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. .

02-09-2013, 12:23 PM	#1
CWhitney Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sun Valley,Ca Posts: 86 Likes: 2 Liked 12 Times in 6 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: 86 Likes: 2 Liked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Fontana Dragstrip? Have they started building the sound wall?

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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: 820 Likes: 9 Liked 132 Times in 30 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: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 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. .