avon park drag strip

[beritz]

saw this in spint where is it.stratford?

[stevefield]

It is actualy on the outskirts of stratford and is actually called Long Marston.I believe it is registered as an active MOD airport.Quite an interesting place to have a mooch around old war planes etc.

[crimsonchim]

Near, it's an old airstrip at Long Marston, Warwickshire.

"Bulldog Bash" there this weekend I think ~(www.bulldogbash.com/) they'll have directions on the site.

[cammers]

Known now as Shakespere County Raceway!

[Fatboy]

Used to live about 2 miles away - still go there a fair bit for 'run what you brung'. It's actually a good strip, and the airfield is only used by small private planes & microlites.
Entry road is a bit pot-holed, but the strip is immaculate.
Check out:
www.shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk/

>> Edited by Fatboy on Friday 9th August 11:45

[Basil Brush]

It seems to have died a bit in the last few years, I don't know why. They used to have quite a few events there. I think noise was a problem as they could never run top fuellers side by side.


>> Edited by Basil Brush on Friday 9th August 13:06

[caro]

They have 14 events listed for drag racing at the Shakespeare county raceway in 2002 - it is a small facility at the old Long Marston airfield but as said previously the strip looks in good nick, ok the entry road to the site is pitted and the old wooden stands are run down but my on first visit in May I had a great time.

That meeting was classic american nationals and there was gorgeous machinery both in the car park and on the strip, with old Dodge Chargers, Cadillacs and the like, plus a rung what you brung session with all sorts including hot rods, a transit with an massive engine where the load would normally be, and a lovely Griffith 500 with a rear light conversion which looked great.

The Bulldog Bash is this weekend, so it's bike heaven, tho' sadly it's kind of damp. I think, like a lot of places, they struggle against local noise/traffic disruption opposition plus that numpty i don't want anyone within a 10 mile radius of me to have or be seen/heard to be having fun ever attitude but we must fight back!!

The web site is www.SHAKESPEARECOUNTYRACEWAY.com. And no I have no connection with them. Long live fun!!

[Basil Brush]

quote:
They have 14 events listed for drag racing at the Shakespeare county raceway in 2002

Fair point - I looked at the site after I wrote my earlier post. Quite a few of the VW events used to be at Avon Park, but then switched to the Pod. Maybe politics were involved.