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Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going
Posted By: moprod
Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 05:35 AM
Here's mine.
Then: Bluegrass Dragway in Lexington, KY. Closed around 1978. As with all old tracks a bunch of touring pros made stops here and Divison 3 points meets as both an NHRA & IHRA track.
Now: a office and industrial Park, still using the track as main roadway in.
This photo was taken around mid 60's opening day
Posted By: DavidDean
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 05:45 AM
Posted By: therocks
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 11:51 AM
Here Meander and Howland drag strips.I rememeber when Art Arfroms brought the Green Monster up from Akron.Rocky
Posted By: KD800X
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 12:36 PM
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Here Meander and Howland drag strips.I rememeber when Art Arfroms brought the Green Monster up from Akron.Rocky
It's been years but the last time I was at Handles Ice Cream in Howland, the strip was still there but all grown over.
My dad use to talk about Don Gartlits racing at Howland.
Posted By: Evil_Ways
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 12:53 PM
Baylands Raceway in Fremont California. Went there alot as a kid with my family and friends, great memories. It's probably one of the main reasons I'm into hot rods. I wish it was still around.....
Posted By: wildcargo
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 01:11 PM
Vineland Speedway, Vineland N.J. 1958 to 1965 and befor that Woodbine airport was a part time strip. I think there is a web site for the old Vineland Speedway. I rember when this guy named Joe.Jacono came down with his nail head Buick powered A/MR then take the body off and run A/D made a lot of frends when it came time for top elimanator and he ran him self for the money.
Here we are at the closed Vineland speedway for some T&T with the C/D, sorry for the vue of my best side but this is all I have for a photo
Posted By: Mike Miller
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 02:53 PM
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Sorry no pictures but Green Valley Race City in Smithfield(Fort Worth) TX 
I have a bunch of them..... but none of my cars!!!
Here is a view I had many times.
Posted By: I_bleed_MOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/26/08 11:32 PM
Several have closed in the Atlanta area.
Yellow River Dragstrip- where Houston Platt crashed into the crowd.
Now the strip is part of the roadway in a trailer park.
Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway- not sure when it closed (early 90s?)- now has a subdivision built where it was. Here's a youtube video of a Camaro smacking the guardrail there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae58TyymvLo www.HotRodder.com has a drag strip section with lots of info on old strips.
Posted By: Kevins493
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 01:52 AM
Posted By: mopacltd
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 02:09 AM
Never raced there, but some good reading.
Posted By: mphsmitch
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 01:52 PM
Halls raceway in Halls TN was a great track in the early 60s and into the 70s. It was visited by most of the Pros and was considered one of the better tracks in the south by a few guys that raced there.
Posted By: 40ford
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 01:59 PM
Halls was running in the 50s, my brother won SS/A there in 1958 with his 57 Chev, 270HP, powerglide trans.
Posted By: 40ford
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 02:30 PM
Most of the tracks we raced at in the 60s and 70s are gone now. It's a shame! But, to be honest, many were accidents waiting to happen, short shut off areas, little safety provisions, etc. But that is how drag racing started in the south.
Some that my feeble memory remembers:
Cumberland Raceway-Nashville
Old Hickory Raceway-Old Hickory, TN
Riverside Raceway-Nashville
Super Dragway-Fairview, TN
Smithville Dragway-Smithville, TN
Buffalo Valley Raceway- Carthage, TN
Rockwood Dragway-Rockwood, TN
Maryville Dragway-Knoxville, TN
Lakeland Dragway-Memphis
City Raceway-Jackson, TN
Optimist Dragway-Chattanooga
Airport Dragway-Columbia, TN
Sturgis Dragway-Sturgis, KY
Highway 11- Bristol, TN
Mountain Dragway-Lynchburg, VA
Green Valley Dragway, outside of Gunnerville, AL
Courtland Raceway, Courtland, AL
Delta Dragway, Greenwood, MS
Sunset Dragway, north of Huntsville, AL
There was also a track north of Evansville, IN
There was also a track in Sedalia, MO
I also remember racing at Harvey Crain's track at Hailieh, FL(invitational race)
Those were "barnstorming" tracks---many times we could race four times per week!
Posted By: Moore & Moore
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 03:17 PM
The one I remember in Ohio is Wayne Trail in Van Wert. Last I heard it is just a overgrown field now.I went there a couple of times with dad in the late 70's. It was a 2 lane track with grass between each lane. They would always have a Memorial and Labor day race that would pay $1000 to win. A good friend took dads car over one year and won the Labor day race.
Jack
Posted By: DavidDean
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 06:24 PM
I only went there as a kid to spectate but Dallas International Motor Speedway was WAY ahead of its time I saw Sox&Martin,Snake ,Mongoose,Garlits ,Ramchargers and more in about 1970
Posted By: unknown
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 06:35 PM
Detroit drag way
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 07:20 PM
In CA. Bishop, Carlsbad, Colton, Fontana, Long Beach, Rialto, Inyokern, Fremont (AKA San Jose) Orange County, LACR (AKA Palmdale) Two that I never race at or saw ,San Gabriel andSan Fernado. Irwindale I did race at and several more in the central and northern part of the state that I can't remember there names. In AZ, Beeline, in NV, Stardust and the old Las Vegas track that is near the new track, In UT, St George and the old Bonniville raceway. So much for the good old days
Posted By: PC-CHARGER
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 08:12 PM
Aerial of the old Keystone/Bison Draways just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba.
