Talk:Dirt track racing in the United States

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[edit] Compiling list

Working on compiling and list of most the the dirt racetracks in the US. Starting with the midwestern tracks first -- highflier

[1], [2] . These links should keep you out of trouble for a while! Good luck keeping up a list of this size with the number of tracks that close/open/rename each year. Royalbroil 23:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

What the legality of posting infomation from this site. http://www.speedwaysonline.com - highflier

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I've been looking for that website for about a year!! I don't see any problem with using the data collected at that website. Just don't do a cut and paste job. That is a copyright violation. You need to do something to the data. I urge you not to try to post every dirt track in the U.S. because the list changes too rapidly. There are also people that would love to delete an article like this one. --Royalbroil 04:40, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Book sources for this article

Here are some books from Coastal 181 (www.coastal181.com), a legitimate publisher of racing books. These should all meet the reliable sources guidelines. They have others that would be useful for other articles, but here are a few dirt-relevant ones:

  • Autobiographies of Doug Wolfgang, Frankie Schneider, Bob McCreadie.
  • Biographies of Bill Schindler, Tony Stewart, Jim Hurtibise, Unsers, and others.
  • Midget Auto Racing: The First 70 Years, compiled by Ed Watson. Stories and historical records from AAA, USAC, more.
  • Memories of the California Jalopy Association, by Thomas Luce.
  • Fonda!, by Andy Fusco, Lew Boyd, and Jim Rigney.
  • Sacramento: The Dirt Capital of the West, by Tom Motter.
  • The Ghosts of Jungle Park, by Tom Williams.
  • Tow Money volumes 1 (1948-1977) and 2 (1977 to date), by Buzz Rose: histories of the United Racing Club.
  • Kings of the Hills, by Buzz Rose: history of the midwest AAA-USAC championship 1946-60.
  • California Hot Shoes: CRA Sprint Cars 1955-1970 Vol. 1 and The Wingless Warriors: CRA Sprint Cars 1970-1994 Vol. 2, by Buzz Rose.
  • Eastern Bull Rings: 1945-60, by Buzz Rose.
  • The Rim Riders: The World's Fastest Racing Circuit, by Buzz Rose: history of the Central States Racing Association.
  • Show Biz - IMCA Big Cars: 1915-1977, by Buzz Rose.
  • Kurtis-Kraft Midget: A Genealogy of Speed, by Bill Montgomery.
  • Big Car Thunder: Sprints on America's Fair Circuits, Vol. 1, by Bob Mays.

Barno 01:58, 26 October 2007 (UTC)