Check Out This Cool Dragstrip Site

357windsor · 03-05-2006, 11:00 PM

This site has a list of current and old dragstrips in Michigan. It's cool to read about the how it was baack in the day. Has lots of cool old pics. Check it out:
http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/dragstrips.asp

357windsor · 03-06-2006, 11:02 AM

It also has stuff on drive-ins too. Pretty cool to see what it was like back in the day.

1Quick88 · 03-06-2006, 11:11 AM

that site is pretty damn cool!! it was a completey different world back then..seemed alot more laid back..

lab1702 · 03-06-2006, 11:31 AM

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that site is pretty damn cool!! it was a completey different world back then..seemed alot more laid back..

You mean before the world was overrun with lawyer-happy assholes that made alot of freedoms go away in the name of liability?

1Quick88 · 03-06-2006, 11:36 AM

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You mean before the world was overrun with lawyer-happy assholes that made alot of freedoms go away in the name of liability?

Exactly..people are to quick to sue and make a buck. Bastards

StangRacer · 03-06-2006, 03:25 PM

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You mean before the world was overrun with lawyer-happy assholes that made alot of freedoms go away in the name of liability?

You hit the nail right on the head with that statement.

speedy · 03-06-2006, 06:36 PM

I walked Motorcity dragway about 8 years ago. Looks just like the pictures. Our club looked into contacting the owner of th track to see what it would take to get it to re-open. Long sotry short aint going to happen due to husing near by

357windsor · 03-06-2006, 10:47 PM

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I walked Motorcity dragway about 8 years ago. Looks just like the pictures. Our club looked into contacting the owner of th track to see what it would take to get it to re-open. Long sotry short aint going to happen due to husing near by

When I lived at 16 & Gratiot my old neighbor mentioned him and some guys who had the financial backing tried to get it to reopen. They even had some type of wall to curb the sound. Said it was shot down because of some b.s. from some local farmers.

StangRacer · 03-07-2006, 06:36 AM

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When I lived at 16 & Gratiot my old neighbor mentioned him and some guys who had the financial backing tried to get it to reopen. They even had some type of wall to curb the sound. Said it was shot down because of some b.s. from some local farmers.

They don't want us racing on the street, but they also don't want to give us a place close-by to race legally.

357windsor · 03-07-2006, 09:01 AM

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They don't want us racing on the street, but they also don't want to give us a place close-by to race legally.

Detroit voted down a racetrack that would have gone up near the fairgrounds I believe. I guess that's too much noise-it'll drown out the gunfire. Hate that damn city!

StangRacer · 03-07-2006, 04:21 PM

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Detroit voted down a racetrack that would have gone up near the fairgrounds I believe. I guess that's too much noise-it'll drown out the gunfire. Hate that damn city!

Yeah they wanted to put it in the Fairgrounds, but the residents wouldn't allow it.

speedy · 03-07-2006, 07:31 PM

I have a news article about AHSA and trying to get help with a track but nothing ever happened. The page is to big to put on you site

If I fit it to the proper size you could never read it

Is the another way I can post this? OK try this http://www.ahsa.cc/forum/index.php?a...st=0#entry1669

1Quick88 · 03-07-2006, 07:43 PM

Thats a pretty cool article. To bad the idea got shut down

357windsor · 03-07-2006, 08:31 PM

People always want it both way-we don't want street racing but we don't want a track either. I guess they think the problem will just go away by itself.

speedy · 03-08-2006, 04:48 PM

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I guess they think the problem will just go away by itself.

Or to Detroit