Enduro Racing

Delaware, ON - jeeff - Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 : goo

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this one probably qualifies as ruralnoise.

i was in my hometown over the weekend and got a chance to watch an enduro car race at the Delaware_Speedway, "birthplace of CASCAR". enduro racing is like a mixture of stock car racing and demolition derbies. it's an endurance race, where the emphasis is on "staying out and making as many laps as possible" of the 250. (see wikipedia link above)

races usually involve a number of spin-outs and crashes, with immobilized cars pulled off the track only if they pose a danger to the driver, or the drivers of other cars. racers come mostly from the towns surrounding London and drive a variety of cars ranging from beat up junkers to shiny camaros. judging from the paint jobs, many have a sense of humour about their hobby. however there are plenty of sponsors and some serious competition.

the race i saw was won by dave goertz of Arkona, in the #15 camaro, after holding a short lead for most of the race. he's the current points leader in the division. there weren't too many crashes, but #27 spun out about 15 times, and a couple cars caught on fire. apparently at the last race there was a big fireball, but both races have featured fewer cars than the ones i saw a few years ago, with correspondingly less mayhem. i hope this noble sport isn't going into decline.

(full size version at www.modernhistory.org/citynoise/enduro/enduro_full.jpg)

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