Randy Lewis
World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser
Trackchasing on TV!
Back in 2006, I was contacted by TV’s Speed Channel about the possibility of doing a reality TV series based on my trackchasing travels. That seemed like a fun idea. I went to work with “Wind Tunnel” TV producer Steve Shaw on the production. We were limited in funding but managed to produce a short “pilot”. Our efforts never got beyond the beginning stages. That was a good thing from my point of view. The last thing I wanted was a “job”. Had “Trackchasers” approached the popularity of “Jon and Kate plus eight”, that’s what it might have been. If you would like to view the 15-minute pilot just click on this link and you’ll be there. Let me know what you think of it.
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Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway - Imperial, Pennsylvania
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Caney Valley Speedway - Caney, Kansas
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Today was the first day of a nearly two week trackchasing trip. It will take me to Kansas, Pennsylvania, New York and then a very long way from home. (July 15-26, 2010)
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USA Raceway - Tucson, Arizona
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This was just a quick overnight to Arizona (July 3-4, 2010)
Wild Bill's Raceway - Ephraim, Utah
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Miller Motorsports Park - Tooele, Utah
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I never expected to be driving to Utah today but that's how it ended up. (June 25-26, 2010)
TARA Motorsports Complex - Baker, Montana
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J.C. (Pappy) Hoel Short Track @ the Jack Pines Motorcycle Club - Sturgis, South Dakota
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| 10-06-19 J.C. (Pappy) Hoel Short Track @ the Jack Pines Motorcycle Club |
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Butte County Speedway - Belle Fourche, South Dakota
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| 10-06-19 Butte County Speedway |
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I-94 Speedway - Fergus Falls, Minnesota
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| 10-06-18 I-94 Speedway |
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Wishek Tri-County Speedway - Wishek, North Dakota
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| 10-06-17 Wishek Tri-County Speedway |
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141 Speedway - Whitelaw, Wisconsin
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| 10-06-16 141 Speedway |
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Fayette County Speedway - West Union, Iowa - Rained out!
Target Field - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| 10-06-15 Target Field |
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This was a wild and wooly weather trip but it ended up taking us all over the upper Midwest to Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana (June 15-21, 2010)
Willamette Speedway Kart Track - Lebanon, Oregon
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| 10-06-13 Willamette Spdwy Kart Track |
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Rainier Speedway - Rainier, Washington
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| 10-06-12 Rainier Speedway |
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San Luis Valley Motorplex - Mosca, Colorado
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| 10-06-11 San Luis Valley Motorplex |
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This was planned to be a simple "local" trackchasing trip. It ended up taking me to Colorado, Washington and then Oregon. (June 11-13, 2010)
Woodhull Raceway - Woodhull, New York
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| 10-05-31 Woodhull Raceway |
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Skyline Raceway - Cortland, New York
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| 10-05-30 Skyline Raceway |
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Shangri-La II Motor Speedway - Barton, New York
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| 10-05-30 Shangri-LA II Mtr Spdwy |
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Marion Center Speedway - Marion Center, Pennsylvania
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| 10-05-29 Marion Center Spdwy |
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Indiana State Fairgrounds - Indianapolis, Indiana
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| 10-05-28 Indiana State Frgrds |
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This was a wild and woolly travel trip that took me from Indiana to Pennsylvania to New York. (May 28-June 1, 2010)
Santa Maria Speedway - inner oval - Santa Maria, California
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| 10-05-23 Santa Maria Speedway |
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Greenbush Race Track - Greenbush, Minnesota
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| 10-05-22 Greenbush Race Park |
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Will Rogers Raceway - Claremore, Oklahoma
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| 10-05-21 Will Rogers Raceway |
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This was a wild travel weekend. I ended up in Oklahoma, Northern Wisconsin and Central California. (May 21-23, 2010)
Brazil - My 41st Trackchasing Country
Brazil, Part 3 - The race....and more touring
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| 10-05-16 Brazil Part 3 |
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Brazil, Part 2 - The tour
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| 10--5-13 Brazil Part 2 |
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Brazil, Part 1 - The plan
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| 10-05-13 Brazil Part 1 |
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Just eight days after returning from Morocco it was time to trackchase in Brazil (May 12-18, 2010)
Colorado Motorsports Park, Peoria, Colorado
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| 10-05-09 Colorado Motorsports Park |
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High Plains Raceway, Deerfield, Colorado
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| 10-05-09 High Plains Raceway |
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Crawford County Speedway - Van Buren, Arkansas
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| 10-05-08 Crawford Cty Spdwy |
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I-44 Speedway - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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| 10-05-07 I-44 Speedway |
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This was an easy out Friday and back Sunday night trip....the best kind to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Colorado (May 7-9, 2010)
Morocco - My 40th Trackchasing Country
Morocco, Part 3 - The race.....and more touring
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| 10-05-01 Morocco Part 3 |
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Morocco, Part 2 - The tour
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| 10-04-29 Morocco Part 2 |
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Morocco, Part 1 - The plan......and some U.S. touring
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| 10-04-27 Morocco Part 1 |
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Carol and I were off to the continent of Africa this week. Why not? It would be her first ever trip to Africa. (April 27 - May 4, 2010)
I-35 Kartway - Lorena, Texas
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| 10-04-25 I-35 Kartway |
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Cardinal Motor Speedway - Eunice, New Mexico
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| 10-04-24 Cardinal Motor Speedway |
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Lady Luck Speedway - Lubbock, Texas
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| 10-04-23 Lady Luck Speedway |
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I didn't expect to be anywhere close to Texas or New Mexico this weekend but that's where I ended up. (April 23-26, 2010)
Chile - My 39th Trackchasing Country
Chile, Part 3 - The race....and more touring
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| 10-04-18 Chiile Part 2 |
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Chile, Part 2 - The tour
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| 10-04-16 Chile Part 1 |
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Chile, Part 1 - The plan
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Click HERE to read about what it took to plan this long trip to Chile, a South American country.
