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Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia
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.
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05-26-2023, 10:19 AM | #13 |
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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.
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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.
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Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia
King Coal.
Kind of reminds me of the track at London KY. You go through the Daniel Boone Nat Forest to reach it.
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Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia
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.
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