75-80 Dragway to reopen

Wayne Ewing · 02-17-2009, 07:45 PM

Found out today that they will open on the 3rd of April 2009 @ 4 o'clock and its going to be IHRA. Their website is not set up yet but they can be e-mailed at e-mailinfo@75-80dragway.com

Michael Kilduff · 02-17-2009, 07:55 PM

Here is a link that can help people get an idea of what is happening there....great to see a dragstrip come back from the dead!

http://www.75-80dragway.com/

SUPER STREET ROB · 02-17-2009, 08:41 PM

cant wait to eat those sloppy joes

Tom Goldman · 02-17-2009, 11:31 PM

It'd be great to see the trend of dragstrips closing due to housing development reverse itself and plow under some of the overbuilt ,undersold developments that popped up all around race tracks because of cheap land and unscrupelous developers........But then I woke up! ....Glad to see a historic track like 75-80 come back regardless of who is sanctioning it. ....Tom

Robert Pare Racing · 02-17-2009, 11:43 PM

I am very much looking forward to this. I'd like to have a class race there if the racers will support it...let's see how things go.

Mike Carr · 02-18-2009, 12:07 AM

Looking at their website, it appears it's mostly about heads-up/Outlaw racing. Don't know if they'd be interested in a S/SS race. If they would be, I'd be willing to help.

John Warehime · 02-18-2009, 11:47 AM

75-80 was the birthplace of Stock Superstock Associations. Lee Sherman and Fred Reich must have pulled some strings from the great beyond.
I made my first pass at 75-80.

LNorton · 02-18-2009, 02:30 PM

I won my first race at 75-80. Would love to see a few bracket races or a combo race end up on that schedule.

Chris1529 · 02-18-2009, 03:57 PM

I won an all Ford race there back in 1999.
I am very suprised to see it re-opening, but am glad none the less.

Mike Bassin · 02-19-2009, 12:29 PM

Great to see 75-80 soon ready for a new beginning in April. I talked to Kevin Stanley on Tues. He sounds enthusiastic and they are moving fast to make improvements to make this a great race track. Their website is up, lots of different classes, mostly heads up and index stuff but test and tune available also, 1/8 and 1/4 mile racing. Will be there opening day. Can't wait! My introduction to drag racing was as a 15 yr old in 1961 at 75-80, I was hooked right away. Won my first trophy, mom's 62 dodge in 1962. Starting selling drag news same year and finally worked in the tower some in 1963, got to do announcing that same year. I announced there from '64 to '72 and then again from '86 to '95. Have been announcing at South Mountain, now Quarter Aces and Maple Grove and now currently at Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way. A big regret was that I didn't attend the last 75-80 event in 2005, had just worked the Dutch Classic at M.G.
and hadn't been home for awhile and was beat. Now I get a second chance, Hope the last race is many years away! Long Live 75-80 Dragway. A big pat on the back to Bill and Betty Wilcom and the entire Wilcom family and all the staff members that worked hard and made it a fun and great place to race over the last 46 years, 1960 - 2005.

Mike Bassin

02-17-2009, 07:45 PM	#1
Wayne Ewing Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Freedom, Pa. Posts: 32 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	75-80 Dragway to reopen Found out today that they will open on the 3rd of April 2009 @ 4 o'clock and its going to be IHRA. Their website is not set up yet but they can be e-mailed at e-mailinfo@75-80dragway.com Last edited by Wayne Ewing; 02-17-2009 at 07:48 PM.

02-17-2009, 07:55 PM	#2
Michael Kilduff Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Carolina Beach, NC Posts: 281 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen Here is a link that can help people get an idea of what is happening there....great to see a dragstrip come back from the dead! http://www.75-80dragway.com/

02-17-2009, 08:41 PM	#3
SUPER STREET ROB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: CONOWINGO MD. Posts: 119 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen cant wait to eat those sloppy joes

02-17-2009, 11:31 PM	#4
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,474 Likes: 885 Liked 859 Times in 234 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen It'd be great to see the trend of dragstrips closing due to housing development reverse itself and plow under some of the overbuilt ,undersold developments that popped up all around race tracks because of cheap land and unscrupelous developers........But then I woke up! ....Glad to see a historic track like 75-80 come back regardless of who is sanctioning it. ....Tom __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

02-17-2009, 11:43 PM	#5
Robert Pare Racing Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mother Earth Posts: 265 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen I am very much looking forward to this. I'd like to have a class race there if the racers will support it...let's see how things go. __________________ Rapare-Racing.com Last edited by Robert Pare Racing; 02-17-2009 at 11:46 PM. Reason: I was cramping.

02-18-2009, 12:07 AM	#6
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen Looking at their website, it appears it's mostly about heads-up/Outlaw racing. Don't know if they'd be interested in a S/SS race. If they would be, I'd be willing to help. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

02-18-2009, 11:47 AM	#7
John Warehime Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 291 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen 75-80 was the birthplace of Stock Superstock Associations. Lee Sherman and Fred Reich must have pulled some strings from the great beyond. I made my first pass at 75-80.

02-18-2009, 02:30 PM	#8
LNorton Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RacerTees.com Posts: 505 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen I won my first race at 75-80. Would love to see a few bracket races or a combo race end up on that schedule. __________________ Lee Norton - N229 STK IHRA H/FIA - NHRA O/SA RacerTees.com

02-18-2009, 03:57 PM	#9
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen I won an all Ford race there back in 1999. I am very suprised to see it re-opening, but am glad none the less. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

02-19-2009, 12:29 PM	#10
Mike Bassin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Berlin PA Posts: 134 Likes: 0 Liked 120 Times in 19 Posts	Re: 75-80 Dragway to reopen Great to see 75-80 soon ready for a new beginning in April. I talked to Kevin Stanley on Tues. He sounds enthusiastic and they are moving fast to make improvements to make this a great race track. Their website is up, lots of different classes, mostly heads up and index stuff but test and tune available also, 1/8 and 1/4 mile racing. Will be there opening day. Can't wait! My introduction to drag racing was as a 15 yr old in 1961 at 75-80, I was hooked right away. Won my first trophy, mom's 62 dodge in 1962. Starting selling drag news same year and finally worked in the tower some in 1963, got to do announcing that same year. I announced there from '64 to '72 and then again from '86 to '95. Have been announcing at South Mountain, now Quarter Aces and Maple Grove and now currently at Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way. A big regret was that I didn't attend the last 75-80 event in 2005, had just worked the Dutch Classic at M.G. and hadn't been home for awhile and was beat. Now I get a second chance, Hope the last race is many years away! Long Live 75-80 Dragway. A big pat on the back to Bill and Betty Wilcom and the entire Wilcom family and all the staff members that worked hard and made it a fun and great place to race over the last 46 years, 1960 - 2005. Mike Bassin