The Stadium
The Arena-Essex Raceway Complex was the idea of local businessman and racing driver, Chick Woodroffe. It was built in the remains of an old cement works overspill site. The new circuit was a quarter mile long with the first stock car race meeting held on 1 May 1978 which was infamously ruined by a heavy downpour! The track was originally had a post and rope fence, which caused some colossal crashes and wrecks in the banger formula, and tricked a few of the hot rods out! In the late 90's the track swapped the post and rope for an Armco barrier, catchfences were also put in place to protect spectators. Every September holds the oldest National World Final Championship for just over 40 years. Just over 40 cars in the world finals and the others have to win the wild card race to get in the world finals. For the meeting between 125 to 175 cars in the meeting. The winner every year at the world finals will be in the next years finals starting last place.
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Famous quotes containing the word stadium:
“The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no longer forms a part; but belief is only a stadium of mental action, an effect upon our nature due to thought, which will influence future thinking.”
—Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)
“In their eyes I have seen
the pin men of madness in marathon trim
race round the track of the stadium pupil.”
—Patricia K. Page (b. 1916)