“Tag List” for Z-Max Dragway….

SC1448 · 09-16-2008, 12:57 PM

I’ll start by saying right up front that the facility Bruton & his organization built in the short 6 to 7 months they had to work with is nothing short of remarkable. Was it worth the 1150-mile round trip? Yes. But… with any new project, there’s always a list of things that were left out, need re-work or just need to be added to make it “right”. When starting with a clean sheet of paper, I feel it would have made sense to ask the racers for some input, maybe a sort of “wish list”. It could be things they would like to have included or have seen at other places that worked or maybe should be left out as bad ideas. They could have asked our Sportsman Advisory Council for some input and of course the PRO but, if they did, some really obvious “must haves” were conspicuously absent. Here’s what I came up with (in no particular order). Obviously some will be easier than others. Just add your thoughts and maybe the thread will catch someone’s eye and get passed along to the right people and added to their “Tag List” for the future.

-Increase the distance between the water box and the starting line

-Shorten the walls at the end before the gravel trap by 30 feet or so making it easier to get off the track

-Better (or more) loud-speakers in the Sportsman pit area

-Make it easier to get from one side of the track to the other

-Make the ramps more gradual to one of the 2 cross-over tunnels at about the 1000’ and use it for motorized vehicles while leaving the other tunnels for pedestrians

-Cool-down area in the Sportsman pits or at least some access to water other than the hoses in the water box

-Traffic lines to better indicate the “pre-staging” staging lanes along the fence

I’m sure I missed a lot but this post is becoming too Jason-like already!
Thanks!
-Don

09-16-2008, 12:57 PM	#1
SC1448 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Southampton, PA Posts: 226 Likes: 5 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	“Tag List” for Z-Max Dragway…. I’ll start by saying right up front that the facility Bruton & his organization built in the short 6 to 7 months they had to work with is nothing short of remarkable. Was it worth the 1150-mile round trip? Yes. But… with any new project, there’s always a list of things that were left out, need re-work or just need to be added to make it “right”. When starting with a clean sheet of paper, I feel it would have made sense to ask the racers for some input, maybe a sort of “wish list”. It could be things they would like to have included or have seen at other places that worked or maybe should be left out as bad ideas. They could have asked our Sportsman Advisory Council for some input and of course the PRO but, if they did, some really obvious “must haves” were conspicuously absent. Here’s what I came up with (in no particular order). Obviously some will be easier than others. Just add your thoughts and maybe the thread will catch someone’s eye and get passed along to the right people and added to their “Tag List” for the future. -Increase the distance between the water box and the starting line -Shorten the walls at the end before the gravel trap by 30 feet or so making it easier to get off the track -Better (or more) loud-speakers in the Sportsman pit area -Make it easier to get from one side of the track to the other -Make the ramps more gradual to one of the 2 cross-over tunnels at about the 1000’ and use it for motorized vehicles while leaving the other tunnels for pedestrians -Cool-down area in the Sportsman pits or at least some access to water other than the hoses in the water box -Traffic lines to better indicate the “pre-staging” staging lanes along the fence I’m sure I missed a lot but this post is becoming too Jason-like already! Thanks! -Don