This week I became the first trackchaser to ever pursue the hobby in Chile. It was a wonderful trip with good food, friendly people and great racing. (April 16-20, 2010)
Japan - My 38th Trackchasing Country
Japan, Part 3 - More touring....and the race!
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| 10-03-20 Japan - Part 3 - Nagoya & the race |
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Japan, Part 2 - The tour
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| 10-03-18 Japan - Part 2 - Tokyo |
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Japan, Part 1 - The plan
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| 10-03-17 On the way to Japan |
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No "amateur" trackchaser had ever visited Japan until this week. It was a trip I will remember for a lifetime. (March 17-22, 2010)
Perris Auto Speedway (inner oval) - Perris, California
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| 10-03-13 Perris Auto Speedway |
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Glen Helen Raceway (short course oval) - San Bernardino, California
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| 10-03-13 Glen Helen Raceway |
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This was a fun trackchasing trip because everything was so close to home. I don't see new tracks in my home state much anymore. (March 13, 2010)
Arroyo Seco Raceway - Deming, New Mexico
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| 10-03-07 Arroyo Seco Raceway |
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Today I saw one of the most difficult permanent tracks to get in the United States. (March 7, 2010)
Chowchilla Barn Burner - Chowchilla, California
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| 10-03-06 Chowchilla Barn Burner |
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We drove more than 600 miles just to add one more California track. We had fun. (March 6, 2010)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (inner oval) - Las Vegas, Nevada
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| 10-02-27 Las Vegas Mtr Spdwy & Garth Brooks |
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Garth Brooks and NASCAR's Sprint Cup brought us to "Vegas". While we were there we picked up another Nevada track. (February 27-28, 2010)
Finland - My 37th Trackchasing Country
Finland, Part 2 - The race.....and more
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| 10-02-20 Finland Part 2 |
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Finland, Part 1 - Getting There
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| 10-02-18 Finland - Part 1 |
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This week I made a winter visit to Finland, a beautiful Northern European country (February 18-22, 2010)
St. Malo Provential Park Ice Track - St. Malo, Manitoba, Canada
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| 10-02-13 St. Malo Manitoba Ice Racing |
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A quick trip to Manitoba, Canada netted by fifth Canadian ice racing province. (February 13-14, 2010)
Malta - My 36th Trackchasing Country
Malta, Part 2 - The race.....and more
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| 10-02-07 Malta Part 2 |
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Malta, Part 1 - Getting There
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| 10-02-04 Malta Part 1 |
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Chippewa Lake Ice Track - Chippewa Lake, Michigan
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| 10-1-31 Chippewa Lake |
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Mexican Riviera Cruise
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| 10-01-23 Mexican Riviera cruise |
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I traveled from Los Angeles to Detroit, the long way, through Mexico to get to this ice race (January 23-31, 2010)
Glen Helen Raceway - San Bernardino, Calfiornia
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| 10-01-09 Glen Helen Raceway |
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Today was a quick trip up the freeway to another new track in the Golden state (January 9, 2010)
Farley Speedway - Farley, Iowa
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| 10-02-03 Farley Speedway |
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Hanging Rock Kartway - Kershaw, South Carolina
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| 10-01-02 Hanging Rock Kartway |
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This trip began on New Year's Eve in 2009 and continued into 2010 with events in South Carolina and Iowa.(December 31, 2009 - January 4, 2010)
2009 Trackchasing Season Review
If you are interested is reviewing my 2009 trackchasing season, click HERE. During 2009 season I visited 117 new tracks in 35 U.S. states, 1 Canadian province as well as seeing new tracks in Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Qater, Spain, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates for the very first time. To see the individual Trackchaser Reports for these tracks click on the "Trackchaser Reports" tab.
2008 Trackchasing Season Review
If you are interested is reviewing my 2008 trackchasing season, click HERE. During 2008 season I visited 102 new tracks in 29 U.S. states, 5 Canadian provinces as well as seeing new tracks in Austria, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, South Africa, Sweden and Thailand for the very first time. To see the individual Trackchaser Reports for these tracks click on the "Trackchaser Reports" tab.
2007 Trackchasing Season Review
If you are interested is reviewing my 2007 trackchasing season, click HERE. During 2007 season I visited 160 new tracks in 34 U.S. states as well as seeing new tracks in Barbados, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand. It was my second best season ever as I strengthened my hold on the title of the "World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser. To see the individual Trackchaser Reports for these tracks click on the "Trackchaser Reports" tab.
2006 Trackchasing Season Review
I am a trackchaser. I will go all over the United States and the world in search of auto racing tracks. To date, I have been to more than 1,500 tracks and am the World's #1 Ranked Trackchaser as verified by the hobbies official sanctioning body at www.autoracingrecords.com. In order for a track to be "countable" it must meet trackchaser rules. You can take a look at those rules at www.autoracingrecords.com.
I will also share information about the tracks I've visited. When I can, I will include pictures from the track and any interesting sites I've seen along the trackchasing trail. Currently, my site has more than 30,000 pictures from my trackchasing travels. Hopefully, these pictures will make the trackchasing reports come alive. Maybe, the words and pictures will make you feel like you've actually been there.
I really value your feedback. If you see something you like, don't hesitate to send me an email. On the other hand, if you see something you don't like try to put it out of your mind immediately. Just kidding, if you see an improvement opportunity, let me know. I will value your feedback and consider it when I make changes to the website. The website program I'm working with does not have a spellchecker. Therefore, you are forewarned.
Thanks and enjoy what I've put together for you,
