Update: Turns out those pop tops didn't come out until the 1960's so that setup with the party on the back stretch was likely some friends who were tearing up the track after it was abandoned. Also that "cooler" as someone pointed out is probably a radio-flyer wagon someone used to tote all the drinks around in.
@prismfireproductions37725 жыл бұрын
This is why you are awesome, good job!
@martinkelly81695 жыл бұрын
Hey for the true final conclusion for this air base field, see if you can call up one of the drivers from the race if they are still around, that would really answer some questions and be cool to see
@oeanutbutter9825 жыл бұрын
I got a speed way near me not abandoned I believe matt kenseth once raced there
@obizzil5 жыл бұрын
I had a great time going on this journey, could you do a video on Tim Richmond?
@WillyMcCoy505 жыл бұрын
Pop-a-tops didn't come out until the late sixties. You needed a church key to punch two holes in the top. Also screw-top liquor bottles didn't exist in the early fifties. Cork tops ruled.
@kevinwagner47245 жыл бұрын
go back and metal detect, try to find old car parts
@comicbookguy23265 жыл бұрын
that's a great idea
@dudeman18395 жыл бұрын
Everybody like the fuck outta this comment. Gotta happen
@n0tdanish5215 жыл бұрын
YAas
@mykemech5 жыл бұрын
I am 2 hours away. Maybe I will give it a try some time.
@laundrybasket90315 жыл бұрын
I was about to say that lol
@bodes_265 жыл бұрын
Ok I just looked at the Google maps of that area and that abandoned building now has a pin saying air base raceway on it
@joshuabradberry98235 жыл бұрын
Jordan Young these videos got racing reference to change there page from paved to dirt surface too.
@pkz4205 жыл бұрын
These videos were well researched and likely the best research that has been done on the track. When it was first closed, there wasn't any interest. Later, when there was interest, nobody had access to the resources that Slap used. Pre-internet finding information was exponentially harder than today. Even today without access to Slaps personal knowledge and network of enthusiasts, I don't see how anyone could have put together a more informative piece. It may seem odd, but these videos are probably the number one authority on the track today.
@RFMusic1015 жыл бұрын
google maps is man made as in users can pins
@blahblasolis78075 жыл бұрын
can you show me
@hurricaneman77775 жыл бұрын
You can also see in spa (Radillion actually)
@technopanda10185 жыл бұрын
Slap on location: finding the lost colony of roanoke
@limetwistanimations86284 жыл бұрын
And then racing on it.
@stormrigsng3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@CarlCrisp3 жыл бұрын
It’d be great if he found something like that while looking for a racetrack
@TheIrishDino5 жыл бұрын
The madlad actually did it.
@idkwhattoputhere46955 жыл бұрын
I see you absolutely EVERYWHERE!
@leonidas17495 жыл бұрын
Justin Y. No. 2
@sendit91295 жыл бұрын
That budweiser can was produced from 1956-58, good chance that some boys made some good memories at that track after it closed down. Awesome series man, I'm really enjoying the content!
@gotham612 жыл бұрын
It's not that old. Pop tops didn't exist until the mid 60s.
@danbora877729 күн бұрын
That can is from the late 70's - early 80's.
@evannuh-koo-la40545 жыл бұрын
S1ap on Location: North Wilkesborrow Speedway
@joshuabradberry98235 жыл бұрын
Evan Nekula were working on that. There’s a lot of tracks within a couple of hours from where we live.
@redviper16085 жыл бұрын
Evan Nekula Hopefully he takes weed killer with him
@yfz775 жыл бұрын
It is definitely worth going to. I was so glad I was able to go in it.
@chrispollock90475 жыл бұрын
*Wilkesboro
@wingracer16145 жыл бұрын
@Dave Pawson Former driver Dean Combs got busted for running a moonshine still out of a building next to N Wilkesboro.
@Fightre_Flighte5 жыл бұрын
I love how you actually put those old forgotten artifacts back where you found them. Even the bottles back in their holes that they were left. Very respectable to do. Something more people should do.
@zlinedavid5 жыл бұрын
"Leave no trace"
@Fightre_Flighte5 жыл бұрын
@@zlinedavid Absolutely.
