Gone buut not forgotten local darg strip

[youngone]

Was abandoned after the flood of '72, a few big name racers ran this strip. This track is where Joe Amato started his career.


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[Gallows]

Lots of cool pics from yesteryear in there:beer:

 

[phil'snotch]

sad......

 

[Double"O"]

my dad one a few D Stock races there back in 60s

 

[9cobra4]

I wonder what a good e.t. was for a street car back then? Something like what a sub 13 second time is today.

 

[MachME]

Love seeing stuff like that.

Why did they never fix it or try opening it again?

 

[youngone]

my dad one a few D Stock races there back in 60s

Thats awesome, are you originally from around here??

Love seeing stuff like that.

Why did they never fix it or try opening it again?

The flood of 72 did a lot of damage, I guess a drag strip was low priority. They also started putting up houses and from what I understand the land the drag strip was on is now a development.:nonono:

 

[Double"O"]

Thats awesome, are you originally from around here??

grew up in Tioga county (Wellsboro)

 

[cobra_4]

Awesome thanks for sharing!

 

[1992sc50]

I wana see what sits on the land now.

 

[youngone]

I wana see what sits on the land now.

These were taken back in 2000, supposedly there is houses going up there now.


Drag Racing Story of the Day - Pocono Drag Lodge Lives Again

 

[03cobra#694]

Pretty cool.Any pics of it flooded?

 

[Y2k4cobra]

Man what I wouldn't give to be 18 in 1963, the start of the muscle car boom, you could get your foot in the door with the car manufactures and get sponsored by them. Cheap parts and lots of muscle cars to pick from!!

 

[99cobra302]

i love old shit like this. i live in a neighborhood that is next to what is now called "Raceway Woods" its now a forest preserve, but it used to be knows as Meadowdale International Raceway. it is so cool to go over there and just walk around. Back in the day, it used to have the longest straight away of any road race track in the world 3/4 of a mile!!

here is the website Meadowdale International Raceways

 

[EVO32570]

I remember "Niagara Drag Strip" in NF,NY. It was a old abandoned dragstrip from the 60's we use to go run on. It still had the grandstands up. This was back in the late 90's.

 

[karnutz4]

absolutely priceless !!!

 

[youngone]

Pretty cool.Any pics of it flooded?

No, I cant seem to find any.

 

[youngone]

Man what I wouldn't give to be 18 in 1963, the start of the muscle car boom, you could get your foot in the door with the car manufactures and get sponsored by them. Cheap parts and lots of muscle cars to pick from!!

I feel the same way. :beer: