Washington State Dragways.....Which one is the best.

My wife and I are getting transferred to the Seattle area for work. 3 year contract. Moving in October and I'm pretty excited. Which dragstrips out of the 5 are the best? Best to worst.

Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA is the best for a big show and has the best surface.

I haven't race on the Walla Walla or Yakima tracks yet Bremerton is old school and good, same thing on Spokane Pacific is good also If you want to travel to Mission, B.C. Canada it is good to, really fast also

I've raced all but Pacific! Its obviously the stand out but the other 4 have their perks...

Bremerton and Yakima both have a good "grass-roots" feel to them and really cater to the sportsman racer. Not too far to the south lies Woodburn, OR. (3 hr drive, just south of Portland), which is a great track with a solid scene. Make a point of getting down there when you can, you won't regret it. I've never raced at Spokane, but is a 4+ hr. drive from the Seattle area. Pacific is a great facility, and is clearly the top option if you live in the greater Seattle area. You'll have options.

Congrats on the move, and welcome to the Northwest!

6 closest tracks in relationship to Seattle.

Pacific Raceways http://pacificraceways.com/
Best/Largest facility, also closest to Seattle, hard to go wrong here.

Bremerton Raceway http://bremertonraceway.com/
Old Airport, limited amenities (no running water), laid back family atmosphere.

Mission BC http://missionraceway.com/
Good track just over the Canadian border, good facilities and people. Exchange rate currently makes this a good trip for someone feeling touristy

Yakima http://renegaderaceway.com/
Similar in feel to Bremerton, laid back, family, small track atmosphere.

Portland (1/8th) http://portlandraceway.com/
Technically a city park, 1/8th mile on the straightaway of the road course. Very nice place, they typically only drag race Wednesday and Friday nights with limited track prep and there are noise restrictions here.

Woodburn http://www.woodburndragstrip.com/
Just south of Portland, good track and facilities. Being more southern it tends to be warmer than the Seattle/ Portland metro areas.


Pacific is #1
Woodburn and Mission tie for 2nd
Bremerton and Yakima tie for 4th
Portland 6th due to schedule, hard for people who work M-F in Seattle to ever make it there.

Cab, Yakima wouldn't be a bad track for you to go to. It is on 97, might be about the same travel time for you as Woodburn.

I've seen it when visiting Yakima, I've heard that they have a real problem with Goatheads in the pits so I'm not really looking forward to dealing with them Painful little rascals when your untying the car or having to work on it on your knees like checking the air pressures or changing a front tire because of a Goathead making it go flat
LACR, Inyokern,GAFB, Beeline and Speed World had them in the pits also

OMG Goatheads are a nightmare. If you track some home they are dormant 7 years before they sprout.

They will definitely mess up tires!

Woodburn, Bremerton does a lot with a little, Mission in BC, Pacific, all good tracks IMO.
I would rate:
1.Woodburn
2.Mission
3.Pacific
4.Bremerton
5.Spokane
6.Yakima
7.Walla Walla never been there

Now factor in the weather, shorter race season unless your willing to travel.

Original question, Washington tracks, moving to Seattle area

1. Bremerton
2. Pacific

Yes Woodburn and Mission are awesome places to race.
If you are in Bend deciding between Yakima and Woodburn, It's about 2.5 hours further to Yakima. Not worth the drive at all.

Goat heads have been gone from Renegade for close to 5 years Cab. When the new owner took over he knew that was one of the major complaints and has worked real hard to kill them off with some help from a local farmer/racer.

That being said Pacific, Woodburn & Mission are great tracks to race at but us on the east side of the state spend more time at Renegade, Spokane & Walla Walla...

Several times a year they also run 1/8 mile in Forks on the Olympic Peninsula. They use the airport but have a water box, timing lights, food & porta-potties. Really laid back, some cool stuff shows up.

There is another track on the "Wet Side" down in Toutle. It is only a 1/8 mile run and it is called Riverdale Raceway. They have a Facebook page and seem like a fun place to go. This weekend they are having a two-day race.

If you go to Yakima goatheads are a real problem. The track promoter doesn't seem to give a rip when it comes to the locals racing. The restrooms are third world, wife went with me one time and said she would never go back. The track surface is a crap shoot. Most of the time the starting line is not well prepped.

Seattle, rainouts are a problem. Once they have your money, oh well You get a raincheck however if you are not a regular local racing, well you see my point. Oh, and they have a noise curfew.

Bremerton, well the rain is the issue. Good track with lots of pit space

Woodburn, well maintained track, good facilities, family friendly and it's in a part of Oregon where it doesn't rain all that much. In the summer it can get a bit hot and humid. check out the Mopar Nationals at Woodburn, usually in July

Given a choice, Woodburn then Bremerton


Oh, lived in Yakima for over 40 years