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The arm drop's unpredictability prevents this popular technique from being used, which forces drivers to watch the official to launch the car. In 2008, the American Drag Racing League was forced to a Pinks-style arm drop start for the final two rounds of their 1/8 mile races when lightning damaged the Christmas tree at US 131 Motorsports Park ...
The track was built in 1950 as a venue for midget car racing which was popular at the time. [4] Four area tracks were scheduled for weekly racing from Thursday to Sunday nights and Riverside was designed as the Saturday night option. [4] The first night on June 10 had 45 midget cars entered but it rained out being rescheduled for June 17. [4]
Street Rod was released in 1989 and takes place in the year 1963. Equipped with a garage and a small amount of cash ($750), the player character buys a used car from the classified ads in a newspaper and embarks on a journey to rise through the ranks by winning races against other racers.
In 1996, Moroso considered spending $2 million on a one-mile oval track for stock car racing, but those plans fell through. In 1998, Moroso died from brain cancer and his family inherited ownership of the track. In 2002, MTV filmed a drag racing documentary at the track. [4] [5] The Speed Channel show Pinks visited the facility in 2007 to film ...
It is located on Arkansas Highway 135, east of Paragould, with racing occurring (in season and weather permitting) every Sunday. Its facilities include a concrete racing strip 2,960 feet (900 m) long and 31 feet (9.4 m) wide, with bleachers along the sides and a spectator catwalk (an original feature dating to its early years). [ 2 ]
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Prior to April 1, 2019, the state of Arkansas did not use traditional slot machines; all games offered were "electronic games of skill," which was defined by section 10.17 of the Final Rules of the Arkansas Racing Commission Regulations for Franchise Holders Operating Electronic Games of skill as "game(s) played through any electronic device or machine that affords an opportunity for the ...