Template:Did you know nominations/Los Angeles Motordrome

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 23:21, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Los Angeles Motordrome

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• ... that the Los Angeles Motordrome (pictured) was built with 300 miles (480 km) of boards?

• ALT1:... that it took two shiploads of lumber to build the Los Angeles Motordrome (pictured)?
• ALT2:... that the wooden racing surface of the Los Angeles Motordrome (pictured) was treated with crushed sea shells to improve traction?
• Comment: Existing article expanded from 127 words to 1156 words in user Sandbox and moved to article space on 8/11/12.
• Reviewed: 1992 Birmingham Fire season

5x expanded by Belchfire (talk). Self nom at 03:11, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

• Date, length o.k. Neutral. No obvious copyright issues. AGF on offline sources. I see ALT1 in a visible cited source, not the original hook or ALT2. So, good to go with ALT1. Picture is o.k. - U.S. postcard pre-1914. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:25, 29 August 2012 (UTC)