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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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How far away is your favorite track?

Hey guys just curious how long you're willing to drive to run at your favorite track.
I personally drive about 3 hours each way to get to my favorite track.




I know Ceasar's gonna name some U.S. track that's like a 20 hour flight away from him!!
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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My favorite is about 4-4.5 hours.
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Cecil County in Maryland bout 45 min depending on how fast I drive.
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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infineon, 30-40 mins
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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Rockingham Dragway ~1.5hrs
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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45 minutes. been going every weekend a couple weekends in a row. feels like too much of a trip to make so often sometimes but i'm addicted!
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Originally Posted by Nealoc187
My favorite is about 4-4.5 hours.
wow. I have a new found respect for you.
I guess you can relate to me when I say going to the track is an all day event.
Old Mar 18, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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35.5 mi (about 41 mins)

National Trail Raceway
Old Mar 18, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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about an hour away
Old Mar 18, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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I drive 20min from my house! Get 4 runs maybe 5 for $25.00
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 07:42 AM
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87.3 miles to KCIR - about 1 1/2 hours. $20 for Grudge nights...
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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i feel like i put more stress on the car driving it down there than actually running it lol. i can't imagine the combination of both does anything good.
tranny cooler time!
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by AsthmaMax11
wow. I have a new found respect for you.
I guess you can relate to me when I say going to the track is an all day event.

It's not the one I go to most often, but it's my favorite (byron dragway). The one I go to most often is only like 20 miles away. I've been to a million different tracks over the past 4 years that I've been racing, I can think of 12 I think off the top of my head in 5 different states. Byron is the furthest away of all of them.
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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Island dragway is the only track I've ever been to. It's about 10 min drive from my house. Funny part is I never knew it existed until last year when I got my max haha.
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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Champion Dragway, Meremere - about 45 minutes from home if traffic is alright. Can be 2 hours if traffic isn't.

Caesar always tells me that Masterton is better (and faster) but that's 6 hours away and they look at you funny down there if you have all of your teeth, use a mobile phone and wear clothes...not to mention not drive a V8...Caesar has wiped the smiles off of a few V8-heads since coming here...
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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I got national trail raceway less than about an hour from my house. Don't have this car up to standards of taking it to the track yet though. Soon enough I hope.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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50 min away. California speedway.

But I have 3 dyno places within 10min of my house.

Never used the dyno but used the track.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Infineon - about an hour away.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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SAR - About 30 minute drive, very nice track.
Old Mar 21, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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I grew up 1 mile from the old Connecticut International Dragway. Unfortunately it was long closed by the time I was driving.. though I did race my brother and friends down it on bicycles.... 1/4 takes a lot longer that way lmao.

Right now the closest track is a good 1.5 hours away, Lebanon Valley, NY. NED is about 1 hour 45 mins.. I have the most timeslips from ATCO raceway in NJ thouugh, which is like 3+ hours each way.. though I usually go visit friends for the weekend, and then it's an hour trip.
I'm planning to take the Maxima down there shortly for it's first, and likely last trip t the track. I am really itching to get the other car there this season after all the work I have put into it.
Old Mar 21, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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man you guys are lucky. If I had a good track close to my house I would go almost every weekend.
Old Mar 22, 2006 | 06:40 AM
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Capitol raceway is about 10-15 min from my house depending on how I drive.
Old Mar 22, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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No Problem Raceway - About an Hour

Ceasar drove like 3-4hours to get there from Miss.
Old Mar 22, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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englistown- about 45 mins cause i actually drive very slow . i went with traffic block last yr for nissan day and it took us about 15 mins lol but i blew the s/c on the way down.
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