New Dallas Raceway, schedule changes

[Dragsinger]

Jones,

I shared your hope. That track is about 85 miles for me, all but about 8 miles Interstate driving. But judging by the updated web site and schedule, it looks like "booked in shows only"

It is one more example of our changing drag race landscape.

I do believe drag racing will again prosper, but I also believe it will be considerably different from today. I think it will become leaner, the cost to build cars and race locally, will out of necessity, be lower.

In the D/FW and greater East Texas area, the "Super" tracks may not be where we are able to race. It may come down to Kennedale & Red Line in the MetroPlex, and Pinevalley for South East Texas

Just thoughts

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by Dragsinger

In the D/FW and greater East Texas area, the "Super" tracks may not be where we are able to race. It may come down to Kennedale & Red Line in the MetroPlex, and Pinevalley for South East Texas

If you're going to include Caddo Mills in the MetroPlex we might as well include NorthStar north of Denton.
And maybe the strip at Texas Motor Speedway north of Ft.Worth will develop into a bigger schedule...??

[Tom Briggs7100]

John I was there in March for the Nascar race & there wasn't any dragstrip then.. did they just built it in the last month or so??

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by Tom Briggs7100

John I was there in March for the Nascar race & there wasn't any dragstrip then.. did they just built it in the last month or so??

They have bought the timing equipment and setup a dragstrip,not sure the location on the property.
And have a series of six Friday night "races" starting tonight and going thru August 7th. It's sponsored by Scion so it might be a "Fart Pipe Junbilee" !!! Eliminations don't start until 9:25 PM !!!
It is HOT here today but I'm going to drive down to check out the first night of action. It's only 103 right now but should cool down by 9 PM..........:-)

Checkout the website for more info http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/

[Michael Beard]

Probably on pit road, like they've been doing at Atlanta.

[John Kelley]

It was on pit road......no timing lights and an arm drop start like pinks.....zzzzzzzz
I had heard they bought timing equipment and the works........apparently not !
But maybe....just maybe they might in the future .......

[Bimbo Jones]

Why would anyone want to go to TMS for one of these eight mile arm drop deals. Unless they are intimidated by real race cars and drivers. Twenty minutes north of TMS is the North Star Dragway(Denton) which is open several nights a week (brackets and various heads up classes) as does Texas Raceway(Kennedale) 35 minute south of TMS. I tend to believe that this type of venue mainley attacks the old Sonic crowd that like to talk about how fast they used to be and they have a place they can go a couple times a year and not have time slips to dispute their claims about their rides. At TX Raceway on Saturdays when we run brackets they have a street class for the price of a pit side entry ($12.00). They get two time trials and then eliminations. The winner gets $50.00 and the R/U gets free entry for the next time they come. Plus you get all the read outs from the clocks. Like I said I don't get it. If you're going to race well let's race. Maybe it attracks those who think everyone deserves a trophy for trying.