What's your favorite/best/coolest dragstrip you've ever went to?
I've only been to a few. Southeastern in Dallas, GA(closed), The Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA, Paradise in Calhoun, GA, and Silverdollar in Reynolds, GA. I visited Yellow River near Athens which closed before I was born, but is quite famous.
I loved the Dallas track because it had lots of history, it was close by, and it was almost all street cars, mostly foxbodies. Too bad it closed. It wasn't just some hole in the wall dragstrip, at one time it was the big track in this area. Really sad to see it close years ago.
The Atlanta Dragway is so far away, on the other side of Altanta from me, and it's a ricer's mecca. Nice track but the sound of fart can's really gets annoying and they slowly buzz down the track. They have the Track Nazi's working in the Tech booths. I mean, you better be on NHRA spec and not have a single carpet fiber out of place or they won't let you run. It was the first track I ever ran at, when I was 17 I drove down it, in my 1994 Ford Escort LX... ran a 19.1 at about 70 something mph. I wasn't serious, just wanted to know what it felt like to run down the track. I took my old 90GT down that track a few times and ran a 14.2 when it was pretty close to stock. I'll tell you, that was a lot different than my Escort. I think my mph was about 97mph as I recall, and it scared me the first time, seems like you are going so much faster with the narrow walls on each side.
Silverdollar is not so bad in the tech department, but they are far away. More laid back for sure. Nice 1/4 track with the lowest elevation in the area. Finally, there is the only "local" one near me in Calhoun, GA, Paradise. Also an old track, and uphill track. The cool thing is the tech inspection... there is none. You have to bring your own materials to put the numbers on your car. The only rule is you have to have a helmet, and it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are. I think they do require a cage once you get in the low 6's on the 1/8th. A lot of women at that track.... and they come one of two ways, HOT or HIDDIOUS. There is nothing in between. Not that is what I go to the track for but something I couldn't help but notice.
So tell about your experiences.
Silverdollar
I've only been to a few. Southeastern in Dallas, GA(closed), The Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA, Paradise in Calhoun, GA, and Silverdollar in Reynolds, GA. I visited Yellow River near Athens which closed before I was born, but is quite famous.
I loved the Dallas track because it had lots of history, it was close by, and it was almost all street cars, mostly foxbodies. Too bad it closed. It wasn't just some hole in the wall dragstrip, at one time it was the big track in this area. Really sad to see it close years ago.
The Atlanta Dragway is so far away, on the other side of Altanta from me, and it's a ricer's mecca. Nice track but the sound of fart can's really gets annoying and they slowly buzz down the track. They have the Track Nazi's working in the Tech booths. I mean, you better be on NHRA spec and not have a single carpet fiber out of place or they won't let you run. It was the first track I ever ran at, when I was 17 I drove down it, in my 1994 Ford Escort LX... ran a 19.1 at about 70 something mph. I wasn't serious, just wanted to know what it felt like to run down the track. I took my old 90GT down that track a few times and ran a 14.2 when it was pretty close to stock. I'll tell you, that was a lot different than my Escort. I think my mph was about 97mph as I recall, and it scared me the first time, seems like you are going so much faster with the narrow walls on each side.
Silverdollar is not so bad in the tech department, but they are far away. More laid back for sure. Nice 1/4 track with the lowest elevation in the area. Finally, there is the only "local" one near me in Calhoun, GA, Paradise. Also an old track, and uphill track. The cool thing is the tech inspection... there is none. You have to bring your own materials to put the numbers on your car. The only rule is you have to have a helmet, and it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are. I think they do require a cage once you get in the low 6's on the 1/8th. A lot of women at that track.... and they come one of two ways, HOT or HIDDIOUS. There is nothing in between. Not that is what I go to the track for but something I couldn't help but notice.
So tell about your experiences.
Silverdollar