Yelland Field (Ely)
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Part of the first Intermountain Gypsy Tour Classic motorcycle gathering
- Raced
- 1955
- State
- Nevada
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- First race
- June 12, 1955
- Location
- Ely airport (Yelland Field)
- People
- Nevada Roadrunners, organizer (1955)
- Elevation
- 6,242 ft (1,902 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.30142, -114.84946
The Nevada Roadrunners motorcycle club planned a slate of events for the first annual Intermountain Gypsy Tour Classic, a three-day gathering that drew riders from about a dozen states and Canada. On June 12, 1955, drag races for motorcycles and hot rods were run at the Ely airport.
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