HISTORY SERIES
This cache is part of a 11 cache series based on local history. Featuring both locations and people. To sign the eleventh log, you will need to collect the codes from the first ten caches.
Altoona Speedway
The World's Largest Board Track
Aerial photo from 1950s
To give you perspective of where the track was located from ground zero of the geocache, GZ is the red dot in the photo below.
Altoona Speedway:
When I did some brief research, I wasn't able to find much info about the track. If anyone has any links to any history of the track, please do share!
Some random facts about the track:
*Opened September 3, 1923
*The track was 1.25 miles
*Races were held every Flag Day and Labor Day
*The track was known as The Indy of the East
*75,000 - 80,000 people would fill the stands while another 30,000 - 50,000 would fill the infield.
*138.62 MPH was the fastest speed set at the track by Leon Duran
*Three men died while racing at the speedway. All three were Indy 500 winners
*The final race at the speedway was Labor Day 1931 which was also the last major board track event run in the country
A short 4 minute film on the speedway can be found here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRRw_laoBC0
You are searching for a small lock n lock container. Large enough for small swag and trackables. BYOP. The code for the final cache in the series can be found on the inside of the container and on the logsheet.