New track announcement, Gulf City Dragway
Gulf
City Dragway is a tribute track of 2 local cross town rival
dragstrips that operated from 1959 – 1967 with one surviving until
1974. Golden Triangle Raceway was owned and operated by a local car
club called the "Blockbusters" later changed the name to
Twin City. It competed with rival Tampa Dragway owned and operated by
Legendary Hall of Fame "Big Daddy" Don Garlits.
Florida
has always been favored for winter gatherings. These tracks existed
before of drag racing had begun NHRA, IHRA and AHRA established
sanctioning. In the mid-sixties these tracks were a haven for stock
eliminator classes.
Gulf
City Dragway is a brand new state of the art facility featuring 3DBot
maker starting gate, close quarters track connectors and a the
industry standard LED finish line. Stop box is 1.25"
thick inertia abosrbing foam for damage free shutdowns. The large
pit area has three fuel tankers, a food truck and plenty of tractor
trailer parking along with a service station for between round repair
assistance.
Gulf City is an actual local census designated place (with history) and Gulf Oil actually operated a bulk terminal in the area until its corporate demise in 1982. Gulf Oil is sponsoring the 2018 season here at Gulf City. We are looking forward to RLD racing action as Gulf City Dragway hosts the Mini Motor Nationals in April 2018.
Nice set up! Looks like 1/8 mile scale?
Fabulous!!!! Bringing the Speed to the Gulf Coast for sure!!! Thanks a ton for the Shout-Out in the diorama...it's an Honor. Looking Forward to Racing at Gulf City Dragway with my Diecast Brothers!!!
Awesome! Great to have another track on the circuit!
Very cool, looks like a nice space to play in. Reminds me I really need to think about dressing up my track a bit...
Man....some Corvettes would look sweet running down Gulf City Dragway....just saying :)
That is one cool set up!!!!!