Rumor - New NHRA Venue for 2021 (1 Viewer)

[ironpony]

National Trail, Columbus

National Trail Raceway
2650 National Rd SW, Hebron, OH 43025
I live in Hebron and it pisses me off they always say Columbus 30 miles away

 

[cdag]

National Trail Raceway
2650 National Rd SW, Hebron, OH 43025
I live in Hebron and it pisses me off they always say Columbus 30 miles away

A lot of tracks are like that; named after the nearest metro area, like Atlanta Dragway, 70 miles away in Commerce.

 

[Cliff]

Except for Wild Horse, which is a "trendy" name (cuz of big shopping center & hotels & all that next to the track). When it was Firebird, it was cuz the (man made) lake was called Firebird Lake.

 

[junglevsbrutus]

Cliff, as much as I liked Charlie Allen's FCs and the idea of NHRA finally getting a substantial strip in AZ I couldn't understand the decision to use the Firebird Raceway name when there was already another long established Firebird in Boise, ID. From that point forward we'd have to clarify and say "the Idaho one" or " the one in Arizona!"

 

[Cliff]

I don't like the name Wild Horse much. Well, it is on the Rez, so.... What if Charlie Allen had named it Maricopa County Int'l Raceway? MCIR.... heh

OK, I looked up "maricopa" and it sez that was the name of a Native American tribe out of the Gila Valley (south of Phx). More trivia: if ya go downtown by Sky Harbor Airport, there is a museum. The people who lived in & around the Phx area were called Hohokum by the Native Americans who lived in Phx in the 1800's. The name means "all used up", cuz they just left the area for whatever reason about 400 years ago, after being here for 1000 years. Drought? They had a trade route that went up into Utah, New Mexico, Mexico, parts of Calif, etc. Also dug the canals that are still in use in Phoenix.

 

[ZWeinstein]

I don't like the name Wild Horse much. Well, it is on the Rez, so.... What if Charlie Allen had named it Maricopa County Int'l Raceway? MCIR.... heh.

If I'm not mistaken the reason Firebird was chosen was because the lake was already named Firebird. Personally I dont mind the name Wild Horse but when i usually refer to Wild Horse people think I'm referring to the casino so it's easier to just refer to it as Firebird. Plus for some reason I've always liked the International part in any race track name, makes it sound more official, kind of like PIR even though it's now referred to as just Phoenix Raceway

 

[junglevsbrutus]

Zed, what you said about the word "international" is true but I had the opposite sentiment. First, I felt the word (5 syllables) is much too long for a venue's name. And second, since multi-national racing wasn't occurring on drag strips it was a bit of a misnomer. Cliff, I do think the "Maricopa County" would've been a good name. It's easy to say and is very distinctive.

 

[Cliff]

Dear Wild Horse. Enclosed is a petition to re-name the track to Maricopa County Int'l Raceway.
Thanks, James, Zed, Bob & Cliff.

 

[drag racer]

for those of us here a long time, it will always be "Firebird". Besides, not many folk know where Boise is anyway

 

[Cliff]

I'm pretty sure Boise is kinda NW of Phoenix. HA Actually, I wish I could go there for a race. That track has been around a long time & they have some great nostalgia races there, even AA/FA.

 

[moon]

There's been more than a few times cars have ended up in the swampy pines at Atco.

who was the jet car that swamped years ago? Gustin? it was a thrill show event if i remember correctly

 

[mikebcurve]

who was the jet car that swamped years ago? Gustin? it was a thrill show event if i remember correctly

Yes it was Gustin at Atco. I think it was ‘91 or ‘92. Very scary incident. Roger went through hell. Many broken bones on top of swallowing bacteria in the swamp causing severe sickness.

 

[TSK]

Yes it was Gustin at Atco. I think it was ‘91 or ‘92. Very scary incident. Roger went through hell. Many broken bones on top of swallowing bacteria in the swamp causing severe sickness.

 

[moon]

my uncle took me to that event - as bad as that was it's a great memory for me (not the crash, but the time spent with family)

 

[none]

This kind of died on the vine.................. Anyone hearing anything on potential new venue??????