Riverhead Raceway
Bring Drag Racing Back to LI With HDRA 100-Foot Drags
It has been some six years since an organized and legal drag
race has been contested on Long Island at the old Westhampton
Dragway but thanks to Barbara & Jim Cromarty of Riverhead
Raceway and Jay Eastgate of the Holeshot Drag Racing
Association, straight line racing returns with 100 Foot Drags at
the Route 58 facility on Sunday May 22nd. All told five HDRA
events will take place at Riverhead Raceway on a monthly basis
in 2011.
Jay Eastgate has produced HDRA events at both the Thompson
Speedway and Waterford Speedbowl ovals in Connecticut with the
events becoming very popular among the most ardent drag racers.
"Many drivers who have run 1250 or 1000 feet kind of come to our
events with some questions on what you can do in just 100 feet,
but after they make their first pass they all comment on how
much fun this truly is" Jay noted. The HDRA 100 Foot drags
utilize the Christmas tree starting light system and as of now
Eastgate indicated the bracket racing events might be broken
into four divisions or categories.
Barbara and Jim Cromarty feel the HDRA events at Riverhead
Raceway will prove to be very popular and give Long Island drag
racing enthusiasts an opportunity to either compete or just be a
spectator for the 100 Foot Drags. The Westhampton Dragway closed
its doors some six years ago and when it did many drag racers
were left with a choice of towing to New Jersey or Pennsylvania
or worse yet taking to the streets to get their racing fix. With
the five HDRA races set for 2011 drivers no longer have to tow
over a bridge or watch out for the highway patrol!
Aside from the May 22nd HDRA event at Riverhead Raceway the 100
Foot Drags will also compete on June 26th, July 24th, August
28th and September 11th with all events starting at 12 noon. Pit
gates will open at 10:00 am.
For further information on the Holeshot Drag Racing Association
100 Foot Drags please visit www.100footdrags.com. All questions
from competitors should also be addressed to the HDRA Officials
and not the Riverhead Raceway business office. For the entire
2011 Riverhead Raceway schedule please log onto
www.riverheadraceway.com.
Source: Bob Finan/Riverhead
Raceway PR
Posted: November
30, 2010
