Miami Dragway Question
 

Does anyone know the address or very near location of the old Miami Dragway? And what year it closed?

http://www.dvorakmachine.com/photos/...ok/lawman2.jpg

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

Check out the "drag strip stories" page of hotrodder.com. This is a great, but little known, resource for trying to find history of a particular race car or drag strip. Just scroll down to the state that the drag strip was in and start clicking. Be careful though, it's easy to spend a lot of time on this site. Good luck.

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The only thing I found over there was an un answered question not too far from mine. I want the address or general location so I can get a satellite photo of what's left of it. If anything.

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What has happened to Hollywood Speedway and to the Miami Dragway??? Is it still in use? What kind of condition is it in? Would anyone happen to have the address? or a contact?

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Well, sorry that site was of no help to you. You could also try thevintageracer.com. It features satellite photos of lots of old drag strips. You need to check under a lot of diffent categories over there such as "still visible, partially visible, etc." Not the easiest site to navigate, but hopefully you can find something there. In your photo, is that an aluminum nose, 4-door Max Wedge car?

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Mark

Nothing on that site for it either, I checked all the categories. Thanks for trying though.

I know nothing about the pic, just posted it because it's suppose to be from Miami Dragstrip.

I have found out that it may have been west of Hollywood Florida, and may have shut down around 1973-4. But nothing in stone. I've scanned the satellite views from Miami to Hollywood, but not found a sign of it yet.

Google Earth is my viewer.

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Steved,

-------You bring up a good question. I spent many a day there and cant quite remember what street in Hollywood it was on. Possibly Griffin Rd. but Im just not sure. It was way west, further than the turnpike I think, but not as far as 75. I last ran there on a Wed. night in 1991 with friends (kind of test and tune) with "Red Alert". One of those friends succumbed to cancer a short while later and thats why I remember it so clearly. Another strip that got encroached upon!!!
-------P.S.,,,I see your new post, Steved, but my dates are correct so it was still open in 1991. I do remember those same friends telling me a year or so later that it had finally closed. I do have some pics somewhere of that day.......Bill S

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

Bill

Did it convert and move locations in 1974 to what was later known as Miami Hollywood Speedway Park?

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-----Same location always as far as I know. It might have been closed for a few years back at the time you mentioned and reopened but I have never heard that........Bill S

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I've looked all the way down Griffin until it turns to heavy woods, mile north and south with no luck. But it's very hard when there is so much development, could have easily missed it.

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

Mark, if you look close, those are the "Lawman" station wagons. Lots of wagons raced back then. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

Hey boys, ring up Buick528...I believe he's a Miami native, but I know he's a drag racer from way back...

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

My bad, Jim Haas goes by "Buizilla" over here, "Buick528" elsewhere...but his cage has been rattled...

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you ranggggggggg..... I started racing there in 1969 or so, it was opened 3-4 years before that. Miami-Hollywood Speedway Park was located about 6 miles west of the Fla. Turnpike, on the north side of Hollywood Blvd. It's a humongous housing development now. I believe the last race was in late 1993, and I was there that last day. The Snortatorium was located a few hundred yards west of the speedway, and there was a dirt-moto track behind that. In front was a roundy-round track, but it was kinda short lived. I remember seeing an incredible array of match races, and me being only 15-18 in the late 60's, I was in car heaven. Lot's of good times, and a couple bad times in the day... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Jim

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BUIZILLA

Using your description I got this satellite image, is this the area? If so which quadrant might it be?

http://www.empgmc.com/race/mfa.jpg

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

<font color="blue">Here is a picture of a picture from
Miami Speedway Park (located in Hollywood https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif not Miami) </font>

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/161...28Small%29.JPG

I raced there from 1988 - 1992, missed the final day.

Fun track, well run (from what I remember) &amp; the Sportatorium next to it
had a lot of great concerts &amp; monster truck races. (when they were actually trucks) https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

Re: Miami Dragway Question
 

Steve, your overhead pic is a little too far west of where the track was, I believe. I thought the address was in the 16000 block of Hollywood Blvd., and that's just a wild hair guess. That whole area is vastly different than even 10 years ago, much less 30 years ago. My memory has it that the track opened in 1965ish...

Jim

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Jim

There must be absolutely nothing left!!! I was hoping to find some evidence of where it was; partial concrete or something, but it's house after house surround by waterways. What a shame.

Thanks for trying.