ABANDONED Coach WITH DRAG CAR INSIDE, CLOSED Drag STRIP

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Hello & welcome to a new episode. In this week's episode we head to a very famous drag Race track, Located near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England, Shakespeare County Raceway became a permanent drag racing facility in 1980 when it was known as 'Long Marston Raceway'.
Situated on the former RAF Long Marston station which became Long Marston Airfield, drag racing events occurred on the site sporadically since the early 1970s.
In 1990 the track became known as 'Avon Park Raceway', advertised as "Spectacular drag racing for cars and bikes at the fastest track outside the USA. In 2008 it finally became Shakespeare County Raceway Ltd.
SCR is generally considered to be Britain's 'second' dragstrip after Santa Pod Raceway.
In late 2017, planning applications were submitted by Cala to build initially 400 homes on the site, followed eventually by a further 3,100 to be known as Marston Mead Garden Village,
Local newspaper Stratford Herald reported in December 2017 that a Stratford local council document established that potentially up to £100 million funding from the developer Cala would need to be assured, to be invested widely into infrastructure improvements, including roads, public transport, schools and doctors' surgeries.
Their official website now states the raceway closed in 2018. Thanks so much for taking the time out to watch my video.. If you like what you see, please consider subscribing. Thanks as always for watching, All the best, Stokze...
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@goodtimes8081 Год назад

I grew up literally just down the road from here. Loads of good memories from my youth,festival’s,drag meetings,bulldog bash. This place also gave me the bug I have now for American cars.Another great video Stu 👌

@Nigfis Год назад

"bulldog bash" .... and another memory re-kindled. I rode there from North Wales on a BSA A10 with a sidecar I made myself from an ex-fairground ride. A chrome-nosed rocket. My memory is fading much faster than I'd like, but this video and your comment brought a little of it back for a while. Thanks for that.

@DizziLife Год назад

I want to buy this property and develop it. you know who owns it?

@rickygarvin145 Год назад

You asked how old I would have been in 98. Well since my mother gave me life in 54. News flash, I retired in 1993 from the Navy.

@csj9619 Год назад

I can't blame you for liking Yank cars. It looks like all the vehicles there are a bit oogly!

@KillaMTB Год назад

I miss the bulldog bash 😢

@aidengraves2623 Год назад

im 14 atm and i raced for the first time at this track in 2016 in my 1934 ford tot rod ( gloss black with green gtr decals and fake blower) shakespeare was my favourite track because of the more laid back atmosphere from santapod and coming to this track since 3 years old spraked my obsession with american cars and anything fast. also there is an old ww2 plane ( not quite sure what plane) with shark teeth painted on if you do some more exploring i would love to see you find it. if you go back, thankyou for bringing back some good memories.

@stephenb.brooks6570 Год назад

Thank you for this. We used to live on the airfield for a few years, Me and my brother were in our teens and often helped on the farm and my dad was the caretaker. Sylvia Hauser and Henk Vink were brilliant when they came for the drag racing and always had time for us. Henk let me sit on his rocket bike. They didn’t just have drag racing there, they also had bikes and banger racing. There was also a glider club which is what I suspect you found a glider and not a plane. Also a micro lite club. They used to hold all kinds of events inc an air show where a B17 landed and disabled itself on landing, luckily the army base nearby helped them to fix it. For those of you old enough to remember Crossroads with Benny and Miss Diane, this was the location they used for the burning of the Motel

@JayGilmore-f5p Год назад

Stephen Sylvia H now lives near me and still likes her fast cars

@TheLester59 Год назад

I worked there for many many years doing the security at the drag events and others Avon park was a great venue also did motorbike events there was loads of us from essex the security company was my late brothers we also worked santa pod raceway doing the original bug jams which was started by friends of mine but Avon park holds a special place in my heart I've worked there and raced there and said many other shows there music concerts etc very sad that its closed probably end up being a housing estate .what a shame that was a great track to race on

@drewbrutal1102 Год назад

U ain't gott Lie Craig!

