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    Haven't heard it mentioned on BS, I could have Missed it anyway their building a new racing complex in Lux Mississippi just North of Hattiesburg MS. We talked the guy in charge at Cruising the Coast. Tried finding a link but you can Google it or check it out on Facebook. Mississippi Raceway Park, is set to open the dragstrip part in 2023 and will be a NHRA track with the possibility of a major event stop.
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    If you wait, all that happens is that you get older

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    MISSISSIPPI RACEWAY PARK SET TO OPEN IN 2023

    Gerard Hansen, an automotive historian and motorsports professional, has announced a new motorsports facility based in Petal, Mississippi, just outside of Hattiesburg. The primary purpose of building the new facility is to develop “tomorrow’s racing champions,” track officials stated. “Mississippi Raceway Park will bring national exposure, provide recreation, and create jobs. [It] has the potential of becoming a major destination for motorsports enthusiasts throughout the Southeast.” Mississippi Raceway Park will feature several race tracks, including the first 5/8-mile paved asphalt oval in the state, a 1/4-mile drag strip, three road course configurations, a kart track, and a soapbox derby course modeled after the Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. The facility will also offer professional race car driving instruction for drag, oval, road, and kart divisions, in addition to daily driver education for all ages. The first phase of the $30 million project will be constructing the arrive-and-drive kart track, followed by the drag strip, with officials eyeing an open date of Memorial Day in 2023, according to Race Pages Digital. Following will be the paved oval and the road courses. Plans include seating for up to 40,000 fans, hospitality suites, on-track condos, and an RV campground.

    https://www.competitionplus.com/drag...o-open-in-2023



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    • #3
      That's what I tried to do, thanks!
      Pt 2010, Long Haul 2011,12,13,14,15,16,17, 18, 19, 23
      If you wait, all that happens is that you get older

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      • #4
        But no dedicated LSR track. Oh, well......

        Dan

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        • #5
          Originally posted by DanStokes View Post
          But no dedicated LSR track. Oh, well......

          Dan
          Well, looking forward, Space X, and the bunch, vertical take off and landing.....
          There are going to be a Few Airport Runways coming up for sale soon....
          perfect LSR tracks.....

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Captain View Post

            Well, looking forward, Space X, and the bunch, vertical take off and landing.....
            There are going to be a Few Airport Runways coming up for sale soon....
            perfect LSR tracks.....
            Most of them are way too short. We need 10.000 feet minimum and so obstructions (ditches, etc.). LSR venues are few and far between unless you have an old B-52 base lying around (like Loring and Blytheville).

            Dan

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            • #7
              Originally posted by DanStokes View Post

              Most of them are way too short. We need 10.000 feet minimum and so obstructions (ditches, etc.). LSR venues are few and far between unless you have an old B-52 base lying around (like Loring and Blytheville).
              The government spaceheads are a bit too stuffy or they'd already be letting us use the shuttle runway at the cape - 15,000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 16 inches thick.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by DanStokes View Post

                Most of them are way too short. We need 10.000 feet minimum and so obstructions (ditches, etc.). LSR venues are few and far between unless you have an old B-52 base lying around (like Loring and Blytheville).

                Dan
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                • #9
                  Just a thought.....
                  Sawyer AFB in the UP........
                  A Somewatt retired B52 Strategic Command, now...Abandoned...
                  would be a excellent LSR run

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Captain View Post
                    Just a thought.....
                    Sawyer AFB in the UP........
                    A Somewatt retired B52 Strategic Command, now...Abandoned...
                    would be a excellent LSR run
                    I know that's been investigated and I forget why it was not open to us - but it wasn't. Are there motels and restaurants in the area?

                    Dan

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by pdub View Post

                      The government spaceheads are a bit too stuffy or they'd already be letting us use the shuttle runway at the cape - 15,000 feet long, 300 feet wide and 16 inches thick.
                      Somebody has been using it ....:

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Captain View Post
                        Just a thought.....
                        Sawyer AFB in the UP........
                        A Somewatt retired B52 Strategic Command, now...Abandoned...
                        would be a excellent LSR run
                        I was on vacation in Oscoda two weeks ago in Northern Michigan, the home of former Wurtsmith AFB. Airport was very quiet there.

                        A few restaurants, but limited on hotels - mainly beach holiday cottages.



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