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HRP or "AKA , Royal Purple Raceway Park" in Baytown, Texas....

The Former "NHRA & World of Outlaws" Racing Venue that was a National Top Notch Dual Racing Facility here in the Houston area that hosted a Many of High Quality Televised Racing Events for years.

Just another High Quality Racing Facility that Bites the Dust due to "Urban Sprawl"

( that is why "Reb" is so Upset to say the least......)

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 ok now i know  went there once ..cant remember what his name was  in  the  rail type dragster . but he broke the speed record that weekend .. he backed the first run and locked the record down  ...  first and last time i went to a major drag race with all the top dogs  ... 

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Gene Snow. "T

On 4/7/2023 at 10:28 PM, HiTech said:

cant remember what his name was  in  the  rail type dragster . but he broke the speed record that weekend

Gene Snow in Top Fuel called "The first 4 second pass" (actually sub 5 second @ 4.997) ran at the first NHRA Supernationals at HRP in '88. 

Eddie hill did it before that but not at a sanctioned event.

 

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