tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post1386456725483486654..comments2023-12-31T23:30:13.402-06:00Comments on Speedway Daily Photo: It's a Race Track! It's a Golf Course! It's ...Speedwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-4542726742292036832014-05-11T18:32:28.085-05:002014-05-11T18:32:28.085-05:00Beautiful shots... particularly that reflection.Beautiful shots... particularly that reflection.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-87135420630686490952014-05-11T14:10:12.696-05:002014-05-11T14:10:12.696-05:00Fantastic reflection!Fantastic reflection!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-86850966701721119842014-05-11T09:17:28.258-05:002014-05-11T09:17:28.258-05:00Looking at a map, 4 holes, 7 thru 10, are inside t...Looking at a map, 4 holes, 7 thru 10, are inside the track, with the remaining 14 holes outside the backstretch. Pete Dye designed the course and was laid out with the road course in mind. Someone who saw the plans over 30 years ago said it was obvious from the get-go that plans were afoot for future road course races. Sections of the old retaining walls were used to form sides of the lakes. The viewers' mounds all abut the greens as well as give views of the road course. Speedwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-52642619447063561472014-05-11T08:47:23.625-05:002014-05-11T08:47:23.625-05:00I was there once, long ago, when an actual golf to...I was there once, long ago, when an actual golf tournament was taking place. Siegmund filmed and stopped the camera just before a hole in one was hit! But I think that the Formula 1 track that was put in for that episode in IMS history destroyed most of the tournament golf course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com