Local: Any info out there about a Peoria drag strip?
From my inbox:
I was wondering where I could find any information and/or pictures of the old Peoria area dragstrip called the Boondocks? Over on centralstreetscene.org, a local automotive enthusiast forum, we are having a discussion about it. It seems interesting. Thanks
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 am
Yes it is/was off Smithville road in Peoria County past Limestone Walters grade school a couple of miles. There used to be a sign at the turnoff. The road was very non-descript and i remember exactly where it is
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
What years did it exist? Any remnants still there?
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
From what Neal describes, it sounds like a pretty unofficial thing. Like a poorly patrolled stretch of straight, level road in the middle of nowhere that was used for drag racing until someone died and the fuzz shut it down.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
No it was a legal operating strip. I forget who owned it but I remember going there years ago.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I seemed to remember ads for it on the old WIRL 1290 AM radio
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
if you go to google earth and travel to LAT N 40.670407
Lon W -89.756071 you will see what is left a long stretch of land with trees along the old strip
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I was there about five or six times in the mid sixties – 64 and 65 – then I was away in the Army. I was there twice in 69 and I believe and it closed after that maybe in 70 or 71. It was called Peoria Draqaway. (I know I typed a “q” instead of the correct letter but I am in Internet Explorer and sometimes when I type the corrct letter it redirects me to “_oo_le” – why does this happen?? It doesn’t with Firefox?)