How many tracks have you raced at or been to ?

Ed Fernandez · 01-18-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

Ron, the name of Hazelhurst was "Little Dixie Drag Strip" and the track NW of Jackson on Route 49 was "Jackson Sports Arena".

Ed, I've raced at Clarksville and have done quite well there. Anybody who has ever been there will never forget the "Loser's Bracket" which got bigger every round!

Bear in mind there was another Clarksville track, (quarter-mile), only eight miles west of the current track, too.

Brett,I was there 46 years ago,I don't know which one it was,just remember it was in the area of Ft. Campbell.

Bret Kepner · 01-18-2011, 09:05 PM

I honestly thought Jeff Foster and Bob Brockemeyer would be in the "200 Club" by now. The only guys I know who've legitimately achieved that mark, (and whom I've verified), are Garlits, Ivo, Al Hanna and myself. I'm at 276 tracks right now but I'm sure there are a few more folks over two hundred and it wouldn't surpise me to see a few with higher counts than me.

Ron, the last time I was Hazelhurst, I got chased off by your buddy's cows! The track at Pearl is still somewhat intact and The Sports Arena dragstrip is now the main road into a subdivision.

Jeff Foster · 01-19-2011, 12:57 AM

Bret, I am sure Bob is over the 200 mark.

John Leichtamer Jr · 01-19-2011, 11:53 AM

Bret

Did you ever make it to Magnolia Drag Strip in Ohio

Hammer

X-TECH MAN · 01-21-2011, 03:52 PM

If I counted right I think it was 36 tracks + 2 in Canada.

Bret Kepner · 01-21-2011, 06:09 PM

My experience at Dauphin Island was made much more enjoyable by the track owner, FasCat. I had arrived in the pouring rain and there was nobody on the property so, being an inquisitive trespasser, I decided to drive in and check out the track. Unfortunately, I got stuck in a sand/mud bog down near the finish line and sank 'er up to the hubs. I got out, walked in the rain back to the Dauphin Island Parkway and was greeted by a gentleman on tractor headed right for me. I flagged him down but he had already witnessed my stupidity and, with a laugh, came over to pull me out! It turned out he was the owner and he was a genuininely good guy.

I actually left the track and headed south down the Parkway to the Island and grabbed a motel room and enjoyed a few days on the beach. The track has just recently become a subdivision and Dauphin Island itself has been split by multiple hurricanes.

01-18-2011, 09:05 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: How many tracks have you raced at or been to ? I honestly thought Jeff Foster and Bob Brockemeyer would be in the "200 Club" by now. The only guys I know who've legitimately achieved that mark, (and whom I've verified), are Garlits, Ivo, Al Hanna and myself. I'm at 276 tracks right now but I'm sure there are a few more folks over two hundred and it wouldn't surpise me to see a few with higher counts than me. Ron, the last time I was Hazelhurst, I got chased off by your buddy's cows! The track at Pearl is still somewhat intact and The Sports Arena dragstrip is now the main road into a subdivision. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

01-19-2011, 12:57 AM	#3
Jeff Foster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 74 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many tracks have you raced at or been to ? Bret, I am sure Bob is over the 200 mark.

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John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many tracks have you raced at or been to ? Bret Did you ever make it to Magnolia Drag Strip in Ohio Hammer

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X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: How many tracks have you raced at or been to ? If I counted right I think it was 36 tracks + 2 in Canada. Last edited by X-TECH MAN; 01-21-2011 at 08:55 PM.

01-21-2011, 06:09 PM	#6
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How many tracks have you raced at or been to ? My experience at Dauphin Island was made much more enjoyable by the track owner, FasCat. I had arrived in the pouring rain and there was nobody on the property so, being an inquisitive trespasser, I decided to drive in and check out the track. Unfortunately, I got stuck in a sand/mud bog down near the finish line and sank 'er up to the hubs. I got out, walked in the rain back to the Dauphin Island Parkway and was greeted by a gentleman on tractor headed right for me. I flagged him down but he had already witnessed my stupidity and, with a laugh, came over to pull me out! It turned out he was the owner and he was a genuininely good guy. I actually left the track and headed south down the Parkway to the Island and grabbed a motel room and enjoyed a few days on the beach. The track has just recently become a subdivision and Dauphin Island itself has been split by multiple hurricanes. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA