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laughs Brown .
Mid-July features more test-and-tune on Friday , July 12 , followed by a full day of no-prep racing , along with $ 5K small tire and a host of index classes and Jr . Dragster .
August features a Friday gathering of the Craig Hipp Gambler Series and WDRA bracket points race on Saturday , August 10 , plus the 4.90 Outlaws . The Classic Gear Jammers group is scheduled to visit Union Dragway several times this year , and while the first date in May was rained out , the popular straight-drive series returns on August 24 to complement the scheduled points bracket event .
September ushers in more no-prep / small-tire and index class events , along with Jr . Dragster racing , with the WDRA points season finale slated for September 14 , while LGI Fest closes out the month . Big-purse $ 5K Modified racing is scheduled for October 19 , with a $ 2K Top Eliminator and $ 500 Jr . Dragster meet .
Several weekends have been left open later in the year for make-up dates and last-minute events . “ As of right now , we still have all of November left open , and we typically see what other area tracks are doing , but you can bet we ’ ll fill the month with races , especially something like a winter no-prep series , which would be the perfect time of the year for that style of racing ,” says Brown .
Perhaps the most unique event of the year is held on December 14 , and it isn ’ t even a drag race . “ It ’ s hard to even describe how this works , but essentially people gather with vehicles equipped with all sorts of sound equipment , and they have
all these measuring devices to see who can make the loudest noises ,” says Brown . “ The actual dragstrip isn ’ t even open on this day . Nobody goes down the track . They just need a place to gather and see who can make the most noise , and it ’ s actually a national competition !”
Brown describes the gathering as louder than any Pro Mod race , and it ’ s the only event of the entire season that leads the neighbors to call and complain . “ It even shakes stuff off the walls inside the tower !” says Brown .
After this event , things go quiet for a few months , and after a brief offseason , Union Dragway will once again come to life with another season of events . “ We ’ re always looking for ways to utilize more of the facility with a wide variety of events and even concerts ,” concludes Brown . DI
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