Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia

Frank Castros · 05-21-2023, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by David Lee

this is an old airport that was closed, The whole county has 25K people living in it. anyone that would invest in the track would be throwing money away

https://www.williamsondailynews.com/...4bd30f3e2.html

Looks great to me in a romantic way. Back in the sixties and early seventies it would have been too cool. Today, a money pit.

jmcarter · 05-22-2023, 07:44 AM

Uphill staging lanes, oh joy.

Tom P · 05-22-2023, 02:29 PM

Cool looking place but when I go to Google Earth that doesn't look much like it unless they've done a LOT of earth moving since 2019.

I don't think the low population is a problem as long as there is an above average ratio of racers to non racers.

FLEMING · 05-23-2023, 10:33 AM

I have seen a couple in car camera videos going down that track at one of the 2 events they had.. and it is by far the roughest track I have ever seen.. they parked mining equipment on it for all the years it sat vacant.. I wish for all the WV racers this would be a solution to not having a track anywhere in the state..

05-22-2023, 07:44 AM	#2
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,295 Likes: 2,382 Liked 3,174 Times in 971 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia Uphill staging lanes, oh joy. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

05-22-2023, 02:29 PM	#3
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 239 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia Cool looking place but when I go to Google Earth that doesn't look much like it unless they've done a LOT of earth moving since 2019. I don't think the low population is a problem as long as there is an above average ratio of racers to non racers.

05-23-2023, 10:33 AM	#4
FLEMING Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 262 Likes: 48 Liked 54 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Drag strip opportunity in West Virginia I have seen a couple in car camera videos going down that track at one of the 2 events they had.. and it is by far the roughest track I have ever seen.. they parked mining equipment on it for all the years it sat vacant.. I wish for all the WV racers this would be a solution to not having a track anywhere in the state..