, especially if you have missed the set-up. The normal group of Mid-South racers showed up, went fast, had fun, and bench raced with the best of them.
The owner worked hard to insure a good race and has promised that next year, the track's tenth year race will be special. I believe him and will be back for that one.
First foray into the Mid-South USRA
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 12:25 AM
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The light at the end of the tunnel is almost always a train.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 01:02 AM
Drop down to Rock Hill, SC, one Saturday night and race with us on the Dadds 220' Engleman; run what ya brung brea-out racing at its finest!!!
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 06:28 AM
It was good racing with you, Mike. Hope to see you at more races.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 10:34 AM
Was talking to Mike a couple of weeks ago about some tracks in NC, as my wife and myself have a VERY good chance of moving to the Winston-Salem area. Looks like W-S, Concord,Ashville, Franklinton and Mooresville have some really nice tracks.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 11:03 AM
Yes. My home track is asheville.. some good tracks around to race as well upper south carolina
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 11:39 AM
What is not readily apparent is that Rock Hill SC is just south of Charlotte. We have a very nice 220 Engleman & an interesting breakout format for racing which allows me to run my retro cars alongside everyone else's stamped steel cars 
BTW Mooresville is Gone
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 12:10 PM
Hmmm, too bad about Mooresville. Wonder where the tracks went?
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 12:52 PM
I raced on Dave Mader's track in Mooresville back in the early 90s. Infact the day we had our Mid-Atlantic race Kenny Wallace (Rusty's brother) stopped by and raced with us in 4.5 Scale Hardbody NASCAR. I raced in the INT15 race on sunday and the race took almost 4 hours to complete. Track calls every 3-4 laps. That old Paperclip wasn't made for winged cars with lots of glue.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 08:53 PM
I raced on Dave Mader's track in Mooresville back in the early 90s. Infact the day we had our Mid-Atlantic race Kenny Wallace (Rusty's brother) stopped by and raced with us in 4.5 Scale Hardbody NASCAR. I raced in the INT15 race on sunday and the race took almost 4 hours to complete. Track calls every 3-4 laps. That old Paperclip wasn't made for winged cars with lots of glue.
I doubt if the tracks at the recently closed Race City were also seen at Dave's facility. As I understand, they are still for sale, a blue king, 95' tri-oval and very small, flat hill climb.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 09:00 PM
It was great having you, Mike. Clearly you were acclimating yourself by the time you ran in the last race. Lyon's raceway is clearly the shortest fast-track on the schedule and many are licking thier wounds from unavoidable carnage. Looking forward to seeing you vie for a podium position in the near future!
A great Hasse King Cobra is next. You're sure to enjoy that circuit!
