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Old 01-15-2017, 04:52 PM
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Our club is renting the Centerville Drag Strip Saturday, April 1st. Anyone that has a Vette is welcome to run. The strip is located about 30 minutes from Russellville, Arkansas.
I will put more info out as it gets closer, but you can get more info at glenacre@sbcglobal.net
This is something that our club does every year. If you have ever been a participant, you know the procedure.
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I will be doing a road trip this weekend from Virginia to Arkansas to visit my folks in Fort Smith. I wont be back through that way until July but man that sure sounds like fun. I used to go to Centerville as a young man on the weekends and watch the local action. it was a blast.
I knew the Young family who used to own the strip and served in the US Army with Homer Young. I don't know if they still do but they were great folks.....
Have fun
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Originally Posted by Papas02C5
I will be doing a road trip this weekend from Virginia to Arkansas to visit my folks in Fort Smith. I wont be back through that way until July but man that sure sounds like fun. I used to go to Centerville as a young man on the weekends and watch the local action. it was a blast.
I knew the Young family who used to own the strip and served in the US Army with Homer Young. I don't know if they still do but they were great folks.....
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The Young's no longer own it, but I very nice family owns it now. It's a family operation.
They have just did some renovations on the track, such as resurfacing. I'm looking forward to trying out the new surface.

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Looks like the weather is going to be great for the drags Saturday. High around 80 degrees, and nothing but sunshine.
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I ended up being a runner up in the drags (bracket racing). In the finale round I met up with someone that ran 2 tenths of his dial in and was under .1 on the lights. I wasn't that good and simply could not catch him.
Any day at the drags is a good day though.
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My best time for the 1000' was a 9.82 at 118.95 mph. Sixty ft wasn't good... 2.12. I have the power, but I can't get it to the ground, even with racing radials. I'm running Nitto NTO5R's (18 pounds of air), but I'm still fishing tailing half the way through 2nd. If I could only get the 60' times down......wishful thinking.
I only race one time a year, so it's not like I get a lot of seat time.
60'......2.1259
300'....5.3953
1/8.....7.8861
1000'..9.8253....118.95 MPH

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