Tag Archives: Board Track Racing

How Did We Get Here? Pt. 3 The Indy Effect

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Eric Hall

(NOTE: This post originally appeared on OpenPaddock.net on 1/27/2014. My writing at OP will all be archived here to keep my work compiled in a single location at least one week after originally appearing at OpenPaddock.net.) (NOTE 2: Part one … Continue reading →

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MURDERDROMES!!!

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Eric Hall

With many of these posts I will bounce ideas off of my brother or roommate to get a feel for how I should go about presenting a few of the topics. I have always known board track racing as “Murderdromes” … Continue reading →

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What 1984 Taught Me About 2012

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Eric Hall

Oh boy, we are in quite the pickle right now. ChampCar-ification, CART 2.0, IRL Lite; these descriptive metaphorical links to the past are beginning to plague the indycar social media airwaves. Lines in the sand are drawn and it seems … Continue reading →

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Indycar History is as Varied as the Tracks… Part 1

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Eric Hall

Open wheel, championship style racing has visited many different types of tracks through outs is 100+ year history. From street circuits to dirt tracks, the variety of tracks that the big cars have visited is, indeed as impressive as it … Continue reading →

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