We love to watch vintage race footage! (“Vintage”: Any race that’s been recorded on VHS tape or previous formats.) This video is from the Jeff Hapala home video collection. It features racing from the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND around the 1970 racing season. It was originally shot on 8mm film.
Vintage Racing – Red River Valley Speedway – West Fargo, ND (1970?) from The Racing Life on Vimeo.
Are you ready for the 2013 racing season? The Racing Life is. But with all the snow STILL on the ground here in North Dakota is seems like spring will never get here. So to get you in the mood… we made this video. It was a NASCAR commercial that we re-edited with a dirt track twist. It’s a short recap of some of the best video from the last 3 years of traveling to the area tracks for The Racing Life.
The Racing Life – Twists And Turns from The Racing Life on Vimeo.
Let’s pretend you won the lottery… what racing related item(s) would you buy first?
Bras on Broadway supports those in the Fargo, ND area fighting breast cancer by providing accommodations, gas cards and wigs. Last year, Bras on Broadway donated more than $102,000 to the American Cancer Society. More than $264,000 has been donated in its first six years.
Supporting the Fight
Throughout October, teams and individuals raise money to support the efforts of Bras on Broadway. Any old bra and a minimum $5 donation helps create the Bra Garland that is strung the week of October 22.
Bras on Broadway
Join us Thursday, October 25, 2012 for the 7th Annual Bras on Broadway. Local hearts and local art come together to raise money for those in our area fighting breast cancer.
To find out how you can donate to The Racing Life’s Team, CLICK HERE
You can help The Racing Life create a world with less cancer and more birthdays joining us to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Bras on Broadway. We are supporting the American Cancer Society because cancer has touched us all in some way, and we are determined to do all we can to help eliminate the disease. By joining the effort, you can join the fight against cancer and help the American Cancer Society save lives and create more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. Join today and help The Racing Life and the American Cancer Society save lives. Thank you so much for your help. Please don’t miss this chance – we can truly make a difference in the fight against cancer.
* Pink “The Racing Life” t-shirts will be made available until October 25th and all proceeds will be donated to Bras On Broadway so check back soon.
To listen to the last podcast of Checkers and Wreckers for the year hosted by Corey Litton, click HERE! Thanks Corey for all the support!
Since we’ve been on the topic of Wee Town Outlaw Speedway this week, we thought we’d post this TRL replay from our first season. It was only our 2nd episode and it featured the Greseth family and track announcer, Ron Krog. Ron has a long history with Wee Town and briefly talks about his involvement with the track when it was first built.
On the show: The racing family of Todd Greseth, #17 WISSOTA Modified driver Mike Greseth, Track Official Matt Greseth, AJ Greseth, Kayla Greseth, Sheila Greseth. And also on the show: Legendary Track Announcer Ron Krog. Plus Kids Corner with Hunter Fischer & #E85 WISSOTA Modified driver Jason Strand, Question Of The Week and Fan Pictures Of The Week!
The Racing Life spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon traveling to the old abandoned Wee Town Outlaw Speedway near Fergus Falls, MN. The 1/2 high-banked track held it’s last race back in 1993 not knowing it wouldn’t return in 1994. Water completely took over the track making it impossible to operate anymore. To view a picture gallery of our trip to Wee Town, click on our Facebook link HERE.
The Racing Life is turning this into a video project and is looking for any old video footage, pictures or memorabilia from the track. If you have anything please e-mail Scott Sailer at scott@theracinglife.com.
Take a lap back in time to the old Wee Town Outlaw Speedway near Fergus Falls, MN this Sunday at 2:00pm. Join The Racing Life as we visit the overgrown ghost track and take a look back at the past with former drivers and fans of the speedway. Bring your video and picture memories of the track and The Racing Life will digitize them to preserve racing history. We’ll be at the track Sunday at 2:00pm. You can find directions to the track by searching for the following address: 27968 County Highway 1 – Fergus Falls, MN 56537. E-mail Scott Sailer at scott@theracinglife.com for details.
If you haven’t been to Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, MN this season… you’re missing out! The improvement they’ve made to the facilities is awesome! And the car count was huge for a Sunday night race. We were there tonight supporting the Red River Kart Club and our daughter Gwen. (She’s in the pink kart) The Kart Club was invited to run an exhibition race at intermission and the crowd and the kids had a blast! The Racing Life is proud to support the future of racing and we’re thankful to BRRP for allowing us to come out.
A brief but heavy rainstorm at 4:30pm had Tony Stewart Night in doubt at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND. But the Schatz family went all out to make sure the track was as dry and smooth as it could be. Despite missing the final transfer spot in his heat, NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart went on to win the B-main giving him a 16th place starting position in the A-main. He worked his way around traffic and some developing holes in the track to come home in a solid 7th place finish in his Rocket Chassis Late Model prepared by #50 Late Model driver Jeff Wildung. This was Stewart’s 3rd Late Model race at the Speedway. In his first appearance in 2010 he finished 3rd and in 2011 he crashed shortly after starting the race.
Tony Stewart Night – Red River Valley Speedway – 05/21/12 from The Racing Life on Vimeo.
On the last lap of his heat race, NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart gets passed for the last transfer spot by #12 Brad Seng going into turn 4.
Tony Stewart prepares to go out for hotlaps in his Jeff Wildung prepared Rocket Chassis Late Model.
NASCAR Champ Tony Stewart lines up for his Late Model heat race at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND.
A late afternoon rain storm made the track a challenge to keep smooth all night so the heavy equipment was brought out to smooth over some holes before feature time.
