Irwindale Dragstrip!

Greg Reimer 7376 · 09-29-2021, 05:58 PM

Seems that the Irwindale website indicates that the drag strip portion of the property is observing its 20 th year. Great going! If you look at So Cal drag race history, very few tracks lasted longer than about 12-15 years before they got shoved out. Hope we're there another 20!

Mike Gray · 09-29-2021, 06:12 PM

I'm not a big fan of the 1/8 mile strip but you take what you can get.
I miss the old Irwindale drag strip made my first pass down that track in 1974.

Dave Muller · 09-29-2021, 06:56 PM

I like that little track, I hope I get to run there again some time.

DG · 09-29-2021, 07:43 PM

It would be a nice place for a National Open, especially if Fontana and Sonoma don't come back on the LDRS schedule.

Floyd Staggs · 09-30-2021, 10:34 AM

I ran at the old San Gabriel till the night it closed. That was when In-N-Out was a sponsor and had their trailer there selling hamburgers. If I remember right the current location is the third one. As long as it attracts a crowd and makes a little money it will be around. It's built on a landfill of old tires so the ground isn't much good for any kind of development.

Mike Gray · 09-30-2021, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs

I ran at the old San Gabriel till the night it closed.

I was at OCIR for "the last drag race" we ran way into the night. A fun but also sad ending to a great tack.

Floyd Staggs · 09-30-2021, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DG

It would be a nice place for a National Open, especially if Fontana and Sonoma don't come back on the LDRS schedule.

That won't happen with NHRA fees. Just like Famoso in Bakersfield they get by very well without NHRA.

09-29-2021, 05:58 PM	#1
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 Posts	Irwindale Dragstrip! Seems that the Irwindale website indicates that the drag strip portion of the property is observing its 20 th year. Great going! If you look at So Cal drag race history, very few tracks lasted longer than about 12-15 years before they got shoved out. Hope we're there another 20!

09-29-2021, 06:12 PM	#2
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 617 Likes: 311 Liked 687 Times in 198 Posts	Re: Irwindale Dragstrip! I'm not a big fan of the 1/8 mile strip but you take what you can get. I miss the old Irwindale drag strip made my first pass down that track in 1974.

09-29-2021, 06:56 PM	#3
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Irwindale Dragstrip! I like that little track, I hope I get to run there again some time.

09-29-2021, 07:43 PM	#4
DG Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central Sierra's Posts: 165 Likes: 461 Liked 449 Times in 98 Posts	Re: Irwindale Dragstrip! It would be a nice place for a National Open, especially if Fontana and Sonoma don't come back on the LDRS schedule.

09-30-2021, 10:34 AM	#5
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 156 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Irwindale Dragstrip! I ran at the old San Gabriel till the night it closed. That was when In-N-Out was a sponsor and had their trailer there selling hamburgers. If I remember right the current location is the third one. As long as it attracts a crowd and makes a little money it will be around. It's built on a landfill of old tires so the ground isn't much good for any kind of development. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST