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    Chris Erskine: Postcards From L.A.: Speedway mayhem for the family

    by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Jun 25, 2019 4 minutes

    In L.A., the road less traveled is a speedway. No, not the 405 at 2 a.m. This, literally, is a speedway, the last surviving car track in Los Angeles County. It somehow slips - revs, quivers, growls - under the radar among the gravel pits of Irwindale.

    Beautiful.

    Built on testosterone, flop sweat and gigantic globs of flame, Irwindale might be the answer to your kids' "there's nothing to do" lament on the second day of summer vacation.

    Take them for a little warm-weather excitement - no lines, no hassles, no "event pricing," none of the usual L.A. bull spit - to check out this charming little track. After years

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