Sad day for drag racing fans in Houston, TX.
07-19-2021, 02:34 PM
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07-20-2021, 04:14 PM
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Atlanta Dragway ran its final NHRA pro event back in May. Property bought to put in apartments to house new employees for a battery plant over there. I hadn’t heard Houston was closing. I was out there when very first 300 mph pass was made. Seems like that was in 91? I was working in Groves and rode over to Houston that weekend for the race. John Force announced at that same event that he would be ending his infamous “1/8 mile” burnouts. Man…time flies. I see Eddie Hill on your hat. Those were the days! Gene Snow, Don Prudhomme…and to think that John Force is still at it and winning races at 72 years old.
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08-06-2021, 08:43 AM
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Atlanta Dragway ran its final NHRA pro event back in May. Property bought to put in apartments to house new employees for a battery plant over there. I hadn’t heard Houston was closing. I was out there when very first 300 mph pass was made. Seems like that was in 91? I was working in Groves and rode over to Houston that weekend for the race. John Force announced at that same event that he would be ending his infamous “1/8 mile” burnouts. Man…time flies. I see Eddie Hill on your hat. Those were the days! Gene Snow, Don Prudhomme…and to think that John Force is still at it and winning races at 72 years old.
Enjoy it while you can, no way they won't go after top fuel at some point even if the tracks manage to survive. I feel like I'm watching some crazy future dystopian movie in slow motion here.
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08-07-2021, 05:28 PM
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Many legends of drag racing have signed this hat! I've had it for over thirty years and I wore it proudly at every Final Eliminator we attended. Seth Angel you have sold out a legacy built buy your family and you say your going to dust off your resume? I say what resume. The company that now owns it is from Belgium.
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04-28-2022, 08:58 AM
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It was a great day of racing on Sunday and one that my grandson will never forget. I'm really going to miss NHRA drag racing in Houston.
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