@haj8114 жыл бұрын
take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but foot prints.
@falstar20203 жыл бұрын
i noticed what he called a "cooler' looks like a Radio Flyer wagon upside down and the axles rusted off.
@somebonehead3 жыл бұрын
Genuine inquiry, why would you leave trash in a place like this? Wouldn't it be better to leave it better than how you found it?
@redviper16085 жыл бұрын
This series has so much potential, I would love to see you explore more abandoned tracks like this.
@fatford42095 жыл бұрын
Hell yes!
@bbn_strouse5 жыл бұрын
Not just abandoned tracks, people do that all the time with placed like Rockingham and North Wilkesboro, but through some completely unknown tracks. What makes this special is how hard he had to dig through rare information to even find that this place exists
@ilovebeingwhite78305 жыл бұрын
Yes! Local tracks! I grew up in oak ridge, TN next to atomic speedway. Which is now probably just a semi-truck parking lot 😢
@chasee37975 жыл бұрын
I had a track in my hometown of Powell Ohio that hosted a single race in 1953.
@zachhatten2615 жыл бұрын
S1ap on location: Is Exploring the remnants of Jimmie Johnson's career
@JerryDLTN4 жыл бұрын
19:10 Someone should put a historic plaque there for the start/finish line
@johngancarcik56822 жыл бұрын
I agree
@smsnassau72585 жыл бұрын
Step one: win the lottery Step two: Airbase 2 electric boogaloo
@xEpicBronyTimex5 жыл бұрын
No way, Revive North Wilkesboro. Theres at least still pieces left
10:15 "This is a back straight if I've ever seen one!" in the middle of some woods. What an amazing video this is. Thank you so much for your effort undergoing this glorious project.
@fasteddie51745 жыл бұрын
Next video: "Traveling back in time to race at Air Base Speedway!"
@thepaisleyproject5 жыл бұрын
We have an overhead view of the track and relative size, if we can estimate the banking it's an ez make in rfactor or assetto
@GeorgiaStateRailfan4 жыл бұрын
@@thepaisleyproject Yes, We need Airbase Speedway in assetto corsa.
@maskiiofficial33454 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgiaStateRailfan or NR2003
@bro_hornet4 жыл бұрын
MrWillyP it should be in greyscale
@JackTheripper9114 жыл бұрын
@@bro_hornet why...? You realize life wasnt greyscale back then right..?
@Zoetropeification3 жыл бұрын
The aerial photos were great. In 1964 the fan parking area and entry road from Antioch are still clearly visible. As well as the access or competitors entry road off turn three. Not to mention it looks like absolutely no vegetation is growing in the pit area inside of the 1/4 mile loop twelve years after the track closed. In the 1976 photo turns one and two and much of the backstretch are clearly still visible after the rail line and most buildings had been constructed. Thanks for your effort researching this.
@katarn1095 жыл бұрын
I dont even watch nascar. But as a motorsport fan this is so cool to watch.
@raaaaaaaaaam4965 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I only watch F1 but NASCAR history is very cool
@sgtpepper63795 жыл бұрын
@@raaaaaaaaaam496 F1 history is also extremely cool, coming from a NASCAR fan. I like F1, but I watch indycar to get my open wheel fill. But those crazy tracks like pescara or AVUS with the crazy banked turn really interest me.
@YusufC515 жыл бұрын
I used to watch NASCAR, but now I can't keep track of it and my favorite driver, Jeff Gordon retired a few years ago. Now I'm more interested in the fiawec, blancpain GT series, and IMSA.
@sgtpepper63795 жыл бұрын
@@YusufC51 Jeff Gordon was my favorite since I was 5. It's hard trying to find a new favorite. I like a lot of the guys, but Matt Dibennedetto might be my new guy.
@PanicTheManic115 жыл бұрын
Motorsport fan. Nascar is a Motorsport. Moron. In hence you’re not a Motorsport fan you just like the ones you like.
@Idiots_on_Parade5 жыл бұрын
Definitely metal detect guaranteed you'll find a 10 mm socket lol
@austindevlin61164 жыл бұрын
Back then americans used american sizes not that commie shit
@EmazingGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Austin Devlin there’s two types of countries. Those who use the metric system. And those who went to the moon 😉
@fightingfalconfan4 жыл бұрын
Most likely back then you would find a 1/2 inch socket.I don't think American manufactures started using metric until the 70's.
