Long Island getting a part-time drag strip - Page 2

Paul Precht · 08-22-2021, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by joe huestis

Those of you who attended, how did it go today ? The videos posted on Facebook showed quite a turnout.

Someone posted on FB that there were 200 cars and 1,100 spectators, I'm very happy to see that. I was just 10 minutes away in Riverhead playing an outdoor party with my old bandmates, wish I could have been there.

Paul Precht · 08-23-2021, 10:10 PM

Some Facebook pics from the race. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...60196675576986

bsimms89 · 08-24-2021, 11:01 AM

I went with my street car. Gates Opened at 8, was a little slow going as they teched people as they drove in, but I'm sure it'll speed up next time. Runs started around 11:00. It was just time runs, no bracket racing and it was a bit of a free for all to get in the staging lanes. It was open to everyone at once so you just had to get onto a long line to get into the staging lanes. Waited about 2 hours in line to make the 1st run, drove around and got right back on line and it took another hour and a half to make a second run. By that point is was 3pm and they were ending at 4 so I didn't get back on line.

They aren't using any track prep (cause local environmentalists companied about anything getting sprayed) I couldn't even get my street car to hook, everyone was spinning. Hopefully as they get more rubber down after a couple weeks it gets a little better. I was hoping they would've been doing some bracket racing instead of just time runs. It was fun though, hopefully we get something more permanent out of it.

James Perrone · 08-24-2021, 04:57 PM

Free for all to the lanes.
Just like good old west Hampton Dragway 😂
Some things don’t change

08-23-2021, 10:10 PM	#12
Paul Precht Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Elysburg, Pa Posts: 697 Likes: 290 Liked 242 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Long Island getting a part-time drag strip Some Facebook pics from the race. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...60196675576986

08-24-2021, 11:01 AM	#13
bsimms89 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 66 Likes: 17 Liked 63 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Long Island getting a part-time drag strip I went with my street car. Gates Opened at 8, was a little slow going as they teched people as they drove in, but I'm sure it'll speed up next time. Runs started around 11:00. It was just time runs, no bracket racing and it was a bit of a free for all to get in the staging lanes. It was open to everyone at once so you just had to get onto a long line to get into the staging lanes. Waited about 2 hours in line to make the 1st run, drove around and got right back on line and it took another hour and a half to make a second run. By that point is was 3pm and they were ending at 4 so I didn't get back on line. They aren't using any track prep (cause local environmentalists companied about anything getting sprayed) I couldn't even get my street car to hook, everyone was spinning. Hopefully as they get more rubber down after a couple weeks it gets a little better. I was hoping they would've been doing some bracket racing instead of just time runs. It was fun though, hopefully we get something more permanent out of it.

08-24-2021, 04:57 PM	#14
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,608 Likes: 2,983 Liked 1,641 Times in 387 Posts	Re: Long Island getting a part-time drag strip Free for all to the lanes. Just like good old west Hampton Dragway 😂 Some things don’t change __________________ james perrone 1290 STK