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The NOCSAE helmet standard was the first standard to require the use of a biofidelic headform in testing for compliance. The standard was also unique in its requirement that helmets meet a certain injury threshold criteria, referred to as the Gadd Severity Index or Severity Index (SI).
Helmets with an ACU Gold sticker are the only ones allowed to be worn in competition or at track days. However, Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) homologation is superseding the outdated ACU Gold in motorcycle racing. The requirements for FIM homologation are more up-to-date (2019) than the much older ACU Gold standard.
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.
In 1916, the track ran a 13-day meeting which included the American Derby. That would be the last race until 1922. In 1922, the track reopened legally for a 13-day race meeting. In 1923, the meet expanded again to 25 days. The Chicago Business Men's Racing Association took over racing operations in 1924 and ran a 52-day meet in the fall.
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The track hosts Thoroughbred flat racing. It is one of two horse racing venues currently active in Illinois, and the only one outside the Chicago, Illinois metro area. The track also featured Standardbred harness racing, but discontinued it in 1999. [1] View of the spectator stands at Fairmount Park Horse Race Track in Collinsville, Illinois
An Illinois Racing Series (IRS) midget car getting a push start Dirt track racing on oval circuits is probably one of the most prevalent forms of motorsports in Illinois. . Track sizes vary from the short and tight 1/5 mile Macon Speedway to the 1-mile (1.6 km) ovals at Springfield and Du
The Illinois Policy Institute said such an idea is bad for business. "This could create the highest tax on businesses in the country and further damage the state economy," the group said in a ...