Fontana Dragstrip?

CWhitney · 02-09-2013, 12:23 PM

Does anyone have any information on what's going on? Are they still trying to reopen?

56sedandelivery · 02-09-2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CWhitney

Does anyone have any information on what's going on? Are they still trying to reopen?

I read on the website, they had settled/bought out the offending party, and were going to be building a sound wall. So, it's looking up for the drag strip. Butch/56sedandelivery.

CWhitney · 02-09-2013, 04:16 PM

Have they started building the sound wall?

Dave Kommel · 02-09-2013, 09:13 PM

Don't take this as gospel, but last I heard, they needed to find funding for the sound wall. I believe that whatever money had been set aside for it was spent int the legal battle and/or settlement.

Gary Smith · 02-10-2013, 02:49 AM

Hey CW I figured I'd see you at Irwindale last Thursday, ice skating with your stocker like Holroyd and Janes/Reimer

. ..well at least Clark was. Greg's car was already on the trailer when I got there. Greg are you out there???

Greg Reimer 7376 · 02-11-2013, 12:33 AM

Yeah,I be here. Thursday at Irwindale went OK, just not real good conditions to do much testing. I got two runs within .04 of each other, all other intervals beyone the 60 foot were identical. I did discover a rear end noise, so Friday I set up anothe ring and pinion in it. It turned out real nicely, so Tuesday, I'll take it to Pomona for tech.Tony Janes is driving it, so I'll crew it for him. I'm real interested in seeing it run since I made a few changes. Come see us in the pits in the morning of Thursday and Friday. I can't be there the afternoons of those days, I have an upcoming medical proceedure Monday, and I need to get some lab work and a pre operative appointment done in the afternoons those two days. I scheduled it so none of that messes up my Winternationals. I don't know how Cliff and Clark ran at Irwindale, the thought of launching a high powered car on 9 inch tires kind of terrified me. I got the two hits and left and was home by 8 PM. That's whats great about Irwindale. You can get there by 4:30, tech, get in a few runs and be home for dinner by 7.30 or 8. .

astikhossw · 02-11-2013, 11:08 AM

Quick question will they allow a stocker to run without mufflers at irwindale on there thursday test and tune,someone told me that you had to call and get prior permission to be allowed run without mufflers.

Greg Reimer 7376 · 02-11-2013, 12:54 PM

You might try and call first, but we always use straight through bullet style muffs when we go there. A stocker camshaft tends to make a real racket, and these do manage to take the crack sound out of it. Regarding the Fontana noise wall, any talk of having a racer's fund raiser to help defray some of it? I feel having it separately from the track budget until the goal has been met,then and ONLY then releasing the funds for the wall construction so it doesn't get lost in the general fund or the nascar program.I'm not talking about impuning anybody's integrity, I just know how large organizations sometimes have things happen with cash flow situations.We wouldn't want to make a designated donation only to have it get absorbed. Enough money was spent on legal issues here to probably have built two noise walls and a Pomonaplex type of facility as well. Just a thought.

02-09-2013, 12:23 PM	#1
CWhitney Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sun Valley,Ca Posts: 85 Likes: 2 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Fontana Dragstrip? Does anyone have any information on what's going on? Are they still trying to reopen?

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CWhitney Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sun Valley,Ca Posts: 85 Likes: 2 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? Have they started building the sound wall?

02-09-2013, 09:13 PM	#4
Dave Kommel Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Dimas CA Posts: 143 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? Don't take this as gospel, but last I heard, they needed to find funding for the sound wall. I believe that whatever money had been set aside for it was spent int the legal battle and/or settlement. __________________ Dave Kommel

02-10-2013, 02:49 AM	#5
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 807 Likes: 7 Liked 75 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? Hey CW I figured I'd see you at Irwindale last Thursday, ice skating with your stocker like Holroyd and Janes/Reimer . ..well at least Clark was. Greg's car was already on the trailer when I got there. Greg are you out there??? __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"

02-11-2013, 12:33 AM	#6
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,111 Likes: 164 Liked 649 Times in 208 Posts	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? Yeah,I be here. Thursday at Irwindale went OK, just not real good conditions to do much testing. I got two runs within .04 of each other, all other intervals beyone the 60 foot were identical. I did discover a rear end noise, so Friday I set up anothe ring and pinion in it. It turned out real nicely, so Tuesday, I'll take it to Pomona for tech.Tony Janes is driving it, so I'll crew it for him. I'm real interested in seeing it run since I made a few changes. Come see us in the pits in the morning of Thursday and Friday. I can't be there the afternoons of those days, I have an upcoming medical proceedure Monday, and I need to get some lab work and a pre operative appointment done in the afternoons those two days. I scheduled it so none of that messes up my Winternationals. I don't know how Cliff and Clark ran at Irwindale, the thought of launching a high powered car on 9 inch tires kind of terrified me. I got the two hits and left and was home by 8 PM. That's whats great about Irwindale. You can get there by 4:30, tech, get in a few runs and be home for dinner by 7.30 or 8. .

02-11-2013, 11:08 AM	#7
astikhossw Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: moreno valley Ca Posts: 264 Likes: 2 Liked 15 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? Quick question will they allow a stocker to run without mufflers at irwindale on there thursday test and tune,someone told me that you had to call and get prior permission to be allowed run without mufflers.

02-11-2013, 12:54 PM	#8
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,111 Likes: 164 Liked 649 Times in 208 Posts	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? You might try and call first, but we always use straight through bullet style muffs when we go there. A stocker camshaft tends to make a real racket, and these do manage to take the crack sound out of it. Regarding the Fontana noise wall, any talk of having a racer's fund raiser to help defray some of it? I feel having it separately from the track budget until the goal has been met,then and ONLY then releasing the funds for the wall construction so it doesn't get lost in the general fund or the nascar program.I'm not talking about impuning anybody's integrity, I just know how large organizations sometimes have things happen with cash flow situations.We wouldn't want to make a designated donation only to have it get absorbed. Enough money was spent on legal issues here to probably have built two noise walls and a Pomonaplex type of facility as well. Just a thought.