The annual Kingman Street Drags event in downtown Kingman, Ariz., will be canceled this year because of the construction of a new school, reports the Kingman Daily Miner.
Typically, the grounds of the White Cliffs Middle School campus at 400 Granview Ave. served as a staging ground for racers, as well as a place for spectators to park and take to the bleachers to watch the action. Now, however, the entire campus is cordoned off as contractors prepare to build a new high school in place of the demolished middle school.
“With the school under construction there is no way to work the event in conjunction with it,” Devincenzi said. “Many people have contacted us from all over the United States asking for the event dates for this year. Plans are to come back in 2011 should the school construction allow it.”
In the meantime, organizers say they’ll redouble their efforts during the hiatus to find a more permanent location for the drag-racing event. Currently, it is held on Beale Street in the downtown area, and has drawn 15,000 spectators in the past.