carkenord RemoveThis @juno.com wrote:
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>>>What the hell were you doing in West(by God?)Virginia and >>Mineral Wells
>>>for that matter? I thought I was the only dude dumb enough to go >>there!
>>>It's a weird place where everyone has the same last name!
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> Well, I was in the area, travelling from Colorado on my Yamaha FJ1100
> and camping. I wasn't there entirely by accident.....I'm a long-time
> fan of dirt track races. So I went to the races!
Yup, done that more times than I should have, still do it too, but stay
in motels or motor homes! A sign of wisdom and age!
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> I remember an odd sized track......5/8 mile? Or maybe it was 3/8 mile?
> Seems like it was carved outta the red dirt, and sorta sat down in a
> spot that was lower than surrounding area. Almost like a bowl, as I
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I think they claim it a half-mile but it does look longer, there aren't
many math guy's from WV, so who knows? I was there in a monsoon once,
the place looked like a lake, but completely drained off in a couple of
hours...
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> I was camped across the river, to the west......right by this little
> store that sold about the best-ever hand-dipped ice cream!
Did they have electricity?

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