Mike,
The former site of National Speedway (actually in Manorville) is now the
home of a retirement community, maybe they have some golf cart racing.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>; "Datsun Roadsters"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: "We Tight" Racing Team.
> I went to a lot of drag races in the late 60s and early 70s at National
> Speedway in Riverhead, NY, which sadly went out of business in the mid
70s.
>
> At night, when the Top Fuel eliminators ran, you could see the heads lift
> off slightly from the block from the compression and HP. It was quite a
> sight and something everyone should experince once in a lifetime, and
that's
> not to mention the flames coming from the exhaust, and of course the sound
> of unmuffled brutal HP. You could actually feel the ground shake and when
> they were idling, waiting for the Christmas tree to light up, I swear you
> could feel each pop of the cylinders. Awesome!!
>
> Mike
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