Name That Track

[falcon325]

New game, campers!

Here’s the Texas Motor Speedway, as seen from the satellite photo in Google Maps (if you haven’t played with Google Maps yet, you really need to check it out):

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=33.03601,-97.280545&spn=0.025688,0.039911&t=k

So, name THIS track (I’m starting ya with an EASY one):

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=15&ll=29.183602,-81.066914&spn=0.026752,0.039911

[falcon325]

BTW, as important a past of racin' as dinking around in the gray area may be, NO CHEATING!!! 

Don't swtich to the "Map" display.   

[Chris]

yeah,.. you're right,... only one I know with a big ol' rectangle lake inside of it is Daytona

[falcon325]

Yeah, Lake Lloyd was a big clue.  Good work, Chris.

[falcon325]

OK boys and girls.

Which one is THIS one?  Scan in and out if you want to, but no fair using "Map." 


http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=35.352901,-80.678229&spn=0.013546,0.029182&t=k&om=1

[Butterbean]

Charlotte/Lowes

[Chris]

yep,.. Butterbean is 100% correct
You can tell by the dirt track off of turn #4,.. and the small track 1/8 mile off the back straight.  Thats right there next we where we have to sign in and buy pit passes for the Legends Summer Shoot-out series.

[falcon325]

Dang!  You guys are getting these too quickly.  No more tracks today, but here's a Charlotte/Lowes bonus question.  What's this?:

 
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=17&ll=35.355176,-80.703979&spn=0.006265,0.009978

[nascarbabe2U]

Roush Racing headquarters 

[flamehothead]

That would be Hendrick Motorsports.

[falcon325]

Roush was a good guess NB, but FHH nailed it.  For anyone who's ever been to Hendric, the checkered circle is a dead giveaway.

I was trying to find the Garage Majal, but douldn't run it down.  BTW, if you're ever in Charlotte touring race shops, HMS needs to be on the list.  They have what's left of Ken Schrader's Bud Chevy that a certain young teammate sent for a wild ride a "dega, along with sequential photos of the wreck.  Pretty cool.  They also have cut-away cars and videos talking about how the cars are assembled.  Plus the usual museum cars (my favorite is the famous T-Rex, but my girls like "Cole Trickle's" Days of Thunder car and fire suit.  DEI is very nice, but it's more of a shrine than a museum.  It's actually a little creepy.

OK, here's another track.  This one is tougher, because the resolution isn't as good.  But here's a clue: back it out to a higher altitude and see if you can figure it out.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=36.514603,-82.258244&spn=0.02849,0.05785&t=k&om=1

[smyler]

Good ole Bristol, Baby!

[falcon325]

You got it, smyler.

Either you rascals are cheatin' on me, or you know your tracks.

What?!!  NA$CAR-related CHEATING?!!  Who would have thunk it?!!   

Here's the next one:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=33.374871,-112.311044&spn=0.007401,0.010171&t=k&om=0

Once again, it might help to back out a bit and get the bigger picture.

[flamehothead]

That would Pheonix International Raceway

[falcon325]

Dang, FHH, you're hotter than Smoke!

Now, what tri-oval cookie-cutter lies to the northwest of two major highways?

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=39.115478,-94.823599&spn=0.027503,0.05785&t=k&om=0