Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia

[Chris1529]

reclaimed Strip Mine

had a buddy that went to one race there last year. track was really rough, and a whole lot of dust in the pit-return road.

[Frito]

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]

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]

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.

[Chris1529]

King Coal.

Kind of reminds me of the track at London KY.
You go through the Daniel Boone Nat Forest to reach it.

[Mike Schwartz]

This track is back in the news. The new operators are the Kirk Family. The track will be named 304 Motorsports Park under WDRA sanction. A lot of infrastructure will be needed, but they hope to have a soft opening before the end of the season.

Kirk Family Steps Up to Save Closed West Virginia Drag Strip

[Eman]

For the family's sake I hope they know every detail and it works out for them.