If you’re revving your engines for the start of racing at Redwood Acres Racetrack, you’ll have to wait. The predicted heavy rains are delaying tomorrow’s kick-off but not for long. April 28 ticket holders can use them on Saturday, May 5, when the track will be roaring with roadrunners, legends, bombers, mini stocks and bandoleros — “small cars driven by youngsters,” according to the Redwood Acres Racing press release. If my kids are reading this, that’s a hard “no.” And if you live by the track, enjoy the blissful silence this weekend.
Read about local speed demons and life on the track in “Race Day” by John Bennett.
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This article appears in Homeward Bound.
