who can identify this drag strip?

[JK98SS]

Hint: it's in the midwest...

[SS427]

Without doing some research I am thinking Minnesota Draways and in its very early days???? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[Mr70]

That horsehoe entrance looks familiar &amp; that could be Crawfordsville Rd...Indianapolis Raceway Park?

[markjohnson]

Alton Dragway on Fosterburg Road. It was open from 1958-1972.

[JK98SS]

And now a trailer park

[Postsedan]

That was a big event, that day [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

[markjohnson]

Yep, this is what people used to do on weekends before the Internet and before 450 channel satellite TV packages!

[ORIGLS6]

Is that the GoKart track to the right of the pic?

Damn we used to have some good times down there. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Trivia question: Alton Dragway owner/manager/promoter John Storey used to pay a Chicago area racer $50 a week to tow his race car to Alton and compete against the 'Local Guys'. And at one time, John offered him $100 to bring TWO cars. That Chicago racer is still active, although with a different car.

It's someone we all know. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[mockingbird812]

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Did this fella buy one of them aluminum blocked Camaros brand new (and still has it : [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] )</span>

[ORIGLS6]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]