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IHRA makes its way to the West Coast

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April 24, 2024, 08:34 AM
fivecentcharlie
IHRA makes its way to the West Coast
Eagle Field Dragstrip in Firebaugh, CA has become an IHRA sanctioned track. It's a funky little place that's run a couple of events a year since 2009. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, an official sanction does to/for their program.

https://www.ihra.com/ihra-trac...s-ihra-to-california
April 24, 2024, 09:09 AM
BP758
Thanks Charlie!
Also Kern County is about to open a new strip.


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April 24, 2024, 09:10 AM
fivecentcharlie
quote:
Originally posted by BP758:
Thanks Charlie!
Also Kern County is about to open a new strip.


is that the one affiliated with the Kevin Harvick track?
April 24, 2024, 09:11 AM
BP758
I don’t know?
I can ask Robert Hoosier West.


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April 24, 2024, 09:14 AM
BP758
Yes it is Charlie!


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April 24, 2024, 09:15 AM
BP758
Think that might chip up NHRA??


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April 24, 2024, 10:33 AM
Michael Beard
Do they have guard walls in the shutdown area now?


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April 24, 2024, 02:33 PM
fivecentcharlie
quote:
Originally posted by Michael Beard:
Do they have guard walls in the shutdown area now?


It's been a few years since I've been there. I believe they shortened it to 1/8 mile after a couple of serious wrecks at the top end, but not sure of the set up now. I would assume IHRA has some sort of track standards they have to abide by?
April 25, 2024, 11:54 AM
Al Alguire
Back to the west coast. Been a minute since they were out here but Tucson Dragway was IHRA for a few years. Not exactly a premiere facility but it's something and we aint got much. The new Kern county track is 1/8 mile as well.


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April 25, 2024, 12:14 PM
vetman
Not to sure about IHRA standards on guard rails a small track here in north centeral Iowa is now IHRA sanctioned as has very minimal guard rail


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April 26, 2024, 03:32 PM
Mike English
The owner of Kern County Raceway didn’t say a word about a drag strip at lunch a month ago.


Not sure why you guys get all excited about a IHRA track, they sanction the track but they don’t run it


L8R, Mike