A fresh start for Omaha's only local track

Paul Merolla · 04-28-2015, 07:22 AM

I wanted to check back in with a report after my first outing of the year at I-29 Dragway. It was a tough test for the place, due to lots of rain Friday night and intermittent showers through Saturday.
The track is now super easy to get to - the new Hwy 34 is 4 lanes, and the road leading South to the track is beautiful new concrete.
The pits were in good shape considering all the rain. There is a lot of new concrete around the place, and the pit layout has been improved.
My first pass of the day produced my best 60' to date, 1.460. Mark Jenkins was there with his SS stick Cavalier, and he had to make a clutch adjustment after it dead hooked and bogged. I'm planning on attending this weekend's Stick Shift race, so that will also be a good test of the place. If you've avoided Rolling Thunder in the past, I would highly recommend giving I-29 Dragway a chance.

04-28-2015, 07:22 AM	#1
Paul Merolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 606 Likes: 233 Liked 292 Times in 64 Posts	Re: A fresh start for Omaha's only local track I wanted to check back in with a report after my first outing of the year at I-29 Dragway. It was a tough test for the place, due to lots of rain Friday night and intermittent showers through Saturday. The track is now super easy to get to - the new Hwy 34 is 4 lanes, and the road leading South to the track is beautiful new concrete. The pits were in good shape considering all the rain. There is a lot of new concrete around the place, and the pit layout has been improved. My first pass of the day produced my best 60' to date, 1.460. Mark Jenkins was there with his SS stick Cavalier, and he had to make a clutch adjustment after it dead hooked and bogged. I'm planning on attending this weekend's Stick Shift race, so that will also be a good test of the place. If you've avoided Rolling Thunder in the past, I would highly recommend giving I-29 Dragway a chance.