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Aerial photo of the Pitt Race facility, including the South Track addition. Pittsburgh International Race Complex offers three track configurations. The North track configuration is 1.600 mi (2.575 km) and the South track covers 1.200 mi (1.931 km). The full course is 2.780 mi (4.474 km) in length and combines both the North and South track.
In 1924, Roy Richwine purchased the park, installing the first permanent rides. [3] Richwine was very influential in the park's development, adding popular rides like Zipper and Laff in the Dark. In 1937, Emmett Shelle convinced him to construct Williams Grove Speedway, a half-mile sprint car racing track, next to the park. The speedway opened ...
Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile dirt racing track located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.The speedway opened on May 21, 1939, it has been owned by the Hughes family for over 50 years and has hosted many of the most notable national touring series and some of those most prestigious races in the country.
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Chestnut Ridge Park features a 25-acre (100,000 m 2) recreational pool (lake) with a boat launch and short walking trail. The county park provides opportunity for fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities in a quiet, isolated rural setting. Acme Speedway hosts kart racing every Saturday night from mid-April through late September.
Auto Race, previously known as Auto Ride, is a miniature car ride located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. It was conceived and designed by Harry Guy Traver of Traver Engineereing. It features a set of electric cars traveling through a wooden trough-like track lined with metal strips used to carry the electrical ...
The go-karts, which go up to 30 mph, are electric and produce minimal noise, but you'll be able to hear the rev of the engine in speakers located in the kart's headrest.
The kiddie rides that were built prior to 1971 were part of an area of the park known as Kiddieland, an area of the park that existed from 1949-1971. A number of the rides in this area of the park came from that era.