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BIR... It's about that time.
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The Swegian
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Joe, after a run, the chase vehicle would get the car and instead of coming back up the return road like most events, they'd just tow the car back following the 3-mile road course back to their pit area, as the pit area for the pros was stretched out just before Turn 10. When they'd tow up to the staging lanes, they'd just follow the road course again going the same direction from which they came. The drag strip is on the nearly mile-long straightaway between that stretches from Turn 10 to Turn 1.
TooTall999
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I like how BIR is known as the fastest road course in North America...it's also the home of the fastest Top Fuel run too..
DrRocket
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yep. For the last two years, mechanical design jobs have been pretty scarce. I'd been working at this one place off and on when they needed help with overflow, nothing steady, but it helped. Things finally started looking up a bit this spring, and I managed to land a gig that's going to last for a while. But I need time to catch up, money wise, so I'm pinching my pennies and putting money away best as I can.
Like I said, you guys have fun and tell everyone "The Doc" says "HEY!! See you next year!!!"
.
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This is where the wall (In Red) in question was for the road race on July 4th. They were using the drag strip at the same time that weekend for the annual "Show & Shine" event, so leaving it up is not out of the question.
The wall was there during the division 5 race on Memorial weekend too. When I drove across the new bridge this afternoon I tried to see if the wall was gone but couldn't really tell with the trees in the way. We'll be out cruising around on the golf cart later tonight so I'll be sure to get a better look. I'll let you know what I find.
This is the route that every sportsman team uses to get their truck/trailer/motor home/toter/etc. into the pits. If they didn't move the wall, it's going to create a bunch of problems when they start pit parking on Wednesday morning.
Notice the yellow line....
Thanks Mike, I just knew it was in the Twin cities area! I'm hearing she may not last the day!
DrRocket
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There was a nice article in the local Daily Blab about Greg Anderson, and his relationship with John Hagen.
Link to article.
Link to article.
mick
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DESPITE ITS SHORTCOMINGS, RACERS DON'T MIND FINISHING REGULAR SEASON AT BRAINERD
whatever
every flippin' nat. event on the schedule is exactly the
same.......the ONLY thing that differentiates indy is the car count -
indy has lost it's mystic.
i will never confuse indy for brainerd.
if the sanctioning body can not provide a unique race, the northstar fans will!!
whatever
every flippin' nat. event on the schedule is exactly thesame.......the ONLY thing that differentiates indy is the car count -
indy has lost it's mystic.
i will never confuse indy for brainerd.
if the sanctioning body can not provide a unique race, the northstar fans will!!
FC138fan
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Just thought I'd post this here for the MN fans. I work in Andover, MN and was talking to a couple car guys the other day who were discussing Minnesota Dragways which was located right near where I work. After searching the internet, I was not able to find exactly where the track was located. After emailing a guy who used to race there, he was able to point out exactly where the track was. I went back to the internet and found an old aerial and compared it with today.
Looks like the start line was at what is now 1335 126th ave nw, and the end of the strip is 1443 132nd ln nw in the City of Coon Rapids. The only trace of the track left today is what looks like the underlying aggregate connecting the end of the strip to the return road (which closely follows Avocet St today) behind 1443 132nd ln nw.
So for you sentimental folks the closest you can come to crusing the old Minnesota Dragway is to drive up Avocet Street just off Main Street in Coon Rapids. The intersection of Avoocet Street and Main Street is the old entrance to the track. The old pit entrance is now the entrance to the Humane Society at 1411 Main St NW.
Looks like the start line was at what is now 1335 126th ave nw, and the end of the strip is 1443 132nd ln nw in the City of Coon Rapids. The only trace of the track left today is what looks like the underlying aggregate connecting the end of the strip to the return road (which closely follows Avocet St today) behind 1443 132nd ln nw.
So for you sentimental folks the closest you can come to crusing the old Minnesota Dragway is to drive up Avocet Street just off Main Street in Coon Rapids. The intersection of Avoocet Street and Main Street is the old entrance to the track. The old pit entrance is now the entrance to the Humane Society at 1411 Main St NW.
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