Not all the Tracks are Closing!

[ksurfer2]

Great to see big investments being made to my home track!

https://dragillustrated.com/facility-improvements-underway-at-bradenton-motorsports-park/

 

[toolmanmike]

Not a huge deal but a step in the right direction. They milled and resurfaced from the concrete launching pad to the end of the 1/8th. I hear it is very smooth and the traction is good. Our local track is getting better every year. https://www.nhra.com/news/2022/new-asphalt-laid-down-cedar-falls-motorsports-park-nhra-member-track

 

[PRHeads]

Glad to see it!!

 

[ksurfer2]

Looks Like Rockingham is getting some upgrades too!

https://dragillustrated.com/north-c...-help-jump-start-rockingham-dragway-upgrades/

 

[wagonman]

Our local track just reopened. The $ they get from entry fees are going back for improvements like a new timing system. Right now it is just arm drop starts. @ $20 to race it may take awhile but its a start. $25K for the system.

 

[Don selleck]

milan dragway has new owners, saw some articles on them putting some money into finally. good news. https://www.milandragway.com/

 

[DGE330/NC]

Looks Like Rockingham is getting some upgrades too!

https://dragillustrated.com/north-c...-help-jump-start-rockingham-dragway-upgrades/

glad to see my taxes going back to something i'll actually use and enjoy

 

[Budnicks]

good to hear & see a few are coming back or doing improvements
we used to have like 26 tracks here, we're down to like 7 now
may lose one of them, Sacramento Raceway
it has been up for sale, for a while now, but pretty damn pricey thou

Noise complaints & "building encroachment",
old story new location

Stupid people buy a house by a racetrack (or airport etc.)
that's been in constant operation since the early 50's
& then complain about the noise
do their due diligence 1st maybe, might help

 

[junior340]

Our Firebird raceway here in Idaho is always getting upgrades, I am happy to see that others are also.
Being 15 minutes from my house I go so much as I can and run my Coronet. Its not a drag car but its fun.

 

[ksurfer2]

There may be trouble in the future of Bradenton Motorsports Park....Looks like a massive housing development is coming to the land adjacent to the track.

 

[ksurfer2]

 

[toolmanmike]

Idiots! (county commission) Building houses is more important to them than a noisy race track. Like he said. We built outside of town to keep everyone happy and now you want to build houses right next door. We had a failed dog track that some wanted to change into a circle track and it failed because the neighbors a 1/2 mile away didn't want it and thought it would be too noisy.

 

[toolmanmike]

Our local track is still hanging in there. It's 4 miles out of town. I am a 15 min drive and can hear the cars on race day. (not loud or offensive but I can still hear them.) I hear train engines and whistles too but they don't go away.

 

[Nxcoupe]

Saw this this morning. What a load if bs. How would it go if they were wanting to build a race teack next to a neighborhood? I hate local governments, bunch of folks with their hands outstretched and usually wealthy to start with. I hope lots of folks answer with votes in the next election. He should run for the board.

 

[ksurfer2]

It wasn't a full win, but there is hope for the future of BMP.

 

[cdr]

My local track will be done, gone, no more, after spring of 2023, Houston Raceway Park, [ Baytown ]

 

[Nxcoupe]

My local track will be done, gone, no more, after spring of 2023, Houston Raceway Park, [ Baytown ]

Omg, say it ain't so! Why? I always wanted to race there.