Oldest Drag Strip - Page 2

Rat Raceway · 02-28-2015, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by The Hawk

Julesburg Dragstrip in Colorado has been open since the late 50`s.

^This. I was told 1952.

supergas4 · 02-28-2015, 12:57 PM

Temple-academy (Littleriver)

John Kelley · 02-28-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by supergas4

Temple-academy (Littleriver)

What ? When ??

farmco r/sa · 02-28-2015, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hawk

Julesburg Dragstrip in Colorado has been open since the late 50`s.

Why yes it has. neat place to race. shut down
a bit short. To Quote the great Tom Jones" It's Not unusual "....... to have race stopped
to let a plane land. No jumbo jets though please...

MikeMoller · 03-01-2015, 12:57 PM

Thorn Hill dragstrip in northern Kentucky.

'Thornhill Dragstrip is a family owned and operated drag racing business located in Kenton County, KY.

Thornhill Dragstrip is the world's oldest, CONTINUOUSLY running drag strip.

Legend has it that Thornhill was first built by moonshiners during the prohibition as a dirt airstrip, allowing them to transport their hootch right under the noses of local authority.

Operating on only 6 hours a week since a court noise ordinace, Thornhill has become the little track that could, beating all odds.'

Raced there once, even though I lived in Cincinnati. Wonder if they still have the weird starting line 'clocks' instead of a Christmas tree.

http://thornhilldragstrip.wix.com/thornhilldragstrip

Bret Kepner · 03-01-2015, 04:53 PM

Congratulations, Tommy D! You have the ONLY correct response in this entire thread.

Skydog · 03-01-2015, 11:05 PM

Bret, Redding's website states they have been NHRA sanctioned
since the fall of 1955.

Bret Kepner · 03-02-2015, 07:21 AM

They contacted me about it, Skydog. They thought they were the oldest NHRA track on the planet. They were EXTREMELY wrong.

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supergas4 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 159 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Oldest Drag Strip Temple-academy (Littleriver)

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MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 637 Likes: 27 Liked 254 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Oldest Drag Strip Thorn Hill dragstrip in northern Kentucky. 'Thornhill Dragstrip is a family owned and operated drag racing business located in Kenton County, KY. Thornhill Dragstrip is the world's oldest, CONTINUOUSLY running drag strip. Legend has it that Thornhill was first built by moonshiners during the prohibition as a dirt airstrip, allowing them to transport their hootch right under the noses of local authority. Operating on only 6 hours a week since a court noise ordinace, Thornhill has become the little track that could, beating all odds.' Raced there once, even though I lived in Cincinnati. Wonder if they still have the weird starting line 'clocks' instead of a Christmas tree. http://thornhilldragstrip.wix.com/thornhilldragstrip __________________ Mike Moller NHRA 203 Q-R-T/SA Last edited by MikeMoller; 03-01-2015 at 01:02 PM.

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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: Oldest Drag Strip Congratulations, Tommy D! You have the ONLY correct response in this entire thread. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Skydog Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: LI, NY Posts: 39 Likes: 19 Liked 17 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Oldest Drag Strip Bret, Redding's website states they have been NHRA sanctioned since the fall of 1955.

03-02-2015, 07:21 AM	#18
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Oldest Drag Strip They contacted me about it, Skydog. They thought they were the oldest NHRA track on the planet. They were EXTREMELY wrong. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA