Drag Racing?

Post by **TyreFryer** » Fri Sep 12, 08 10:52 pm

So where did the name "Drag" come from?

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Sep 12, 08 10:59 pm

Is it not from the early days of racing 'on the main drag',the street,before organised private strips?

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Fri Sep 12, 08 11:15 pm

latil wrote:Is it not from the early days of racing 'on the main drag',the street,before organised private strips?

correct!

MetalChuckKey · Post by **MetalChuckKey** » Sat Sep 13, 08 7:04 am

So where does the phrase 'the main drag' come from?

the dodge · Post by **the dodge** » Sat Sep 13, 08 8:06 am

from drag racing, its their main drag strip?

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Sun Sep 14, 08 9:15 am

Derived from, the main street or Drag...(slang) a term used in early America when horses used to pull DRAGS or a wheeless carridges, which was used to break in the young horses and mules

ie...Horse and Drag

This is modern real one

the dodge · Post by **the dodge** » Sun Sep 14, 08 11:04 am

did they race them?

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Sun Sep 14, 08 1:22 pm

Is a Drag Artist, sumone who sketched the the road then?

Post by **TyreFryer** » Sun Sep 14, 08 7:10 pm

So shouldn't we call it Prom racing or High racing over here then?