Happy 40th Anniversary of Hell Track Day

America's 250th Anniversary isn't the biggest and most important anniversary this year. 

Today (June 26) is the 40th Anniversary of Hell Track. For the background on that, see here.

I'm just assuming here that the year of Hell Track is the year that "Rad" came out. Given that the movie came out in March 1986, and if we assume the events of the movie didn't occur after the movie was released, that would place the first Hell Track Day in 1985, making this post 1 year late and thus, quite lame.

We still don't have a proper tradition for celebrating Hell Track Day. 

This sucks.

Happy Hell Track Day

It's Hell Track Day today.

Last year I explained what Hell Track Day was and where it came from. I also put off the question of how we're supposed to celebrate it until this year.  I still don't know. I'll try to come up with something in 2026, I guess.

Happy Hell Track Day

 Earlier this year, we were told that Rad Day was March 21st, the day "Rad" was originally released. But today is Hell Track Day.

Near the beginning of the movie Cru sees the following sign on a picket fence: 

"7-11 (and) Chief Auto Parts 

Presents Hell Track

Coming to Cochrane." 

It looks like this (through cheap VHS):

But that differs from the original script which stated:

"7-11 & Chief Auto Parts

Presents

HELL TRACK!

Coming to Cochran, June 26th"

That's today.

Not only is there no date in the movie, it's pretty clear to me that it takes place in Fall - school is in session, the leaves are changing. On the other hand, SATs are given in the Spring. 

Not one to make unsubstantiated claims, I would link to the original script here but the uploaded script  has been completely scrubbed from the internet (as far as I can tell) and the only remaining information about it to determine what it said is my own blog...

Rad - Top Ten Script Anomalies (10-6)

Rad - Top Ten Script Anomalies (5-1)

So I remember the June 26th date and you'll just have to trust me.

Happy Hell Track Day. Today's the day where we ride bikes(?) or do back flips or eat Kix? Maybe we should make one or two dramatic exits. I haven't worked out all the details. Let's start building the mythology next year.