@Gallade0824 жыл бұрын
Carlos Martinez actually NASA uses metric and lost a Satellite because of converting
@jonathanryan29154 жыл бұрын
Back then it would be a 3/8" or 7/16"
@jordantomblin23025 жыл бұрын
Those Budweiser cans were DEFINITELY from the 1960s. They had changed the text slightly by the late 60s or early 70s, I believe.
@lskiller19035 жыл бұрын
The ring tab beer can top was first used in 1965. Prior to that beer cans were opened with can opener creating two triangular holes in the top of the can one for drinking out of and one for air. Beer drinkers carried them on their key chains. The pile of debris was a child's wagon and a chair everything needed to haul beer and sit in comfort while watching a race, but who would of just walked away and left the items after the race? And why didn't someone else take the items after someone abandoned them. Most likely all the debris was someone's trash thrown away in the woods at a later date.
@Diskord19825 жыл бұрын
@@lskiller1903 yeah, I thought the same thing. My thought was some kids went back there to get drunk and just left their stash there.
@sqike001ton5 жыл бұрын
Also a vodka bottle in the south outside of a major city fancy cocktail bar would point to late 60s early 70s I'm guessing he found a teens party spot for the late 60s early 70s
@gunnarray23425 жыл бұрын
@@sqike001ton in north Flagstaff arizona I lived in a cabin for a little bit, so I decided to go for a hike in the forest and I found an old car seat and bottles of wiskey and a note in the middle of the forest it was strange.
@MrWolfSnack5 жыл бұрын
If you're getting hammered on a 6 pack or two and vodka as well - you ain't gonna remember being anywhere.
@CitySlicker345 жыл бұрын
Ironically, I got an ad for the Air Force during this video
@dylanalarcon77085 жыл бұрын
Dylan Shramko might have to do with your search history other Dylan lol, judging by your profile pic at least
@bigglilwayne70505 жыл бұрын
What irony, I'm sure it has nothing to do with you blowing them
@semperfi58613 жыл бұрын
@@bigglilwayne7050 😅😂😭🤣🇺🇸👍
@4WDutah3 жыл бұрын
Not gettin me recruiter 🤣
@maskiiofficial33455 жыл бұрын
S1ap On Location: North Wilkesboro Speedway (Call fans to help mow the track so Dale Jr. can get it into iRacing)
@extragoogleaccount60618 ай бұрын
Pretty crazy reading this now
@susime12395 жыл бұрын
Hats off to you and everyone who helped in these three videos. It was very fascinating learning about an almost unknown race track and also bittersweet seeing you checking the location out and seeing that there's little to no hints that a race track was even there. Makes one wonder if the people who work in the industrial units on the site know that a race track was once there.
@TheBrainSpecialist5 жыл бұрын
Any chance you could cover the NASCAR races in Japan in the late 90s?
@SaidHead25 жыл бұрын
Andy KA Between 1996 and 1997, they ran the East course at Suzuka Circuit. They moved to Twin Ring Motegi in 1998.
@ARKajah5 жыл бұрын
@Andy KA and we'll see that circuit on the next MotoGP round
@themazespinner26105 жыл бұрын
I remember keiichi tsuchiya raced there
@calemorgan87635 жыл бұрын
I grew up a big race fan and my dad was an even bigger fan. He worked for CocaCola in the late 90s and had so much cool sponsor stuff from those races. They made it a huge deal bc it was the first time Dale Earnhardt Sr and Dale Earnhardt Jr raced against each other (I believe they were in coke sponsored cars, possibly with some 98 olympics stuff too?)
@NotsayingJustsaying8974 жыл бұрын
I'd watch the hell out of that
@husqv51473 жыл бұрын
So sad to see old race track remains. When you think of the thrills and joy they brought to so many families.
@TX_BADMAN5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Job on hunting this down. Just so you know there are a few of us here in Texas that have been following you closely in order to see if there was anything left of Air Base Speedway. As you may or may not know. We here in Texas have seen many tracks come and go over the years and many just as old and older than Air Base. Thank you very much for all the effort you put into this.
@fast.biking_freddy5 жыл бұрын
Some quality investigative journalism
@DOMTURISMO4 жыл бұрын
I’m about to start writing like you lol
@legendracer85664 жыл бұрын
Texas World Speedway
@jerredwayne84014 жыл бұрын
Yep. Our east Texas tracks have close and now we go to Louisiana to watch racing. Some of my buddies race factory stock
@hughgordon64355 жыл бұрын
Not even a nascar fan, but came across this and wow! So much hard work without profit, the amount of info from the public.... must be a film or TV series
@ppioneer14175 жыл бұрын
I can't belive you've grown so much. I remember watch the worst race of nascar TALLADEGA 1969. There was 6 comments and you had less than 4 thousand subs. I see so many comments of people who dont watch nascar but watch your videos. I think you can really make a difference in the sport. Keep up the great work
@johnwhitley28983 жыл бұрын
Very cool 😎!! Got there about the right time!!! The woods are starting to seriously reclaim the track surface, CaCl and compaction be damned! Lol! The "edge" of the track surface may still be along the top edge area of the cuts. Gentle Archaeologist style sweeps with a 4" paint brush may uncover the hardpan, but it was enough you were able to get in and just walk around!! Good stuff!! Thanks!
@RC.415 жыл бұрын
Episode 2: Slapshoes walks in the woods. Finds George Washington’s sword Episode 3: SlapCruise: Discovers lost Titanic jewels
@l228spn5 жыл бұрын
Episode 4: Slapshoes finds Jimmy Hoffa
@johngancarcik56825 жыл бұрын
Episode 5: slapshoes finds how to fix nascar
@T1C455 жыл бұрын
@@johngancarcik5682 He will never find that, nor anyone for that matter. Too many greedy millionaires.
@landrylongacre63914 жыл бұрын
Episode 6: Slapshoes finds my dad who went to get milk 15 years ago Episode 7: Slapshoes finds lost Nazi gold
@Outdoorsman-tu2zs4 жыл бұрын
Episode 8: Finding Lincoln’s top hat Episode 9: Finding a Viking helmet Episode 10: Finding Epstein’s secret second island
@GAMMA_AF5 жыл бұрын
I'm not a Nascar fan, but I enjoy your videos. Nascar culture and the History of Nascar is fascinating to me. You have to appreciate an all American sport.
@comicbookguy23265 жыл бұрын
damn i have been waiting for this since last video, amazing channel keep it up
@markbowles23825 жыл бұрын
as an old surveyor turned gpr locator the traces of glory days gone by is something I experianced a lot of in my 30 years in jville, wouldnt trade those memories for nothin, silly as they may seem to others, appreciatte the post, its always important to look back, gives you a better perspective, Thanks again.
@zachhatten2615 жыл бұрын
I love finding channels right as they start taking off. I'm excited to be part of this first installment of Slap on location
@herokurogane40552 жыл бұрын
that start is just incredible, i watched emplemos never ever #3 video so many times i recognize how it looks, great job on that reference
@bradstephens42685 жыл бұрын
Awesome I can't believe the back straight is still there , a bit sad but I guess it's called progress. Thank you for this, from Melbourne Australia
@whilethecitysleeps49285 жыл бұрын
Brad Stephens Melbourne represent mate 🇦🇺🤜🏻🤛🏻
@JoesBrute15 жыл бұрын
In that photo from 1976 @ 7:40, you can still see turns 1 and 2 going in to the woods and leading to the train tracks. Pretty cool video. Thank you slaps.
@themoo9085 жыл бұрын
Let me add that’s google earth using the historical setting, changing the dates.
@PanicTheManic115 жыл бұрын
The Moo there is no historical seating with dates. I’ve looked for that before.
@max27stoner5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video man. Thanks for sharing. I'm not that big NASCAR fan tbh but these old tracks fascinates me from all around the world. Especially like those old amazing F1 tracks and also little these NASCAR ovals.
