Google earth Hockenheim
Google earth Hockenheim
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Jon C

Original Poster:

3,214 posts

267 months

Saturday 20th October 2007
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Never been to Hockers, but I have been buggering about on Google Earth (like you do) and I was wondering. Is Hockenheim the only dragstrip in the world which goes over a bridge?

Eurodragster.com

657 posts

227 months

Sunday 21st October 2007
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The Strip at Las Vegas has a tunnel at the eighth and when the place first opened there was a notorious bump at that point.

It's clearly visible at...

36°16'46.86"N
115° 0'25.41"W

I thought I could remember there being a tunnel at Indy, too, but there's no sign of it at...

39°48'40.68"N
86°20'32.02"W

CRR

181 posts

231 months

Sunday 21st October 2007
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The much lamented Ontario Motor Speedway just outside LA had a tunnel underneath the circuit and drag strip (the circuit pit straight) which you had to go through to reach the infield area containing the pits and bleachers.

topnitro

237 posts

258 months

Sunday 21st October 2007
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Infineon Raceway also has a tunnel (Sears Point before it changed names)

Barry B

505 posts

231 months

Monday 22nd October 2007
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Eurodragster.com said:
I thought I could remember there being a tunnel at Indy, too, but there's no sign of it at...

39°48'40.68"N
86°20'32.02"W
There was a footbridge over the pairing lanes behind the water box at Indy but that was back in '99 before that O'Reilly firm bought it.

kestral

2,081 posts

227 months

Monday 22nd October 2007
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How many drag strips are there in America?

CRR

181 posts

231 months

Monday 22nd October 2007
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kestral said:
How many drag strips are there in America?
Hundreds! If you are really serious about finding out, then I suggest that you do a few web searches to get some idea.