Posted By: Lil Demon
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/27/08 08:22 PM
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In CA. Bishop, Carlsbad, Colton, Fontana, Long Beach, Rialto, Inyokern, Fremont (AKA San Jose) Orange County, LACR (AKA Palmdale) Two that I never race at or saw ,San Gabriel andSan Fernado. Irwindale I did race at and several more in the central and northern part of the state that I can't remember there names. In AZ, Beeline, in NV, Stardust and the old Las Vegas track that is near the new track, In UT, St George and the old Bonniville raceway. So much for the good old days
Yep - don't forget Riverside. A good drag track and one of the best ever road courses.
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 03:38 AM
40Ford, I didn't realize Tenn. had some many tracks in the past. I have seen where the old Hwy 11 track was in Kingsport.
Let some some old or current photos of closed tracks.
Posted By: 40ford
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 04:33 AM
I got to thinking after I posted Highway 11 being in Bristol----that it was closer to Kingsport. But, I guess when you are on a roll---you are on a roll.
In the early 60s to early 70s, there were a bunch of tracks in Tennessee. It wasn't unusual to race 50 times per year. During that time, I was in college---just keep the beer and pizza coming---we could go without sleep for days. Heck, we slept in the car when needed or pile in the back while someone else drove. The first time we ran at Indy, we slept under the trailer for five days---couldn't afford a motel room---spent all our money on the rail. But, racing was so much cheaper then---and the winnings weren't that bad---actually made money for several years.
But then that all changed when I graduated from college---went across the stage to get my diploma---then walked to the end of the stage and got my draft notice---I was gone one week later! But the car still ran while I was with "uncle". Picked up three year later. Finally got out of drag racing in 1973.
Still have fond memories of that period!
Posted By: 70AARcuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 04:48 AM
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In CA. Bishop, Carlsbad, Colton, Fontana, Long Beach, Rialto, Inyokern, Fremont (AKA San Jose) Orange County, LACR (AKA Palmdale) Two that I never race at or saw ,San Gabriel andSan Fernado. Irwindale I did race at and several more in the central and northern part of the state that I can't remember there names. In AZ, Beeline, in NV, Stardust and the old Las Vegas track that is near the new track, In UT, St George and the old Bonniville raceway. So much for the good old days
vacavalley raceway in vacaville....kingdon drag strip in Lodi...
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 07:53 AM
In 1959 Minnesota Dragways opened and was a track
way ahead of it's time. Concrete launch pad and
paved pit roads and parking spots. Across the way
10 or so miles was Twin City Drag Strip which
opened around 1949. Later to be known as North
Star drag strip.
Both shut down in the mid to late 70's
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 07:55 AM
News from Minnesota Dragways
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 08:03 AM
The "Chizzler" Greeks car ran 200 a few times at
Minn dragway long before Garlets did in 64.
I hear there were timing lights at Minn Dragway
way before NHRA had them at Indy in 63.
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 08:10 AM
Some rare color shots of Minn Dragway 1959-1960
or close to it.
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 08:17 AM
The Doc & Tom Hoover. Two local top fuel cars
in 1967 at Minn Dragway. In 1970 Hoover and Doc
moved to Funny cars, both ran Dodges.
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 08:36 AM
The "Chizzler" Greek in the paved pit area at
Minnesota Dragways. I think 1960. My Dad would
go watch him race Don Garlits on a saturday here.
Then drive all night to watch them race at Union
Grove, Wisconsin on sunday. Dad was an owner of a
Mobil Service Station from 1957 to 1976, so Mobil
would foot the bill on many trips.
Posted By: 360904
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 09:45 AM
I remember going to
Hyde Park dragstrip in Newark Ohio
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:29 PM
Picts from 1982 at the now defunct Motion Raceway in Assumption Illinois.
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:31 PM
Motion 2
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:33 PM
Motion 3
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:35 PM
Motion 4
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:36 PM
Motion 5
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:39 PM
The "Old" St. Louis track 1982
Posted By: B Dartman
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 12:42 PM
Gary Indiana US-30 1982
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/28/08 08:53 PM
How about O.C.I.R. around 1971-1972.
Jim Dunns conventional funny car, before the
rear engine funny car. Mike Dedrich bought
this car from Jim Dunn. Just a little side question.
What ever happened to Mike Dedrich?
Posted By: Lil Demon
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/29/08 12:31 AM
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How about O.C.I.R. around 1971-1972.
Jim Dunns conventional funny car, before the
rear engine funny car. Mike Dedrich bought
this car from Jim Dunn. Just a little side question.
What ever happened to Mike Dedrich?
Diedrich was involved in a pretty good fire in that car (burned up the back half pretty good). Left racing soon thereafter.
On a side note - I sell the DVD Funny Car Summer and they are signed by Jim Dunn - you can see Diedrich getting his license in that car at OCIR.
Posted By: BDS871Cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/30/08 11:14 PM
Yep,
Good movie! watch it every week end. How about some more pictures of ghost tracks. Even some
pictures of some Ma & Pa small town tracks.
