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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
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      CT
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      Bring back CT Dragway

      I dont know if it will help but someone started a petition to bring back CT Dragway. It looks like Mohegan Sun wants this too.



      http://www.petitiononline.com/JayHass/petition.html

      (Edit:After doing some research I found that this is old... What the hell it couldn't hurt.)
      Thanks
      Bill


    2. #2
      Join Date
      Aug 2007
      Location
      CT
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      799
      I hit it this afternoon..

      bump

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Oct 2007
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      JUust wondering why is it that New england dragway is such a ghost town? Everytime I go there its empty

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Mar 2007
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      About a month ago Channel 8 news wanted to tape a meeting at JW fabrication about opening a track back up in CT. The closest track is Lebanon Valley and most of the fast guys in CT don't want to run there. Not enough bite for the 7-8-9 sec guys and wind coming around the speedbowl makes the top end scarey sometimes. Last time I ran there we were only allowed to run 1/8th mile after someone hit the wall on the top end because of wind. I had my 11 sec. 67 Nova and was almost relieved we weren't able to use the full 1/4 since it's about as aerodynamic as a brick and the crosswind on the top end going over 100 makes it kinda sketchy.

      The renewed newsworthyness of the track is because of some streetracing problems(injurys,deaths) in CT over the past year. The casinos are sponsoring drag cars anyway so theres a connection already with them and they have the money to just do it.

      http://www.jwracing-fab.com/gallery/main.php

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
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      830
      that would be awesome if we got a track back. Limerock is doing well and I know a drag strip would do better. With fuel like it is its hard for most people to go out of state to run

    6. #6
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      Sep 2004
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      CT
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      They been saying this for years now but nothing.. That petition been around for years too.. I wouldn't mind a track in the area..
      The old route 8 can be a slow when there's traffic...
      Bryan, 69 nova LS1

    7. #7
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      Jul 2008
      Location
      Windham,CT
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      27
      Raced there in the early 80's & miss it, would be nice to have something local.

    8. #8
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      Apr 2010
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      ct
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      cosidering i live in colchester

    9. #9
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      Oct 2009
      Location
      CT.
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      I have heard all those rumors for years. The petition has been around a while now. There was once a rumor that someone was going to build a drag strip at Pratt & Witney's Rentchler Field air strip! I doubt that now as Uconn has a football stadium there now.

      Something would be nice though.



      Glenn

      1955 Chevy BelAir
      1951 Chevy 3100
      1987 Chevy Silverado

      My last project....
      https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...my-72-Maverick!!

    10. #10
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      I work at Pratt, thats not going to happen.
      It would be nice though....

    11. #11
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      Quote Originally Posted by sunkistcamaro View Post
      I work at Pratt, thats not going to happen.
      It would be nice though....
      I never really thought it was. Just another one of those rumors that go around.



      Glenn

      1955 Chevy BelAir
      1951 Chevy 3100
      1987 Chevy Silverado

      My last project....
      https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...my-72-Maverick!!

    12. #12
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      Aug 2004
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      CT
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      I heard they are planing on building a strip mall.
      It is a nice big area though....

    13. #13
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      Aug 2004
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      Connecticut
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      847
      Oh good just what we need more malls

      Paul Krol
      1968 Camaro

    14. #14
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      CT
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      Hahaha, yah right...

    15. #15
      Join Date
      Jan 2008
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      When I was a kid I use to go to the old CT drag strip.Even bad then the people who lived around the track complained about the noise.With so much development over the years in connecticut I don't see a track coming here any time soon.




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