Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia

Spyphish · 05-18-2023, 08:42 PM

Frito!!!!!!

ken robinson · 05-21-2023, 09:30 AM

Ok very nice but where is the pits ??? no tower ??? Almost looks like a circle track to the left in that pic

David Lee · 05-21-2023, 02:04 PM

this is an old airport that was closed, The whole county has 25K people living in it. anyone that would invest in the track would be throwing money away

https://www.williamsondailynews.com/...4bd30f3e2.html

Frank Castros · 05-21-2023, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Lee

this is an old airport that was closed, The whole county has 25K people living in it. anyone that would invest in the track would be throwing money away

https://www.williamsondailynews.com/...4bd30f3e2.html

Looks great to me in a romantic way. Back in the sixties and early seventies it would have been too cool. Today, a money pit.

jmcarter · 05-22-2023, 07:44 AM

Uphill staging lanes, oh joy.

Tom P · 05-22-2023, 02:29 PM

Cool looking place but when I go to Google Earth that doesn't look much like it unless they've done a LOT of earth moving since 2019.

I don't think the low population is a problem as long as there is an above average ratio of racers to non racers.

FLEMING · 05-23-2023, 10:33 AM

I have seen a couple in car camera videos going down that track at one of the 2 events they had.. and it is by far the roughest track I have ever seen.. they parked mining equipment on it for all the years it sat vacant.. I wish for all the WV racers this would be a solution to not having a track anywhere in the state..

Frito · 05-25-2023, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Lee

this is an old airport that was closed, The whole county has 25K people living in it. anyone that would invest in the track would be throwing money away

https://www.williamsondailynews.com/...4bd30f3e2.html

The proposed dragstrip and the airport are NOT the same location. The dragstrip was previously a strip mine

Chris1529 · 05-26-2023, 10:19 AM

If the state or counties were going to invest money, they should have purchased Kanawha Valley Dragway. The infrastructure was already there plus alot more people to draw from and close the 4 lane rt 35 now.

Eman · 05-27-2023, 10:49 AM

This track is the punchline to the joke of mountaintop removal mining. In this place they faked building a dragstrip. In other places they build a ballfield. Unfortunately, it's a facade and they never really give good access and it's never finished; they dump it on the county to sink taxpayer dollars in. If you read about the track you'll see they have to share the road with the mining company.

05-18-2023, 08:42 PM	#1
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia Frito!!!!!!

05-21-2023, 09:30 AM	#2
ken robinson Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: tomsriver nj Posts: 477 Likes: 74 Liked 213 Times in 85 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia Ok very nice but where is the pits ??? no tower ??? Almost looks like a circle track to the left in that pic

05-21-2023, 02:04 PM	#3
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,168 Likes: 487 Liked 346 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia this is an old airport that was closed, The whole county has 25K people living in it. anyone that would invest in the track would be throwing money away https://www.williamsondailynews.com/...4bd30f3e2.html

05-22-2023, 07:44 AM	#5
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,293 Likes: 2,367 Liked 3,165 Times in 969 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia Uphill staging lanes, oh joy. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

05-22-2023, 02:29 PM	#6
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 239 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia Cool looking place but when I go to Google Earth that doesn't look much like it unless they've done a LOT of earth moving since 2019. I don't think the low population is a problem as long as there is an above average ratio of racers to non racers.

05-23-2023, 10:33 AM	#7
FLEMING Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 262 Likes: 47 Liked 54 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia I have seen a couple in car camera videos going down that track at one of the 2 events they had.. and it is by far the roughest track I have ever seen.. they parked mining equipment on it for all the years it sat vacant.. I wish for all the WV racers this would be a solution to not having a track anywhere in the state..

05-26-2023, 10:19 AM	#9
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia If the state or counties were going to invest money, they should have purchased Kanawha Valley Dragway. The infrastructure was already there plus alot more people to draw from and close the 4 lane rt 35 now. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

05-27-2023, 10:49 AM	#10
Eman Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: E TN Posts: 472 Likes: 16 Liked 133 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia This track is the punchline to the joke of mountaintop removal mining. In this place they faked building a dragstrip. In other places they build a ballfield. Unfortunately, it's a facade and they never really give good access and it's never finished; they dump it on the county to sink taxpayer dollars in. If you read about the track you'll see they have to share the road with the mining company.