Posted By: I_bleed_MOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/30/08 11:31 PM
One of my favorites (although I've never been there
) is the old Lakeland Raceway in Tennessee. You may recall it from the race scene in "Two Lane Blacktop".
http://www.lakelandraceway.com/Edit: I was just going thru the Lakeland website as I haven't watched it in a while and noticed that as of 4-'08, it's being cleared off for a subdivision. The strip will be the main road in the developement.
Posted By: DragDart360
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 11/30/08 11:35 PM
I attended my first drag race at Tower Raceway
just north of Denver on Tower road near DIA, It was a 32 car Top Fuel with all the big racers of the day.
I also played at Mile High Erie,Co 70-71
and attended a big fuel altered race at Continental Divide, Castle Rock, Co
All are gone
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 01:29 AM
I raced at the old Lakeland Dragway near Memphis.
Was there for an IHRA Bracket Finals in late 70's.
Also went there for an IHRA points race in 70's. Was there the day Tommy Ivo's Charger funny car matched the Blue Max which crashed that day) Remember Herb McCandless won Super Mod or some class like that with a 70's Cuda also that weekend also.
Here's a photo I took that day.
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 01:32 AM
A couple from the old Bluegrass Draway, 70's NHRA points meet.
Posted By: 67Satty
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 05:03 AM
Here is a still from a video I shot of Carlsbad Raceway in 1996:
Posted By: ntstlgl1970
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 06:14 AM
fremont 1986
Posted By: 11secaarcuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 03:46 PM
There used to be a 1/8 mile track in Princeton VA that you could see from the highway. Now when I go past there, it looks like a trailer park with what used to be the track as a road through the trailer court. It must have closed within the past 5-10 years. I just went past it yesterday on my way home from NC. Everytime I go past, I look to see if anyone is racing (no such luck).
Posted By: KD800X
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 03:55 PM
Does anyone have any pictures of the old Howland Drag Strip in Howland Ohio? I have heard stories about it and I have seen the remains but I have never seen what it looked like when it was running back in the 50's and early 60's.
Also does anyone have pictures of the old Skyline drag stip in New Castle Pa?
Posted By: sixpakdodge
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 04:07 PM
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Does anyone have any pictures of the old Howland Drag Strip in Howland Ohio? I have heard stories about it and I have seen the remains but I have never seen what it looked like when it was running back in the 50's and early 60's.
Also does anyone have pictures of the old Skyline drag stip in New Castle Pa?
Good luck with Skyline. I personally know the old manager from there and he doesn't have anything. He doesn't know anyone that does either.
I do have some shots of Dick Landy's '65 there that my Grandpa took. They aren't really the best though, you can't see the starting line/downtrack. They are also on slides. 
Posted By: Bill_LBSR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 07:19 PM
75-80 Dragway and Aquasco Speedway. Heres a link to info and pics of Aquasco.
http://www.atomicpinup.com/Aquasco_Speedway.html
Posted By: KD800X
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/01/08 09:42 PM
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Does anyone have any pictures of the old Howland Drag Strip in Howland Ohio? I have heard stories about it and I have seen the remains but I have never seen what it looked like when it was running back in the 50's and early 60's.
Also does anyone have pictures of the old Skyline drag stip in New Castle Pa?
Good luck with Skyline. I personally know the old manager from there and he doesn't have anything. He doesn't know anyone that does either.
I do have some shots of Dick Landy's '65 there that my Grandpa took. They aren't really the best though, you can't see the starting line/downtrack. They are also on slides.
That would be cool if you can post them... I just would like to see it. Dad grew up in New Castle and he use to go to Skyline all the time. I'm sure he was there when Landy was there.
Thanks
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/08/08 02:27 AM
Some old video of the track I posted, Several old Mopar super stock and more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezgceg2XRpg
Posted By: farmington
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/08/08 03:49 AM
there's a web site waterwinterwonderland.com that lists, among other things, Michigan's old dragstrips. there's some pics too.
Posted By: proshiftcharger
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/10/08 04:32 AM
try this link for York US 30 some great Super Stock and other nostalgia pics and icons.
http://www.thevintageracer.com/us30/yorkus30_01.htmor how bout a track that was resurected ??
try this one Max Naylor brought back from the dead.
http://www.numidiadragway.net/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Posted By: savoyracer
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/10/08 02:27 PM
In Oregon, back in the 60's, I raced at the airport at Newport, the airport at Port Orford, and of course Balboa raceways in Eugene. A local Top Fuel dragster was called Bev's Steakhouse, and I believe that one of the drivers was a man by the name of Ed "the ace" McCulloch . That track was also known earlier by the name of Thunderbird Raceways.
Posted By: Frito
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 03:22 AM
Raven Rock Dragway, located on an airport on RT. 52 just West of Portsmouth, Ohio. I only raced there once. It was a little ahead of my time.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 04:06 AM
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Detroit drag way
Yep, good old Detroit Dragway, that was where my car
made its first pass. Also Motorcity Dragway north
of Detroit
Posted By: goldmember
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 04:14 AM
I spent many Sundays at Lakeland dragway in the 70's. Great memories.
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 06:57 AM
NHRA.com has a series of threads about Ghost Tracks on their site now. So many I would love to go check out.
Wish we had some more photos to share. Tracks I have run at that are now closed include Lakeland in Memphis, Bluegrass in Lexington, KY, River Cities in Asland, KY, Harrison County in Indiana.
Posted By: cyphre666
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 07:49 AM
R.I.P 75-80 Dragway
Monrovia, Md.
10-30-2005
It was a slow death,
Bill Wilcom tried, but had to give up in the end.
I spent many nights there bracket racing.
My first trip there was in 1970.
Track was pretty good, but if you raced there
you knew the return road was pretty crappy.
Posted By: 7074cuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 11:17 AM
Track I used to race at in NE IN. in the 80's was Avilla Dragway.Nice little track that also had a roundy-round track.Place filled a void for the NE IN racers and NW OH racers.Was sold around 89-90.Has a gas station there now.
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/12/08 11:10 PM
good posts, lets see some before and after photos of thses tracks. IM going to get a photo soon of one.
Posted By: Frito
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/13/08 01:26 AM
I live only a few miles from the old River Cities track. I did not live here when it ran but I will try to get some photos of how it is now.
Posted By: The Duster
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 06:08 PM
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Track I used to race at in NE IN. in the 80's was Avilla Dragway.Nice little track that also had a roundy-round track.Place filled a void for the NE IN racers and NW OH racers.Was sold around 89-90.Has a gas station there now.
I raced a street 70 Duster 340 I had back then around 1988-92. Vitamin C orange with factory black painted top. Dad has it now and has restored it.
You might find this link interesting.
Remembering Avilla Dragway
Posted By: THE GLASS MAN
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 06:22 PM
Anybody remember Hyde Park Raceway in Heath Ohio? After going to Pacemakers Dragstrip and Hyde Park Raceway for many years, Dad let me drive his prized Chrysler powered Willys at Hyde Park in the spring of 1968, at the ripe old age of 15. Even though Hyde Park closed in 1968, I still own the Willys as I raced it in 1968.
Posted By: Kevins493
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 06:39 PM
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R.I.P 75-80 Dragway
Monrovia, Md.
10-30-2005
It was a slow death,
Bill Wilcom tried, but had to give up in the end.
I spent many nights there bracket racing.
My first trip there was in 1970.
Track was pretty good, but if you raced there
you knew the return road was pretty crappy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WluessYthW8
Posted By: rockerbob
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 07:17 PM
There was a track in Sanford, NC I would go to back in the late 70's early 80's. If I remember correctly in was in the woods. Dont think it could be seen from any road. Went there a bunch as a spectator. Never had a big car count (when I was there)which was too bad. I remember a guy had a brite red 70 road runner that was fast & usually went rounds. Seems like a Duster or two also ran there. That was about all the Mopars I remember as regulars. I think the track closed in the mid 80's. I think the manager/owners name was Vaden Richardson. Some of you old timers probably know him. I heard he also owned another track. Thinking Fayetteville maybe. I had fun there & wish it was still open. I was asking a fellow racer about the place this summer and was told the track was overgrown with trees now.
Dont think I took any pic's.
Posted By: Mopar_racer_99
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 07:20 PM
Also in Ga where Richard Petty accidently killed a child Southern International Dragway, Dallas Ga, now sitting dormant. John
Posted By: goldmember
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 07:31 PM
Try lakelandraceway.com Lot's of good photos and stories from the days of Lakeland raceway/ Memphis TN. Reading one of the stories from Clay Millican and his experiences are the same as mine,I just never got closer to living that dream than sitting in Garlits rail. LOL
Posted By: MRMOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 08:25 PM
Beeline - Phoenix.. the car "Incognito", owed by Don Toia - "Don's Hot Rod Shop" Tucson - is powered by a blown early hemi -
The timing tower can still be seen from the Beeline Highway N of Phoenix.
Pictures from moparts member EH100 -
Posted By: MRMOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 08:31 PM
Beeline - Phoenix.. the car "Incognito", owed by Don Toia - "Don's Hot Rod Shop" Tucson - is powered by a blown early hemi -
Check out the flathead rail in the near lane with 4 duces....
Pictures from moparts member EH100 -
Posted By: MRMOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 08:37 PM
Tucson Dragway - closed after promoter was arrested for using the dragstrip to fly "stuff" into the US from Mexico.
My 68 RR on starting line - 1983 ...
(we now have a 1st class track here - SIR - at the county fairgrounds.)
Posted By: MRMOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 08:43 PM
Tucson Dragway - Jan 2002 - looking towards starting line - my truck in approx same place as my RR in 1983.. you can still see the concrete starting line - and some signs of ummm night racing in the desert... not really sure I'd want to make a full pass considering the deterioration of the track.
Back in the day the track was outside of town, now the developers have built right up to the track entry on Poorman Road..
Posted By: CHAPPER
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 11:06 PM
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Anybody remember Hyde Park Raceway in Heath Ohio? After going to Pacemakers Dragstrip and Hyde Park Raceway for many years, Dad let me drive his prized Chrysler powered Willys at Hyde Park in the spring of 1968, at the ripe old age of 15. Even though Hyde Park closed in 1968, I still own the Willys as I raced it in 1968.
I remember Hyde Park. I don't believe it closed in '68..I ran there after that,,probably in '69 sometime or later. Hyde Park was my first organized racing event in EARLY '68. I had just bought a '68 Roadrunner in Dec. '67,,Hyde opened early, snow still on ground in areas, I WON! Ran and WON both 'pure stock' and 'stock'! Needless to say, I was HOOKED on drag racin'! Ran there several times after,,,with not so much success.
