Drag racing takes over Gladwin Airport

  • Zach Gradowski (left) races his Dodge Challenger during the Thunder on the Strip drag race event on Saturday, May 20 at the Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport.
    Zach Gradowski (left) races his Dodge Challenger during the Thunder on the Strip drag race event on Saturday, May 20 at the Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport.
  • Above: Racers line up along the Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport taxiway awaiting their turn to drag race in pairs. Below: Racers put their pedal to the metal as they are signaled to start.
    Above: Racers line up along the Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport taxiway awaiting their turn to drag race in pairs. Below: Racers put their pedal to the metal as they are signaled to start.
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GLADWIN Muscle, imports, classics and daily drivers alike lined up along the Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport taxiway on Saturday morning to race. The Gladwin Business & Professional Association (GBPA) sponsors Thunder on the Strip each year to bring safe and legal drag racing to Gladwin. It was a cool morning on Saturday, May 20 as over 1,000 attendees came to watch cars and trucks race…

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