Black FormulaLs1

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thinking abotu pcsing to drum...need to know abotut he Fbody crowd there as well as any import/ stang clubs..race tracks...etc..and whos got what up there...thanks
Sgt Knight

EchoMirage

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i went to college, the ranger school, up there. about 1hr east of ft. drum. there really is NOTHING up there but woods. not many f-bodies. salt is heavily used 8 months out of the year, and cars rust up like you wouldnt believe. theres a dirt track somewhere up there. i think the Busch North series runs around syracuse maybe. no such thing as a drag strip around there.

Humvee z28

used to be stationed up there in 03 to 04. aint much to do in the form of car clubs. summers are hot and muggy, but only last from maybe late june to late august early september. winters suck, invest in a nice 4wd truck. there is a circle track like 5 minutes from post. nearest drag strip is Lebanon Dragway, which is east of Albany and a good 4 hrs from you... hope this helps.
SSG Gus

Black FormulaLs1

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four hours away is the nearest drag strip? i mean WTF???/ i was born and raised up there in cascade NY but i thought that there would be race tracks or even an 1/8th mile around there some wehre? what about the nearest city? how far away is Auburn or Syracuse? there has GOT to be some kind of a car scene there!!! somebody help!!!!

Humvee z28

syracuse is about 45 minutes south of Drum. never was much into the whole car scene while I was up there. Whenever I had a 4 day I would go back home to CT. I know there isnt a dragstrip close at all. Maybe there is one in the western section of the state, or somewhere over the border to PA. Dragstrips are a rare in New England. Thus why all of us in CT either go to LVD, NED or the Jersey tracks... Blame the tree hugging hippies that want clean air and no loud noises...

NHRATA01

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There's a dirt track in Brewerton which is just north of Syracuse, and another up on (Route 11 I think?) just north of watertown, probably not more than 20 minutes from there.

Also there's the ETSA, or ESTA, or some E-acronym 1/4 mile strip just to the north of Syracuse. Not the greatest of tracks but it works. You don't have to go all the way to LVD. Also I think there's an 1/8th mile strip near Rochester.

Good luck up there, its a tough area to have a nice car. I spent 4 years 1 hour east in Potsdam at school (Clarkson). When my old man lived in Syracuse during that time I used to pass through Ft. Drum quite a bit on the way down.

Black FormulaLs1

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just was hoping for some kind of a track nearby....i love to fish also but i love to race too......what about speed shops? paint /body? etc.....

Black FormulaLs1

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what about machine shops? any specialty shops? emissions?

UpstateTank

dunno wat all these ppl are saying about NO TRACKS near watertown...Esta drag strip is in North Syracuse, which from watertown would be about a 30-45minute drive (depending how fast u go on 81 ) Its only a few miles off exit 30 (i think) on RT 81

If you're looking for an LSx friendly shop, one of my buddies acquantiances just had his 98 formula twin turbo'd...the place is called Turbo Zone...I dunno where he's specifically located and cant really speak to the quality of work he does

Otherwise, you're gonna have to look west. I plan on getting my car dynotuned at New Era Performance which is in Rochester. From CUSE its about an hour (lil less) of a drive, but itd be around 2 from Ft. Drum--then again its a VERY easy drive (rt 81s to 90e aka NYS thruway)

Theres a lil bit of a night scene here in CUSE, at "the boulevard"--mostly ricers tho Every summer tho theres the syracuse nationals at the nys fair. MUSCLE car heaven!!!! but you already missed it

Hope that helps a bit!

RatherBBlown

went out to syracuse last night actually with my friends to run their 04 cobras. what the guy said before my post about the ricers is true..theres a **** ton of them. theres also a bunch of shady mother ******* too, they'll try and sand bag the **** out of you. watch out for the old dudes out there with the beat up lookin cars..well just dont judge a book by its cover haha..easily some low 11 second cars out there, you'll know something is up when they ask you to run for a couple hundred dollars.

UpstateTank

oh christ you got that right...i swear some of em r worse than a girl in high skool with the lies they tell

RGR Pete

Good luck!!! Bring a good snowblower and garage your F-body. Buy a cheap winter rat and dream of June(spring time) I spent 2 years on that border, just remember it doesn't snow at -20 below (Feb)

EvilCamaroSS

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there is a casino up there thats preety close turning stone :yup:

I ocassionally go up there but never see any other f-bods in the process