IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS - Page 2

John Kelley · 05-06-2009, 09:51 AM

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 · 05-06-2009, 10:23 AM

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 · 05-06-2009, 10:45 AM

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 · 05-06-2009, 11:21 AM

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.

Jim Wahl · 05-06-2009, 11:41 AM

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

Jim Woods · 05-06-2009, 11:49 AM

I have worked with Jim Weinert and I can tell you first hand he is the best in the business when it comes to track preparation, He has designed and built his own track grinders. If he has any doubts whatsoever about the track surface , he will not send a car down the track.

Michael Beard · 05-06-2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

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 · 05-06-2009, 01:30 PM

Evidently, someone's been familiar with the track for quite awhile...

http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=8230

Tracy Robbins · 05-06-2009, 01:37 PM

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 · 05-06-2009, 02:11 PM

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.

05-06-2009, 09:51 AM	#11
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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 !

05-06-2009, 10:23 AM	#12
Michael Lyons Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Garden City, MI Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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..

05-06-2009, 10:45 AM	#13
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

05-06-2009, 11:21 AM	#14
herbjr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 1,027 Likes: 1 Liked 83 Times in 32 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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.

05-06-2009, 11:41 AM	#15
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 666 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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 __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association. Last edited by Jim Wahl; 05-06-2009 at 11:44 AM.

05-06-2009, 11:49 AM	#16
Jim Woods Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: celina, ohio Posts: 623 Likes: 4 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS I have worked with Jim Weinert and I can tell you first hand he is the best in the business when it comes to track preparation, He has designed and built his own track grinders. If he has any doubts whatsoever about the track surface , he will not send a car down the track. __________________ Jim Woods

05-06-2009, 01:30 PM	#18
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS Evidently, someone's been familiar with the track for quite awhile... http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=8230 __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

05-06-2009, 01:37 PM	#19
Tracy Robbins Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 846 Likes: 3 Liked 25 Times in 11 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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!!! __________________ Tracy Robbins SS 9766

05-06-2009, 02:11 PM	#20
Bimbo Jones Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS 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.