Jim Hale
 

I thought Jim was calling it quits last year? I'm glad he didn't, looks like he is doing a good job and having fun this weekend! :)

Re: Jim Hale
 

2 more events he has told me, he will come to Mopars at the Strip event and Houston National event and call it quits in NHRA competition but he told me he wants to run some nostalgia events and start having fun again.

Re: Jim Hale
 

Jim was racing when I began trying to get serious about it back in 1964. He was always ready to answer my questions, and offering suggestions or advice if he noticed me doing something wrong. Always had a bad-azzed Hemi. Jim is a really good guy. If you haven't met him, I would suggest stopping by to meet him before he calls it quits. Very nice man!

Re: Jim Hale
 

Ask him if he has ever raced on 2 airports in Arkansas? That is before real dragstrips!! :~)

Re: Jim Hale
 

Adger, He raced on one in Tulsa also. With a flagman. Used to see Jim at Razerback, in Ft Smith most often.
I raced at Carlisle, where was the other Arkansas air port track? I may have raced on that one too.

Re: Jim Hale
 

Hope Ar, airport.
That is where I made my first pass in a Ford that belonged to one of my buddies mom.

Re: Jim Hale
 

Take your pick: Carlisle, Stuttgart, Hope, Newport were (are) all airports. The track at Little Rock was purpose built to be both a race track and an airport.

Re: Jim Hale
 

Dwight,
Are they still running at Newport? I had a customer that raced there, years ago and I think it was run by the Optimist Club. I was talking with Ken Jordan the other day about the places where racing was done in Arkansas and we both had "CRS" about Newport... couldn't even remember the name...Imagine that!! :~)

Re: Jim Hale
 

I ran on a 1/8th mile track at Little Rock a couple of times, was that it? Never cared for 1/8th mile. Like stopping in the middle of sex.

Re: Jim Hale
 

It was the south part of LR almost to Benton on the west side of I-30. I heard in the early days of operation they actually ran 1/4 there. It had a hanger carport pullout near the finish line for a small plane. When they ran Comp Eliminator all the racers would sit at the end of the track until all had ran and drive back on the racing surface. They had a return road paved with roofing tabs and would high center most race cars. The pit area was enteresting as well. You had to park your trailer at bottom of the hill and would pit behind the starting line with only tools and stuff you brought up from your rig. It was the first 1/8th mile track I had ever seen.