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Don’t miss “Doin’ Donuts” every Monday and Thursday night…it’s not your Grand Daddy’s racing show but you will be entertained. Every Wednesday night it’s time for “Quick Change,” the fastest growing game show in NASCAR. The “Thunder Crew” goes inside major league stock car racing from ARCA to NASCAR.

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National Speedway Directory congratulates them on their dedication and efforts! 

Here are some links to coverage of their adventures:

• Pat and Bruce Eckel – Gater News – “A Typical Weekend” – http://gaternews.com/racing_blogs/blogs/index.php?blog=9
• Randy Lewis – www.randylewis.org
• Rick Young – www.rickattheraces.com

If you have individuals, blogs, or websites of interest related to race track travel, email them to us at twfrost@speedwaysonline.com; tweet them to us at @speedwaysonline https://twitter.com/#!/Speedwaysonline; or post them on our facebook wall at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedwaysonlinecom/189756593395?ref=tn_tnmn .

What is a track chaser ? A trackchaser is someone who travels all over the world trying to see wheel to wheel auto racing at as many different racing tracks as possible. For more information on track chasing, check out http://www.autoracingrecords.com/tc/index.php.  A new site that is be established by Guy Smith can be found at http://roamingtheraceways.com.  There is an active Yahoo Group, called TrackChasers who has maintained an active message board since 2000, with over 10,000 messages.

Here are some highlights and a recap of the trackchaser activity from January 1 – December 25, 2011:

During the 52nd week of 2011, there were no new tracks reported by TrackChasers.  Thus, the group streak ends with new tracks reported in each of the first 51 weeks of the year. Amazing dedication to our sport and hobby. The group total for this year is 700, with the lifetime group total now at 33,749.

Here is the 2011 year to date report:

• TrackChasers have scored new tracks in 46 out of 50 states this year.
• TrackChasers have visited 22 countries for racing in 2011.

As of December 25, 2011 there have been 700 new tracks reported for 34 listed TrackChasers in the group. 

RANK NAME TRACKS LOCATIONS
1. Guy Smith 82 70
2. Ed Esser 77 72
3. Pam Smith 75 64
4. Roland Vanden Eynde 75 73
5. Mike Knappenberger 62 52
6. Brian Hickey 45 39
7. Gordy Killian 41 35
8. Nancy Brown 26 25
9. Will White 21 20
10. Carol Lewis 20 18
11. Allan Brown 17 16
12. Dale O’Brien 16 14
13. Bruce Eckel 15 14
14. Pat Eckel 15 14
15. PJ Hollebrand 13 10
16. Rick Schneider 13 12
17. John Moore 11 9
18. Norm Wagner 11 10
19. Paul Weisel 11 11
20. Roger Ferrell 10 9
21. Chris Tyrrel 10 10
22. Rick Young 9 8
23. Colin Herridge 5 5
24. Kevin Eckert 4 4
25. Narain Karthikeyan* 4 4
26. Sammy Swindell* 4 4
27. Ron Rodda 3 3
28. Jack Erdmann 2 2
29. Colin Casserley 1 1
30. Edward Corrado 1 1
31. Steve Kinser* 1 1
32. John Osowski 1 1
33. Eleanor Weidman 1 1
34. Paul Weidman 1 1

YOU TUBE – SCENE

Organized by the same company that publishes Professional Motorsport Circuit and Professional Motorsport World magazines, based in the UK, the race track convention brought together motorsport facility owners, operators and managers from across North America. The convention discussed the development of new and existing facilities to maximize the return on investment and looking at options for expanding the revenue base through additional on-site facilities, such as kart tracks and drag strips. It will also consider approaches to generating the top-line revenue through creating and increasing the fan and user base through low cost, innovative marketing and networking approaches.

The event was held in conjunction with the 24th Annual PRI Trade Show that features the latest product lines of 1,100 manufacturers of racing and high-performance automotive components, as well as precision machining equipment. It was attended by approximately 40,000 racing business people from all over the United States, and from 65 countries. It was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 1–3, 2011, in the North/South Building of the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando.