What the Heck? World Figure 8 At Indianapolis Speedrome Reaction

[@josmbrake]

I'm from Indianapolis and went to school with the kids of the Speedrome's former owner. Legends of Indycar and Nascar have raced at the speedrome (AJ Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison, Tony Stewart and others). It's a crazy thing to watch!

[@Travizty]

Been going and watching this my whole life. Both sides of my family have raced there!

[@derekbaker6981]

It's always fun to be with someone for their first time at the track. Especially the 3hr World Championship race!

[@kevinduveneck1504]

Sometimes they run figure 8 races using cars pulling trailers or school buses...those are wild to watch

[@Lcngopher]

School bus figure eights are wild for sure

[@marygarrison9519]

I'm from America and I've never seen this. My hubby will love it

[@yonstenger]

Lifelong Indy south-sider here. Can confirm, the Speedrome rules. As does Anderson Speedway and so many others. And of course IMS. Hoosiers love all racing. It’s in our blood.

[@kurtjk01]

We have to be. Destinations are often hours apart; no time to waste amongst the cornfields, unless we're off-roading. I've always called 465 the "poor man's 500."

[@racinggrayson-kw6fj]

@@yonstenger I Kno all tracks have their basic set of rules for their weekly programs, what I mean is open competition seemed to bring more cars than having drivers from other states rebuild their cars to adjust to SPEEDROME rules AKA the (St.John/Tunny) rule

[@acemodez3169]

I've been at this race 25 or 6 times, first year was 1988. It's my favorite holiday

[@mateobrynn5792]

Love the speedrome. I grew up on Indy’s eastside and went to sleep hearing the engines roaring in the distance. We went a while back and in between races they actually had kids do a lap on tricycles and big wheels. Took a while but it was cute. Definitely worth a visit!

[@racinggrayson-kw6fj]

@@mateobrynn5792 how many times has those winerz at the trailer park try to get it closed down

[@mateobrynn5792]

@@racinggrayson-kw6fj probably quite a few times. I can imagine that noise being problematic on a school night but I grew up close to a freight line where the trains rattled our house and it put me to sleep so I guess you can get use to anything.😂

[@racinggrayson-kw6fj]

@@mateobrynn5792 to me it's the same thing as moving near the airport and complaining about airplanes

[@brandonshuffitt8009]

It's worth the trip to see it in person. Not just Indy the sport is growing fast around the US. Check it out!

[@danat1189]

Thank you, sir for checking out our sport.

[@BadDadJoe1]

This is even wilder to watch in person. Thanks for reminding me that I need to take my boys.

[@_ChristyMuz]

U know those people from Indiana, not satified with simple circles. 😂😂

[@PatrolNation]

Lol

[@staceysmith8173]

😂😂

[@illusion1415]

Accurate as an indiana native. We have a figure 8 in Anderson where I’m from.

[@RyTrapp0]

When your bar for an oval is the Indy Motor Speedway, it really sets a standard for everyone lol

[@autisonm]

It's true, we hate roundabouts.

[@kelseeraelyn2940]

School Bus Figure 8 is crazy. I’ve been going to the Speedrome since I was a baby in a car seat and my dad raced out there in 95-96. It’s really all about knowing your fellow drivers and knowing who’s going to check up at the crossover and who’s not. #TunnyFan

[@cynthiamiller483]

I love NASCAR and Indy racing. I’m from Indiana and we always went to the time trials for the Indianapolis 500. Never did get to a race. But I’ve been to a couple of NASCAR races and I loved it, noise and all!!

[@pebblehilllane]

When I was young, and living in suburban Chicago, my friends and I would often go to Santa Fe Speedway. It operated from 1953 through 1995 and featured weekly stock car racing and motorcycle competition in addition to midget and sprint car racing and the track’s popular demolition derbies and I did see a few figure 8 races there. The demolition derbies were the best though. They didn't do them like most placed, it was an every man for himself with everyone going in any and every direction. It was team demolition derby racing. It was like roller derby. There would be two teams of cars on the track and to win a team had to have one car make a certain number of laps around the 1/4 mile clay track ... while the rest would block for them and intentionally smash the cars of the other team and in the process often resulting in not only one car 'taken out,' but also the car hitting it. It was high speed demolition derby racing. I've never seen it done that way anywhere else, though it likely has been. But it was so much more fun and exciting than a standard demolition derby. The figure 8 racing was fun, there was excitement and there were wrecks, but with the team demolition derby it was assured that there would be wrecks and wrecks at speed.

[@RyTrapp0]

Holy hell, I've known about figure-8 racing for a while - but a 3hr enduro is WILD! That has to be positively mentally exhausting, your focus just pegged at 10-tenths for as long as you can possibly keep it together.

[@Travizty]

My uncle used to rent the track every year and have a demolition derby there no mud the just hosed down the track to make the asphalt wet thats it. Cars and buses crushed each other!

[@CK4RC]

"I have no idea what's going on, but I like it." 😂😂 That sums up Figure 8 racing perfectly. From somebody that lives in Indianapolis, racing is kind of a big deal here. 😆

[@Lcngopher]

Isnt there like a half dozen different race tracks within the indianapolis metro?

[@CK4RC]

@@Lcngopher you bet there are! Haha

[@AdamConus]

I remember the local figure 8 group was called F.E.A.R. Figure Eight Association of Racing. Great name.

[@mariejustme]

Welp, the secret is out. We Americans have been known to engage in some crazy stuff, sell tickets to it and then show it on TV’s. 😂

[@Dueross]

I have seen many of these at the Speedrome. This was a tamer one then most. The Speedrome has many semi-unusual events like this. They also do demolition derby's there which as you can see has not dirt, all on full pavement, and to top that they do a demolition derby with school buses and I believe they have done figure 8's with school buses and vehicles pulling trailers. All great entertainment.

[@jeffreynoice3844]

This is about 15 min from my house. It’s a lot of fun

[@JKM395]

I've seen this a few times and it has to be the most nerve wracking motorsport out there, with the possible exception of the Isle of Mann motorcycle races. It's fun to watch.

[@rasmith66]

This was my home track growing up on the northeast side of Indy! Love figure 8 racing!

[@marksmith9566]

Demolition Derby is ever crazier!

[@carolburnett190]

What new madness is this?!? I’ve never seen or heard of this kind of racing.

[@jimnaden5594]

Figure 8 racing has been around since the 1940s

[@PaulaThompson-x9w]

You should see it done with old school busses. LoL

[@steamro11r]

or RVs hauling boats

[@oldmusclecars9419]

In the early 70’s I was about 6-7 years old and my dad took me to the local track and there was a figure 8 race and we watched a driver get killed that night. My dad never took me back to that track. After that, we started going to the drag races and to Talladega since we lived in Alabama.

[@billclisham8668]

I raced figure 8's for better than 3 decades. When I first got started an old timer told me to get through the intersection you would have to either use balls or brakes.....lol

[@midwestphishman]

I am 52 and I live 10 minutes from this track. WE have had this almost my entire life. Mayor Hudnught in the 80's tried to shut it down but that never happened.

[@courtneymumme3227]

Figure 8’s with buses and car trains are hilariously chaotic to watch!

[@kevingray426]

The driver's hang out at the Kitley Inn bar across the street. Makes for some damn good racing

[@russellrofe4849]

I've seen "chain" races. The cars are chained together in pairs, front to end. The car in front has a motor and no brakes. It tows the rear car, which has brakes and no motor. Very few cars finish the race.

[@illusion1415]

Chaos. That’s what us Indiana rednecks want lol

[@jasonwhoever5528]

Get in... Hang on... Shut up... Go fast... MERICA!

[@randyhawley7202]

I've been there many times for figure-8 races ! Always an awesomely entertaining event 1

[@rjmidwest6911]

Awesome and historical track, I live just a couple miles from it and go often.

[@jeffjones6221]

I helped a buddy that ran midgets here at the speedrome. Used to pick up trash in his tires from the figure 8 events😅😅

[@russellridge7176]

Yes it's a 3 hrs endor race we raced 1 year and went over 300 laps 600 times through the intersection

[@ChaoticMisfit]

I live less than a mile from this track... You should see it in person it is electric! Edit: They also do this with School Buses, Pickup Trucks pulling trailers, RVs etc...

[@yonstenger]

Yes dude! I was going to mention the same thing! The double decker races and the trailer races are a riot!

[@nicklinville9020]

They also do school bus figure 8 races there, as well as boat races ( the cars drag small boats behind, and the other cars try to destroy/ detach the boat).

[@andrewwoodard8340]

Did you know we also race lawnmowers?

[@Cashcrop54]

Yep, agree with others. Check out Demolition Derby. It's an experience!

[@DeniseBarwick-z1p]

There's a car and trailer version of the figure eight. They pull campers, boats, hot tubs or anything on a trailer. It gets wild.

[@PatrolNation]

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[@Sneadfamilylights]

This is one of the best races of the year. I have been going for years. Its an absolute blast. Always the second saturday in September. $20,000 to win.

[@JIMBEARRI]

Try this one : Rockford Speedway FIGURE 8 SCHOOL BUS RACE

[@book1957]

Rockford also has pickups pulling boats or campers. Both are great to watch.

[@tonyhull4350]

I ran a few races their. My wife said she would close her eye when I got to close in the crossover. I said don't worry about it, I did too. lol. Twenty years younger I would do it again. great fun

[@jennleigh143]

From Indiana… so much better live! Love it!

[@tammy32]

I’m from Indiana, been to this race a few times. We really love dirt racing though. You need to react to some dirt racing.

[@gfyracing7632]

I also have videos of them racing School Buses at this track.

[@gfyracing7632]

I have my tickets for the 3 hour race this September. My channel has a lot of races from this track that I videoed.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

i would have a hard time explaining what a figure 8 race is & what it is for. In demolition derby figure 8 makes perfect sense. I have done Rally Cars & that is crazy enough.

[@lumpdawg419]

Im at the speeddrome every saturday night . The outlaw figure 8 guys are nuts . Great racing . They do a 3hour race in september come check it out sometime.

[@ThursdayNext67]

Figure 8 racing is less dangerous when you do it in Wreckfest

[@johnniecalhoun5381]

They have pulling trailer figure 8 racing . Outlaw car racing is also interesting !

[@RyTrapp0]

Your typical 'night of destruction' races tend to deliver for sure

[@thomashughes_teh]

I live close enough to hear races from this venue.

[@metalstephie79]

My favorite was rockford trailer race.

[@dak8862]

Hey that's my home track. The World Figure 8 Championship is coming up next weekend. This is not a novelty these are purposed built race cars about $50,000 to be competitive.

[@kevinflanagan6200]

Another Hoosier in your comments. Ive been there for this its amazing how many crashes dont happen during the modified figure 8. Those are very expensive to build with not much cash prizes. Thats there finally.

[@cameronnewman9362]

i have only seen these on a dirt track

[@lawrencejones1517]

It don't get more 'MURICA than this! And if you think that this is wild, you should see them race a figure 8 with school busses!

[@MyMonstersRreal]

Use to go every week when I was a kid when we had a race . The cars use not to be that safe. Got a chance to drive a race for a friend. Didn't have the balls back then to do figure 8. Now I would

[@Sneed341]

My cousin used to race at this track and I raced there as a kid with karts. We ran the oval in those, however. My cousin won the 3 Hour(biggest, annual event there) in 2008.

[@LumberjackMC]

There was an old PS2 and OG XBOX game called Test Drive: Eve of Destruction, I played this game religiously, if you thought this was crazy, Test Drive takes that and dials it up to 100.

[@shammi8133]

I like it when the school busses do figure 8

[@everypitchcounts4875]

We even race tractors. Look up tractor pulls. Oh and race lawnmowers

[@DuneFreak66]

For everyone who has never seen this before, Your childhood and life in general sucked! You poor things. LOL. I love it when they use trucks pulling campers! RV's with boats is fun too.

