Paradise Dragstrip

Paradise Dragstrip Historic 1/8 mile drag strip located in Calhoun , Ga . Running since 1961. Even in Paradise there are rules to live by. Please find the rules listed below.
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Paradise Dragstrip has a zero tolerance policy unless approved prior to race time with track officials.

1-No Alcohol or Drugs allowed!
2-Speed Limit is 5 mph in the pit lanes. We do not want our future generation racers injured.
3-All drivers must wear a helmet – no exceptions!
4-No electronics on foot brake cars. If electronics are installed, they must be disabled and approved per tech inspectio

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5-Car must have seat restraint.
6-Fire extinguisher must be in car and also by trailer in pit lane.
7-Windows must be installed and closed during race operation.
8-Drivers must have valid drivers license to compete in race or time trials.
9-Any car 6.40 and faster must have complete roll cage.
10-Any car 7.50 and faster must have fire jacket.

8/4/2024- Congratulations to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!!  1st Place- Clint Cothran of Ft Payne, AL in his '79 Camaro....
08/04/2024

8/4/2024- Congratulations to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!!
1st Place- Clint Cothran of Ft Payne, AL in his '79 Camaro.
2nd Place- Ray "Zoomie" Zumstein of Decatur, TN in his Mopar powered Geo Tracker.
3rd Place- James Adcock (not pictured) of Rainbow City, AL in his '73 Nova.

8/4/2024- Congratulations to our SUPER PRO WINNERS today!!  1st Place- Michael Joe McEntyre of New Town, GA in his beaut...
08/04/2024

8/4/2024- Congratulations to our SUPER PRO WINNERS today!!
1st Place- Michael Joe McEntyre of New Town, GA in his beautiful Chevy II
2nd Place- Jeff Barnett of Rome, GA in his '96 Firebird.

8/3/2024 - Congrats to our BIG BIKE WINNERS tonight!!  1st Place- Michael Israel (r)  2nd Place- Brian Rakestraw (l)  3r...
08/04/2024

8/3/2024 - Congrats to our BIG BIKE WINNERS tonight!!
1st Place- Michael Israel (r)
2nd Place- Brian Rakestraw (l)
3rd Place- Mitchell Israel (mid)
Thanks to everybody for racing with us! We will be announcing our next Motorcycle Event sooon!

8/3/2024- Congrats to our Jr Bike Winners tonight!!    1st Place- Kyzer Breneman  2nd Place- Cason Craig  3rd Place- Par...
08/04/2024

8/3/2024-
Congrats to our Jr Bike Winners tonight!!
1st Place- Kyzer Breneman
2nd Place- Cason Craig
3rd Place- Parker Morrison
4th Place- Kooper Carey
Thanks to Red-Eyed Racing for their help sponsoring these young kids!!

Don't forget we are open both days this weekend!!-Saturday, Aug 3- MOTORCYCLE DRAGS & car test n tune!-Sunday, Aug 4- SU...
08/01/2024

Don't forget we are open both days this weekend!!
-Saturday, Aug 3- MOTORCYCLE DRAGS & car test n tune!
-Sunday, Aug 4- SUNDAY DRAGS
Bracket racing & tnt. All welcome!

Sunday, July 28th- Due to inclement weather, we are gonna have to Cancel today's event. Sorry folks, Mother Nature has n...
07/28/2024

Sunday, July 28th- Due to inclement weather, we are gonna have to Cancel today's event. Sorry folks, Mother Nature has not been our friend lately.
Hope to see everyone next weekend - Saturday, Aug 3 we have a motorcycle event scheduled & Sunday, August 4 we hope to do some bracket racing.

Sunday Drags planned for this Sunday, July 28th!!!  Hope to see everyone on "the Hill!!!"
07/25/2024

Sunday Drags planned for this Sunday, July 28th!!! Hope to see everyone on "the Hill!!!"

Announcing our next MOTORCYCLE EVENT!!!-Date:  Saturday, August 3rd-Times:  Gates open @ 3, time trials @4, first round ...
07/23/2024

Announcing our next MOTORCYCLE EVENT!!!
-Date: Saturday, August 3rd
-Times: Gates open @ 3, time trials @4, first round chip draw @6!!
-Prices: $40 for big bike class, $20 for beginners & to test, kids class is FREE!! Spectators $10.
See y'all soon!!!

