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Division 4 has had that problem forever. I lived in Abilene, Texas for many years and raced out of there. There is song that goes, I love you so much I would waltz across Texas with you.


Whenever we would go home to Ohio to visit family it would take us almost six hours to get out of Texas.


I wrote to Wally Parks about this and he basically said, sorry.


Sarge

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Sarge ,
you have it pretty easy , though im sure the west coast may argue the toss .
You should try down here . Closest away track is about 10hrs so about 8 hrs before i get out of state . Next is 11 hrs or so and that 10hrs to get out of state the other way .
Everyone says nothing bigger than Texas , I have been there a few times , Aus can put it in the shade at times :)

Tex

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Just as a side note my closest points race is 400 miles away in another division.

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I,m lucky, 2 divisionals within 200 miles (LVD Epping) was 4 till atco,e-town closed, there are some ranches in Texas bigger then my home state

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We are spoiled in Div 3, but especially in Ohio!

The downside is that we have winter...

I sympathize with everybody out west, i can't imagine.

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We are out West in Nevada:

All Div7 races are under 300 for us on
easy Highways. Three are within 35 Miles.

Four National races: Two are 35 Miles / Two are about 250 Miles

That is the extent of our Stock/SS racing.

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Also in Division 7, here, but we live in Central/Northern California.

Nationals:
Pomona (2) - 311 miles
Vegas (2) - approx 500 miles
Sonoma (1) - 107 miles

Divisionals:
Phoenix (Double) - approx 700 miles
Vegas (Double & Single) - approx 500 miles
Bakersfield (Double) - 200 miles

Closest out of division track to us is Woodburn, Oregon, which is 630 miles.

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we Live out in the country in the middle of Gallatin TN,Portland TN and Whitehouse TN.We are 39 and a half miles from Bowling Green Drag strip starting line there are 19 Drag strips with in 5 hours or less from ,my drive way to the tracks ,Bowling Green has 5 Stock and Super Stock combos a year$2000 purse with a National Open and a Div 3 points race , Since I am a pit "SNOB" a starting line "SNOB" Broc who owns the track always makes sure the line has teeth most of the time lol There are plenty of nice places to live around here Move asap Any questions call me anythime 602 284 6240

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Ive always felt very fortunate to live were I do. Im in western WV, 40 miles from Kentucky so a lot of national and divisional tracks are close. Division 3 is the best for me but some div 1 & 2 are easy access. Back in the day when IHRA didnt have divisions and you had to run 16 races to chase points, living here really helped??

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I live near Tampa FL. Orlando track is 130 miles. Gainesville is 150 miles. SGMP is about 230 miles. Rockingham is about 600 miles. Out of division No Problem 750 miles Virginia is 750 miles. Bowling green is 770 miles. Supposedly we are supposed to get divisional in Darlington this year that is 550 miles. We lost Atlanta for national and divisional race here in D2. That was 550 miles. Also lost Reynolds at 450 miles and Galot at 600 miles. SGMP and the "Rock" are doubles this year. Just checked and Darlington is now officially on our schedule.

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Maple Grove is 370 miles from me, and I drive through 7 States to get there.
Cecil Count: 385 miles and 8 States.

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From Houston Texas (1/4 mile) we have Evadale Raceway (non sanctioned) about 2 hours east of Houston, then we have Ennis about 3 hours north. Hennessey has a track west of Houston, but it is now a private track for Hennessey Performance. That it is!

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From our place in Julian, NC to Piedmont Dragway is a ROUGH tow...... It's 1.1 miles driveway to gate!:D:D:D

Now from our place in So Fla it's a little bit more windshield time! LOL!!

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I live close to the Motorplex which is good,because eventually all the D4 races will be here!

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Phoenix 707 miles
Vegas 489 miles
Pomona 339 miles
Bakersfield 202 miles
Sonoma 122 miles
Indy 2,277 miles

No tracks in California, high fuel prices, but we have great weather lol

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Move to TN Lawyers are here also

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I have more than one child and my grandchildren live here. Ain?t happening.

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We moved to Indianapolis four years ago hard to beat for racing . I?m 20 minutes from IRP so getting to sleep in my own bed for the Nationals , Spring classic now , Fall Classic , and the Divisional race is pretty sweet . Joliet , Saint Louis , Columbus, Bowling green , Norwalk , all three to four hours roughly . Not to mention I think around eight drag strips within less than an hour or two give or take .

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Coming from Long Island, NY the biggest issue is crossing the bridges and dealing with traffic/tolls. Other than that debacle, 4 of the 6 LODRS tracks for us are all around 200-210miles for us. VMP is furthest 425mi, and New England is next at 300miles. Island Dragway (small bracket track in NJ) is only 107mi.

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Living in NE corner of Nebraska we are:
280 from Earlville
285 from Topeka (now closed)
300 from Odessa
335 from Brainerd
400 from Great Bend (hopefully coming back)
500 from St Louis
630 from Denver (now closed)
30 miles from local 1/8 track
90 miles from local 1/4 mile track
Not to bad.
Really miss Topeka closing

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Living in the Geographically challenged part of Canada leads to some serious distances to race. These distances are one way.

Mission BC 656 miles
Acton Montana 722 miles
Seattle Washington 791 miles
Woodburn Oregon 964 miles
Boise Idaho 986 miles
Brainerd MN 1165 miles
Las Vegas NV 1476 miles
Phoenix AZ 1745 miles
Pomona CA 1726 miles
Tulsa OK 1795 miles
Indy. 1847 miles
Dallas 2017 miles
No Problem 2394 miles
Gainsville 2715 miles

Without some really great Friends in racing that allow me to park my rig and fly in and out I could not compete.

This is what makes all the effort is the people you meet along the way!!

Darcy Clarke
6254 A/SA SS/EA

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Except for the double in Tulsa! :-)

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I live outside of DC. Within 200 miles there are 10 tracks:

Capitol
MIR
Mason-Dixon
Sumerduck
Custom T's (Colonial Beach)
Cecil County
South Mountain
US 13
Maple Grove
Virginia Motorsports Park
(11 if you count the dormant 75-80)

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Here in western NC (Shelby, NC to be exact), we are also blessed with a plethora of race tracks. Here's a list of 19 tracks between 15 mins and 3hours away.

Shadyside Dragway
Elk Creek Dragway
North Wilkesboro
Greer Dragway
Ware Shoals
Pageland Dragway
Carolina Dragway
South Carolina Motorplex
Mooresville Dragway
Roxboro Motorsports Park
Rockingham Dragway
Farmington Dragway
GALOT Motorsports Park
Darlington Dragway
ZMAX Dragway
Union County Dragway
Atlanta Dragway (now extinct)
Piedmont Dragway
Bristol Dragway

Theres another 15 or so more if you are willing to double the drive with tracks like SGMP and VMP added as well as several out in eastern NC, SC, TN, and GA

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Now you're just rubbing it in :)

Tex