Thrilling Outdoor Sports Set to Return to Great Falls

Racers, start your engines! Dirt track racing is set to return to the Electric City for the spring and summer months starting in April.

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The Electric City Speedway is gearing up for the 2024 season, a celebration of over 7 decades of racing action in Great Falls. Do you know the story of how this track came about in our city?

History and Tradition Remain Staples at ECS in Great Falls

Located in Black Eagle, Montana, the Electric City Speedway overlooks the city of Great Falls from north to south. The grandstands sit above the track, featuring a 3/10ths clay oval dirt race area.

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Started in 1952, the Electric City Speedway features racing from several classes including WISSOTA Street Stock, WISSOTA Midwest Modified, WISSOTA Super Stock, WISSOTA Late Model, IMCA Sport Compact, IMCA Modified, Rocky Mountain Sprints, ASCS 360 Sprints.

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Dirt Track Racing Returns for Spring in Great Falls, Montana

As we start to thaw out from winter and look ahead at spring, start making your plans to attend any of the events scheduled for the season from April through September. The first races of the season this year are April 26th and 27th.

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The Montana Spring Roundup will have WISSOTA Midwest Mods, WISSOTA Super Stock, IMCA Modified, Rocky Mtn Sprints on the first night, plus IMCA sport compact running on the second night. To get tickets to this event or any of the racing action through the season, click here.

Top Ten Car Movies To Get The Motor Revving!

Reminiscing about my childhood and the influences famous movie cars had on my tastes of today. Here are 10 of my favorite motor vehicles and their respective movies they starred in.

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Horse Racing, Great Falls, Montana

Horse Racing, Great Falls, Montana

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Greyhound Racing at Grand Junction Colorado's Uranium Downs

Did you ever spend an evening at the Greyhound races at Grand Junction's Uranium Downs? I didn't, and I've been hanging out at Uranium Downs since the early 1970s.

Check out this awesome program from July 9, 1957. If the program is any indication, these Greyhound races were a huge deal. Back then, you could acquire one of these programs for $.50 cents at these Grand Junction businesses: