Down Hill Tracks

Dave Casey · 05-13-2020, 08:30 AM

There was some discussion about tracks that are down hill in the tech section. Cecil County was mentioned and it is obviously down hill. Someone posted saying that they used Google Earth and it was 16 ft down. The other obvious one that comes to mind is Charlotte. Anyone got a figure on that one ?

What other tracks ? Down or up hill

Randall Klein · 05-13-2020, 08:54 AM

Byron, Il and Bandimere (Denver) "look" downhill, probably an Illusion, I heard old Green Valley in Texas was downhill AND short. Tri-State in Earlville, IA was constructed with NHRA allowable slope, they borrowed surveying equipment from me for layout.....also kinda interesting after Earnhardt wreck, I loaned Nikon instruments to U of Nebraska Roadside Safety for investigating (they developed the safer barriers now in use)

Of course I wanted to advertise that our instruments were used, but was told no.

I do know Topeka is uphill both directions!

Bob Don · 05-13-2020, 09:52 AM

Maple Grove looks downhill. I don't know if Napierville is downhill or not but it's awfully fast. I'll go to my grave convinced that Connecticut Dragway was uphill.

FireSale · 05-13-2020, 10:29 AM

Bremerton out here in Washington is an airport runway track (unused) at the Municipal Airport. It's been operated as a dragstrip by the Handlers Racing Association since the early 50's.Continuously, I think. It makes a dive at the 1/8 mile mark but I have no data on that. The track switched from 1/4 mile to 1/8 mile in 2019. Some folks laughed but the big power SST and SC cars from Pacific started to show up.

Albert Lee · 05-13-2020, 10:45 AM

Pomona - downhill.

Al Corda

4543 · 05-13-2020, 12:14 PM

I have an altimeter app on my phone along with a compass app. One of the things I do when I get to a track is check the compass heading for weather station setup and check the altitude at the start and finish line. All the stuff I have recorded is in the trailer and I don’t trust my memory enough to give numbers but there are some tracks that are definitely downhill. Mike McMahan 25 H/SA

Curt Rees · 05-13-2020, 12:17 PM

Oahe Speedway, 1% down hill. Built that way to NHRA spec.

#5458

Curt Rees

pmrphil · 05-13-2020, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Casey

There was some discussion about tracks that are down hill in the tech section. Cecil County was mentioned and it is obviously down hill. Someone posted saying that they used Google Earth and it was 16 ft down. The other obvious one that comes to mind is Charlotte. Anyone got a figure on that one ?

What other tracks ? Down or up hill

Charlotte was built with the most allowable slope (according to what I've been told the NHRA "spec" is 1% for new tracks), so it should be right around 13 FT.

Dave Muller · 05-13-2020, 12:31 PM

Is Las Vegas downhill at all, or does it just look that way because of the uphill shutdown area?

Bunkster · 05-13-2020, 12:42 PM

Quaker City: Wildly wonky!

05-13-2020, 08:30 AM	#1
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,151 Likes: 197 Liked 581 Times in 127 Posts	Down Hill Tracks There was some discussion about tracks that are down hill in the tech section. Cecil County was mentioned and it is obviously down hill. Someone posted saying that they used Google Earth and it was 16 ft down. The other obvious one that comes to mind is Charlotte. Anyone got a figure on that one ? What other tracks ? Down or up hill __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

05-13-2020, 08:54 AM	#2
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 784 Likes: 45 Liked 317 Times in 66 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Byron, Il and Bandimere (Denver) "look" downhill, probably an Illusion, I heard old Green Valley in Texas was downhill AND short. Tri-State in Earlville, IA was constructed with NHRA allowable slope, they borrowed surveying equipment from me for layout.....also kinda interesting after Earnhardt wreck, I loaned Nikon instruments to U of Nebraska Roadside Safety for investigating (they developed the safer barriers now in use) Of course I wanted to advertise that our instruments were used, but was told no. I do know Topeka is uphill both directions!

05-13-2020, 09:52 AM	#3
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,476 Likes: 980 Liked 778 Times in 175 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Maple Grove looks downhill. I don't know if Napierville is downhill or not but it's awfully fast. I'll go to my grave convinced that Connecticut Dragway was uphill. __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

05-13-2020, 10:29 AM	#4
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 236 Times in 127 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Bremerton out here in Washington is an airport runway track (unused) at the Municipal Airport. It's been operated as a dragstrip by the Handlers Racing Association since the early 50's.Continuously, I think. It makes a dive at the 1/8 mile mark but I have no data on that. The track switched from 1/4 mile to 1/8 mile in 2019. Some folks laughed but the big power SST and SC cars from Pacific started to show up. __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

05-13-2020, 12:14 PM	#6
4543 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 593 Likes: 52 Liked 529 Times in 116 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks I have an altimeter app on my phone along with a compass app. One of the things I do when I get to a track is check the compass heading for weather station setup and check the altitude at the start and finish line. All the stuff I have recorded is in the trailer and I don’t trust my memory enough to give numbers but there are some tracks that are definitely downhill. Mike McMahan 25 H/SA

05-13-2020, 10:45 AM	#5
Albert Lee Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 251 Likes: 95 Liked 269 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Pomona - downhill. Al Corda

05-13-2020, 12:17 PM	#7
Curt Rees Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ft. Pierre, SD Posts: 352 Likes: 306 Liked 226 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Oahe Speedway, 1% down hill. Built that way to NHRA spec. #5458 Curt Rees __________________ Curt Rees 5457 SS

05-13-2020, 12:31 PM	#9
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 491 Likes: 158 Liked 221 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Is Las Vegas downhill at all, or does it just look that way because of the uphill shutdown area?

05-13-2020, 12:42 PM	#10
Bunkster Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 307 Likes: 0 Liked 43 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Down Hill Tracks Quaker City: Wildly wonky!