@TheLester59 Год назад

@@drewbrutal1102 who the fucks craig

@grumpymonkey6181 Год назад

It was a great venue for drag racing, really down to earth feel. The first drag strip where i drove my dragster.

@JR90. Год назад

Great place, also kind of eerie too at the same time. When you sit and think about all the memories made there.

@alasdairvincent6248 Год назад

Several of these cars should surely be saved. It’s such a shame to see them just sitting there abandoned. The coach would be great for conversion to a motor home for glamping accommodation. That’s what I would do with the old girl and she could be sited on a glampimg park . Loved this fascinating video.

@shineautomotive Год назад

Another brilliant episode nice to see the old vans. You could just imagine the echo down that drag strip.

@ImStokze Год назад

Thank you, Colin mate. I appreciate all the love and keep smashing it over at your place

@cogboy302 Год назад

Spent many fun weekends at Avon Park / Shakey. It was never able to match Santa Pod facilities wise, but it had an atmosphere of it's own. There was a flying club based on another runway next door, and one time a bloke mistakenly landed a microlight aircraft at the top end of the drag strip whilst there was a race meeting on. Fortunately the drag strip staff spotted him coming and halted racing.

@fixitnige Год назад

My Wife and I used to go to the drag racing there many years ago and I was also a member of the model flying club at the same place. I remember some of the people from London that bought up homes as holiday homes in the local village complained about everything and is was bound to close in the end such a shame to see such a great venue gone to ruin.

@pdtech4524 Год назад

I used to regularly go to the Bulldog Bash held there annually in August, you could ride your bike down the strip in the 'Run What ya Brung' drag events, I ran my Suzuki Katana 1100 down there a few time! Eddie Kidd the motorbike stunt rider had his life changing accident there, jumping the strip near the stands. It didn't go well landing on the upward sloping bank, he hit hard and ended up in a wheelchair.😔

@patm8622 Год назад

Fascinating finds, that poor old V8 Ford,at least it is under cover. I remember the Dodge badged as Renault, used to be popular with utility companies.the aircraft in the trailer is a glider, while that's a micro light in the hanger. Some of them used a subaru flat4 or an old VW .

@simonm1967. Год назад

Miss that place soo much, had some great weekends there- my lad when asked what he wanted to do for his 21st birthday said shakey - for the weekend. It was called long marston & Shakespeare county raceway & avonpark raceway during its time open, now just going to be housing- can’t wait till they start excavating the bank on the walled side of the strip - boy are they going to be in for some surprises - all sorts got buried in there ! That’s where Eddie Kidd got so badly damaged jumping the track. Another great video stu 👍

@flowerface21 Год назад

Wow takes me back to 1984 camping. The drag race was amazing the noise was incredible. I remember the beer tent lots of cider and some bloke climbed up the centre pole got on the roof of the marquee and literally brought the house down. We were all trapped under it🤣 the outlaws did the marshalling and security so we all had to run for it🤣🤣🤣 oh the good ol'days of cleaning your teeth with cider🤣

@cunningplan96 Год назад

Bulldog Bash which was run by the Hells Angles!

@yoyoyo-in6cy Год назад

What a load of bollox, miss Betty swallox

@ianbeale2527 Год назад

@@cunningplan96 Yeah, those "Hells Angles" were all really obtuse !! 🤣🤣🤣

@toonbikes8294 Год назад

@@ianbeale2527 Underrated comment!

@ian1568cox Год назад

It's so sad to see this place like this, had some great weekends there. R.i.p shakey😢

@johnevans388 5 месяцев назад

Raced my Escort estate here in the mid-80s. My lasting memories are of using the row of old-fashioned metal Elsans for my morning clear out and having to clean off the gravel that the slicks picked up on the return road.

@neverendingmods Год назад

That wagon, like that in original condition, is worth quite a bit to a collector.

@williamstamper442 10 месяцев назад

Didnt expect to find an abandoned UK dragstrip. Very interesting. I still miss the old Detroit Dragway. I raced there one month before their last race and was closed forever...and now a bunch of warehouse storage buildings. I was at Detroit dragway far back as 1975 and remember seeing the Raymond Beatle Blue Max funny car among others. At single digit age i used to love standing near the zoomies during warmup in the dirt pit area. Looking back i realize when they switched to nitro from alcohol when the idle started shooting flames even in daylight. Probably has alot to do with my hearing loss now.

