History LOST DRAG STRIPS II

Ryan: No hard feelings if you want to delete this. Just thought someone on here might find it interesting.

Yes, I'm riding Tommy Lee Byrd's coat tails to glory. When Tommy was too busy to do a follow-up to his award-winning Lost Drag Strips, I got the assignment and ran with it. This is the shot I've been waiting for - a chance to pay back the sport I love for five decades of grins. I hope some of my passion and joy come through on these pages.

Lost Drag Strips II is now available everywhere money is accepted. Please support your local book store. If they don't stock this part number, amazon.com has a discounted copy with your name on it. Thanks to all of my heroes (now my friends) who contributed to this labor of love. It's been a sweet thrill ride!

Scotty Gosson (AKA Jangleguy)

 

Congrats, Scotty.
In case you don't know him, he is one motorhead whos lives, breathes, and writes about it.
Good luck with this one.
Rob Frazier

 

Thanks Rob! Means a lot to me, coming from you.

 

Well, that`s a relief.... I got confused and was trying to find a lost Jangleguy, last seen a a Drag Strip somewhere.....HAH! Hope you are making a bit of headway, Scotty.....We miss you up here. CC and I were talking about you at the Portland Roadster Show......Drop us a line would ya?

 

Hey House! Good to hear from you! Will write you soon. Promise.

 

Did I mention that I'm no good at promotion?
The following tracks are featured in Lost Drag Strips II:

Avenue G Drag Strip - White City, Oregon
Fort Wainwright/Racing Lions Drag Strip - Fairbanks, Alaska
Fremont/Baylands Raceway - Fremont, California
Fontana Drag City - Fontana, California
San Fernando Drag Strip - San Fernando, California
Inyokern Drag Strip - Ridgecrest, California
Kahuku Air Strip - Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii
Las Vegas Speedrome - Las Vegas, Nevada
Continental Divide Raceways - Castle Rock, Colorado
SRCA Drag Strip - Great Bend, Kansas
Southwest Raceway - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Willow Run Raceway - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Minnesota Dragways - Minneapolis, Minnesota
KCTA Drag Strip - Kansas City, Missouri
Detroit Dragway - Detroit, Michigan
Niagara Airport Drag Strip - Niagara Falls, New York
New York National Speedway - Center Moriches, Long Island, New York
York U.S. 30 Drag-O-Way - York, Pennsylvania
South Mountain Raceway - Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania
La Place Dragway - La Place, Louisiana
Yellow River Drag Strip - Covington, Georgia
Thunderbolt Dragway - Green Cove Springs, Florida

Happily, not all of these tracks are "lost". It was nice to include some survivors!

 

bttt

 

Hey! A new book to add to my collection!

 

I just started reading it yesterday. It appears to be very well written.

 

Love the first one, will need to get the 2nd one.

 

Thanks guys!

 

Looking forward to reading this!

 

very Cool

 

TLB: Are you THAT TLB? If so, I bet you are curious to read this...

 

I knew your first book was good when I saw Freddy Fryers photo in the front. I will try to pick up one in the next few days. It will go good with the new book about Linda Vaughn. If you are going to do a number 3 PM me and I can get several more track in my area..

 

Thanks K9! But that first edition was written by Tommy Lee Byrd - not me. As for a THIRD edition - I don't know if I have it in me...

 

Haha, I am that TLB. I'm still tired from the first one...glad to see the sequel is on the shelf!

 

Thanks, Tommy! This book will likely be my swan song, as I developed some health problems when I started on it, and was just barely able to finish it! In hindsight, you were wise to pass on this asskicker! I just hope it lives up to the standard you set with the original...

 

Very cool.... I need to buy the first book as well.

Here in Virginia we lost the oldest dragstrip on east coast about 4 years ago, Old Dominion Dragstrip. I applaud your efforts in keeping these places remembered.

 

Thanks, 61. Sorry Old Dominion didn't make it into the book though... PS: Nice avatar!

 

If you continue with book III, I have direct connection to the former owners of Old Dominion and could setup an Introduction.

Thanks for the compliment... It's a little Chassis Research Dragster we haul around.

 

Should there be a book III, I'd love to have your help on Old Dominion! Thanks, 61Cad!

 

Preserving the history of these great old drag strips for others to remember is a wonderful thing.
Many of us who remember these drag strips will never forget them and all the fun we had.

I always thought it was a shame how many great old drag strips, speed shops, circle tracks all kind of just faded away and all that was left are weeds growing up in a place that was once so full of excitement and thrilling racing.

Jimbo

 

Dallas drag strip Dallas GA, Dallas is the drag strip that Richard Petty crashed and killed a young boy. Fairburn drag strip in Fairburn GA, I believe fairburn was the first drag strip in GA.

 

Yeah, both storied tracks. Alas, neither made the final cut for this book...

 

Sounds like you already have material and research for #3.

 

True, Dogpatch. You NEED this book!

 

Hey Rob! Yeah, I have enough info for another one, but getting usable photos is the trick. Kicking ideas around with the publisher (CarTech Inc) this week... How 'bout a Rob Frazer biography?

 

I'm happy to help with anything to do with drag racing, as we knew it.

 

as far of Georgia drag racing . The first was held at Lakewood dirt track in Atlanta Ga, They raced on the front straight a way from turn 1 toward turn 4.