@phil13335 жыл бұрын
I have thouroghly enjoyed this trilogy you have created. From begining to end you have captured my attention. It's so intriguing, I've watched it 4 times now. I agree with a lot of these people commenting...hunt down some lost and abandoned tracks, and do what you do best...capture our attention. Thanks!!!
@Low_Rent2 жыл бұрын
7:40. So cool to see remnants of the old race track in that 1976 photo.
@OldSchoolDudeGaming5 жыл бұрын
"Thankfully they put that chemical compound down or we'd have trees here" Take a second to let that phrase sink in lol.
@FuzzyKittenOfDoomАй бұрын
I know I'm very late to the party, but I was curious about the calcium chloride, and did a bit of digging. Calcium Chloride is still used on gravel/dirt roads to keep dust down, and is also used as a for de-icing. It is a naturally occurring salt so not crazy harmful to the environment, but it can keep vegetation from growing in a certain area for a number of years if used in a high concentration.
@craigcollins67094 жыл бұрын
This trilogy was amazing and inspired me to do some deep diving into some local stuff near my hometown that I've heard about but never looked in to! Great stuff!
@BarrySkipp5 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I don't particularly care for NASCAR or the like.. but I found this series while diving deep into youtube and it captured me.. very well done, very informative. Your love of the sport and its history is apparent and bringing back a lost racetrack of any kind is an achievement. Well done.
@beccaj5 жыл бұрын
Jungle Park Speedway...north of Rockville IN...1/2 mile dirt track
@ianhawkins36875 жыл бұрын
Becca J I second this. That track had some terrible events take place there during its existence
@NotSmokeHD5 жыл бұрын
This channel is gonna blow up after this, it is very well deserved! Thank you for finding this piece of forgotten racing history!
@markevens4 жыл бұрын
I loved this whole incredible journey. Thank you so much for letting me join along on this. This really was a special historical thing. Whatever it is, I think you for it. I am richer for having experienced it.
@robbchastain30365 жыл бұрын
This is like walking the grounds of an abandoned drive-in theater, fascinating. Thanks for this and I'll stay tuned for more, not that you have to top this, providing the sport itself with some forgotten history about one of its first tracks. And surely it was a party out there, all those war vets showin' up with their friends and families for some racing in the early Fifties. And they deserved those good times.
@dansmith8225 жыл бұрын
Calcium chloride is just road salt. We use tons of it on our highways in B.C.
@unsolve91625 жыл бұрын
Dan Smith It’s harmful to humans. It’s been in talks of being banned , I assume the amount they used for the track was wayyyy more than what they use on roads today knowing more about how harmful it is.
@zerobandwidth5 жыл бұрын
A high concentration of salt in the soil would have changed, at least for the first several years, the number and types of plants that would have grown up once the area was given back to wilderness. It's not a dead wasteland, but the stripe of scraggly-looking pines with no brush around them looked like a pretty stark contrast to the deciduous trees and thick brush that was just off the side of the back stretch. A quick tour through the results of a Google search for "calcium compound reduce dust" produces some fascinating reading about calcium chloride -- in particular, its resistance to being washed away when applied to various surfaces. Looks like they _actually_ "salted the earth" enough to make it kinda sorta work. haha
@Bodi20005 жыл бұрын
Not sure about BC, but common salt (sodium chloride) is used as road salt in ON, for winter ice melting. Calcium chloride is hygroscopic, absorbing water - common once on dirt roads to reduce dust as the road surface stays damp. Maybe still used for that, not sure. Both are detrimental to plants. Dirt tracks around me use water trucks to wet down the track before and between race heats.
@Joeybagofdonuts765 жыл бұрын
@@Bodi2000 CaCl is also used for ice removal. It is effective to lower temps than NaCl
@joannelynnepettigrew22775 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information on calcium chloride !
@wendigockel5 жыл бұрын
Now we need someone to recreate the track for Assetto Corsa or iRacing
@thepaisleyproject5 жыл бұрын
Iracing only does laser scanned tracks, so assetto Corsa or rfactor
@tsunamianakin96494 жыл бұрын
Or even Nr 2003
@driffbro33804 жыл бұрын
@@tsunamianakin9649 who even plays that anymore?
@mickeyjpg9184 жыл бұрын
@@driffbro3380 People play Grand Prix 4 which was in 2002,2003 and it still is modded to this day.
