Saginaw Street and Strip

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I go here first

a little about me
male
52 yrs young....
enjoy drag racing
racing with my son,finished top 4 in street this year!
building a new engine soon!
pic of car is in avatar
Jim

Hello!

Although I now live in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, AZ.; was raised in Lansing. Began the rather questionable activity of drag race announcing at Central Michigan Dragway (now the Mid Michigan Motorplex) in 1955.

Further announced some of the 1972 first-year events at Tri-City. And ... a whole bunch of other stuff.

My current vehicle is a 2006 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7 Liter Hemi which I am gently making better.

Am thinking about writing a book about drag racing's early days and would appreciate contact from anybody with 1950's photos from Central Michigan Dragway, particularly if they show the track unpaved - as it was in 1954.

Welcome aboard.

hope that you find your way around in here ok,if not just give me a pm and I'll help you out.

welcome to site
I'm a little late,but oh well

New member here. Just a little about me. From Birch Run we have alot of fast street strip cars around this area. I am currently building a 79 z28 10.5 car to run on the street and strip. Currently stock suspension 30 inch 12.5 et street on weld aluma stars. Running 13-1 406 built by speed-o-motive making roughly 620 hp and 250 bottle thinking about running 400 plate. Running 4inch exhaust with flowmaster 1chamber x pipe exhaust to the rearend. The paint just got finshed marina blue, stock steel body with 6inch glasstek hood. Just finishing the chute and cable. Hope to be on the street yet this year. I will be posting pictures soon.

Welcome to the site.
sounds like a cool project that you got going there.
yes,post up some pics!!
and videos as well.
keep us infomed on your progress,and let us know when and where you will be racing at,
and we might hook up with you.

welcome
as well
are there any cruise spots in birch run to hang out at?
car sounds to be a fast piece
and yep,we enjoy pics,or even a video when you get it out.

Hi My name is Paul Ayling,we are from Birch Run. I have a mid to high 10. sec. street/strip Pontiac Lemans that we play with at the motorplex, but most of my time over the last 4 years or so has been playing crew chief on my kids JR Dragsters.
They have a great program for the kids out there and have a very good turn out of cars. I'll try to post some pics and video.
Thanks, Paul.. K&J RACING

Welcome Paul
to the site.
"Jumbo" on here used to run the jr races with his boy.
they won a championship for the 17 year olds.
that is a great program that they put on for the kids.
yes post some pics and video of your lemans.
we dig pics,and really like videos!

hope that you find your way in here through the form,if you have any questions feel free to send me a PM and
I'll do what I can to hook you up.

Rich

and you have a avatar added already
your doing great.

New member, near Muskegon, Michigan. Been visiting Martin & Stanton since mid 80's. Currently two vehicles worth mentioning, 1994 Caprice (summer driver), and a 1985 Impala (all around fun car, and current project).

Not a newbie I don't think but figured I'd better say something before I post anymore so I don't get in trouble:) Name's Tim Jackson. I'm 30. Grew up in Midland but live in Indianapolis now. Don't have any cool toys except a Harley but will get back into street cars at some point. Follow the ADRL, NMCA, outlaw 10.5 and dig fast street cars. Work on a Top Fuel car for a living. Guess that's about it!

welcome back Tim jackson!
been awhile since we heard from you.
hows things going?
you still working with the king and son?
I see that they have a new sponser for next year.
best of luck to you and the team!

Hey Rich. Things are goin good. Still with KB and Brandon and will be there next year too. Everything that is red now will be blue next year which will be a bit strange at first but we will get used to it. Good to be back here! I see you sent me a pm but it was deleted. I can put a link to this website on the bars website as well if you'd like. Tim.

hey Tim that would be cool if you would put our link on the bars website.
many thanks for that!

I was just going through the site and checking out all it has,looks like they changed the bar quite a bit.
I will have to head on down there soon.
did they get the recipiees from the former owner?
cause there fish dinner was the best!

there web site is great!
you could not ask for anything more than that.