New proposed DRAG STRIP in PERRIS,CA.

seen this on PSCA website. Also everybody needs to go to FACEBOOK and join the group: "SAVE OUR DRAG STRIPS" Lets all help. [FONT=verdana, arial][FONT=verdana, arial][FONT=verdana, arial]Thumbs up Drag Racing Non Profit to Organize a New Track in Souther California

We had a general meeting today in Moreno Valley, CA with Bill Batey who is a City Councilman for Moreno Valley and an avid Drag Racer.

He has filed paperwork to establish a Non-Profit Group To purchase a piece of land in Riverside County to build a Premanent Drag Strip. Location has been found, and details of the purchase of the land are being negotiated. The Property is reportedly around 60 acres with enough length to run a 1/4 mile strip. The surrounding area is designated as Industrial Use Only. Location will be revealed when details of the purchase are completed, this is to protect us from losing the land.

The Group will be called Inland Empire Drag Racing Association
They will run the facility as a non Profit, so Racing can be a tax deduction!!! All money's made will go to the facility to make it better.

Mr. Batey, Who is also currently campaigning to for California Assemblyman, has been talking with the city of Perris and Moreno Valley for gettin approval of this property to be used as a Racing Facility. Both Cities are on board to help us make this happen.

The group started organizing to get the following done:
Complete the Non Profit Status
General Plans Drawn up ( a local Engineer Racer is doing them)
Establish a Web Site and Facebook page for updates on the Group and the facility
Campaign to get donations for the Purchase of the land and for construction
Appointed members to organize the finacials, Web Design and organize the construction porcess.

If you would like more information at this time Please Go To: Save our Drag Strips! on Facebook.
A Website will be up, hopefully in the next 2 weeks for the group/track.

If you would like to Join the group or Donate you can also Get a hold of Bill Batey on Facebook: Batey Racing

All Racers, Jr Racers and Business's are welcome to help.

If you know contractors or Business that would like to donate time, money, Products please get ahold of Bill Batey: Bateyracing@gmail.com

Remember this is a NoN Profit Group!!!! That means all donations are tax deductible!!!
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This is a great idea to get behind. So Cal is losing it's places to to race (Fontana, Iwrindale, LACR) .

 

Outstanding!!

 

I will be following this for sure, Great!

 

I know there's lots of HAMBers out in the IE.

 

Thats what my brothers and I are doing in South Eastern, PA! Screw the Corporate Dogs!

 

Link the fb page... I searched but could not find it.


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Best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Make sure you file the proper 501C Documents!

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4220.pdf

 

We'll see.

 

great news - sounds like it will be done right. have to wait for web site since not part of Facebook. guess K88SLINGSHOT will be someone for you to keep in touch with. maybe get some funding from Indian Casino over at Lake Elsinore.

 

YES!!! That is right next door to us!! We will do anything to see this happen!

 

thats a little bit of a trip but if it goes up i'll be there.

 

it would be good for the city, brings in $ for the local establishments

 

New Drag Strips are always good.

 

Hell, I live in Valencia and would make the tow down there.

 

Nitro garage, can you put a link for the facebook, it wasn't pulling it up. Thanks.

 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/381308905214175/

 

Yeehaa!

 

There you go. Lets get behind this.

 

count us in.....

 

Here's a link to the petition/
http://www.change.org/petitions/cou...petition&utm_term=share_with_facebook_friends

 

Btt!!!

 

This is from another site

"I went to a PERRIS DRAGWAY meeting at BILL BATEY`s office thur. nite. They talked about the land they are putting in a bid on, and about they have enough land to build a 1000' track with 1500 feet for shut down. The city of PERRIS is behind them and will speed up the environmental studies and get this done. They hope to have it up and running my NEW YEARS day. They need help from us racers, in any way you can. The website will be up soon, so keep checking www.perrisdragway.com"

Sure sounds good.

 

What are the main roadblocks to opening a strip? Noise? "Environmental concerns?" Although i'm not sure how the environment would be impacted?

 

The city of Perris seems to be pretty "fun" tolerant.
They have a speedway that runs sprint cars nearby and also the Orange Empire Railway Museum that runs steam locomotives along their stretch of track by the downtown. The museum also holds a car show along with the locomotives, etc.
So.....any strip is a good strip.

 

this would be great.

 

This would be awesome!!

 

http://www.perrisdragway.org/

Here's the website

Jump on board and support the effort.

 

I checked it works