@bcracingnetwork43974 жыл бұрын
That would be cool to race on iRacing. I hope iRacing can get Nazareth on iRacing.
@theWoodrow3215 жыл бұрын
Newberry Speedway in Newberry, S.C. Holds the nascar record for the lowest attendance of any grand national race. Only ran one race.
@TyrinsClips5 жыл бұрын
Wait, hold up, wait?
@davidhonkstvorisit48114 жыл бұрын
What was the attendance?
@ryanstreuli95545 жыл бұрын
So cool seeing that the trees grown where s racetrack once was and no one really knows but at one point it was living and full of excitement, and a part of NASCAR history and how the track is almost long gone
@Bulbasore5 жыл бұрын
Bro, I don’t watch or know nothing about nascar, but these videos of this track have been really interesting to watch
@joshuafarmer34673 жыл бұрын
Man, I've been a NASCAR fan since 1988 and I had never heard of this racetrack until you brought this to us. Thank you.
@danielt89605 жыл бұрын
Never clicked on a video so quick in my life. 🏁🏁
@Doody2x5 жыл бұрын
Daniel T same it was first in my recommended
@carracenation37745 жыл бұрын
I saw it and was on it in less then 1 minute
@racingtog5 жыл бұрын
Your content is beyond fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to research and build this for us. The world needs more old American racing content.
@Swerval5 жыл бұрын
I stumbled on this series a couple of weeks ago and I, like many other people commenting here, would love to see you keep digging up old tracks and motorsport history. If you keep going on-site, maybe invest in a microphone so that your camera man can pan about without losing your voice as you describe what you're seeing
@connorwilson22813 жыл бұрын
My knowledge about Nascar & Racing is extremely low, however, after watching the inital video about Air Base, I could not be more invested this these videos. This is a phenomenal series, both informative and entertaining.
@normalviewer7405 жыл бұрын
This is turning into my favorite KZbin channel for your consistent uploads and great content! Please continue to do what you love and don’t feel pressured to post or do something you don’t want to do. Have a bunch of fun
@Ligerzeronz5 жыл бұрын
Im from NZ, and watch alot of NASCAR and other US speedway sports, and man, watching your series, and now this just makes my heart giddy! Good job to you guys on this research and on-location investigation! Kee it uP!
@cgunugc5 жыл бұрын
If you ever go back; go to the Clock resturaunt. It's right there, it's great food for reasonable prices, and it's one of my favorites (second only to the Hub, when they're open). Crazy to see the roads you grow up on in a video about historical places. Then again, who knew all that used to be on Antioch Church road? Actually, I ought to ask around the family. Knowing us, we probably did know that. I'll get back to you.
@marz_mitzi5 жыл бұрын
I find it sad but at the same time.. nice how Antioch Church road outlived the race track..
@shayneramsay13885 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you were able to find some remnants of the past race track. I would certainly love to see more of these.
@onlyautismic5 жыл бұрын
Thanos: *snap* AirBase speedway: *disappears*
@JohnSmith-mk5jt4 жыл бұрын
Air Base Speedway: Mr. Greenville? I don't feel so good . . .
@CSLucasEpic2 жыл бұрын
A perfect example of urban archeology. Excellent stuff.
@NGKGMR5 жыл бұрын
I couldn't wait for this video!you are a legend
@bossracing33874 жыл бұрын
reading PA fairgrounds would be a cool video . great racing back in the 60s
@kylehughes26295 жыл бұрын
That rectangle peice of rusted metal you said looked like a cooler by the folding chair in the woods id say with 99% accuacy would have been an old radio flyer wagon! I seen one old rubber tire just by it with the rim rusted away from it!!
@MrWolfSnack5 жыл бұрын
Yes, because a steel cooler full of ice and beers would have been stupidly heavy to carry that far. They used little Timmy's wagon and carted it out there and camped out. Then got so drunk they forgot about it. The cooler likely would have been blown away by wind because it is a larger and more round object than the chair or wagon.
@thomaswebster63195 жыл бұрын
This was awesome man. Enjoyed every episode. This series could really have an impact. You keep doing this research on other tracks and exploring abandoned ones. It was be awesome. Keep of the fantastic work!
@mickoostingh57775 жыл бұрын
i was looking forward to this episode
@moodook40405 жыл бұрын
Not sure why the KZbin ALGORITHM decided to bless both your channel and my eyes those couple weeks ago but I am glad it did. This was amazing to watch unfold. Thank you for following through with it. You've got a fan here, buddy. I haven't been to a race in a few years but I am watching your channel more than I watch TV anymore. Cheers.
@sevenofor5 жыл бұрын
You did it! I was anticipating this video, it did not disappoint!
@JackSteel5487 ай бұрын
Just found this. Terrific! Had a similar situation near me. Dog Track Raceway in Moyock NC. 7 GN races in the sixties. Ned Jarret the multi-time winner. All gone now. Thanks for the ride.
@df66953 ай бұрын
I have to admit, I got heavily involved in abandoned race tracks after I started watching S1apShoes 4 years ago and Dog Track Speedway has been one of those that has peeked my interest the most. Looking at aerial images, it seems around late 2017 or early 2018, that was when the track got tore up. Did you ever by chance get to see what remained of the track before this? Genuiely curious.
@WeChallenge5 жыл бұрын
Started watching your channel when you first mentioned this phantom track,, so cool to be able to see this come to reality of you actually getting to go there and share the place with those of us interested in your story. Subbed and glad I did seeing this made a full run from hearsay to actually being able to step foot on the location. Awesome sauce.
@80rae3 жыл бұрын
Being a Greenville native it was really cool to watch all this. Never would have guessed!
@JNT1015 жыл бұрын
He’s Back! Love the new series idea. Keep it up man!
@thewallandhammers5 жыл бұрын
Man I’m not even that much of a nascar fan but I’ve been following the hell out of this this airspace speedway series. Great work
@ahrred31275 жыл бұрын
Now We Need To Find Someone Who Participated/Related In Air Base Speedway
@endreszentgyorgyi52704 жыл бұрын
Dey all ded
@chaseelliott85784 жыл бұрын
@@endreszentgyorgyi5270 maybe richard petty raced there. He isn't dead
@lindahaugh47114 жыл бұрын
@@chaseelliott8578 No, he only started racing in 59, and the track was closed by 52
@chaseelliott85784 жыл бұрын
@@lindahaugh4711 oh.
@chaseelliott85784 жыл бұрын
@@lindahaugh4711 I mean. He probably could talk about it since his dad lee probably raced there
@BobbySpivey-s7l Жыл бұрын
Damn right before 8 minute mark you said North Wilkesboro would be like this. Thank God the one time S1apsh0es was wrong. I live In spartanburg btw so your videos are quite the trip.
@TheLeggera5 жыл бұрын
I don't follow NASCAR but this was such an interesting series well done 👍🏻 Greetings from Australia !
@rayjohnson27685 жыл бұрын
This series was awesome, this is the reason i love nascar and the fans, most of them are just drunk 😂😂, but the other half, like you, are passionate about this sport and want to keep it alive, I appreciate people like you.
@nwpm30595 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many sticks and trees you will find there 🤔
@alfredo42o5 жыл бұрын
Mod of nwps I’d guess maybe 2 or so
@Adamas_835 жыл бұрын
More of this S1ap! So awesome to see the history, the research and then the current state in a mini series like this. I think you just found yourself a winning formula for the channel. I think the reaction has proven: we the audience, will eat this stuff up.
@GorbMcNasty5 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this episode :) , Good job matey.
@SirShadowKnight15 жыл бұрын
'I dont like to clickbait people...I dont think ill find anything'...instantly got my like and watch to end of video
@Sky7836_4 жыл бұрын
13:00 that round oval object looks like one of the lights from the magazine
@steeliewheelies5 жыл бұрын
This is SO freakn cool, thank you for diggin into this and searching. Very interesting stuff
@workingguy-OU8125 жыл бұрын
Forgive me, but I'm not quite sure the chair and stuff you found was positively from the race. In a copse of woods like that, it could easily have been someone's hunting seat, kids' camping area (kids were far more outside-y back in the late 60's, 1970's, 1980's, and would set up camps to just camp, or to drink pilfered-from-parents alcohol), or any number of other things. Pull-top beer can lids - look into what year they came about. 1950's into the early 1960's may very well have had cone-top beer cans with bottle caps. 1963 Iron City Beer became the first to use pull-tabs, but that was in Pittsburgh. The other beer companies weren't (IIRC) immediate adopters. I would suggest a metal-detector in the infield where you believe they used to work on the cars. Most likely you'd find brake cylinders, spark plugs, etc. under the soil.
