Circle Track Summer

Circle Track Summer (2005)

Dukes of Hazzard meets Porky's

The owner of a failing race track seeks to reverse his fortune by holding a series of promotion events where the cars are driven by women in bikinis... backwards.

Date of release
2005-07-29
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Action, Comedy
Director
Steve Pallota

Casting

Interesting facts

Circle Track Summer is a 2005 American action comedy film about auto racing. It was directed by independent film maker Steve Pallotta and featured an appearance by Brian Lisik. Tom Erickson of WNIR also stars in the movie. The film is considered a "local cult favorite".

Production

At the 2004 debut of Pallotta's film Lake Evermore, Palotta announced his plans to film Circle Track Summer as "a launching pad for a commercial filmmaking career", with plans to have it air on a cable network and eventually be released to home video. Filming occurred over a 14-month period (2005–2006) at the Barberton Raceway in Barberton, Ohio.

Circle Track Summer is Steve Pallotta's third full-length feature, following his first two movies The Forbidden Closet and Lake Evermore. With this project, cinematographer Christopher Parker, takes his production level "up several notches".

The project was shot entirely on location in the Akron, Ohio area, with more than 200 locals involved in the one-year filming. The project's costume design was done by Susie Smith, known for her award-winning work on St. Elsewhere.

The filmed debuted July 29, and had a DVD release by CustomFlix on May 19, 2006.

The film features WNIR radio talk show personalities, Stan Piatt, Maggie Fuller, Tom Erickson, Phil Fergusson, and Bob Earley. The film also includes cameo appearances by Akron Beacon-Journal columnist Bob Dyer, Bob Golic, Cuyahoga Falls then-mayor Don Robart and Nina Rawls, wife of Lou Rawls.

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