By Mickey Bryant and Todd Hutcheson
The opening of Lions Drag Strip in October of 1955 was a welcome addition to the large number of drag race crazed fans of the sport. On every weekend, us Long Beach guys could drive the five miles or so and line up with someone in the other lane and get our fill of what drove us – dead serious drag racing. The experience would carryover and last all day Monday, and Tuesday we were thinking, “Well it’s only five days ‘til Saturday when we can do it all again.” It was just great but a few thoughts would creep into our collective minds right about then. What about Wednesday? Wonder who is planning on showing up at Cherry Ave looking for a little action? Can I really do without the rush of real honest-to-goodness illegal street racing?
