Pictures of the Shelor Dragstrip in Radford from this past weekend. Enjoy

Michael Vaughn

 

Damn that's nice, but I can't believe they spent that much money on a permanent 1/8th mile track.

 

if it wasn't $7 to spectate, i'd be sitting up on that hill getting drunk every thursday.

 

damn Nova and western guys get the shitty end of the track deals.... guess richmond and vmp arent too far away but still, that sucks

 

add a case of beer, and you are at 20 bucks. not too bad in these days in time for entertainment.

of course, getting free beer would make it cheaper

 

From what I am told, the local land owner would not sale the land needed for the 1/4 mile to take place. I would bet that they are testing the waters to see how well the track does before going after the land needed to make the track a 1/4 reality. If anyone wants a larger pic. just let me know.

Michael Vaughn

 

there's no question about whether or not a nice 1/4 mile track in the area would be successful or not.. I don't think anyone would argue with me about that either.

1/8th though.. well.. it's just another as far as I'm concerned. there are what.. 3 1/8 mile tracks within 45 minutes of Roanoke?

 

2. elk creek is 1.5hrs away, at least, from roanoke.

 

I’m sorry but on a Thursday night if I can choose between driving 45 minutes for a 1/8th mile or 2 hours for a 1/4mile in Bristol, I’ll drive the extra hour and 15 minutes. I guess if I went every week it would be different, but for me if I go I have to take off from work so it only makes since to go to a real track...

 

Elk Creek sucks. The track isnt even even. It goes down hill then uphill. Plus the right lane is downhill. So if you drive a stick you have to hold either the brake or the e-brake unless you want to roll into a red light.

Elk Creek is also about 1 hour from me.

Shelor MM is about 10-15 mins.

Just plan on more breaks happening at a 1/4 mile track. You have to figure that all the people that race there are local or semi-local. So the track is basically funded my local money. Unless it becomes a NHRA or some other sponsored track I dont think it will be made into a 1/4.