IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS

[herbjr]

Oh wait did everyone pre enter with 3 or more grade points? Oh wait this is IHRA, pay your entry at the gate and go racing!!!!!!

[John Kelley]

Adjer...Have the Outlaw Fuel Altereds ran there BEFORE ? Or will this be their FIRST appearence there ?

And "GREEN" track....it's not only NEW but ALL CONCRETE ! Just like the Motorplex....with it's NARROW GROOVE !! I've seen too many crashes there and one DEATh from getting out bof the groove !
Plus theres a lot more than just the track with having the whole track crew with some knowledge & experince with what's going on ! You can't put a "GREEN" track crew in for your first big race.And I;ve seen nothing in the Dallas paper about the track.......Lot's of LUCK guys !

[Michael Lyons]

Now what kinda person that drives a fuel altered is scared of anything?!.. I'd guess those fuel altered guys would be licking their chops. And if the track was built correctly it won't take a round or so for it to get rubber enough to fly... Only bad thing about a track like that is its too far for a yankee to drive, well if I wanna keep my job anyways..

[Ed Wright]

The IHRA crew will take care of that, and they aren't "green". They come to Tulsa and make it hook as well as any track I've been on.

[herbjr]

Technology on track grinding is light years ahead of anything they had even 5 years ago. But 25 years ago come on. They just polished Piedmont this past winter, totally different surface, all concrete and Ricky has been 3.90 there. On a green track.

[Adger Smith]

Don,
The Pro Mods ran a show there on Friday night, They ran some pretty good times.
The rains came & washed the Fuel altered show out on Sat. They are going back this sat.
My guy walked the track & made some comments about it. It had rubber on it, but after the 1/8th mile the rubber was pulling up in some small spots. He had no reservations about making 1/8 mile A/F altered passes. If the race isn't washed out this weekend I will get more info. I'm pretty sure when the IHRA track prep is applied it will be a hooking track. He said it looked like it had a slight crown, which Ennis doesn't. He said it didn't look like it would be a narrow groove. It might turn out good like it is or it could be like Red River, worked OK, but came around real well after the surface was ground. Time will tell. I would like to be there, but my toter has pitched a head gasket & we haven't had time to fix it. Just too much work at the shop after my 10 day Vacation with my Dad. (his 83rd birthday) I'm still adjusting back to our time.. seems like I'm still on Calif. time. :~) I hope everyone gives it a chance & takes the negative comments for what they are. I've been in the same shoes as the new track owner, When I built the Prescott Ar Track back in the late 70's. we had problems we had to adjust to & the track didn't work with the same prep as My other track in Tyler Tx. or how Hallsville was preped. I never got the early(pre race) negative comments, no internet at that time, but sure got some comments when what we did didn't work. I considered those comments constructive, unlike some of the posts on this forum. Give the owners a chance. They are sure trying(making a big investment) to make a good place for us to race. Good luck to all!

[Jim Wahl]

We, like Beard, have known about the Dallas track for almost a year now and I live in Florida. Wish IHRA would build a track like Dallas somewhere down here! Jim

[Michael Beard]

And "GREEN" track....it's not only NEW but ALL CONCRETE ! Just like the Motorplex....with it's NARROW GROOVE !!

If a track has a narrow groove, it is due to how the track is prepped, not the composition of the racing surface.

There are several all-concrete race tracks around here, including the aforementioned Piedmont Dragway, Farmington Dragway, and Roxboro Dragway, all of which have been redone in the last couple years. All have fantastic surfaces, and to my knowledge were good right out of the box, and that's even without having the national event crew and equipment there.

There are a bunch of people who are happy to have a new national event facility in the neighborhood, and there's ONE dude on a message board proclaiming that no one's ever heard of the track and no one will go, yet there will be traffic problems, and it will be a narrow-grooved death trap. Are you for real???

Instead of trying to generate fictional problems, why not turn the energy into learning more about the facility and its sanctioning body, and find out how you can help.

[Michael Beard]

Evidently, someone's been familiar with the track for quite awhile...
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=8230

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Evidently, someone's been familiar with the track for quite awhile...
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=8230

I've known about it for awhile.And they had a race scheduled for last year that never came about.
But some guys I talked to while stopping in Palestine knew nothing about the track. Both said they raced so I took their word.
Maybe Billy Meyer needs to call Jim Weinert !! I'm tired of seeing cars crash!