Posted By: CHAPPER
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/20/09 11:49 PM
Also another 'ghost' in my neighborhood. Belpre Dragstrip. I drive by the property where it was until '63-'64 everyday. I have a flyer framed hanging in my shop from there. I can't say exactly when it closed, but I can remember the newest car I saw run there was '63 Chev a friend of mine had and it was near new at the time. I used to go with my uncle, as I wasn't driving until '65 and my Dad thought cars and spending money on them was a total waste and anybody who did was a total idiot. Needless to say, my uncle and I got along real well. I bought a house(30 yrs ago) about 1/2 mile from the old track. I wish I would have bought one on the same road as the old track. They renamed that road "DRAGSTRIP ROAD" several years ago. HOW NEAT would it be to be racer with an address of "DRAGSTRIP ROAD"!
Posted By: Blucuda413
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 01:45 AM
Here's an old one from Louisiana. When I raced at Houma we used an airfield runway. I left LA in '63 and didn't even know this one existed until recently. Looks like it was a real nice facility.
http://www.hotrodder.com/cgi-bin/dragstrips/YaBB.pl?num=1199391570
Posted By: fasteddie
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 02:47 AM
Hudson Drag Strip, Hudson NC. The first place I ever raced back in the '80s, about 86 or so. I had a chance to go by there in about 2002 and the place is all grown over. I took a pic. I'll see if I can find it.
Another long gone strip is Shuffletown near Charlotte NC. Not sure what happened to it. Someone told me it was now a housing development. Anyone have any pics of it now or then?
Posted By: sthemi
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 05:41 AM
Oswego Drag Raceway, Oswego Il,
closed in the early 80s...
http://www.oswegodragway.com/Events.htm
Posted By: sthemi
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 05:48 AM
Lake Geneva Raceway, Lake Geneva Wis.
Closed around 1976....
My buddy won braket class champion (one Sunday) there with a 70 Charger 383 4bl...
I remember well because three of us drove from a friends summer home with open exuaust thru the town of Lake Geneva to get to the track and back to the house....Those were the days....
http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/WI/LakeGeneva.html
Posted By: kruger
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 06:08 AM
Strato Rods Dragway - Wrightstown, NJ
1/4-mile paved drag strip (1968 to 1982)
Located on runways at McGuire Air force base
Searched high and low for pics...None
Posted By: CHAPPER
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 12:24 PM
Thought of another, Winfield, W.Va. All I ever heard it called was 'Winfield'. I ran there in early '70s. It was located not too far from where Kanawha Raceway is now, only closer to Winfield and on opposite side of Rt. 35 if I remember right.
Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 12:36 PM
Posted By: wildcargo
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 01:13 PM
The old Vineland Speedway the drag strip opeaned 1958 closed 1965, there was allso a roundy roun track and a sports car track that was allso used for motor cycle raceing. a lot of good memories from there. Ran C/G then D/mp and C/D at that track.
This was after the track was closed we were there doing a little T&T.
Posted By: wildcargo
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 01:19 PM
And here is one taken at Woodbine Airport when it was used for a drag strip befor 1958
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/21/09 01:31 PM
P.I.D., Pittsburgh International Dragway just south of Pittsburgh near Bridgeville, Pa. I think it closed in 1974. We saw 8 top fuel cars in 1968 run there, Garlits, Prudhomme, Kalitta, McEwen, can't remember the rest. I think it was an old airport at one time. I remember hearing a story that the NHRA bought it but never developed it but I'm not sure if thats true or BS. I have some old pictures but they're to poor quality to post. I also have some stuff from Heidelberg Speedway just up the road from PID. Both tracks were owned by a man named Ed Witzberg.
Posted By: hemiheadNC
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/22/09 12:31 AM
...somewhere in my junk, I still have a Heidleburg jacket , from the PRA 250 run late in the fall for late models. A bunch of us from the Buffalo area would haul down for that show in the early to mid 70's. I think 74 or 75 was the last year. This was before ASA, ARTGO, WISOTA etc, but the BEST short track guys were there, Howe, Trickle, Joy Fair, Ruttman, Don Gregory,Art Clark, Dick Flaig, Eddie Anchor. I think Bobby Allison and Neil Bonnett made is once or twice. I believe is was turned into a shopping mall. The last year we were there, I think there was over 100 cars to qualify for 30 some spots. The heat races were awsome.....
Posted By: Somerdale Flash
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/22/09 02:54 AM
Quote:
Strato Rods Dragway - Wrightstown, NJ
1/4-mile paved drag strip (1968 to 1982)
Located on runways at McGuire Air force base
Searched high and low for pics...None
Used to run there every sunday morning.
Load up, and race Atco that night.
Was able to Win twice in the same day, at two different tracks a couple of times.
Man were we beat at work on Monday.
The only thing that helped was cashing two ckecks....LOL
Posted By: blue_stocker
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/23/09 08:26 AM
In Northern Calif Bay Area, who could forget Halfmoon Bay, Champion Dragstrip (SF by the Cow Palace), Cotatti Dragstrip and the aforementioned Vacavalley Dragstrip? 1969 was the first time there watching Harry Holton in a SS/BA Hurst Dart/Rettig Bros w/Bob Jenkins driving their A990 Coronet vs, Ed Terry and Dick Woods Ford match racing their SOHC Mustang and a 66/7 427 SS Fairlane. Neat race, unfortunately the Mustang beat all comers whereas the Fairlane was Mopar fodder! HAhaha...wasn't there something in the Oroville area?
Posted By: hemirambob
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/23/09 05:45 PM
Posted By: dennismopar73
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 12:33 AM
miss motion raceway
1 4 weeks i raced ther ever i won the street class there
won $75.00 and a trophy
tract still there!! go see it every year
guy in springfield has purchased it
been trying to reopen it every year
city of asumption will not let it go beacause of 'noise'
thats for the picts i dont have any i can find
Posted By: dennismopar73
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 12:36 AM
Couple of tracks everyone has fogot
Alton Dragway Alton Ill
White city raceway by mt.olive ill
old dirt track (good ol days)
Posted By: Crizila
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 03:21 AM
Quote:
Couple of tracks everyone has fogot
Alton Dragway Alton Ill
White city raceway by mt.olive ill
old dirt track (good ol days)
Raced at Alton a few times. Trashed an 8 3/4 there one night. How about Beardstown, Il or Wentzville, Mi?
Posted By: Crizila
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 03:50 AM
Lots of good racing at this track.
Posted By: moprod
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 10:31 AM
searching for old photos from this one, Bluegrass Dragway...
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 10:59 AM
How about Southern Illinois Dragway.Marion Ill.???
Posted By: MRMOPAR
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 02:15 PM
Montgomery, NY at the airstrip
Dover (Wingdale???), NY
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 05:40 PM
Hemirambob,
Thanks for the PID link.
cuda273
Posted By: kruger
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/24/09 08:10 PM
Yep!
Had more fun racing there then at atco, They definately had thier favorites there though. I was there when Bo Laws slid that car on its side half way down the track.
Quote:
Quote:
Strato Rods Dragway - Wrightstown, NJ
1/4-mile paved drag strip (1968 to 1982)
Located on runways at McGuire Air force base
Searched high and low for pics...None
Used to run there every sunday morning.
Load up, and race Atco that night.
Was able to Win twice in the same day, at two different tracks a couple of times.
Man were we beat at work on Monday.
The only thing that helped was cashing two ckecks....LOL
Posted By: hemirambob
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 03:30 PM
No problem. Couldn't believe that there was a website!
Posted By: Cudafied
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 03:54 PM
West Hampton Dragway was open from 1954 or 55 sold by the origional owners in 1992 to an evil penguin named Gary who named it Long Island Dragway then changed the name to Long Island Motorsports Park...and in 2004 sold the track out of greed and disrespect for the large Drag Racing population on Long Island to a person who turned it into 50+ housing. Oh yeah did I say FU Gary
Picture from West Hampton
Starting line last day track was open
This is the sign that was at the enterence to the track on the last day it was open
Posted By: The Duster
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 04:46 PM
Found a picture of fellow member Dale Massengill (cuda/rt), along with several others on the Remembering Avilla Dragway site.
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/AvillaDragway/
Posted By: Mtn Thunder
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 09:02 PM
Pocono Drag Lodge,near Long Pond Pa. I was 15 and my Dad took us out to see the new Pocono International Raceway. Couldn't get in to see it so I talked him into taking us to PDL which was close by. That trip is what got me started in Racing.
I made a few trips out there before joining the Air Force. Little did I know that it would no longer exist when I returned home.
I got stationed at Edwards in '73 and found Kings Raceway in Palmdale(Later to become LACR) and made it my home track for almost 30 years.
And now like many others,it too is gone.
Posted By: Somerdale Flash
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 10:30 PM
Pleasantville NJ. Roundy round track. Raced on the straight away. They paid $100 to the fastest car every week. Friend of mine Bill Robinson, showed up with his 66 Hemi Coronet running B/MP..
Took their $$$...He was faster than all those Chevies...Even the ones in A/MP...LOL
Bill has been a mentor to HemiFred and I since the begining of time.
Make sure you click on pic gallery in the link below.
http://home.comcast.net/~tinad816/wsb/html/view.cgi-photos.html-.html
Posted By: HemiGreg
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 11:00 PM
my first time at NATIONAL SPEEDWAY LINY.
web page
Posted By: rbkt65
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 11:17 PM
was at beardstown,ill and how about whitehall,ill where return road most of time went though corn field-it was also in 3-4 different locations before last spot-our car club tried to take it over and run it but insurance was killer-was there once when a guy i know had 3? something ford p/u w/sbc and rear pipe bumper w/screw on caps(for changing weight to run different class) and he used lead shot-ripped corner of bag when adding for class and did not get cap on properly-did burn out and cap and shot came out all over starting line what a mess-they have reunion every year in sept?spotting for head start was in 10 ft increments-great place
Posted By: a493demon
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/25/09 11:50 PM
how about south glensfalls dragway in glensfalls n.y .when i was a kid my mom and dad would race there every week.my mom was the powder puff queen there a lot then she would race the men's winner and most of the time win.it was in a new 72 340 4 speed demon. brad
Posted By: Kindafast
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/26/09 12:27 AM
Can't believe nobody has said Suffolk Raceway. Suffolk Va, A long history and some big hitters raced there. Closed in 1991 after the last owners let it run down to nothing. I sure miss that track. Now as it was then part of the local airport.
