Linn deputy recalls 1995 drag race crash years later
Linn County Deputy Ken Patrick remembers the 1995 head on crash while responding to a street race on 80th Street SW near Highway 30. He missed six weeks of work and still has back problems. Police say street racing persists with racers using scanners and cell phones to avoid capture. The racer in Patrick’s crash was fined 350 dollars. Patrick keeps the air bag as a reminder, saying life is too short for such danger.
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Mona
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80Th Street
Cedar Rapids
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Gazette
Linn County
Highway 30
Brent Long
Don Zeller
Zeller
Iowa City
Ken Popenhagen
Benton County
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Atkins
Newhall
Iowa
Street Racers Rally After Police Arrival At Cedar Rapids Lot
A Cedar Rapids street racing scene gathers at a Fast & Furious shop late at night drawing teens and young adults. Racers discuss mods such as nitrous oxide and ground effects while dodging police by switching routes and phones. The events include multiple quick races with cars like a 1995 Mustang Cobra and a Camaro Z 28 and carry legal and safety risks.
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Amanda Patten
Cedar Rapids
Fast & Furious
16Th Ave
Trent Durham
Cedar Rapids Drag Strip Debate Reflects Costs and Safety
Street racers value a Cedar Rapids strip to curb road racing but cite 250 000 to 500 000 costs and space limits at Hawkeye Downs. They note nearby venues like Tri State Raceway in Earlville draw racers with safety rules and high tech timing, suggesting a local facility could reduce illegal racing if funded and planned.
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Tri- State Raceway
Manchester
Cedar Falls Raceway
Cedar Rapids
Travis LaRose
Walford
Cedar Raps
Jim Amstutz
Hawkeye Downs
Amstutz
Tri-State
Bill Cassil
Earlville
Legal drag racing tracks in Iowa listed with contact details
Two tracks are named: Tri-State Raceway at 2217 270th Ave Earlville IA and Cedar Falls Raceway at 6400 W Bennington Rd Janesville IA with phone numbers and websites. The article notes racers may involve unwilling participants on the highway.
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270Th Ave
Earlville
Tristateraceway
Cedar Falls
W. Bennington Rd
Janesville
Cedarfallsraceway
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