Here are some pictures of Florence Speedway in the aftermath of the Blizzard of 08. These pictures were taken on March 8th, 2008. Remember, this is two weeks before the scheduled start of the 2008 season!
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| Turn 1 from the main grandstands |
Front and back stretches |
Turn 4 |
Main parking lot |
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Main parking lot |
Main grandstands |
This is the stairwell to the tower in the main grandstands |
Snow on the grandstand seats |
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The snow on the seats is 10" deep |
The stairs heading up to the flag stand |
Main concession area |
Snow drifts near main concession |
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Snow mounded on the pop machine |
Another pop machine snowed in |
Notice the snow hanging off the roof |
This is a shot of the pits from the pit gate |
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Snow drifts around the pit gate area |
The snow is 16" deep in a lot of areas |
My ride for this photo tour |
A little deeper and it wouldn't have made it |
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I don't think we'll need these today |
You can hardly tell that there is a row of earth mover tires there |
I think that pack truck will be staying there a while |
Coming off 4 the snow is mounded over the wall |
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it is 30+ inches in this area |
The snow is mounded over the wall in turn 1 as well |
Its the same in turn 2 |
You can see the snow drifted down the backstretch |
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The snow is literally knee deep |