is Route 66 still alive?

[DavidKFla]

It is much nicer

For some reason they didn't make the list.
We wanted to go watch but gun laws are wacked up there.

 

[vortecd]

For some reason they didn't make the list.
We wanted to go watch but gun laws are wacked up there.

They didn't make the list because they have been closed. I thought it was for good, why I brought this thread up

 

[vortecd]

Drag week doesn't always go to the best tracks. They went to some bad ones in Wisconsin in the past

 

[DavidKFla]

They didn't make the list because they have been closed. I thought it was for good, why I brought this thread up

At 1st everyone thought it was about rt66 itself.

 

[DavidKFla]

Drag week doesn't always go to the best tracks. They went to some bad ones in Wisconsin in the past

That's part of it. A guy hit a deer at Midwest drag week this year.

 

[vortecd]

At 1st everyone thought it was about rt66 itself.

It is posted in Drag Racing and has a link to the story

 

[DavidKFla]

It is posted in Drag Racing and has a link to the story

If you see it in latest posts you don't know.

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

At 1st everyone thought it was about rt66 itself.

Agreed.....I thought he might have been planning a Rt.66 road trip based on the title.

 

[Boris]

Drag Week isn't going there either.
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Drag week has been doing Byron lately

And this route is totally doable for me. I just never remember to buy in when it opens up.
I live 15 minutes from Byron.
Been to all the other tracks. Indy to Byron is a 4 hour drive. Its not terrible.
Byron to Cordova is a 2 hour drive
Cordova to STL is 3-4 hours

I guess Memphis was moved because of uncertainty about their track operations

 

[DavidKFla]

Drag week has been doing Byron lately

And this route is totally doable for me. I just never remember to buy in when it opens up.
I live 15 minutes from Byron.
Been to all the other tracks. Indy to Byron is a 4 hour drive. Its not terrible.
Byron to Cordova is a 2 hour drive
Cordova to STL is 3-4 hours

I guess Memphis was moved because of uncertainty about their track operations

Memphis was sold. Power Tour was moved in June.

 

[Boris]

Route 66 Raceway was built in 97

It was supposed to be in Rockford but the CAVE people here couldn't get their heads out of their ass.
It was privately funded by Byron's then owner Ron Leek to bring the NHRA to the Chicago area.
NHRA even wanted it in Rockford but Joliet won out because they didn't have the same political bullshit Rockford continually suffers from.

Route 66 is a modern stadium approach to a drag racing track. They had concerts there as well.

But reports keep surfacing that it has suffered from financial issues.

Meanwhile Byron packs them in with its little Wheel stand competition, being the father of bracket racing, and the old 60s era racing events.

 

[Boris]

Memphis was sold. Power Tour was moved in June.

Was it power tour? I thought it was drag week.
Either way

 

[vortecd]

Drag week has been doing Byron lately

And this route is totally doable for me. I just never remember to buy in when it opens up.
I live 15 minutes from Byron.
Been to all the other tracks. Indy to Byron is a 4 hour drive. Its not terrible.
Byron to Cordova is a 2 hour drive
Cordova to STL is 3-4 hours

I guess Memphis was moved because of uncertainty about their track operations

Well you also only have 5 minutes to buy in before it sells out

 

[Hickster]

Like to see um do one on the Grand Canyon of the Tennessee River, or Rt US 19 Clw, Fl. Last ticket there was last year,,,, story,,,. I waz doing 160 in 4th State Trooper got me even though. I was using a Dectector that pics up em all and scrambles instant on. Kinda illegal in our state, but cents I am in my own state of mind, state of confusion, who knows but me? He wrote me up for 55 over. Oh boy. Court, insurance, points, school, ect for 1 misconception. I got a letter from the office of Fla Dept- US States of Attourney and thought, oh shit. It stated I would be receiving a letter from his office and not to go to court. I didn't, got the hand written letter from the States Attourney himself. Mr Dumbass, it said, I am going to hold all illegal charges against you sense it must have been a maintenance issue on your Hell Cat. No court, no ticket, no insurance, no points,,, nuttin. He signed it and oooeeee. 140 in a 55 could have been disassterous. I framed the letter. He must have or has or relative owns a HC and he has personell ties to one.

 

[Bobo]

Like to see um do one on the Grand Canyon of the Tennessee River, or Rt US 19 Clw, Fl. Last ticket there was last year,,,, story,,,. I waz doing 160 in 4th State Trooper got me even though. I was using a Dectector that pics up em all and scrambles instant on. Kinda illegal in our state, but cents I am in my own state of mind, state of confusion, who knows but me? He wrote me up for 55 over. Oh boy. Court, insurance, points, school, ect for 1 misconception. I got a letter from the office of Fla Dept- US States of Attourney and thought, oh shit. It stated I would be receiving a letter from his office and not to go to court. I didn't, got the hand written letter from the States Attourney himself. Mr Dumbass, it said, I am going to hold all illegal charges against you sense it must have been a maintenance issue on your Hell Cat. No court, no ticket, no insurance, no points,,, nuttin. He signed it and oooeeee. 140 in a 55 could have been disassterous. I framed the letter. He must have or has or relative owns a HC and he has personell ties to one.

HAHA...Maintannace issue!

 

[Bobo]

HAHA...Maintannace issue!

I had “maintenance issues” last fall doing approx 128-135 in a 55, sheriff let me go with a warning because wife and I had him laughing so hard🤣😁😊