Any oldies remember rankin?

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Old 09-14-2009, 11:02 PM
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I went out there in 98-00 when i was a teenager before it started getting real bad (FATF)
Anyways, found this online and it brings back some memories lol

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...racing_748.htm
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LOL, even had the 3D spot on there too! Man, i was a 15 year old kid back then. I miss it. Even after F&F the ricers still knew to keep their slow **** on goodnight trail for a long time.
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It was a different world back then, its sad Im getting old enough to say things like that.
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Yeah, I still think about the good times on Westheimer and Center Street from the mid-80's. Mullets and metal!!

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Man, you guys a youngsters, I was there, at all the places, in the early 80's. Anyone remember going out the back side of Hobby airport?
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ran from the cops many many times on rankin
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I didnt run, i drove past them smiling.
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Lol that field Knew my old jeep really well. Also worked at the oreillys right there at the 249 spot. Used to get offwork and sit in my car until cars started showing up, was awesome. Anyone remember brittmore/ airtex?
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I was there not too long ago...

Still not the same but the road still has money made on it
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I grew up in Spring and used to roll out there in the late 80's myself. Good times!
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Never went to Rankin much... To much trouble going on, to many people... I use to race a ton on westheimer.
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ah Rankin... fun times back in the late 90's. Can't leave out Airtex, Holmes rd, Center Street, Miller cut-off.... I'm sure there's more I can't remember right now.
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Brittmoore, Tanner, Pinemont, area51, Old highway 90, center street, Holmes, airtex, 146 in Baytown, cedar crossing... We use to race all over the place in the early 90's
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Originally Posted by TurdsOfMayhem
Never went to Rankin much... To much trouble going on, to many people... I use to race a ton on westheimer.
westheimer was pretty cool back in late 90's early 00's
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Originally Posted by froman
Anyone remember brittmore/ airtex?
Went there one time, one way in, one way out...never went back.
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Originally Posted by NemeSS
westheimer was pretty cool back in late 90's early 00's
It was cool well before then as well.
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Originally Posted by cambirdracing
Man, you guys a youngsters, I was there, at all the places, in the early 80's. Anyone remember going out the back side of Hobby airport?
That was the best street racing I have seen to this day. Most on here have no idea! I didnt even have a drivers license but was going out there with my brother and older friends.

Some other places...Spikewood, and even older..Champion Ford, and Brown & Root.
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Originally Posted by cambirdracing
Man, you guys a youngsters, I was there, at all the places, in the early 80's. Anyone remember going out the back side of Hobby airport?
yea i remember that one. that was neuhaus street. then there was the road behind the airstrip that everyone played on. someone got killed on it so they put poles in the middle of it. then eventually just dug it all up.. then theres the area where the 610 ship channel bridge sits. before that was ever built it was a 6 lane wide dead end road that everyone ran on.
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rankin and spikewood was the **** back then...im sure i was the first one to put a set of slicks on the "wrong end" of the car (CRX) on the streets...LOL

we raced an 11 second mustang and barely lost..i was in the passenger seat trying to figure out why the car was missing and my buddy drove...(the mustang owner was wally i think)


everytime i would get pulled over and the cops see my set of slicks in the car, they would asked me why i have them..i told them im just out there spectating and the slicks are for road racing...

those were the days when a 12.0 second car (traction limited) would beat most cars on the streets..LOL

I also raced eric stubbs a few times down center street and fairmont...i think i was one of the few that could hang with his mustang back then!!!
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Yup.. I remember all the good ole days. I was 11 years old hanging out with my dad in his Z28.

Center street was the main spot, then rolling out to spikewood/brittmore


^^ And Eric Stubbs.. lol.

Anyone remember Shane Simpson? Thought his Mustang was the **** then it was slow as dirt even on the bottle. Or a 97 Z28, went by the name "Candy Cane". John Campbell had a nice LT1 too.


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