7/21/2024- Congrats to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!!  1st Place- Clint Cothran of Ft Payne, AL in his '79 Camaro.   2nd...
07/21/2024

7/21/2024- Congrats to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!!
1st Place- Clint Cothran of Ft Payne, AL in his '79 Camaro.
2nd Place- Jordan Waldrop of Leesburg, AL in that same '79 Camaro!!
Congratulations gentlemen & thanks to everyone for racing with us!!

A little rain in the forecast is not gonna scare us off today!!  Let's go DRAG RACING & have some FUN!!  High of only 83...
07/21/2024

A little rain in the forecast is not gonna scare us off today!! Let's go DRAG RACING & have some FUN!! High of only 83• today!
Y'all come on outb. See ya soon!!

07/21/2024
7/14/2024- Congratulations to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!!  1st Place- Ray "Zoomie" Zumstein of Decatur, TN in his Mop...
07/14/2024

7/14/2024- Congratulations to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!!
1st Place- Ray "Zoomie" Zumstein of Decatur, TN in his Mopar powered Geo!
2nd Place- Rich Arbitelle of Atlanta, GA in his '87 Chevy Camaro!
3rd Place- Sid Hopper (not pictured) of Gainesville, GA

Sunday Drags are back on for this Sunday, July 14th!!!!  Gates open @ 10am, time trials start @ 12:30, first round start...
07/11/2024

Sunday Drags are back on for this Sunday, July 14th!!!!
Gates open @ 10am, time trials start @ 12:30, first round starts @ 2:00, and the fun is usually over around 6.
- Spectators- $10 (kids 10&u-free)
-Time only- $30
-Foot Brake-$50
-Super Pro- $75

Hope to see everyone on "the HILL" soon!!

We hope everyone had a HAPPY 4th OF JULY with FAMILY & FRIENDS & FIREWORKS!!  Please remember that we are CLOSED THIS WE...
07/06/2024

We hope everyone had a HAPPY 4th OF JULY with FAMILY & FRIENDS & FIREWORKS!!
Please remember that we are CLOSED THIS WEEKEND, July 6th & 7th.
Also, we are waiting to hear when our timing equipment will be fixed & up and running again....SO PLEASE STAY TUNED HERE ON FB & BE PATIENT. We will let everyone know as soon as we know when WE CAN GO GREEN AGAIN!!

Sunday drags tomorrow!!  Let's do this drag racing thing!!
06/30/2024

Sunday drags tomorrow!! Let's do this drag racing thing!!

I would like to congratulate all the winners of the King of the Hill No Prep in the 8.0 Mustang Mike out of Lawrencevill...
06/24/2024

I would like to congratulate all the winners of the King of the Hill No Prep in the 8.0 Mustang Mike out of Lawrenceville,Ga Michael Gardner in the 7.0 and Harold Collins in the 6.0 class from Blairsville ga who is also running for sole commissioner For Union County so if you live in Union county go vote for Harold Collins in the Street class Adam Mitchell took home the win in his Hot Rod s10 and in small tire RWYB Nicholas Hilton with is car Kodak Thanks for all the support and the awesome Racing

6/23/24- Congrats to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!1st place- Reece Osborne of Dallas, GAin his '79 Malibu. 2nd Place- Sc...
06/23/2024

6/23/24- Congrats to our FOOT BRAKE WINNERS today!

1st place- Reece Osborne of Dallas, GAin his '79 Malibu.

2nd Place- Scotty Duckworth of Blairsville, GA in his '85 Mustang.

6/23/24 - Congrats to today's SUPER PRO WINNERS!!  All Vega final today. 1st Place- Ted Colon of Calhoun, Ga in his quic...
06/23/2024

6/23/24 - Congrats to today's SUPER PRO WINNERS!! All Vega final today.

1st Place- Ted Colon of Calhoun, Ga in his quick Vega.

2nd Place- Michael Clark of Rock Springs, GA in his '77 Vega.

