Gateway done!

Rob Petrie E395 · 11-09-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

Mercer, both Pacific and Nashville were owned by Meinert and both were AHRA.

Petrie, the track at Nashville still exists, (I've been there several times), but can't be seen from the road.

Pascoe, the last time the SCCA was involved at SLIR/GIR in 1987, the place went bankrupt and remained closed for nine months into 1988.

I guess I should clarify you can see where it was. There is a big pile of rock there now and its owned by Drestie Farms. They have torn it up and are farming it now. I have a road call scheduled for tomorrow morning and I can I will stop by and take some pictures.

michael mercer · 11-09-2010, 09:22 PM

Nashville was NHRA in 63 and 64

Bret Kepner · 11-09-2010, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Petrie E395

I guess I should clarify you can see where it was.

No, you can't. The track is more than a quarter-mile north of Route 15 and both lanes are still intact.

Mercer is absolutely correct; Meinert originally got an NHRA saction and then went to AHRA. He closed Nashville when he buiult and opened Pacific.

michael mercer · 11-10-2010, 08:07 PM

Nashville starting line , summer of 64, my 64 comet g/sa.
No frills!

Bret Kepner · 11-10-2010, 09:13 PM

Awesome shot, Michael! It still looks exactly the same except the treeline in the background, (NW of the starting line), has grown substantially in fifty years!

CycloneFE · 11-10-2010, 10:28 PM

If the track was north of 15, was it east or west of Nashville? If you get on one of those local/live sites you should be able to see an 1/8 mile of track and shutdown from those satellite views. If you look up Wentzville, last year, and you could still make out the track in the construction that was going on.

Steve

Bret Kepner · 11-11-2010, 07:33 PM

The track is plainly visible on any satellite imagery east of Nashville.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 11-11-2010, 10:17 PM

downfall of St Louis track was when they turned the track the other way, man i have great memories of the old AHRA days of the Gateway Nats and one of the first drag strips in the country that had a bar & restaurant right by the starting line.
Bret remembers those great days also!

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Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Gateway done! Awesome shot, Michael! It still looks exactly the same except the treeline in the background, (NW of the starting line), has grown substantially in fifty years! __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

11-10-2010, 10:28 PM	#6
CycloneFE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Decatur Illinois Posts: 634 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Gateway done! If the track was north of 15, was it east or west of Nashville? If you get on one of those local/live sites you should be able to see an 1/8 mile of track and shutdown from those satellite views. If you look up Wentzville, last year, and you could still make out the track in the construction that was going on. Steve

11-11-2010, 07:33 PM	#7
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Gateway done! The track is plainly visible on any satellite imagery east of Nashville. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 57 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Gateway done! downfall of St Louis track was when they turned the track the other way, man i have great memories of the old AHRA days of the Gateway Nats and one of the first drag strips in the country that had a bar & restaurant right by the starting line. Bret remembers those great days also! __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com