@davidlilly9698 Год назад

Really great finds. I really love that red car. I really wish I had it. And it ran and drove. Please let me know.

@jeepy22 Год назад

The 205 drag car is Bob Mouldens from Yorkshire and has had it since they were first out. About 30 mts up the strip past the end of the wall is where Eddie Kidd had his accident as he jumped over the drag strip and landed on the upward bankside and put him out of action of been a stunt rider. Very sad for Eddie. This track was a great track. Loads of videos on RU-vid of it.

@tazz3413 Год назад

Why do you speak about the 205 Draag ? The 205 is in the video ?

@harleywebb9852 6 дней назад

I was at the Eddie kidd event, I went a few time and it's sad to see it like this

@krisneal7725 Год назад

Wow, that old Ford would look great back on the road 👍 🇭🇲

@ianwiggins5499 Год назад

Stacey, I know where you are, you’re at Avon Park in Stratford-upon-Avon you are Avon Park dragstrip. What was shame and still there going like need to be good. What are used to go and watch it brilliant 😅😅😮

@marklucas3025 Год назад

Such a sad sight to see. I dabbled in a bit of drag racing there back in 2005 and 2006. Last visited Shakespeare County Raceway about 2014/15 when there was still racing going on. What a shame. 😢

@billygingerguitars2791 Год назад

Memories of the evening theatrics at the Racer Return! Some great gigs in there, and watching some great racing with a hangover! Alan Packmans Pro Mod......

@michaeledwards427 Год назад

Fantastic video and thank you for bringing back lots of happy memories of this place. I thought it had all been demolished for the housing estate as thats all that can be seen from the road. Me and my son loved going there, as we only live 10 miles away. Great day out and it kept the Mrs happy as it wasn't expensive either. In fact the most expensive part was buying burgers for us both!!! Shame about the 3 vans, the Renault is based on a dodge, in fact British telecom had the 4 x4 version with lower head lights as the cab was alot higher. At the original entrance there were a collection of planes (one was a twin engined transport plane) when it was a drag strip with a Sunday Market alongside. Also being a lorry driver I've been at the site next door ( which is very much still running) having a warehouse on the left of my truck with train tracks and railway carriages on my right was a bit weird as that whole area used to be a rail Marshaling yard. Thanks again.

@ImStokze Год назад

No thank you so so much for the info, its nice hearing about the memories that were once had there, So thanks so much for sharing, and yes i knew it was a dodge haha, Cheers bud thanks for stopping by

@johnnydeville5701 Год назад

Dang what a cool place! I can imagine the wonderful aroma of burning rubber, and racing fueled exhaust! So cool! I was to see a left driver Explorer there! That was crazy seeing a European Dodge van! Neat ol Ferd in the building!

@Trish1 Год назад

Great video 🤩 love that old Ford and it was cool to see the drag strip. Some good finds - well done 👍

@focus3415 Год назад

The old cream colour Ford was built in 1938 85 years old and had a 3900cc engine in it great find as ever a great explore

@1nvisible1 Год назад

That brass builder plate is still a registered telephone.

@joeknecht8493 Год назад

Thats a replica built ford from the 90's.. hence why its still sat there... similar to the cord or auburn boat tails.

@JackF99 8 месяцев назад

Yea looks like a trashy kit car

@klausvonschmit4722 Год назад

Man! If truly abandon that funny car body would reside hanging for my shops ceiling. That hauler is pretty neat as well!

@MoparMan1320 Год назад

Awesome video, thanks! I grew up in Southern California in the 60's and early 70's, attending the iconic tracks of the day....Lions, Irwindale, OCIR, Ontario Motor Speedway, and Bakersfield in central California. Been racing since licensed in 74', and currently run a 70' Duster in Super Pro. I would love to race at Santa Pod, at their annual Mopar event ✌😎.

@broadkamikaze Год назад

Loved the video, etc... It's just so sad to see this place in such a state. Was brilliant back in the day.

