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Kegracing · 06-05-2009, 07:17 PM

All in all, I thought the race went well. I talked to several racers, and the National event in Topeka, with class runoff's did hurt. Hopefully next year, the schedule will be clean, and the race a little earlier... TX is hot in late May! Yes, the parking for sportsmen needs finished... yes, the stands on the spectator side are blocking the water box by the bathroom/concession stands a little. I will say they could use some seating a little further down track maybe... Nothing critical here. With all the rain we have had this spring, I thought they did a great job just getting the track finished on time... I hear there are plenty more improvements coming. We will just wait and see, but it is far nicer than a lot of tracks I have raced at already. As for the flags... as a racer, I can dial the wind off of them! Good placement for me.

Yes, the HP/cops were not playing very nice, and I feel the owner needs to talk to the county and the state... funny I can drive on the wrong side of the road leaving church or anywhere else they want me to, and they can sit on the side of the road in the median on I35 and take radar, but would not work with a new business bringing in a lot of money to the area...especially on bringing the trailers back from the holding lots... that was BS. I would bet the local economy made far more on the race than they did with a few tickets... bad side is that the locals are hearing that cops are busting everyone and telling each other to stay away. I am talking about the local test and tune and bracket racers, kids, etc. that tracks need. This was not very smart in my book.

The track worked very well for it being hot and sunny. The pro times were good. I made a few passes the week before, and hurt the car and did not get to race, but my times were good, and the track was smooth. I did not hear any complaints about the track from the racers.

The crowds Friday and Sunday were smaller than I would have liked, but Saturday had a good crowd. With a lack of early advertising in the metroplex, I thought it went pretty good. Oh yea, it was hot!

Ken Graham

06-05-2009, 07:17 PM	#10
Kegracing Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Red Oak, TX Posts: 441 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dallas raceway All in all, I thought the race went well. I talked to several racers, and the National event in Topeka, with class runoff's did hurt. Hopefully next year, the schedule will be clean, and the race a little earlier... TX is hot in late May! Yes, the parking for sportsmen needs finished... yes, the stands on the spectator side are blocking the water box by the bathroom/concession stands a little. I will say they could use some seating a little further down track maybe... Nothing critical here. With all the rain we have had this spring, I thought they did a great job just getting the track finished on time... I hear there are plenty more improvements coming. We will just wait and see, but it is far nicer than a lot of tracks I have raced at already. As for the flags... as a racer, I can dial the wind off of them! Good placement for me. Yes, the HP/cops were not playing very nice, and I feel the owner needs to talk to the county and the state... funny I can drive on the wrong side of the road leaving church or anywhere else they want me to, and they can sit on the side of the road in the median on I35 and take radar, but would not work with a new business bringing in a lot of money to the area...especially on bringing the trailers back from the holding lots... that was BS. I would bet the local economy made far more on the race than they did with a few tickets... bad side is that the locals are hearing that cops are busting everyone and telling each other to stay away. I am talking about the local test and tune and bracket racers, kids, etc. that tracks need. This was not very smart in my book. The track worked very well for it being hot and sunny. The pro times were good. I made a few passes the week before, and hurt the car and did not get to race, but my times were good, and the track was smooth. I did not hear any complaints about the track from the racers. The crowds Friday and Sunday were smaller than I would have liked, but Saturday had a good crowd. With a lack of early advertising in the metroplex, I thought it went pretty good. Oh yea, it was hot! Ken Graham