2/1/2024 0 Comments Ona speedwayI was landing at a little bit before 2 a.m. I landed uneventfully, those are the best kinds of landings, in Cincinnati at a little bit before 5 a.m. Let’s get started and see exactly how my plan worked out. The whole shebang would take only 48 hours. Then if things continued to go exceedingly well, I would find myself back on an airplane Sunday afternoon landing in Los Angeles. Then on Sunday morning I would be down toward Dallas seeing some UTV racing at one of the better UTV race facilities in the country. If all went according to plan, I would be trackchasing on Saturday afternoon in West Virginia. P&G has their headquarters in Cincinnati. You might remember that I am retired from the Procter & Gamble Distributing Company. flight that would take me to Cincinnati, Ohio. If I don’t fly any more this year for racing you can bet I’ll be out on an ice track somewhere in January braving the elements and having the time of my life.įollowing a Friday night dinner with Carol at one of our favorite little Mexican eateries in San Clemente I headed up to the Los Angeles International Airport. Add all of that to the fact that racing will pretty well shut down, but not completely, from this point through the end of the year. We have lots of relatives visiting during the holidays. I’ve got a big trip to Boston where I’ll be taking Carol to celebrate her birthday. I’m not apologizing for my lack of travel…just explaining.įor the remaining six or seven weekends of the year I’ve got UCLA football scheduled two more times. Another four weeks went toward UCLA football. I took six weeks off for Covid while I waited to get my vaccines. It is true that I have had 31 flying trackchasing trips this year. There’s a good chance this will be the last weekend that I will use an airplane to trackchase during my 2021 trackchasing season. What could I do in 48 hours? How far could I travel in 48 hours? I was just about ready to test the limits as I tried to answer those questions. If you’ve got a question, comment or whatever please leave it at the bottom of this report. If you’re interested in looking back and seeing where I’ve been the following link is for you. I don’t mind admitting I am addicted to the hobby of trackchasing. As you discover what went on at this track just think about the idea that I’ve done this more than 2,700 times. Now I encourage you to drop down a few spaces and read about today’s trackchasing adventure. My website gets more than 20,000 views every month.īecause I have seen racing in 85 countries at this point I am considered the World’s #1 Trackchaser. My YouTube channel (ranlay) has more than 1.3 million views. and the world I recommend you click on this link.Īfter each and every event that I attend I post a YouTube video, a SmugMug photo album and a very detailed Trackchaser Report about the experience on my website at My trackchasing contributions generate a good deal of interest in what I am doing. If you’re interested in exactly what I’ve been able to experience all around the U.S. I’ve been able to see the world doing this. Finally, I want to create a logistical plan that allows me to accomplish the two points mentioned above without depleting my retirement account. Those visits in many cases will provide more long-lasting memories than whatever I saw on the track. I want to take some time to see the local attractions of wherever I might be visiting. The very last thing I want when I’m done trackchasing is to have memories of only racing. When I venture out to see a race at a track I’ve never seen before I do not want my trip limited to racing only. Secondly, my hobby requires a good deal of overnight travel. Trackchasing for me is all about three things. Have you ever in your life heard of “trackchasing”? I didn’t think so. My name is Randy Lewis (above with Bosnia’s #1 race car driver Boris Miljevic). Covid is in the rearview mirror and getting smaller every day. Fair enough? Now get out there and go somewhere. How does that work? I tell you how I travel and then you get to decide if that’s a good idea for you. Editor’s note: How far can a trackchaser travel in 48 hours? I was testing the limits with this trip…but I was pretty sure I could pull it off.
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