Another Legendary Drag Strip Is Gone
Lakeland Dragstrip in Florida is closed for good. It is to be a parking lot for warehouses. Lakeland has a very colorful past where almost every great racer has made passes over the years. It has been licensed by both NHRA and IHRA . The circle track was nationally know and all the NASCAR greats have raced there. Here is the official notification to the public:
Lakeland Drag Strip · Its with A. broken heart that I make this post. Mr. Spiker, property owner, has let us know that he has accepted an offer from a developer to purchase the whole facility ( Dragstrip and mud hole) unfortunately for us they where able to offer more than us .I personally would like to thank all the RACERS, SPONSORS ,STAFF AND FANS for supporting us for the last 6yrs .Im going to miss all the great folks who shared there days with us .Again i am truly greatful to everyone.. Thank you very much . Ozzy and Maria Moya and the whole lakeland family. |
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Raced there almost every week from abt 66 to 71 didn't know how good we had it, one of the best tracks I'm told at that time. I was also in the movie that was filmed there 2 Lane Blacktop w James Taylor and warren Oates in 1971. Man had some great times. Not too long ago I walked down what is left of the track and got me a small piece of the retainer wall and a chunk of asphalt i remember seeing all the "greats" of that time running there I do have some 8 mm I took there " back in the day" great memories and i'm thankful to be still racing and making more memories!!
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Sort of funny that they will put in an industrial mall type complex and that is where all those Street outlaw guys race. So I guess it will continue to be a race track just no fees or rules.
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are you in this clip? Mike A114 |
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I spoke with Ozzy last week when I was at OSW for the Southern Superstock race. He told me they were pretty far apart on negotiating a price. I’m sure he did everything he could to keep the track open. Really a shame though I live about 15 minutes from there.
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A breathtaking performance Ken :D Do you remember how quick the 55 was? Mike A114 |
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