@daniellee9015 Год назад

Absolutely fantastic video stokzey ❤👍I'm shocked that old Ford in that barn left was beautiful and that explorer omfg what a waste brilliant

@paulroossien5322 Год назад

Great video is that the same place they used to have the bulldog bash where eddie kidd had his accident on a jump cheers

@bluemarble2125 Год назад

If that is a real keith Black Chrysler engine thats worth some big money! I grew up LA in the sixties went to school with Keiths kids and hung out at the shop. Huge engineering driven shop. great history.

@aloy_plays3185 Год назад

Damn, if that rover was not badly damaged i would definitely have it!

@TDCflyer Год назад

13:25 That is not a helicopter. I'm pretty sure it's the remnants of an ultralight airplane called "Quicksilver".

@alankershaw3215 Год назад

Sorry to see a drag strip end up like that. Some interesting bits there love that row of vans but sad to see them rotting away. The gem of a Bedford ice cream van was cool. But what on earth was that rail truck doing there ! Nice one 👍

@lifeofcars-mg5mt Год назад

What a great day that would have been, finding that rig.

@The_Modeling_Underdog Год назад

12:37 Sad to see what looks like a Baby II glider in such a sorry state. Too far gone for restoration, probably. Breaks my heart. Great video, mate, Cheers.

@kevinhaigh3962 Год назад

Omg your mate saying he wasn't born when you were looking at the tax disc and you born 81, I'm nearly dead 😅1962 I was born 😢honestly enjoy life as much as possible because it flies by and another great post stu cheers fella

@ImStokze Год назад

You don't look a day over 45 brother, what you on about haha, Yeah i feel antique haha, Thanks for watching bud....

@kevinhaigh3962 Год назад

@@ImStokze ha ha, i wish my profile picture was last August with me and my little son alfie I'm 5ft 10 lol and he makes me look tiny I'm 60 years old and knackered, keep up your great work stu and cheers mate

@markharris1473 6 месяцев назад

He must of found a funny car body. Thats sweet!! Be worth keeping that or resale it

@meganpaull6140 Год назад

Great video as always great classics rotting away such a shame thank for taking us along

@stuarthandley7102 Год назад

another great showing just a shame the drag race track not being used anymore what a waste that old ford is worth some money keep up the good work imstokze🚙🚙🚙

@tandlehilltigers Год назад

Proper old school Glider in that trailer Stu, wooden framed so probably rotten through....... I'd rather go in the gyro than the glider!! Great vid as always bud.

@mancsblue Год назад

Killer location stu Right at the end of the video on the bleachers you can almost imagine the noise of the engines and smell of methanol and burning rubber . Loved this video fella

@mikeyb3718 Год назад

Lots of hazy memories of messy weekends at Phoenix & Global Gathering festivals on this site back in the late 90s/early 2000s. Shame it's gonna become just another identikit housing estate 😔 Another great video, thanks 👍

@terrencegiordan2775 Год назад

When did it close.

@carlwallace7157 Год назад

Long live the bulldog bash some great memories on that site😎

@hdtom Год назад

Morning Stu Excellent location this week - the body in the old coach a great find - there's a lad here out the road from me has an old Anglia or Prefect drag car - ill send ya on some pics later in Instagram - the old jeep towards the end was that a Chevy Blazer or an old Isuzu Trooper - great find bud & thanks for all ya do to bring us petrolheads joy 😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@AddictedtoProfit Год назад

Funny car body, cool. Keith black is a huge name in the drag racing world

@artzi_ip Год назад

that was actually a really nice roe deer head wich you found ! really rare to see that many points on Roe

@suzannewhiting623 Год назад

Morning Stu. That Ford was manufactured in 1938 and first registered in 1992, last V5 1998. Very sad sight indeed ☹ Another great video and please show us what you do with that skull 😊

@ImStokze Год назад

Hi bud thanks so much, yes i will certainly show you what happens with it, Cheers mate

@stevewolff7187 Год назад

That old ford had a 1937 grill in it, a1938 ford grill was completly different. It looks like a complete top to bottom, front to back custom build.

