Dirt Track
Nov/090
In the East Bay region of San Francisco , is a suburb called Antioch . Though it is over fifty miles drive northeast of San Francisco, Antioch has become a hugely popular “bedroom community” for those working in San Francisco and Oakland. Until the real estate crisis in 2007, the soaring price of real estate forced would-be homeowners further and further from the place of their jobs. Though Antioch is one of the oldest cities in all of California , it is only recently that its population has begun to soar as one of the few places anywhere near San Francisco where the real estate is still affordable to the working class. Many suburbs closer in have become white-collar refuges that are terribly expensive, but if one can deal with a commute that is perhaps an hour or more, Antioch makes owning a home still a possibility.
This combination of factors have led to a more blue-collar demographic in Antioch and contributed to the popularity of the Antioch Speedway. Hailed (by itself) as “ California ’s Action Track” this speedway offers up races every Saturday night in the summer for $12 a person, or $30 for a whole family. Occasional championship races bring the price up to $16 and $42 respectively, but they only happen once or twice a season. Patrons can watch Wingless Sprints, Super Stocks, Limited Late Models, Dwarf Cars, and Mini Trucks battle it out in races (each a separate category of vehicle with their own set of in-depth rules for vehicle specifications involving everything from acceptable brand names for spark plugs to the type of tires). On a summer Saturday night, throughout the city of Antioch can be heard the roar of revving engines and the cheer of excited patrons.
The track is a quarter of a mile oval (about 400 meters ) with a semi-bank. It’s made of clay, which behaves like a dirt track, but is a little more resilient to wear and tear. As a dirt track, it is limited to certain kinds of events and vehicles and can’t host other events, which can only occur on paved raceways. But the patrons don’t seem to mind, as the track always brings out a cheering crowd each Saturday, not just from Antioch , but many surrounding suburb cities to watch the racers compete. The speedway opens in mid to late March and runs until mid to late October. Antioch summer nights are anywhere from mild to uncomfortably hot, so there would be no need for dressing warmly. The track opens at five, and the races start at six. Patrons can grab dinner at a number of local restaurants near the fairgrounds area in Antioch featuring everything from three-star dining to fast food and from Mexican to sushi, or they can avail themselves of the concession stand at the track which serves a number of Americana confections like hamburgers and hot dogs as well as wine coolers and beer. As a premier site to visit in Antioch , it offers much of the local flavor and is demonstrative of the culture of suburban Americana past the track homes and high-class hills.
For more information on Antioch, visit http://www.antiochmicroblog.com and http://www.concordmicroblog.com.
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