Figure 8 endurance racing....awesome

[AdRock]

I used to go watch these races with my father back in the late 70s early 80s. As a kid they didnt induce the pucker factor that they do now.

[ceyko]

I used to go watch these races with my father back in the late 70s early 80s. As a kid they didnt induce the pucker factor that they do now.

Yup, it was before my time but I recall a lot of folks talking about this being really popular in the 70s.

[Silverback]

Denny is gonna click on this thread because of "Figure 8", and be sorely disappointed!

[aggie97]

I seem to recall a guy named "Barefoot Larry" that did that sort of racing...you guessed it. HE DROVE BAREFOOT.

well, maybe I was wrong...might have been this guy.... Billy "Barefoot" Ziemann out of CA.

[hotrodcobra]

I used to watch this at one of the Kennedale dirt tracks when a kid. I do remember seeing a guy t-boned bad and ended up paralyzed. I "think" they only raced figure-8 maybe once a month or something. I loved watching it, but it induced the pucker factor even as a kid.

[Slow Five-O]

Fuck that! I can't believe that's even a thing.

<------ pussy by comparison.

[line-em-up]

They used to do that way back in the day, except there were a bunch of accidents. Especially when they are pulling travel trailers behind them.

[line-em-up]

and buses.

[Sean88gt]

The. Entire. Time.

[line-em-up]

The. Entire. Time.

At first, I was like, WTF!!??. And then I was like, OH SHIT! I get it.