Lost Drag Strips - Page 11

ss wannabee · 10-30-2012, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn Hayes

I found through searching that Green Pine Dragway sits on the side of the mountain South of Williamsport, PA. - up in the woods, in the Allenwood area. A 'short' Circle Track was at the end of Reach Road, and it sounds like the drag strip was near it. They claim that the 1/8 track is still there.

Found some photos of that track on the HAMB site...from the guy restoring the
'55 Chevy gasser called the "Bad Banana"....think he had some Altoona photos
too....

Still can't get the photos Steve1118 put here of Altoona...anybody see them?

ss wannabee · 10-30-2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ss wannabee

Steve1118...not sure how to get to your pictures. Have you seen the 2 home movies
on YouTube of Peterson? Not very good quality...but the PA2 version...which has the
Jungle Jim Nova and Schartman FC's...that movie looks an awful lot like PID.

Maybe you could take a peek? I never had the chance to go to Altoona or PID back
in the day...but stopped by once at PID after it closed...

Guess that's the place...found a guy on another site that was there for THAT match
race at Peterson....probably 1969?

Steve1118 · 10-31-2012, 01:32 PM

I took a lot of the home movies, Tom Taylor took the others. None of them are posted on youtube.

The first Home Movies of Peterson I took were at a Tom Reese vs Tom Raley T/F match race sometime in 1966. Bob Kaiser, the future world champ, was there with a wedge 63 Plymouth sponsored by Williamsport Auto Sales.

I'll try to reload the pics.

James L Miller · 10-31-2012, 03:52 PM

A friend sent me some photos at Dallas International that his dad and a partner ran their Fairlane back in the early 1970s.

Robert Swartz · 10-31-2012, 07:11 PM

Pit Pass from Tri-City. Did the Div 3 points meet in the mid 70's. If I remember right, wasn't that place located next to an Airport? I recall some drag strip in Michigan, we got woke up by a jet preparing to take off at about 5 in the morning! Probably didn't help that we sat up till about 1 or 2 in the morning drinking and bs'ing with some other guys in line. One thing I do recall, it was a long drive up AND back from central Indiana.

Mack Reeves · 10-31-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chris3racing

No North Carolina tracks posted? I believe, and stand to be corrected by Mr. Bret Kepner, North Carolina has had more drag strips than any other state. Remember:
Sanford, Easy Street, Broadslab, Concord, Red Springs, Holly Ridge, Shuffletown, Union County, Fayetteville Airstrip, "original" Piedmont and lots more. I remember other tracks that we raced on, I'm just too old to remember the names.

Right now there are still over a dozen tracks operating on a week-end in North Carolilna

Adding to your NC list are East Bend and are they still running at Wilkesboro????

Charlie A · 10-31-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by James L Miller

A friend sent me some photos at Dallas International that his dad and a partner ran their Fairlane back in the early 1970s.

Charlie A · 10-31-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Swartz

Pit Pass from Tri-City. Did the Div 3 points meet in the mid 70's. If I remember right, wasn't that place located next to an Airport? I recall some drag strip in Michigan, we got woke up by a jet preparing to take off at about 5 in the morning! Probably didn't help that we sat up till about 1 or 2 in the morning drinking and bs'ing with some other guys in line. One thing I do recall, it was a long drive up AND back from central Indiana.

Steve1118 · 11-02-2012, 01:29 PM

Here's a shot from the long closed Pittsburgh International Dragway.

rawhide · 11-03-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by James L Miller

A friend sent me some photos at Dallas International that his dad and a partner ran their Fairlane back in the early 1970s.

James,
Do you know what color the Fairlane was?
thanks, Roland

10-31-2012, 01:32 PM	#103
Steve1118 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Walton's Mountain Posts: 116 Likes: 2 Liked 13 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Lost Drag Strips I took a lot of the home movies, Tom Taylor took the others. None of them are posted on youtube. The first Home Movies of Peterson I took were at a Tom Reese vs Tom Raley T/F match race sometime in 1966. Bob Kaiser, the future world champ, was there with a wedge 63 Plymouth sponsored by Williamsport Auto Sales. I'll try to reload the pics. Last edited by Steve1118; 10-31-2012 at 01:46 PM.

10-31-2012, 03:52 PM	#104
James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Lost Drag Strips A friend sent me some photos at Dallas International that his dad and a partner ran their Fairlane back in the early 1970s. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mopar 2 Ya!

10-31-2012, 07:11 PM	#105
Robert Swartz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nineveh, Indiana Posts: 512 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Lost Drag Strips Pit Pass from Tri-City. Did the Div 3 points meet in the mid 70's. If I remember right, wasn't that place located next to an Airport? I recall some drag strip in Michigan, we got woke up by a jet preparing to take off at about 5 in the morning! Probably didn't help that we sat up till about 1 or 2 in the morning drinking and bs'ing with some other guys in line. One thing I do recall, it was a long drive up AND back from central Indiana. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Robert Swartz - Swartz & Lane 66 Chevy II Pro 95 Achieva EF/SA, 78 Mustang II U/SA (work in progress) #354 stock

11-02-2012, 01:29 PM	#109
Steve1118 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Walton's Mountain Posts: 116 Likes: 2 Liked 13 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Lost Drag Strips Here's a shot from the long closed Pittsburgh International Dragway. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Steve1118; 11-02-2012 at 01:47 PM.