I used to drag race at an 1/8 mile "outlaw" track called Utica Rome. The track was narrow with a short shutdown and it was at night, so you'd hit the shutdown and it was pitch black once you got past the traps. The grandstand was within spitting distance of the starting line.
I'm actually in the lane farthest from the grand stand in this pic.
Crazy times.. But geez, that place was fun. I saw three cars go off the end of the shutdown and into the weeds one night. There was some fast cars that raced there too as they paid pretty well... Also sold beer (Milwaukee's Best) in the only food stand and that was in the pits. Watched a jet car blow over the popcorn trailer that an older couple ran one night. They (the track owner) had a Great Dane that was their "watch dog". It carried a VW wheel and tire around in it's mouth. Rumor was it had killed a horse, but having owned Great Danes myself, I doubt that one.
