Top-fuel drag racing could come to the Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront thanks to a new company Shore-to-Roar-to-Shore that responded to a request for qualifications from Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration regarding the reuse of Burke Lakefront Airport (WikiCommons). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
Plans for new use of air strip praised
In response to a recent request for qualifications (RFQ), Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration has awarded Shore-to-Roar-to-Shore LLC a bid to repurpose the 450-acre, city-owned Burke Lakefront Airport as a drag strip for professional top-fuel dragster and funny-car racing.
However, plans for the project which could include retaining some airport operations in between sporadic racing events, especially during Cleveland’s cold-weather months from August to June, will be the subject of a follow-on design-review process at the City Planning Commission.
Also, the proposed drag strip would have be approved by Cleveland City Council, the Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Ohio Department of Development, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Hot Rod Association…