Obsession With Perfection Racing

Favorite Racetracks

These are some of my favorite racetracks. Some have Web sites, some don't. Wherever possible, I have included contact information and maps. Most of these are local tracks for me; since I live in the Baltimore, Maryland area, most are within a reasonable drive from me.

Cecil County Dragway, Cecil County, MD

cecilcountydragway.com, you'll have to cut and paste...

I like Cecil County. This is the site of the yearly Shelby-Dodge gathering organized by Cliff Sebring, and was the site of (to the best of my knowledge), the first time ever that FWD turbo Mopars made side-by-side 11 second passes. In case you were wondering, that was Mike DeMoss of Forward Motion in his Omni GLHS and Gary Donovan in his Reliant K-car on October 16, 1999. It's a decent surface, and they run quickly, so you get a good few runs in here most nights.

About 45 miles north of Baltimore, near the PA/DE/MD lines, off I-95.

Friday night test and tune is usually 15 bucks except when there is a special event, when it's a bit more.

A fun track, decent surface, great prices and within easy reach after rush hour.

75-80 Dragway, Monrovia, MD

CLOSED FOREVER

Was a nice place to run. Closed it's doors forever in 2004
30 miles west of Baltimore on I-70

Maryland International Dragway, Budds Creek, MD

Speed Unlimited Midnight Madness - It's a drag race, it's a cruise night! Come out for fun street car action! Street legal cars and motorcycles only. It's safe, affordable, and legal. Come to race or watch, it's fun either way. Midnight Madness is run on most Friday nights, April through October. Check with the track before going, to make sure they are running Midnight Madness that night! Admission is cheap, check the website for pricing.

MIR has hands down the best surface in the state of Maryland. Repaved recently, I LOVE racing here.

30 miles south of DC

Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD
About 30 minutes south of Baltimore

This track sucks. They open late, close early. They charge a lot for what they offer. Their bathrooms are a disgrace, food is even worse. The track is never prepared and it always takes them forever to get something cleaned up.

Far worse than this is the attitude of the loser who owns the track, Jim Cunningham. Incredibly rude, and couldn't give a damn about the customers at his track. Buddy of mine broke down there, and was basically told by Cunningham, "I don't give a f%^$ if your trailer is 5 minutes away, push that piece of c@#! out the gates into the street." This attitude is intolerable, and this track would be better served if the owner would stay away and let the competent, decent folks in his family run the track.

My take: Spend a few minutes going further south to MIR, north to Cecil, or even head west to Hagerstown but don't waste your hard earned racing dollars at this track.

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