A Walk in The Woods...
Atco
4/10th's Asphalt Oval
(Track ran from
1951-1958)
Here's a few "recent" photos...
A walk in the woods...
...On the left, the foundation where the stands once stood...
What's that opening up ahead?
... taking a step back in time... over 50 years have
passed since the last checkered waved... Atco Speedway...
The frontstretch fence and cable... (looking toward turn 4...)
...from the frontstretch, looking toward turn 1.
We could imagine the green flag waving as we head out of turn 4 onto the main straight...
...taking the green, we head toward the first turn...
...through turn 1... heading into turn 2...
...continuing through 2... looking for the start of
the long backstretch.....
...that's more like it... time to wind it up as we
head down the long straight...
...better back out of it a little as we get set to enter turn three!
...ease back into the gas as we bring in through 3 & 4...
...time to bring the rpms back up midway through turn four...
...and then back hard on the gas as we head down the frontstretch... The first lap is in the books!
A few planks still remain, anchored to the wooden fence posts...
Time to take a look from the stands...
... Wonder where to sit?
That looks like a good spot up there....
...Climbing to the top...
...Thinking about the sights and sounds from decades
ago...
...view from the top row...
...one last look back...
...time to head to the car...
...anybody got to hit the men's room before we leave?
53 years since the last race was
held, but the speedway's surface... bits and pieces of the fence ... and the
foundation of the stands still remain...
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