DRAG STRIP LAUNCHED AT SPEEDWAY.Byline: - Nicole M. Campbell The need for speed was met indeed Saturday, as peace officers and celebrities inaugurated a new one-eighth-mile drag strip at the Irwindale Speedway. ``I'm having a blast,'' said Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Chief Bernard Parks, dubbed ``Burnout Bernie'' for the day. The $700,000, 1,000-seat drag strip is the latest addition to the speedway just west of the San Gabriel River San Gabriel River is the name of watercourses in two states:
Law enforcement and political officials said the new drag strip will provide a safe and legal place to race. ``You don't want this on the streets,'' Parks said. ``It's the safest you can be and there are people out here controlling it.'' The facility offers NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. and USAC USAC Universal Service Administrative Company USAC United States Auto Club USAC Universidad de San Carlos (University of San Carlos, Guatemala) USAC US Airways Center (Phoenix, Arizona) racing and houses a racing school and drivers training school. However, the group Neighbors Opposing Irwindale Speedway Excess fought Irwindale over the drag strip, which they say keeps them up at night. On Saturday nearly 500 spectators braved the broiling sun to enjoy the free drag races as part of the speedway's Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Officers from several police departments and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. raced celebrities. The first drag race open to the public will be Oct. 21. Entry fee is $10. A Test and Tune session at the speedway will be Oct. 18. |
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