We appreciate everyone who came out & tried to Beat the 100degree Heat with us today!! 🥵

Update on this Saturdays race I have decided to push everything back an hour to make it not as miserable from the heat s...
06/19/2024

Update on this Saturdays race I have decided to push everything back an hour to make it not as miserable from the heat so gates will open at 1 track will go hot at 3 and racing will start at 6pm I hope to see everyone there and will be a fun night racing under the lights at Paradise Dragstrip and questions or concerns feel free to contact me 706-263-7965 thanks everyone Brett Gibson

This Saturday Paradise Dragstrip will be the place to be in North GA with some awesome heads up No Prep racing and index...
06/18/2024

This Saturday Paradise Dragstrip will be the place to be in North GA with some awesome heads up No Prep racing and index racing gates open at 12 track is hot at 2 and racing starts at 5 hope to see everyone there

6/16/24 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!Congratulations to our Foot Brake winners today-  1st Place- Ray " Zoomie" Zumstein of Decat...
06/16/2024

6/16/24 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!
Congratulations to our Foot Brake winners today-
1st Place- Ray " Zoomie" Zumstein of Decatur, TN in his Mopar powered Geo.
2nd Place- Sid Hopper of Gainesville, GA in his '85 S-10 Blazer.
3rd Place- GregNewberry (not pictured) of Sugar Valley, GA in his Mercury Comet.

6/16/24- HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!Congratulations to our Super Pro winners-   1st Place- Josh Powell of Trenton, Ga in his dr...
06/16/2024

6/16/24- HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!
Congratulations to our Super Pro winners-
1st Place- Josh Powell of Trenton, Ga in his dragster!
2nd Place- Jeff Barnett of Rome, Ga in his beautiful FireBird!

Bring DAD out for some FATHERSDAY DRAG RACING tomorrow Sunday, June 16th!!-Gates open @ 10am, Time trials @ 12:30, first...
06/15/2024

Bring DAD out for some FATHERS
DAY DRAG RACING tomorrow Sunday, June 16th!!
-Gates open @ 10am, Time trials @ 12:30, first round @ 2, and usually over by 5:30/6.

Spectators - $10
Test n tune - $30
Foot Brake - $50
Super Pro - $75

Only a week and a half away hope everyone is ready for some of the baddest cars in the south batte it out for the cash J...
06/11/2024

Only a week and a half away hope everyone is ready for some of the baddest cars in the south batte it out for the cash June 22nd Paradise Dragstrip will be the place to be

Sunday 6/9/24-  Race cancelled due to Rain Showers 🌧️🌧️ once again!!  Sorry everyone but Mother Nature is not our FRIEND...
06/09/2024

Sunday 6/9/24- Race cancelled due to Rain Showers 🌧️🌧️ once again!! Sorry everyone but Mother Nature is not our FRIEND!
Hope to see everyone next Sunday, June 17th for a Father's Day Drag Race!!

📣📣Just a couple of days left!! Saturday, June 8th- THRILLS ON THE HILL- Swap Meet, Car Show, & Drag Race!!    -7am- Gate...
06/06/2024

📣📣Just a couple of days left!!
Saturday, June 8th- THRILLS ON THE HILL- Swap Meet, Car Show, & Drag Race!!
-7am- Gates open for swap meet set up & general public. 🛠️ 👫🏻
-9:00- Drag Cars & Show Cars begin coming in. 🏁
-11:00- Track goes Hot & Registration for Show.
- 12:00- Judging begins for car show. 🚗
- 2:30- Trophies given away. 🏆
-3:00- Gates close. 👋

Sunday, June 9th Bracket racing & testing. See flyer below.

6/2/24-  Another rainy day in Paradise. Gonna have to cancel another race thanks again to Mother Nature!!  🌧️🌧️  We hope...
06/02/2024

6/2/24- Another rainy day in Paradise. Gonna have to cancel another race thanks again to Mother Nature!! 🌧️🌧️
We hope to see everyone next weekend Saturday, June 8 for our THRILLS ON THE HILL & Sunday, June 9 for some good ole fashion BRACKET RACING & TNT!!

6/1/24-  Well folks it looks like Mother Nature has won again!  🌧️ As bad as we hate to, we are gonna have to go ahead a...
06/01/2024

6/1/24- Well folks it looks like Mother Nature has won again! 🌧️ As bad as we hate to, we are gonna have to go ahead and cancel today’s Motorcycle Event!! We will reschedule and post the new date as soon as possible!!
We haven’t made the call on whether or not to cancel tomorrow’s bracket race, so STAY TUNED! 🙏🏼🏁

Address

500 Chatsworth Highway 225 NE
Calhoun, GA
30701

Opening Hours

10am - 5pm

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