@MrVxrman Год назад

Excellent video Stu 🤜🤛 Really cool to see the old ford's and everything else. All the best. 😊🍻👍

@jessuproerig939 Год назад

as a life long drag racer i would give anything to find a funnycar body. wish you knew how lucky you are.

@ashhobbs8493 Год назад

Amazing vid again mate love the drag shell shame it wasn't a full car but still cool none the less cool old Van's too and I think your right with the Renault I remember seeing a dodge that looked exactly the same and that skull clean it up and stick to parcel shelf on one of your motors look well cool through the rear lol keep the vids peace mate 👌💯✌

@bill84 Год назад

Excellent vid also in the future can we see more of the car registrations?

@TheScottishSprayer Год назад

I did a reg check on The Old Ford. It was a 3.9 V8 manufactured in 1938. That’ll be worth a few quid.

@TheScottishSprayer Год назад

Re registered in 1985. Probably after it’s restoration.

@TheScottishSprayer Год назад

1999 was the last year it was taxed.

@neilperry2224 Год назад

My favourite Rover Cars is Rover 220 coupe, metro turbo and the convertible models of them oh n the montego and maestro turbos too. Cause at one stage the montego and the maestro were all at one stage were the fastest saloons in the world. That looks like a Jensen cars, they were built on ford chassis, and also used the engines in other vehicles. 😊 That dark blue truck cab was used by dodge and the post office had loads of them for their engineers.

@rooflessfiesta Год назад

Great video stu, brings back afew memories from there in the early 2000's in my xr4x4. Get yourself to Santa pod fella, you will have a great time.

@wynottgivemore9274 Год назад

That is cool to be able to scout around in the what looks like abandoned buildings...to bad there always has to be some people that like to vandalize everything.🤪👍👍👍🇨🇦🇬🇧

@glynmatthews6697 Год назад

Been there a few times - VW track days - festivals etc! Great times , I’d like that glider in the trailer, could be a Slingsby Cadet that .👍👍

@colinfrisby7690 Год назад

Great episode, went there a few times to go to the bulldog bash, bought back some brilliant memories.

@jgarner1104 Год назад

The red ford badge supposedly not a factory badge but one that was re-done. the Font looks to be from the late 1950's but from what I can find online, Ford never authorized a red logo badge.

@hammyh1165 Год назад

The zip in the Renault roofline is so you can access the wiring for beacons .

@ImStokze Год назад

Ahh okay thanks for that, i wondered what it was haha, Cheers bud

@clintonhall2078 Год назад

Do you get to keep your findings? Amazing stuff sir

@TonysSuperBikeGarage Год назад

Sad to see an old dragstrip. long after its glory days. Abandoned and forgotten.

@davidrichardson4198 Год назад

I don’t know if someone already said it, but in the long trailer that was a glider. Pretty cool fine.

@m.s.dpropsbristol7357 Год назад

spent many years both watching and working there great times

@timfaulkner852 Год назад

Loved the vans, I have a mk 2 transit myself, sad to see the blue one abandoned.. 😢Great vid 👌

@waynehardiman5443 Год назад

Used to go to this when I was younger Great people still remember the day a guy had his legs ripped off from a bike the machines were incredible

@Anonymous..VQ3.5Lg35 Год назад

Cool find! Cool race car body, I probably wouldn’t race it though

@RichValentine1972 Год назад

How do people just walk away from this kind of stuff? I’m in disbelief!

@JayGilmore-f5p Год назад

Many happy memories and covered the events with video

@hoggmotorsport Год назад

Awesome bro 👌 something for everyone in this one 👍 unreal the coach just left there with the body in 😮 column shift on the little CA 👀

@jeffshaw4553 Год назад

Good find Stu well done I passed my car test in 99 😂😂😂brilliant love it mate 👊🏻👊🏻👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@alxgu198 Год назад

That ice-cream van has such a cool look to it 👌 love it.

@ChainsawFPV Год назад

I would love to find something like that. I would so bring it back to life.

@anthonybrowne4022 Год назад

Stokze enjoyed today’s video as always it just went to quick looking forward for tomorrow 👏🏻👍🏻

@serget2168 Год назад

Keith Black engines are still available in the USA and is legendary drag racing from the 60 and build amazing engines

@dommoss4264 Год назад

I used to go to loads of Vw Events at Avon park, ran my charade gtti and my 205 1.9 gti down there, and a chuffin fiat chroma ie turbo pipped me at the line. 😮

@cogboy302 Год назад

That funny car shell would be worth saving. It provides no protection in an accident. Under it would be a full tube chassis with a cage protecting the driver.

@raymayes1861 Год назад

Awesome video buddy, looking forward to watching your next one .

@richardbrowne3641 Год назад

Keith Black? He makes pistons for engines! That's a collectors car!

@thatcrazyguyjay Год назад

awesome video as always bro keep up the awesome work bro love it always have and always will :')

@brookieant Год назад

Never been there even though it's not far from me neighbour had a v8 slingshot drag car he raced there cracking video stu 👍🏼👌🏽👌🏽

@markwaterworth7346 Год назад

I've sat where you stood in the stands many times, sad to see it like that now many a good weekend spent there

@ianwiggins5499 Год назад

Because I used to go there and watch drag racing because my mate we had his own drag racing team and he still has his racing at Santa pod now and it was a local drag racing circuit to where I live 😅😅😅😅😮

@thenaturemanadventures Год назад

Saweeeeet tomatoes!! Incredibly awesome location brother 🤠🌲🍃

@iainball2023 Год назад

So many good memories. its really sad to see the place like that. I wish it could be saved. Thanks for the video mate.

@thughes52 Год назад

Cool location stu ....pity only one drag car but then they are worth loads ...surprising it's no longer being used as a dragstrip competition for santa pod ...

@jamiel3504 Год назад

Like stepping back into time, very interesting

@philholden2739 Год назад

I went to many events at the drag strip your at was called Avon Park the Shakespeare raceway a really good even very sad😢

@stephenyoung1506 Год назад

Good sat video stu Reminds me of time I was at santa pod for pvs one year noise of cars down strip Was mental Look forward to seeing how you make skull 💀 into something

@scratchbuiltreplicas824 Год назад

THIS IS COOL! DOES SOMEONE STILL OWN THIS LAND AND IF SO WHY DO THEY JUST LEAVE EVERYTHING LIKE THAT?

@markwood8061 Год назад

Amazing video as always stu , wondering what happened to that Keith black engine out of that dragster, Keith is very famous for his engine's and it would be worth good money.

@djnevous3us Год назад

Aw man I use to have that race track when I was a kid

@seanmaynard8208 Год назад

Another great video love to see what was in the hanger that was blocked by the transit and jag

@tomholmes3837 Год назад

Me and a load of friends went here on the 8th of April 2023, was a good time but had some chap come tell us to leave before we could find the drag car and abandoned cars sadly.

@cnewbz8582 11 месяцев назад

what the best way to get in there??

@joshrandall3982 Год назад

The ford was last taxed 1st of July 1999 Originally manufactured in 1938 and had a 3900cc v8

@Sharpey187 Год назад

Could’ve had 5 more years racing at that place 🤦🏻‍♂️ been ‘getting flattened soon’ since 2018 🤔

@chrisplunkett2814 Год назад

It was losing the owner a massive amount of money,it couldn't support itself anymore so there was no choice in the end but to close it.The developers giving the owner a whole mountain of money came just in the nick of time.

@Sharpey187 Год назад

It’s pretty easy to make something lose money if you know you’re going to get a big pay out for the land 🤔

@twoeightythreez Год назад

@@chrisplunkett2814 Still don't understand why they wouldn't have auctioned off the cars? So weird seeing developers swoop in and let everything go derelict

@chrisplunkett2814 Год назад

@@twoeightythreez I don't know about the others,but the funny car body is owned by the daughter of Tony Froome who raced it in the colours you see there.She knew it was there but didn't know what to do with it.She has now given permission for it to go to a drag racers home,so it might even get to race again sometime soon once they have an engine and chassis for it.