I/41FCdIfuW9L.jpg' alt='Chevelle This Type Of Thinking Could Do Us In Rarest' title='Chevelle This Type Of Thinking Could Do Us In Rarest' />Its still kind of hard to believe the 600horsepower Subaru WRX STI tinkered on by Prodrive is built on the bones of a regularass WRX STI that I could. David Jungquist I am looking for Detroit Dragway 1972 Grand Nationals photos, film and info. Need Sundays elemators rounds. My car came in first in my. Install Db2 On Windows Server 2008 more. Whats the hp ratings for a 396 high output engine. Or we just need cheap midengined cars because they are so much fun to drive. A lot has changed since the Fiero first came out in 1983. I bet GMs engineers could. CHEVELLE-Red-Wonder-Whats-Next-T-Shirt.jpg' alt='Chevelle This Type Of Thinking Could Do Us In Rarest' title='Chevelle This Type Of Thinking Could Do Us In Rarest' />Detroit Dragway Brownstown Twp MIBy Julia Daniel The Detroit News Gone forever are the nitro fumes, roaring engines and loyal spectators at the Detroit Dragway on Sibley and Dix. Since 1. 95. 9 hot rodders, racers and gearheads met at the strip to test their engines and their nerves. On April 9, 1. 99. I wouldnt be human if I didnt lament closing the track, said Gil Kohn, who owned the strip since its opening. But theres an economic boom hitting Detroit. Life goes on. Detroit Dragway was quickly initiated into racing by sponsoring the National Hot Rod Associations top event, the U. S. Nationals in 1. During its long history the strip also hosted races sponsored by the American Hot Rod Association and the United Hot Rod Association. Racing always began on Saturdays at 8 0. Sundays at 2 0. 0pm. The dragway achieved national recognition not by the races it hosted or the drivers and record setting runs but by its radio commercial, Sunday Sunday Sunday at the Detroit Dragway. Ive run into people in Times Square New York whove heard those commercials, said Kohn. In addition to the U. S. Nationals the dragway was a standard venue for the AHRAs Grand American drag racing series by hosting the Michigan Grand Nationals the fifth race out of a ten race series. The pay out for the Grand Nationals was 2. Detroit also hosted the main event of the UHRA The Grand Nationals Championship. Top speeds of 1. 25. During the 1. 96. Detroit Dragway competition, giving the average guy a chance to be a drag racers or even a national champion. The Big Three got involved too. Ford, General Motors and American Motors sponsored factory drag race teams, often ran by their employees. The most notable team was the Ramchargers sponsored by Chrysler. The Ramchargers were a group of 2. Chryslers Central Engineering Division, who dominated the Detroit Dragway as well as other strips nationwide. Stock machines werent the only ones to race. The dragway also accommodated dragsters, altered and modified machines, hot rods and street stocks. By the mid seventies the hot attractions at the strip were the top fuel dragsters and funny cars. Screaming down the track at 2. NHRA Summer Nationals drew a crowd of 3. Also showing up for the event were some of the biggest names in drag racing The Bounty Hunter Connie Kalitta, Tom The Mongoose Mc. Ewen, Gary Burgin and three time top fuel world champion Shirley Muldowney. All were competing for the largest purses ever awarded at the track, 4. The 1. 98. 0s saw an overall decline of the dragway. A string of misguided managers caused the dragways spectators and racers to leave and the strip to deteriorate. Attendance at the dragway dropped from 3. Ed Law was hired in 1. Law remodeled the concession stand and restrooms. He also added new landscaping to the entrance. The 1. 99. 2 annual tracks driver meeting attracted nearly 5. The NHRA National Hot Rod Association arrived in Detroit with a multi million dollar development plan to raze the old strip and build a new racetrack stadium on the same location. NHRA officials also had plans to host an annual drag racing event at the new track. Sadly, the proposal failed due to public opposition. In its heyday the Detroit Dragway witnessed fierce competitions for the big purses between the pros such as Big Daddy Don Garlits, Don The Snake Prudhomme, Arnie The Farmer Beswick, Roger Color Me Gone Lindamood, and Della Funny Honey Woods. Every weekend for 3. Detroit Dragway allowed dreams to scream down the track. But most importantly, it was a place where the average person could become a red eyed, fire breathing drag racer in the family sedan.