Mopar Express Lane NHRA Spring Nationals news

[RNNChrisbarnes]

Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented by Pennzoil to be contested on May 21-23 minus Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, and Super Gas.
“It’s a difficult decision to make for our sportsman racing community but unfortunately we are unable to safely accommodate adequate pit parking in the majority of our designated sportsman lots,” said track general manager Seth Angel. “Mother Nature has forced our hand and we do not want to subject racers to subpar conditions at the risk of damaging their equipment and jeopardizing their safety.”
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[Greg Hill]

When you don’t invest money in your facilities this is what happens. Houston use to be one of the premier race tracks in the country. Lack of investment was evident 15 years ago.

[L.Fite]

Don't they own a paving company?

[nickh]

Originally Posted by L.Fite

Don't they own a paving company?

Yes they do own a paving company, always wondered why they would not use some of their off spec material it fill up the sponge. They track was built out in a marsh field. Like Larry Hill said it is sad that they never have put resources back into the track for improvements. I always attend their national events, years ago they had to stop the event because they had a weeper in the right lane, the tide would come up and come up through the weepers in the track. They would get the jet dryer out and blow the moister out of the weepers and resume the event.

[Pete Lanciers]

Glad I bailed from Ennis Sunday morning after withdrawing from Houston. I left at around 7am was damn near PECOS before I drove out from under the monsoon!

[L.Fite]

Coming down hard here now...

Seems as though I remember more than once I've wallowed in mud trying to get out of there...

[L.Fite]

Originally Posted by nickh

Yes they do own a paving company, always wondered why they would not use some of their off spec material it fill up the sponge. They track was built out in a marsh field. Like Larry Hill said it is sad that they never have put resources back into the track for improvements. I always attend their national events, years ago they had to stop the event because they had a weeper in the right lane, the tide would come up and come up through the weepers in the track. They would get the jet dryer out and blow the moister out of the weepers and resume the event.

Honestly to do it right is not a cheap undertaking...
You can't just dump asphalt and smear it around...
There is a lot of prep and stabilization work to do it, and make it last...
Especially with the water table as high as it is there...
Maybe if they had done a little each year over time it would have been possible...
I fear it's too late for that now...

[Larry Hill]

That is former division champ Greg Hill and father to All Star and division champ Andrew Hill.

[Spyphish]

Lets see? If Lake Charles could just get Locust, earthquake and a big fire we could check the Mother Nature box. WetPhish

[Jim Hanig]

Originally Posted by L.Fite

Honestly to do it right is not a cheap undertaking...
You can't just dump asphalt and smear it around...
There is a lot of prep and stabilization work to do it, and make it last...
Especially with the water table as high as it is there...
Maybe if they had done a little each year over time it would have been possible...
I fear it's too late for that now...

Thats true the same could be said for many tracks. After living in Houston for 30 + years can say they did much,been pull out of the mud their more offend then not.