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The Memphis International Raceway (more commonly known as MIR) was founded in 1986 by Ed Gatlin, who along with a group of investors, bought a 400-acre tract of land within the northeastern section of Shelby County, and built a drag strip with an adjacent road course, including a dirt track and a go-kart track. [2]
Bristol Dragway is a 30,000 capacity drag racing circuit. It is located in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is located close to the Bristol Motor Speedway. It was originally built in 1965 and is often called "Thunder Valley" due to the acoustics created by its location between two mountains. Its track is 3,800 feet long. [1]
The Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act, [1] also known as the Tennessee drag ban, [2] was an anti-drag bill, which banned public "adult cabaret performance" in public or in front of children in the state of Tennessee.
The Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act, the controversial law that limits drag performances, will stand, thanks to a Thursday federal appeals court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit challenging the law.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee city that passed an ordinance designed to ban drag performances from taking place on public ...
In 1964, plans for a drag strip were announced by then-track owner Larry Carrier and National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) officials. [10] After a hasty construction process, the 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) dragstrip was completed by May 1965. [11] The dragstrip has gone under renovations since the 1990s, including an $18 million renovation in 1997. [12]
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