The CL of the paved racetrack

by Walt Wilson 60 years later A tether car world record holder returns to oldest track in the world. Bonus digital feature Tether cars were first built almost as soon as model airplane engines were invented. They evolved from running with hand-held cables on parking lots to faster cars that had to be run on specialized tracks with a center pole capable of holding the great centrifugal weights generated by faster running cars. "Cable Cars" usually run on a 66' or 70' diameter concrete track with a center pole. The cable attaches to a ball bearing near its base. The pole has a platform…