I was watching Lucas Oil's On The Edge program last night and during the figure eight race the host claimed that the first figure eight track was some place in Indianapolis after WW2. Now I know for a fact that isn't true, because there used to be a figure eight track in Old Orchard Beach, Maine of all places! You can still go there and see it.This track closed down around the START of WW2, so there goes any theories about Indiana having the first figure eight track. Also, I've heard that there was a board track right onthe beachin Old Orchard that they used to race Midgets on in the 30'sbut I've never seen any pictures of it.
By the way, I'm not saying Maine had the first figure eight track, just that we had one prior to WW2 and that people ought to do thier homework before they make claims on the television like they are facts. I guess it fits right into a neat little stereotypical package to say southern moonshine haulers started stock car racing, but the fact is people have been racing cars ever since they started building them in all parts of the Country, including up here.
updated by @butch-knowlton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
