IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS

[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!

[John Kelley]

Their schedule shows a BUNCH of Test & Tune days.With some TEXAS True 10.5.,TEXAS Outlaw back half,KOTH,Top Sportsman & ProMod thrown in. Apparently no brackets or Class racing. I know this is subject to change and might not be complete. At least it's a NEW track in a good market and very welcome. I am surprised there hasn't been any local new coverage in the area.But motorsports are in the "back of the bus" unless it's NASCAR in this area. :-(

http://www.dallasraceway.com/schedule.html

[herbjr]

Originally Posted by John Kelley

Their schedule shows a BUNCH of Test & Tune days.With some TEXAS True 10.5.,TEXAS Outlaw back half,KOTH,Top Sportsman & ProMod thrown in. Apparently no brackets or Class racing. I know this is subject to change and might not be complete. At least it's a NEW track in a good market and very welcome. I am surprised there hasn't been any local new coverage in the area.But motorsports are in the "back of the bus" unless it's NASCAR in this area. :-(

http://www.dallasraceway.com/schedule.html

So why dont you go talk to the promoter and try to get a gamblers race going or a stock SS combo. Do it 100% payback where he will lose no money and see how it goes. If you need suggestions on a stock ss combo pm me.

[Bill Bagley]

The track phone number is (972)474-2600 and I've called often in recent weeks to get updates. Only once was I able to get someone on the phone and they were frustrated with being set back by the uncontrollable weather circumstances. As of yesterday, they now have a recorded message announcing an official open date for test-and-tune on May 14th, 1 week from today, FREE admission to everyone including race cars. I'll be there (weather permitting) trying out my new stocker .. hope most of you local folks can make it.

Bill Bagley

[Tracy Robbins]

If I remember correctly Charlotte/Zmax is all concrete and built in 6 months. As a matter of fact they bull dozed part of the pit area the week prior to the innagural national event and repaved it. That's cutting it pretty close to your big national event if you ask me and I have to say that was the smoothest, best hooking track my old 10.5 inch tire SS car has ever been down. I bet if this Dallas track was NHRA sanctioned we wouldn't be hearing all of the negativity. Put the key board down, pick up your tools, and go to work on your race car...you've got a national event coming to town!!!

[Bimbo Jones]

I think you have mistaken Tracy, right now NHRA is a dirty word and most are tired of they way they have been treated. I am a DFW area bracket racer and we've watch this track being built for the past five years. Hopefully it will breath some badly needed fresh air into the sport. We are still waiting to see what kind of program the track will offer racers. The owner is from a heads-ups back ground and I've heard that he is not big on brackets and may run special programs and TnT nights. We now have five really outstanding tracks in the DFW area. This should bring two national events and two divisional events with in thirty miles of Dallas. Now if our three local eight mile tracks would put on a couple of SS/Stock combo races I might put the 65 wagon back in stock eliminator.

[Ed Wright]

Your lucky to live that close to that many good tracks, hosting big races.