Grundy County Speedway still does a couple figure 8 school bus races each year.
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Grundy! Holy crap I haven't been to that place in YEARS!
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Colorado National Speedway is just north of Denver. They run a figure 8 race called the trains. This is three cars hooked together - up front is a mediun to large size car, like a Caddy or Monte Carlo. It has the engine, steering, and a driver but no brakes. The middle car is usually fairly small and is empty. The rear car is small-ish, has a driver and brakes, but no engine or steering. It's a riot to watch, check it out on youtube.
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Unlike most sitcoms, which typically feature lyrical themes songs, the opening theme song for Seinfeld comprises a unique blend of sounds, ranging from slap bass to tongue clicks and cheek pops. You might not have have known that the theme song changed slightly for every episode, thus there are 172 versions of the opening theme song…
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Covered bridges have been around hundreds of years. But why were they covered in the first place? The reason for the covering is quite simple - wooden bridges, which were common in the U.S. and Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries due to the abundance of timber, deteriorated quickly when exposed to the elements. Rain, snow, and sunlight caused the wood to rot or warp, compromising the materials’ integrity and reducing the lifespan of the bridge. Covering the structure protected the wooden framework and deck. By keeping the timber dry, the bridge’s life could be extended by decades. Uncovered wooden bridges might last just 10, maybe 20 years, whereas some of America’s original covered bridges, such as the Hyde Hall Bridge in New York’s Glimmerglass State Park, remain intact almost 200 years after being built. But there's always some clown around to carve their initials into it...
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Covered bridges have been around hundreds of years. But why were they covered in the first place? The reason for the covering is quite simple - wooden bridges, which were common in the U.S. and Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries due to the abundance of timber, deteriorated quickly when exposed to the elements. Rain, snow, and sunlight caused the wood to rot or warp, compromising the materials’ integrity and reducing the lifespan of the bridge. Covering the structure protected the wooden framework and deck. By keeping the timber dry, the bridge’s life could be extended by decades. Uncovered wooden bridges might last just 10, maybe 20 years, whereas some of America’s original covered bridges, such as the Hyde Hall Bridge in New York’s Glimmerglass State Park, remain intact almost 200 years after being built. But there's always some clown around to carve their initials into it...
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Of the 36 inmates who staged 14 escape attempts over the 29 years that Alcatraz served as a federal penitentiary, 23 were recaptured, six were shot and killed, two drowned, and five - Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin, and Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe, are listed as "missing and presumed drowned...
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Of the 36 inmates who staged 14 escape attempts over the 29 years that Alcatraz served as a federal penitentiary, 23 were recaptured, six were shot and killed, two drowned, and five - Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin, and Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe, are listed as "missing and presumed drowned...
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