User:Chris3246534

Bio
About me:

I'm Chris, I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, and love everything about it, including the weather. I'm not much of a writer, I enjoy getting hands-on experience when I am in a learning environment. I enjoy reading non-fiction articles, particularly ones I can apply knowledge to in an everyday life. One of my favorite hobbies is working on cars, building them, solving problems, and most importantly driving them.

Wikipedia Activities:
I intend on trying to help Wikipedia improve articles with the knowledge I already have if it is not included already. I want to make sure if any car enthusiast needs questions answered simply, there will be a definitive answer to their problems. Wikipedia is shaped by all of us and there could be a large percentage of information that could be hard to understand or even misunderstood. This makes me want to improve the information available because I have been that guy looking for answers online and didn't find a definite answer for what I was searching for. I don't intend to make dramatic changes to articles, more so help others understand complicated information in simpler terms.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my page.

Article Evaluation
One of my favorite hobbies is to go watch drifting or go out and drift. A place where I can go and watch people drift legally is the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. I visited the Monroe, Washington article on Wikipedia and found three aspects of it worth commenting on pieces of information about Monroe venue that has been left out, out of date article concerning the same venue, and having every other information backed up by a reliable source.

Out Dated Information
While I was reading through the “Parks and Recreation” and “Attraction and events” paragraphs, I noticed the writer of this article missed a large detail about Monroe. The Evergreen Speedway is not only a racetrack that hosted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 1995 to 2000. It is also regularly available for private track days: drifting, autocross, and various types of rallies. Not only did Evergreen Speedway host the NASCAR Craftsman truck series, but they also annually host the biggest car events in Washington: Stance wars, Nissan-fest, Driftcon, and the biggest event Formula Drift. The average turnout for these events fill up all the parking spots from what I’ve seen personally. The drift scene is more well-known now than it has ever been before which is why I believe this important detail should be included.

New Missing information
Aside from leaving details out, I would also like to talk about how the information regarding the Evergreen state fair has not been updated. According to “Kiro7 news” the Evergreen state fair will be canceled due to 2020’s global pandemic “The Coronavirus”. The Evergreen state fair has not been canceled for about 80 years. The last time the fair was canceled was World War II. The first time the fair was canceled was during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1920. I think this would be useful information for anyone thinking about heading to the fair this summer.

Summary
I would say this article is in “decent” shape, it has a tremendous amount of citations backed by factual evidence. Aside from a few newer details laid out, I feel like this would be a great article for someone to read if they were planning to make a trip to Monroe, Washington. Not only does the article explain the history of Monroe, but it does a great job of explaining the demographics, climate, and culture.