Savannah Dragway

Savannah Dragway was an eighth-mile (200 m) dragstrip used by the NHRA[1] located near in Savannah, Georgia. The track opened as a quarter-mile (400 m) facility in 1968, but safety concerns and rising insurance costs caused it to convert to the smaller distance in the mid-1980s. They were almost forced to close down at the end of 2005, this was because a neighbour filed many noise complaints and also because their lease was expiring but the lease was extended into 2006 at the last minute.[2]

In 2004, half a dozen people were hit by lightening at the dragway.[3]

An eighth-mile track called "Savannah River Dragway" opened in 2006 in Screven County. It is further from Savannah, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the old Savannah Dragway location.

References

  1. ↑ Barnidge, Noell (May 13, 2005). "THE FAST AND THE CURIOUS - SAVANNAH DRAGWAY TAKES ON ALL COMERS AND GOERS ON 1/8-MILE TRACK". Savannah Morning News (GA).
  2. ↑ Lancia, Chris (December 29, 2005). "DRAGWAY'S DOORS STILL OPEN - FOR NOW". Savannah Morning News (GA).
  3. ↑ Williamson, Eric (June 14, 2004). "LIGHTNING VICTIMS EXPECTED TO BE OK". Savannah Morning News (GA).

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