Down Hill Tracks

[Eddie Rezac]

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

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!

Randall,
Green Valley looked pretty level to me back in the day, and was definitely not short! I raced there many times,in the 80's. The reason it was so fast in the spring of the year, was all of tree foliage (making all that oxygen) that surrounded that whole area. I set at least a couple of National records at that track, and won some pretty good races, with both the 283 & 327 in my 66 Chevy II 100 sedan. When running on that track my RPM was always 200-300 & 2-3 MPH higher than anywhere else, you can't do that on a short track! I loved that track, one of my favorite places to race, too bad that it is gone.
Eddie Rezac

[bigshow2966]

I have been told that Byron is 16 feet lower at the top end too. I have raced there, and my slow junk was no faster there than anywhere else.

Vegas really looks downhill, I'm sure Bruton had it built with as much slope as he could to help ET's out in the desert.

[jmcarter]

Personally I like downhill staging lanes, like Reynolds. Us old guys need a break occasionally.

[Paul Precht]

If anyone is using google-altitude, it's just a local average and not accurate. My property has a bit of a valley in the back and my Bosch transit level says it's about a 16 ft drop. I had a link to a web site that doesn't exist anymore that gave an accurate altitude where it showed the 16 ft and would give me in fractions of an inch as I moved it down my driveway which has a gradual slope. Google shows my entire property as the same 562.2 ft wherever I move it. I checked a lot of tracks with the accurate site a few years ago, It showed Beaver uphill about 17-20 ft I think, but Numidia, Englishtown Atco, Leb Val, NE Dragway, Island and most NHRA tracks to be level within a few inches. It showed Miramichi Dragway Park, I think Cecil and Sacramento, CA to be downhill. I wish I could find an accurate site but can't seem to, the test is easy, my driveway.

[Kevin Panzino]

Originally Posted by Bunkster

Quaker City: Wildly wonky!

Now that's a fact !! Crazy uphill!!! Want humbled, run your junk at Quaker !

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by Kevin Panzino

Now that's a fact !! Crazy uphill!!! Want humbled, run your junk at Quaker !

I was told that the starting line and finish line are level with one another at Quaker. The track goes downhill, but goes back up hill past the 1/8th mile for sure. Pretty much negates whatever you picked up in the first half.

I ran 154 and change there in a door car, never had to hang the laundry, and never wore out any brakes. Still one of my favorite shutdowns to cruise through...

[vic guilmino]

mike what app do you use

[cad]

Im surprised Eddie or Randy didn't mention Kearney Raceway. It is uphill and then downhill.

[Richard Grant]

Back in the 60's Hallsville, Tx. was very downhill. I always ran more MPH there than any other track. Then you drove though sand to get to the return road. I guess the sand was to improve shutdown. The starting line was concrete and appeared to have been graded with a rake to make it rough. Personally I loved the track.

[Bob Bender]

I thought if you have a points race or national event you can't be more than 1% downhill. But I'm old and don't know much.