{"id":832225,"date":"2020-06-23T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=832225"},"modified":"2020-06-23T04:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T11:14:00","slug":"warm-summer-night-at-thornhill-drag-strip-last-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/warm-summer-night-at-thornhill-drag-strip-last-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Found Drag Action Photos: A Warm Summer Night At Thornhill Drag Strip Last Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and\u00a0photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>I will start this off stating that this was not a good night for me.\u00a0 <\/span>It was nice seeing folks I hadn\u2019t in several months, but I felt like complete garbage having had a cancer treatment the day before.\u00a0 <\/span>My movement was limited and at some point I just sat down and watched.\u00a0 <\/span>Yes, I have my seriously dumb moments.\u00a0 <\/span>Still it was better than sitting on the couch at home watching LivePD (a good option when there\u2019s no racing).<\/p>\n

Remember, Thornhill is the oldest continuously-operating dragstrip having grown out of a dirt airstrip used during prohibition.\u00a0 <\/span>There\u2019s a long-standing injunction in place brought by a neighboring county that only allows the track to operate from 6PM till Midnight only on Saturdays, April through October.<\/p>\n

This particular event was the return of the Straight-Axle Mafia to the area so I drug myself, my eldest son and his best friend along.\u00a0 <\/span>His best friend had never been to a drag race before so this was a fun night for him.<\/p>\n

Many of the usual suspects were there and a few new faces.\u00a0 <\/span>We walked the pits once then tried to capture some action.\u00a0 <\/span>I fought with my flash and ultimately surrendered.\u00a0 <\/span>The sole Jr. dragster photo I have to share is of this young lady\u2019s very first pass ever.\u00a0 <\/span>I am happy to report she did a fine job and ran a few flawless and safe passes to start her drag racing career.<\/p>\n

As always, I like the diversity of rides at these smaller Kentucky tracks and the friendliness of the people there.\u00a0 <\/span>The only hitch for the evening was when the Straight-Axle Mafia was getting ready to run a round \u2013 the starter got on his motorcycle and left the grounds.\u00a0 <\/span>Only a few of us seemed to notice this as some track staff conduct a search.\u00a0 <\/span>After the delay the water box worker moved up to the starter position and the action was back on.\u00a0 <\/span>Definitely one of the strangest moments I\u2019ve witnessed at a track.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy the photos.<\/p>\n

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