Jim Hale

bill dedman · 03-22-2011, 02:08 AM

That Little Rock strip was a quarter mile racetrack from the git-go; opened in 1960, I believe (could be wrong about that) but it was still a quarter-mile facility when I moved away in 1964. After that, I have no information.... I was in Des Moines.

Vance Hunt used to bring his fueler up from Dallas, frequently, with J.L. Payne at the wheel and make 180+mph runs... Eddie Hill ran there a lot, too... The shutdown surface was GRAVEL..... I'm not kidding.

Jimmy Camp and Tom Burris both lost their lives in cars (a B/SR and a B/A) that couldn't stop, and ran headlong into trees at the end of the strip.

Guess that's why the 1/8th mile thing came about.

03-22-2011, 02:08 AM	#13
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Jim Hale That Little Rock strip was a quarter mile racetrack from the git-go; opened in 1960, I believe (could be wrong about that) but it was still a quarter-mile facility when I moved away in 1964. After that, I have no information.... I was in Des Moines. Vance Hunt used to bring his fueler up from Dallas, frequently, with J.L. Payne at the wheel and make 180+mph runs... Eddie Hill ran there a lot, too... The shutdown surface was GRAVEL..... I'm not kidding. Jimmy Camp and Tom Burris both lost their lives in cars (a B/SR and a B/A) that couldn't stop, and ran headlong into trees at the end of the strip. Guess that's why the 1/8th mile thing came about. __________________ Bill