Where was your first drag strip?

[wheelzman]

Mine was Magnolia Drag Strip located just outside of Magnolia, OH.  You will notice in the picture that they only run 1/8 mile now but waaayyyy over in the right side you will see the strip continues and when they ran 1/4 mile if you didn't get her woowed down you went into the swamp.  Oh yeah there was a pothole about 100 ft past the finish line that would shake the fillings out of your teeth if you didn't swerve to avoid it.  I ran about 118 MPH in a 55 Chevy with a water pipe roll bar and a kitchen chair bolted to the floor.  Somebody was looking over me that's for sure. 

www.bigalslist.com/pictures/neighborhood/Magnolia/Magnolia.htm

[Don @ Maritime Drag Racing]

First track as a spectator was the old Drag City in Nova Scotia(closed in the early 80s). First track as a racer was Raceway Park, Prince Edward Island back in 1970. Raceway Park is still operating to this day and starting to show it's age but we still make the pilgrimage every year for the Labour Day weekend. Some years we even make more than one trip.

[pro70z28]

Humbolt County Dragway.

[Boyd]

First time spectating Arlington Washington. 1964. First time down a track Mission 1966

[wildcatone]

Houston Freeway Dragstrip. I went to my first drag race there in '62. An empirical history of the track is here:
www.houstonfreewaydragstrip.com/houston-international-speedway-history.htm