Dallas Dragways ! A new place to play ..

Finally got to Kenny Barnes's place and took some pics. They are posted here http://edholio.smugmug.com/gallery/3961680#230172614 If you click on the pic or place your cursor over the pic a caption will display describing the vantage point and what is in the pic.

It actually worked out really well that I was not able to take pics in the evening. Kenny pulled in right when I got out of the truck. So, I got the dime tour. These are the things that I remember from the half hour I spent w/Kenny.

- 1/4 mile all concrete
- 16 staging lanes all concrete
- 15 acres of pits all concrete
- concrete barriers length of track
- all bathrooms are air conditioned
- all Musco Sports lighting
- track has its own ambulance
- track has its own fire truck
- all timing is fiber optic
- waste disposal for motor homes
- digital scales
- no curfew
- will run both 1/8 and 1/4
- conforms to ALL 2009 IHRA and NHRA track specifications

My .02 worth. This will be a SUPER NICE track. It is national event quality track.

 

The track is just southeast of Dallas .. Crandall, Texas

Supposed to be open in 08 (Has two big events for IHRA already lined up

Pro Am event in June and the Bracket finals in August
so, he best get some hard stuff down !

 

Were abouts is it and what is the target opening date?

Whoops too quick on the draw

 

Cool.

 

I cant wait. A drag strip 5 miles from home. A dream come true!

Tim @ www.irrationalmetalworks.com

 

Lucky ****er ...

 

That's gonna be nice. Sounds like a superb facility in the making. I'll be there when it opens, or shortly thereafter.
Thanks for the info., Big Dad.
Any luck w/ the DeSoto?

 

Really nice place ! Right around the corner from Rusty. Would have been open already but Kenny has really been having bad luck.

 

Soto is tucked away in back of heated garage
I might just finish it and keep it ..

 

Hey Dad, any chance of a nostalgia event happening there after it gets going good ?

 

Don't know ..guess we will have to approach the owner after it is completed

My 1st guess would be YES !

 

I had no idea they were opening this place up! Looks like it could be a whole lot of fun.

 

Yeap just rite around the corner from me, They have been supposed to pour the concrete for the last year and a half. Not sure waht the problem is but it sure will be nice once it is poured. As of Friday night when i drove by it was not poured. I sure cant wait to schedule a Dirtys's second annual drag race

 

looks like a road trip some time soon , the ol lady will be thrilled to visit another drag strip haha..

 

Dude I'll be there!

 

Why are you Dallas guys hording all of the nice tracks..... lol
Isn't Ennis still open?

 

How far from Redline is it?

 

yeah ..Ennis is open ..

My limited experiance with the Texas motorplex .."*****s"

Crandall is just southeast of Dallas ..On hwy 175

 

35-40 miles south as the crow flies

 

I drive past this on the way to work and back every day. Sign still says "coming late summer 2005"! Git it done already!!!!!!!

Paving contractor put out one of those trailers with their logo on it as a sign out front... been there about a month or so. No pavement as of this morning.

 

I really hope they can get it done and make it work, but rumors I have heard is that homeowners nearby have been fighting it because they don't want a noisy drag strip in their back door. I heard the city were trying to back-pedal out of their agreement when homeowners started complaining.

People move out there because its quiet and other reasons. Its no different than if a housing subdivision were built and an airport was planned after. Had the buyers known, they might not have bought a home there. Some will argue it brings down their property values.

Me being a car guy, I probably wouldn't mind it, I can just see why people might be giving him grief.

There might have been concerns about the pouring due to the excessive rains we were having for a while. I don't know.

 

Hopefully they can pull it off. I wonder sometimes how long Red Line will last the way that area is growing with new homes

 

I heard that it was finally resolved sometime earlier this year... but that was probably hearsay.... here's hoping!

 

It is resolved .. Drag Strip won

Has TWO big events for the IHRA already annouced
this year, he will be open it ..
Asphalt and concrete work will proceed quickly is what I was told

I'll keep looking for more info after 1st of year

 

hasnt this track been "almost open" for a long time ? i hope they end up opening this year, it'll be nice to have a fresh track in the area

 

OT - I wish someone would built a good track in NE Louisiana. The one in Monroe, LA has deteriorated to the point where a lot of racer have quit racing there. Man if you live in East Texas there is a ****load of tracks 2 or less hours away.

 

He has had events sheduled since summer 06, I do know he is 6 million over budget