Instant Dragstrip

Larry Fulton · 11-19-2010, 03:53 PM

Watching cnbc this a.m. and there's been a continuing segment about
Moffett Naval Air Station @ Mountain View, Ca. and how it's been used recently only as Private Aircraft Parking for the dudes that own Google.

This story goes something like this... NASA (who runs the place) needs an influx of new cash to keep it open.

So I suggest that NHRA get on the ball and start some sort of weekend / sportsman program there a.s.a.p.

It could be a reincarnation of Half Moon Bay or Fremont.

Anybody from this area that has also thought of this... please chime in.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/40261180/

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ex...-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Bret Kepner · 11-19-2010, 05:02 PM

I'm pretty sure they're looking for a bit more cash than could be generated by a dragstrip.

Larry Fulton · 11-19-2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

I'm pretty sure they're looking for a bit more cash than could be generated by a dragstrip.

I wasn't suggesting that this endeavor would support the whole facility!

But it might give local racers and a nhra a place to go that hasn't been explored before!!!

Quote:

Well it is closer to a shovel ready project than anything Obama could put together.

Amen to that!

**If that's what it takes to get this done, then give him credit for it.... it would be his greatest achievement to date

7423 · 11-19-2010, 06:14 PM

How about IHRA, we could use some new blood out here!!

Larry Fulton · 11-19-2010, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7423

How about IHRA, we could use some new blood out here!!

IHRA, NHRA, either would be Great!

Start by adding local constituent numbers, people that pursue their hobbies in any of the following like...

the scca pylon guys,

the go-kart guys,

the Street Rod bunch like the Good Guys out of Pleasanton (Car Shows & Vintage Drag Racing) and

Roy Brizio's Shop is real close by.

Also, this is Silicon Valley, where Car Guys have real money and political clout, because of who they are and who they know.

Now take in a 100-200 mile radius of this South Bay point, and I'm sure there are many, many others who would be interested in seeing
something @ Moffett Field happen.

I really believe there is an opportunity here for some local person/s or group to pursue.

If you just sit back and say "It won't ever happen", then for sure that's what you'll get.

Just My Opinion.

Tony Curcio · 11-19-2010, 06:56 PM

With twin runways that are three miles long each, they could have a few land-speed events, much like the Maxton Mile in North Carolina, also situated on an old military airfield. They have no barriers, just a wire & post fence to direct people away from the track, and a wooden timing tower that looks like a garden shed on stilts. No grandstands either.

The article also mentions wind tunnels. Wind tunnels and land speed racing go hand in hand- wonder if it would be practical to have a tunnel day for racers- for a fee, of course, sort like when a group of racers rent a dragstrip for testing.

A short term lease will help cash flow while the NASA figures out what to do with it. SCTA could sanction it, the promoter would not need to spend much money for improvements, so the short term lease is not a problem from the tenant point of view either.

7423 · 11-19-2010, 07:09 PM

Glad to hear you mid west and east coast guys (Pa) pushing for a new west coast track. We could use the help!! I would swap most of what we have for Maple Grove in a heartbeat, I really miss the east coast tracks.............

Bimbo Jones · 11-19-2010, 05:19 PM

Well it is closer to a shovel ready project than anything Obama could put together.

11-19-2010, 03:53 PM	#1
Larry Fulton Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 271 Likes: 54 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Instant Dragstrip Watching cnbc this a.m. and there's been a continuing segment about Moffett Naval Air Station @ Mountain View, Ca. and how it's been used recently only as Private Aircraft Parking for the dudes that own Google. This story goes something like this... NASA (who runs the place) needs an influx of new cash to keep it open. So I suggest that NHRA get on the ball and start some sort of weekend / sportsman program there a.s.a.p. It could be a reincarnation of Half Moon Bay or Fremont. Anybody from this area that has also thought of this... please chime in. http://www.cnbc.com/id/40261180/ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ex...-8&sa=N&tab=wl __________________ Larry Fulton Last edited by Larry Fulton; 11-19-2010 at 03:55 PM.

11-19-2010, 05:02 PM	#2
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Instant Dragstrip I'm pretty sure they're looking for a bit more cash than could be generated by a dragstrip. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

11-19-2010, 06:14 PM	#4
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Instant Dragstrip How about IHRA, we could use some new blood out here!!

11-19-2010, 06:56 PM	#6
Tony Curcio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 271 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: Instant Dragstrip With twin runways that are three miles long each, they could have a few land-speed events, much like the Maxton Mile in North Carolina, also situated on an old military airfield. They have no barriers, just a wire & post fence to direct people away from the track, and a wooden timing tower that looks like a garden shed on stilts. No grandstands either. The article also mentions wind tunnels. Wind tunnels and land speed racing go hand in hand- wonder if it would be practical to have a tunnel day for racers- for a fee, of course, sort like when a group of racers rent a dragstrip for testing. A short term lease will help cash flow while the NASA figures out what to do with it. SCTA could sanction it, the promoter would not need to spend much money for improvements, so the short term lease is not a problem from the tenant point of view either. __________________ Tony Curcio 1860 STK

11-19-2010, 07:09 PM	#7
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Instant Dragstrip Glad to hear you mid west and east coast guys (Pa) pushing for a new west coast track. We could use the help!! I would swap most of what we have for Maple Grove in a heartbeat, I really miss the east coast tracks.............

11-19-2010, 05:19 PM	#8
Bimbo Jones Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Instant Dragstrip Well it is closer to a shovel ready project than anything Obama could put together.