Posted By: Anonymous
Post deleted by Defbob - 12/26/09 01:33 AM
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/26/09 01:43 AM
Here'a a pic of our old '63 lightweight 425hp max wedge at Irwindale in Jan. of '73. We were at Pomona for the Winter Nats. & went to Irwindale that night to get in some tuning runs.
The picture is so old you can barely make out the sign. I've always wondered, was that a concession stand or the timing tower?
Posted By: mike s
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/26/09 03:42 AM
Windsor Dragway, Detroit and Motor City Dragways and one I only visited once in Manhattan KS (Manhattan Dragway?).Seemed like you could almost touch the cars from the fence.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/26/09 07:05 PM
I was to young to race then but was taken to watch at Hyde Park in Newark, Ohio. It closed around 65' when National Trail Raceway opened.
It was one of the first tracks in Ohio.
Posted By: hemidup
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/26/09 08:29 PM
I know that Minnesota Dragways and Twin City/Northstar have already been mentioned, but I still have fond memories of both those tracks since I grew up between the two back in the haydays.
I felt saddened while working in the housing developement where Minn Dragways use to be. Driving down interstate 35, the tree's that where next to the tower at Northstar are still standing. Seeing those tree's still bring me back fond memories.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 10:57 PM
Although AMARILLO DRAGWAY is not exactly a ghost track at this time, a lot of us fear that it's days are numbered. I think the biggest problem is the surrounding land owners are into horses (the four legged kind) & want the noise stopped. Makes their highly bred horses quit laying eggs or something.
Amyhow I have a bunch of pics from the earliest days of the trac I hope you will enjoy.
#1 is Earnie Walker, track owner & promoter, & our Division 4 Director, Dale Ham, breaking ground & paving.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:05 PM
Dale Ham, Earnie Walker, & Wally Parks in 1959.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:10 PM
Dale Ham & Earnie with NHRA Division Director's wagon & race equipment.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:11 PM
Dale & Wally in front of tower.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:14 PM
Earnie ligning up some match races.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:15 PM
Amarillo Dragway from air.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:17 PM
Dale holding court at driver's meeting.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:19 PM
Dale explaining what cheaters can expect.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:21 PM
Checking Addcock's dragster for legality.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:24 PM
Before the storm! Pre-race ceremonies.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:26 PM
Boilin' the hides.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:30 PM
Eddie Hill's twin engine Pontiac dragster.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:33 PM
A&B Automotive's Tiger Two altered car. As young aspiring dragracers, a lot of us spent a lot of time at Addcock's speed shop.
Posted By: In_The_Pink
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:34 PM
Maybe I missed it, but here's some info on U.S. 30 Dragstrip in Hobart, Indiana:
http://www.lostindiana.net/Lost_Indiana/Lost_Indiana__US_30_Drag_Strip.html
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:37 PM
Fenner Tubbs Plymouths out of Lubbock were normal fixtures at Amarillo. Fenner's son, Tommy Tubbs, & Joe Smith ran the cars for the dealership. This is their 65 Stocker.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:38 PM
Fenner Tubb's altered 65 car.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:40 PM
Fenner Tubbs altered in 1966. Early funny car.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:41 PM
DOVER DRAG STRIP in WINGDALE,NY, closed in 1976.
shutdown was very short, stopping with drum brakes were real fun. many a time i almost landed in the swamp with my 440-6 cuda and my 340 4 speed duster. very cool track back in the day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icq2Zxmr4Co
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:42 PM
Early Rambunctious car, when Gene was a hero to Mopar fans.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:43 PM
Roger Caster/ Grady Bryant & Mr. Tomato match racing.
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:48 PM
Top fuel dragster of Weekly, Safford, & Hampshire at Amarillo. Any one remember these guys? The Texas vs. California meets were the high point at Amarillo Dragway each year.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:48 PM
heres another video, there were some really fast cars up there, running in the 10's back then.
i had a killer 440-6 cuda which was a freak, ran 11.97-11.98 up there.bought all these direct connection parts from east coast speed and went from 12.20's to high 11's which was very good back in the mid 70's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KubClPvLOQ
Posted By: Madness
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/27/09 11:50 PM
Earnie Walker as a young hot rodder with a hopped ud Pontiac.
Posted By: CHAPPER
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 12/28/09 12:30 AM
Quote:
I was to young to race then but was taken to watch at Hyde Park in Newark, Ohio. It closed around 65' when National Trail Raceway opened.
It was one of the first tracks in Ohio.
I'm sorry, but I beg to differ,,,Hyde was still running in '69.. I raced there. Not trying to upstage you or anything, just trying to keep facts in their chronological order.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 08:00 PM
Here is me running in the last couple years that Warner Robbins was open.
With the closing of Warner Robbins a lot of the track equipment was recycled to Dolthan's dragstrip.
Posted By: sixpakdodge
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 09:12 PM
Skyline Dragstrip in New Castle, PA. Sorry for the name across the photo, but I know it would get stolen if posted otherwise.
Posted By: Frito
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 09:37 PM
Riverside, Proctorville, Ohio
Posted By: cheapstreetdustr
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 09:42 PM
Vineland Nj. was these guys stomping grounds..
