Down Hill Tracks

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Jim, that was a nice thing about Eagle Motorplex in Ashcroft BC, the downhill staging lanes meant no starting the car or pushing it, once you got into the lanes. Bremerton does run downhill , but I think not until after the finish line.

Bandimere Speedway has down hill staging, and an uphill shutdown area. However, I am not so sure about the track being anything other than level though.

[Dave Noll]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

I know the shutdown at Medford is uphill a fair bit, but is the 1/4 mile level? I certainly liked the downhill return road there, nice being able to coast back to the pits with the engine off, especially when it over 110 degrees in the summer!

Using google earth again, I see roughly 6 feet in variation in the track and the shutdown rises 130 ft.

[Brian Oakes]

Chris, we checked Miramichi last year, was at finish line 8' (i think) now until you turn off gauge just said cliff ahead lol and Bob you are correct Charlotte is max, 13.2 feet, 1% that NHRA allows.

[Jim Caughlin]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

I know the shutdown at Medford is uphill a fair bit, but is the 1/4 mile level? I certainly liked the downhill return road there, nice being able to coast back to the pits with the engine off, especially when it over 110 degrees in the summer!

You might like the downhill return road at Medford but you better have headlights for night racing, it slaloms through the trees and it slopes off quickly if you happen to get off the pavement, very easy to high center with bad results. Also, there is a huge deer population at the top end, lots of collisions over the years. I remember a female motorcycle racer hit one at the top end and ended up with a broken arm.

[theman440]

If you stand at the starting line at Fontana and watch the car go down the track it will actually disappear kinda like a over the horizon type deal. the 1/4 is uphill and shutdown is downhill?

[Dano]

Originally Posted by FireSale

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.

My old stomping grounds......couldn't see the stripe till going over the rise, LOL....Lots of MPH up there!!

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Chipper Chapman

Miramichi Dragway (New Brunswick Canada) really dives off around the 1/8, sitting on starting line you can't see finish line. Not sure what the elevation difference is from starting line to finish, just know its fast, a little better than Napierville.

I can see the finish from the start. My problems start just before I get there!!