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darrenf · August 18th, 2004, 12:14

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Know why it's 5,280 feet?

It used to be a drag strip.

Kind of cool, huh?

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Hmm, I thought a drag strip was usually 1320' + a runoff area. I know of several drag strips with less than 4000' total length. In fact, many years ago I landed at one while visiting a race at an oval track next door.

August 18th, 2004, 12:14	#10
darrenf Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ Posts: 4,561	Re: Walked away from this one... [ QUOTE ] Know why it's 5,280 feet? It used to be a drag strip. Kind of cool, huh? [/ QUOTE ] Hmm, I thought a drag strip was usually 1320' + a runoff area. I know of several drag strips with less than 4000' total length. In fact, many years ago I landed at one while visiting a race at an oval track next door.