Budd Corletto,Bill Winterbergins, (John Fox )machine work Steve Kanuika
the text in the story reads like this (best i could tell due to blurry text)
An impressive arrey of chromed exhaust and injector stacks gets off this sharp dragster's buick powerplant. Budd Corleto and Bill Winterbergins decided to join forces on the car-building project. Both agreed the Buick as being the best choice for a powerplant and it took them no time at all to salvage a '63 mill from a local junk yard. Do-it-yourselfers from way back, they get in touch with a local steel tubing supply house and bought up a truck load of chrome-moly ??? stock. After the tubing was bent and welded, ??? and Bill located a chromed tube axle transverse springs, ??? ??? shocks and wire wheels on the front end.
With most of the chassis and suspension work completed, they concnentrated their efforts on the brawny mill. Hillborn injectors, a howards 190 cam, a high rev valve train, boxed rods, johns pistons, and a set of tuned headers broadend the output of the already potent screemer.
Bud's rig holds quite a few 1/4 mile records, with his best time being 169 mph, 8.48 seconds at langhourne. records in the 160 mph nine-second barrier are on par for the 1/4 mile course.
but these guys are changing those stats rapidly.
Future plans call for a direct drive stacked Buick mill with a GMC 6-71 supercharger and hillborn four-port injectores?".
Philadelphia-based railster trips the 1/8-mile clocks at 127mph in 5.44 seconds. Action photo shows Bud Corleto in the process of making a 150 mph warm-up run at Atco Dragway. Vertex-sparked '63 Buick mill gets a boost from Hilborn injectors, Howard cam and a .060-inch bore job."
The wheelbase was 96 inches and the trans was a 38 La Salle {second and third only} The rear was 40 ford narrowed with a 4.11 gear.
the engines machine work were done by Steve Kanuika...
funny thing is budd set all the records..but my uncle John was 110lbs lighter and ran one of the rails fastest mph's..If only a week before,,, it would have been a record..
Budd Getting all the records and the credit for being a good driver (deservedly so!)
but at the time my Uncle John would rib him cause with budd's Weight over the back tires...it got mUCH better traction...
cheapst
Posted By: cheapstreetdustr
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 09:45 PM
this aricle and pics are actually from Atco ..
but Vineland was a familiar scene..
cheapst
Posted By: pinkduster
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 10:06 PM
Quote:
Pocono Drag Lodge,near Long Pond Pa. I was 15 and my Dad took us out to see the new Pocono International Raceway. Couldn't get in to see it so I talked him into taking us to PDL which was close by. That trip is what got me started in Racing.
I made a few trips out there before joining the Air Force. Little did I know that it would no longer exist when I returned home.
I got stationed at Edwards in '73 and found Kings Raceway in Palmdale(Later to become LACR) and made it my home track for almost 30 years.
And now like many others,it too is gone.
I never heard of Pocono Drag Lodge until this past weekend. The place was closed in 1972. I was only born in 69, so I guess that explains why I never heard of it. Anyway... They started a reunion show in 2009 and they are doing it again in 2010 and I'm planning to go because it looks cool! Lots of old drag cars. Google it, or search You Tube. Lots of neat stuff!
I stole this picture from Google. 
Posted By: 4nhemi
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/03/10 10:26 PM
This track was closing about the time I was born but maybe some of you may have raced or spectated as a youngster there.
Golden triangle dragstrip in between Nederland and Beaumont Texas.That's were Don Garlits caught on fire the second time. all I can find is an old video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tqj-IV5do&feature=relatedI learned to drive an old standard pickup in the late 70s and there were still some signs up but I would imagine it's all gone now,nothing but a cow pasture today.
Posted By: QuickDart 502
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/04/10 12:26 AM
Quote:
This track was closing about the time I was born but maybe some of you may have raced or spectated as a youngster there.
Golden triangle dragstrip in between Nederland and Beaumont Texas.That's were Don Garlits caught on fire the second time. all I can find is an old video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tqj-IV5do&feature=related
I learned to drive an old standard pickup in the late 70s and there were still some signs up but I would imagine it's all gone now,nothing but a cow pasture today.
Whats the name of the drag strip that is just outside of Beaumont, Its part air strip. I was there a few years ago when I was driving over the road. It was an outlaw track. man I seen some crazy stuff there.
Posted By: 4nhemi
Re: Ghost Tracks, remember when, keep it going - 03/04/10 01:13 AM
Quote:
Quote:
This track was closing about the time I was born but maybe some of you may have raced or spectated as a youngster there.
Golden triangle dragstrip in between Nederland and Beaumont Texas.That's were Don Garlits caught on fire the second time. all I can find is an old video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tqj-IV5do&feature=related
I learned to drive an old standard pickup in the late 70s and there were still some signs up but I would imagine it's all gone now,nothing but a cow pasture today.
Whats the name of the drag strip that is just outside of Beaumont, Its part air strip. I was there a few years ago when I was driving over the road. It was an outlaw track. man I seen some crazy stuff there.
http://www.Evadaleraceway.com/
Ben bruce memorial airpark raceway a lot of the Houston and Louisiana cars come over and race.3/8 mile shutdown past the stripe so it's got plenty of shutdown area
local forum
http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?user=PAPS
