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American Speed Association

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Not to be confused with ASA Late Model Series. American Speed Association Sport Auto racing Founded 1968 Country   United States Most recent champion(s) Dalton Zehr The American Speed Association ( ASA ) was a sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States formed in 1968. The Association was based in Pendleton, Indiana and later in Daytona Beach, Florida. The ASA sanctioned asphalt and dirt tracks in their ASA Member Track program along with racing series in the United States and Canada. The organization has not been active since 2014. ASA was most famous for a national touring series which began in 1973 but was discontinued in 2004 due to financial difficulties. In 2005, ASA became primarily a short track sanctioning clearinghouse under the leadership of Dennis Huth. The cars from the ASA National tour also raced in England in the now-defunct Stock Car Speed Association (formally ASCAR). Contents 1 ASA National Tour 2 MTV lawsuit ...

Berlin Raceway

Berlin Raceway Location 2060 Berlin Fair Drive Marne, Michigan Time zone Eastern (U.S.) Coordinates 43°2′8″N 85°50′7″W  /  43.03556°N 85.83528°W  / 43.03556; -85.83528 Coordinates: 43°2′8″N 85°50′7″W  /  43.03556°N 85.83528°W  / 43.03556; -85.83528 Owner Berlin Fair Operator DBD Ventures Opened 1951 Length 7/16 mile mi Turns 4 Turns Race lap record 12.513 seconds (Brian Gerster, , ) Berlin Raceway is a 0.4375 mile long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. It opened in 1950. It was originally a horse track before World War II. The track is notable for the lack of an outside wall on the back straightaway, a unique feature for a national series such as ARCA. In addition, the short straights make it feel almost circular. Berlin's current track record is 12.513 seconds, set by Brian Gerster in 2018 in a winged sprint car. Berlin Raceway takes its name from the city of Marne's original name "Berlin...

Unix shell script find out which directory the script file resides?

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392 99 Basically I need to run the script with paths related to the shell script file location, how can I change the current directory to the same directory as where the script file resides? shell unix share | improve this question edited Jun 16 '16 at 8:31 user3378165 2,346 8 26 57 asked Oct 28 '08 at 8:19 William Yeung William Yeung 3,906 7 31 41 ...