[@Trickorvr]

I agree, not to experience this when you're a kid in person Not an adult watching on KZbin I live down the street from this track

[@sharonsweet2397]

check out figure 8 with trailers...yes pulling a trailer behind the car/trucks

[@rhonniesapphire4685]

You would love the school bus figure 8 races lol

[@johndrews206]

figure 8 trailer racing!!!

[@marksmith9566]

Dem Derby last one moving wins!

[@bryanevans2171]

Sometimes they do it with old school buses.

[@PatrolNation]

Buses...oh yes I have to see that

[@R.smalling]

Nick Moore is my uncle great guy great uncle legend in racing at speedrome, he has retired from racing but thinking about making a return

[@SteveTrujillo-h2p]

I live in Colorado and there is a local track in NOCO northern Colorado for those who don’t know they ren trains witch means three cars teatherd together running a figure 8 2 drivers one in the front is the throttle the one in the back is the break great local racing red necks have a good time

[@mikek5977]

looks like a car race... actually an IQ test.

[@staceysmith8173]

😂😂

[@cameronnewman9362]

try it sometime lol see how high your IQ is

[@bob_._.]

I've never seen a figure 8 with real race cars; I've seen junkers, and school busses, and trailers but never real cars.

[@derekbaker6981]

I go every year. Best race on the plante!

[@Capydachi]

I've seen figure 8 racing with demolition derby cars but never with actual race cars

[@randyhawley7202]

Most of these are custom-built or dedicated to figure 8, I believe.

[@clint7210]

Yes they are a class of their own they are the outlaw figure 8 class. Indiana is not the only state to do this some of these drivers come from all over country. I believe a few years ago Jessie James brought a car out there and he was booed out the track cause he thought it was destruction race was hitting everyone. There's destruction but they try not to intentially do it cause it's also a race. A good paying one at that

[@jimmypham2487]

Those car looks cool 🔥

[@bairives63]

video recommendation for you, demolition derby (the V8s) events

[@41dfcpea90]

You should checkout demolition figure 8 racing.

[@racinggrayson-kw6fj]

It used b a open competition event now SPEEDROME rules apply

[@johndrews206]

If you like this you should check out train racing figure 8.

[@exoterric]

Id say it takes balls, but really you need a touch of insanity.

[@rafa_v1.0]

This is hillbilly shit here. It's awesome!

[@Torrystiles]

Okay. Do I get royalties for this?

[@SkewtLilbttm]

This is a new one on me

[@smokert5555]

I've been to a number of races at the Speedrome and this is the first time i've heard the announcer. You can't hear them at the race. I always wonder why bother, cause all you hear are the cars.

[@emmettdwyer7584]

have you done nhra fire-breathing monsters?

[@staceysmith8173]

He hasn't done any NHRA

[@suevillarreal9315]

I will NEVER understand why!!! 😳😳😳😳 (I cannot watch 😵‍💫)

[@harrisong3386]

Im from indy and this aint shit i watched a bus figure 8 race in northern Indiana 😂 it took damn near 2 hrs to clean up a crash

[@reindeer7752]

I think you would like bull riding.

[@dak8862]

These are actually late models btw

[@chriskayler5849]

No these are not roll cages with skin on them these are 50k to 100k cars.

[@j.m.s.5310]

Kitley!!!!!!!

[@BlueRidgeCommentary]

Have ya heard of chain or skid races yet?

[@hippiejoe969]

Can you say puckerfactor!! Hard corecPuckelfactor

[@lumpdawg419]

The tunny boys are the top guys . U got ben ,mark, jesse , austin, dana tunny . Chad sizemore and jeffery shackleford are also really good drivers this guys have no fear

[@jimnaden5594]

Kenny St. John was one of the best at Figure Eight racing I ever saw. .

[@Jeff-hf8lg]

I remember Kenny St John, and Ron flick

[@Jeff-hf8lg]

I started going there when I was 10 and still do since I moved I go there when I can

[@Jeff-hf8lg]

Favorite was Sonny Thompson