Posted on Sep 1, 2019
Loring Air Force Base opened the 2 mile runway for any car
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For the 10th year in a row, the Loring Timing Association or LTA opened up the 2 mile runway for everything from everyday cars to drag racing cars.
Drivers had the chance to speed down the 2-mile runway.
The Director of the event says he's glad to support the local area.
"Most of the spectators are local but, we do get some coming up from Boston and Down East Maine,” says Joe Daly, Director. “The most significant part is that all the racers stay locally in hotels and you know eat in the local restaurants has a pretty positive impact on the local economy."
Drivers had the chance to speed down the 2-mile runway.
The Director of the event says he's glad to support the local area.
"Most of the spectators are local but, we do get some coming up from Boston and Down East Maine,” says Joe Daly, Director. “The most significant part is that all the racers stay locally in hotels and you know eat in the local restaurants has a pretty positive impact on the local economy."
Loring Air Force Base opened the 2 mile runway for any car
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Sounds like great fun to be had! The runways are super long.
Loring AFB was a B-36 and KC-97 base. Of course, that well before my time there in the 70's, lol. Outside of base there was a tendency to exceed the speed limit on Hwy 89. I may have done it once or twice in my '69 Chevelle SS396.
Although, I do remember being in the cockpit of a B-52 G model along with the flight crew speeding down the runway doing a x-wind crab check after making new cables and replacing them on the 4 landing gear.
Loring AFB was a B-36 and KC-97 base. Of course, that well before my time there in the 70's, lol. Outside of base there was a tendency to exceed the speed limit on Hwy 89. I may have done it once or twice in my '69 Chevelle SS396.
Although, I do remember being in the cockpit of a B-52 G model along with the flight crew speeding down the runway doing a x-wind crab check after making new cables and replacing them on the 4 landing gear.
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