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325 Dragstrips in the US in 1968 ?
I donīt know why this was published in the Swedish magazine Start & Strip in 1968. There must have been more dragstrips. Where these NHRA sanctioned ? http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...ripsin1968.jpg http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...sin1968001.jpg http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...n1968003-1.jpg |
Re: 325 Dragstrips in the US in 1968 ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: COPO_Anders</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I donīt know why this was published in the Swedish magazine Start & Strip in 1968. There must have been more dragstrips. Where these NHRA sanctioned ? </div></div> Must be NHRA tracks only. For example, the list is missing "Lapeer International Dragway", in Lapeer Michigan, which was in business in 1968 and is still in operation. K |
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As for the Indiana listings, Avilla was IHRA, US 30 was UDRA I believe, Osceola was independent/outlaw or NADS and Terre Haute, which was NHRA is completely missing. I also know there was a George Ray type drag strip in Van Wert Ohio that isn't listed. Had to be a lot more than 325 no doubt.
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Happy to report 3 of the 4 are still open in Kentucky. And 2 more newer ones that I know of. They are London, Ky and Jamestown, Ky
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I found another remark made in 1970 that NHRA had 160+ dragstrips and AHRA had 90+ (canīt remember the exact numbers). So those 325 canīt be NHRA only.
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I also noticed that Van Wert was missing and they are also missing Kettlersville, OH.
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That can't be accurate. Midwest Raceway in Manhattan, KS. isn't listed. It was an AHRA track at one time, I believe.
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Also Nashville IL.,in southern, IL., had a great dragstrip w/ huge crowds on Sunday's, they were know for having big name match races nearly every week between Chevy, Dodge, and Ford , I watched Dick Harrell race here several times ,he usually won.
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Neat listing - Thanks. Elk Creek and Waynesboro were left off of the Virginia list. Smaller strips to be sure.
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Here is another list of sanctioned drag strips from 1969 that I found in a "National Dragster" that Sammy sent me earlier this year. Sanctioned by whom ? I understand there are/were a few different organisations like NHRA, AHRA, IHRA. Was National Dragster a magazine just for one of these organisations ? http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...strips1969.jpg http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...ips1969001.jpg |
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National Dragster was/is the voice of the NHRA.
No tracks listed in MO (MoKan, KCIR, MAR). Only 1 track listed for Kansas (Great Bend, converted air strip, site of the first US nationals, still in existence). |
Re: 325 Dragstrips in the US in 1968 ?
Found this in a Start & Strip from 1969. They were selling these almanacs which contain a "complete dragstrip listing". Since I donīt have one of these almanacs, I donīt know what made a track get on the list or not. http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...ingAlmanac.jpg |
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Just noticed they included W. Germany above in the "Sanctioned Drag Strips" that Ramstein AB (USAF) was included. Never knew they had a drag strip there. Very Cool!
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Some pics from Ramstein in this blog. Itīs in Swedish so it wonīt be easy to read, but there are some musclecars in there. I bet dragracinghistory.de would show some nice pics but the website is not up for the moment. http://k-retro.blogspot.com/2011/03/...vaterland.html Just scroll down ! |
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OOHH Anders, Your Scandinavian vowels and consonants are so discombobulated, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] what are they saying??? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]
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Bump. Curious if anyone has anymore old papers on NHRA sanctioned strips in the 60's - 70's. I just picked up a NHRA decal for New Hope Drag Strip in New Hope, ALA. From what I understand it was NHRA sanctioned for 3 years. That's probably why it is listed in the paper Anders posted. The New Hope track closed many years ago but being a local area track it was cool to find a decal.
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get the book "Lost Drag Strips." pretty good reading.
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Re: 325 Dragstrips in the US in 1968 ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just noticed they included W. Germany above in the "Sanctioned Drag Strips" that Ramstein AB (USAF) was included. Never knew they had a drag strip there. Very Cool! </div></div>
It was an old portion of autobahn A-6, that used to run through the Base. That piece of A-6 is still there and leads out to the 435 CTS site leaving the West Gate. When I was stationed at Zweibrucken AB back in 80-82 we would do rapid runway repair on that portion of the old A-6, EOD would blow a hole/crater and we would go out and practice patching a simulated piece of the runway. Fun stuff (NOT). Sembach AB runway was also used for weekend races, they had road races on it and thru the taxiways and had a drag strip layed out, the runway was inactive for quite a while then got repaired and opened back up. Bitburg AB runs drags on the summer weekends now. http://www.1on1-motorsports.de/mambo45/ |
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Great history John. Can't keep those American airmen from doing what they love!
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