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a couple of years ago in your And, a few comments that did not in a 7 or 8 state area. Usually pee’d
magazine that mentioned Todd target any particular track: behind a tree. LOL
and Keith’s attention to detail, even Most tracks I have visited have Well, there you have it. A
regarding their restrooms, and it been adequate; prices are usually little sampling of two important
shows. Good job, guys!
on the high side for concessions aspects of drag strip operations.
Eddyville Raceway, (but we usually bring our own food Concession food rated surprisingly
Oskaloosa, Iowa. The restrooms and drinks). high in several cases while,
are nicer than many strips I’ve been Racetrack restrooms are usually with the exception of one racer’s
to. Rated a 9. The food was good, clean enough, but from a woman’s comment on the long gone and
too (but I do miss the guy selling standpoint could always be better much-lamented Green Valley
Raceway, none of the responses
buffalo burgers there a few years (as long as they are not the ol’ really put any of the restroom
ago). I’ll give it a 9 also. The whole outhouses!). ratings “in the toilet” (sorry, I just
atmosphere during a race weekend couldn’t resist the pun!).
rates a 10 from me! As far as bad restrooms, there
were (and are) so many! Even Hopefully on the next visit to your
Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Green Valley Raceway was bad local drag strip you’ll experience

Texas. For my money, there is with its one-hole partially enclosed numbers closer to the upper end
nothing as good as the Texas outhouse in the middle of the pit of that “one-to-ten” scale. If not,
Motorplex and nothing as bad as area. My racing was mainly in the contact the owner/operator by
what we had to live with at Dallas’ southeast central and southwest phone, text or email and nicely
Circle Drag Strip or at Caddo Mills. and I about hit every shithole track and politely (please!), give him

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