Drag strips around Council Bluffs, Iowa in mid 60s

[Z28DL]

I am looking for the names/locations of the drag strips around Council Bluffs, Iowa and the area back around 1966 through 1970. I am doing some research on a car I own that was raced in that area. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Dave L.
SoCal

[Salvatore]

Contact Kim Howie and or Dennis Cumby. (original LS6) Even The Schoenthalers may know!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[SmallHurst]

I think Scribner, NE was in operation in the late 60's.

[Chevy454]

I have an old NHRA drag strip locator manual (go figure, huh?! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif ) in the showcase...I'll dig it out & scan some pages for ya.

[Z28DL]

Thanks Rob and I appreciate what ever you can find!
Dave L.
SoCal

Also thanks to Dennis and Kim !!!!!!!!!!!

[Chevy2]

Don't forget about Thunder Valley near Marion South Dakota.Those of us in the midwest west arn't afaid to travel a couple hunred miles to race.

[Chevy2]

Somebody can move this link if they want but there are alot of old drag car pics here http://www.fergenboysinc.com/tvdalbum/slides/63.html .

[Chevy2]

Older ones http://www.fergenboysinc.com/tvd2album/

[Chevy454]

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Don't forget about Thunder Valley near Marion South Dakota.Those of us in the midwest west arn't afaid to travel a couple hunred miles to race.

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I hear that... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[SmallHurst]

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Don't forget about Thunder Valley near Marion South Dakota.Those of us in the midwest west arn't afaid to travel a couple hunred miles to race.

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I hear that... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

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Someone say road trip??? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[Chevy454]

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I am looking for the names/locations of the drag strips around Council Bluffs, Iowa and the area back around 1966 through 1970. I am doing some research on a car I own that was raced in that area. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Dave L.
SoCal

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My NHRA "Dragstrip Guide" is from '67...Division 5 territory: Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Manitoba, Canada

<u>Within a few hundred miles of Council Bluffs:</u>
Garden City Dragway - Garden City, KS
Kearney Dragway - Kearney, NE
Minnesota Dragways - Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Neita Raceway, Inc - Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA
Omaha Dragway - Omaha, NE
Sandhill Dragway - Ainsworth, NE
Scottsbluff Dragway - Scottsbluff, NE
Sioux City Dragway - Sioux City, IA
S.R.C.A. Drag Way - Great Bend, KS
Thunder Valley Dragways, Inc - Marion, SD

Each track has it's own page, and lists directions, contacts, dimensions, facilities, dates, and tow/award money...let me know if you need anything more specific.

[SmallHurst]

You forgot KCIR and Mo-Kan. Crips, Garden City would have been 300+ miles and Great Bend would have only been about 100 miles closer!!!

[Z28DL]

Thanks Rob and Rusty as knowing these is a big help to my research.
Dave L.
SoCal

[Z28DL]

Hi Will,
The pictures you posted of the cars at the drag strips back in the day are awesome. I hope some of the members look at them. If you have any more please post them.
Thanks,
Dave L.
SoCal

[Kim_Howie]

Dave go up on NHRA under class racers, ask them up there. Somebody will know the car. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[NHRAjeff]

Irvington Drag Strip at an old airport held races in the 60's which was a Omaha Suburb(Council Bluffs area on Nebraska side of the Missouri River). Cornhusker Drag Strip also ran from 1969 to 1973ish which was also an Omaha Suburb which is now Millard area. Scribner Drag Strip opened by the MVTA (Missouri Valley Timing Assoc.) in April 1980 on a old WWII airfild base and closed in Oct 2005. I raced at Scribner from 1989 to the last day it closed in '05. Lotsa fond memories of the place.

I have started a collection of Nebraska/Midwest Drag Cars and appreciate the old nostalgic cars from the midwest area. I have some contacts with one a chassis builder/racer from that era that if I can't help maybe he can. I PM'd you a message.

[Chevy454]

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You forgot KCIR and Mo-Kan. Crips, Garden City would have been 300+ miles and Great Bend would have only been about 100 miles closer!!!

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LOL...I didn't forget 'em, I just listed the ones in my NHRA book! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

KCIR woulda been AHRA, as well as Mo-Kan at the time, I believe...just east of Mo-Kan woulda been Ozark International (Springfield/Rogersville, MO, area), and then there was Mid-America in Wentzville, and of course Gateway further east.

[Schonyenko2]

Moats ran at Cordova a lot. Cool pics. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[freddy]

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I am looking for the names/locations of the drag strips around Council Bluffs, Iowa and the area back around 1966 through 1970. I am doing some research on a car I own that was raced in that area. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Dave L.
SoCal

[/ QUOTE ]Is this an old Vern Moats car? if it is he is still in Des Moines and I believe still racing alcohol funny cars.

[pdashnut74]

I just came across this forum and was wondering if anyone can provide some help from this discussion in finding some pictures/info of a drag car from that area?

[ne70ss]

Any pics of the car you purchased?

[ktcamaro67]

Hi there ,replying to your post . I think one of the other members stated cornhusker . It is top on the list ,next was flightland I believe. I think both mite have been (nhra?) Scribner Ne came a little bit later . The photographer from Scribner Ne I think has a post aND or archive of old pic too.good luck with your search

[bcmiller]

Those links to the Thunder Valley pics are dead. Anyone know of current links to those pics?