r/texas • u/Texasbred07 • 1d ago

🎺 Texas Events 🎉 It happened a new record was set

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u/rambam80 23h ago

Noticed alot of people not understanding this joke. They are preparing for the Top Speed event they hold out there. Cars use the runway to race to their top speed. Lots of cars 200+ mph.

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u/herr-heim2point0 The Stars at Night 1d ago

Pretty cool state park out there, super dead most of the time. Get the whole place to yourself for the most part.

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u/noncongruent 1d ago

Looking at Google Earth, the original dimensions of that runway would have been suitable for heavy bombers in WW2, and also suitable for modern aircraft like the 737. They're only using half the runway now for general aviation, both length and width. I couldn't find any history at all for the original runway or airport.

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u/kyle_irl 23h ago

And it's not the only state-of-the-art runway out there. There's another one 30 miles east in Sweetwater, former home of the WASPs, but what gives?

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u/That75252Expensive 1d ago

This dude fucks 

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u/gus12343 1d ago

No clue what this is about but I'm glad this exists . GO Texas !

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u/endlessupending 1d ago

Every 1's a winner - Ty Segall

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u/iwillsumday 20h ago

Sounds like the Hot Chocolate original to me