Hawaii
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Hawaii
I need pictures, programs, info, stories, contacts related to racing 1956 and 1957 Corvettes in Hawaii. ie: Kahuka, Raceway Park, Dillingham Field, Jimmy Castle, Clark Reynolds, V. Or N. Ongais
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I don't think is much help, but I think you are looking for Kahuku, not Kahuka.
There was a WWII outlying airfield built on the Windward side of Oahu that ran somewhat north-south, that ran up the coast to Kahuku, and was abandoned right after the war, and used as a drag strip for awhile. Some of it was apparently where the Turtle Bay resort and golf course exist today.
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/HI/..._HI_Oahu_N.htm
From the link above, you can scroll about half way down the page and find this:
Walter Dick recalled, “Kahuku... I was one of the group that initiated drag racing at the Kahuku strip.
I was a 'founder' of the local hot rod club (circa 1952).
We negotiated with the local Philipino farmer leaseholder for access to the site.
We used the end of the South segment of the strip. We had to chase the cows off before we could race.
The North segment of the strip had the antenna field for the RCA short-wave transmitting site
and also served as a National Guard summer campground.
Most of the middle was covered in blowing sand then.”
Additionally, keep scrolling down to see a neat picture of a 1956 race advert poster for Kahuku.
There was a WWII outlying airfield built on the Windward side of Oahu that ran somewhat north-south, that ran up the coast to Kahuku, and was abandoned right after the war, and used as a drag strip for awhile. Some of it was apparently where the Turtle Bay resort and golf course exist today.
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/HI/..._HI_Oahu_N.htm
From the link above, you can scroll about half way down the page and find this:
Walter Dick recalled, “Kahuku... I was one of the group that initiated drag racing at the Kahuku strip.
I was a 'founder' of the local hot rod club (circa 1952).
We negotiated with the local Philipino farmer leaseholder for access to the site.
We used the end of the South segment of the strip. We had to chase the cows off before we could race.
The North segment of the strip had the antenna field for the RCA short-wave transmitting site
and also served as a National Guard summer campground.
Most of the middle was covered in blowing sand then.”
Additionally, keep scrolling down to see a neat picture of a 1956 race advert poster for Kahuku.
Last edited by Easy Rhino; Dec 30, 2015 at 12:09 PM.
