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MILAN, Continued from page 4 ter to get ready for the next season.” The dragway’s website, milan- July 22, which will return after a sev-
But here’s the silver lining: dragway.com, is chock-full of this eral-year hiatus. The event will fea-
There’s always something to look for- season’s upcoming racing events, ture jet cars, fireworks,
ing car or a new Pro Mod vehicle to
cost as much as a half million dol- ward to. one of which is the Night of Fire on nitro-burning top-fuel cars, and
lars. “If you want to go fast, you have to be good more, all for a reasonably priced
“If you want to go fast, you have to ticket.
be good—and you have to have the —and you have to have the money to buy the parts.” Bullock will be prepared for a full
money to buy the parts,” he says. house.“These race fans are the most
But money is not all that these Harold Bullock loyal people you will ever meet in
racers invest to make their cars top- your life,” says Bullock, proudly, of
notch. Milan Dragway patrons.
Drag racing also requires an un- The same can be said for the rac-
conventional form of currency—one ers themselves.
of long hours, dedication, and the re- “Our guys that come every week
lentless pursuit of winning. are from Toledo, they come from
“Some of these cars come out of Mount Pleasant to race on Sunday.
giant shops—with all kinds of money People come from a long way away to
backing them up. But, for some of race here—and for our bigger races,
these guys, their race shop is in their we even get people from Florida and
garage behind their house,” says Bul- Texas,” says Bullock, who counts his
lock. wife, Liz, and Merlo’s wife, Pam
Merlo, as consummate supporters of
Going All In Milan Dragway.
Bullock has learned through ex- “All four of us are a team and
perience that owning and operating work here every day,” says Bullock.
a dragway is far from a 9 to 5. It’s not “And I feel like the most fortunate
even a lifestyle. It becomes your life. person in the world.”
“When we purchased the dragway, Milan Dragway is located at In
I was sure it was going to take a lot 10860 Plank Rd, Milan, Michigan.
of effort and time,” says Bullock, Visit them online for schedules and h
who remains at the track year-round additional information at www.mi-
along with Merlo. “We work all win- A 1968 Camaro going down the track at Milan Dragway. landragway.com.

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