@ronframe3875 жыл бұрын
Working Guy: yeah what he thought was a cooler was an upside down kids wagon from my childhood days, 1960's. You are right, a metal detector should definitely turn up some cool stuff!
@mackwhitehurst40555 жыл бұрын
Man this series of videos were amazing. Thank you so much for all your hard work. This was awesome to watch
@kendallthehammerheadbecker20x2 жыл бұрын
7:48 uh oh, bad predicting lol, but honestly nobody knew it was coming back
@shadowpersonoftheunknown62455 жыл бұрын
I spent quite a bit of time myself on Google maps trying to figure out exactly where the track was. This is many times better than what I could come up with, excellent work Slap & team!
@tylermccune70925 жыл бұрын
Thankfully there’s a good chance that North Wilkes is going to be immortalized into Iracing thanks to Dale Jr
@johngancarcik56824 жыл бұрын
Update tune into fox on Saturday afternoon for a nascar iracing special race
@joeblow96575 жыл бұрын
I don't even like Nascar that much but I like your channel. I also love the commitment and attention to detail you put into this video
@edudmas22485 жыл бұрын
When you type Greenville textile speedway into maps, Greenville Pickens comes up. Still confused to this day lol. Nice series man keep it up.
@johngancarcik56825 жыл бұрын
Back then record keeping wasn't as good as it is today
@edudmas22485 жыл бұрын
John Gancarcik yeah, sad though maybe if they kept the records then this wouldn’t be such a mystery.
@gearhed73485 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff - Your series on air base speedway was incredibly interesting. Thank you for taking us all along for the ride, and for your hard work pulling all this together. Fascinating!
@tombo62455 жыл бұрын
This video was so good, I’m watching it again lmao
@nathanielhiggerson76795 жыл бұрын
Thomas Carling yeah definitely lmao, stfu dude
@EclecticBuddha5 жыл бұрын
Hey pal. Love the channel and your storytelling. If there's a good story behind why the heck NASCAR decided racing trucks was an awesome idea, the evolution of the series, and differences between them and cars, I'd be interested in hearing it. It always seemed like it was a joke that everyone just decided to take completely seriously. Keep up the great work!
@LivvorMorthis5 жыл бұрын
25 secs in and I hear the squidbillies theme song f u c k i n g n i c e
@phillip52455 жыл бұрын
Do not touch the trim!
@hank15565 жыл бұрын
Unknown Hinson still yours by the way!
@muzikman1835 жыл бұрын
This, sir, has been quite the journey! Thank you for the trip!
@diogosousa41655 жыл бұрын
With Vettel taking P1 in F1 and this video coming out.. this is a good day
@jkarhiaho5 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@diogosousa41655 жыл бұрын
@Dean E yupp
@ronaldwilson16535 жыл бұрын
Personally myself I would just like to say thank you because it's nice to see the history of the sport that I love so much and I appreciate you doing this. thank you for taking your time and doing that so we can be able to go back and see what it looks like now i greatly appreciate it. 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
@laundrybasket90315 жыл бұрын
Next video take your car around the track.
@AS3R1US5 жыл бұрын
yeh that would be cool.. mayb host a whole event there
@v1nny125 жыл бұрын
Dirt bike through the old track, may still be possible haha
@burlingtonfan74925 жыл бұрын
3 buildings and a railroad spur cut right through where the track used to be, so, it would be impossible
@laundrybasket90315 жыл бұрын
@@burlingtonfan7492 nothing is impossible 👁️👁️
@user-rn6kq5qd5v5 жыл бұрын
@@burlingtonfan7492 I was thinking about that
@MXBROC4155 жыл бұрын
What a awesome journey that was. I randomly found your first video and i was totally invested in finding it lol