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Originally Posted by bonneville Joe
That was Milt Shornack's car. The brown/gold car. I read an article about that test. Pics of the car were in the article. We saw the car at the Greenville, SC POCI show in '05. I always wondered exactly where that track was. I grew up in West Palm
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That track was called Miami Dragway back in the 60s, but it was actually just north in Hollywood, FL. All of the American carmakers used to come down in the winter to this track to test the latest experimental motors. They handed out flyers on that Dec. day in 1992 that read, "The Last Drag Race." Very sad stuff because there has never been a replacement and now you have to drive up to West Palm Beach to race.
On a side note, an arena called the Sportatorium sat next to the track. I saw Van Halen there in 1981. Now, I'd bet that less than 1% of the people in the area know that the track or arena ever existed. Like Mick Jagger sang,"Time waits for no one and it won't wait for me."