Denton Track is open

[Ohmsby]

Looks like the Denton track is open and new owners with a new attitude
this is great for me I am close but we should do a night out I may go next Saturday

www.dentondragway.com (http://www.dentondragway.com)

[True Blue Aggie]

There are not new owners (not exactly at least). The same guy who used to run the track just sold old to a new owner, but is still a direct business partner and I heard a psuedo-general manager. The old owner is teaching the new owner how to run the track.

If that is the case, then we can expect the same no traction craphole that does pay out winnings and does not give refunds for poor traction or poor event management.

[Chris94L]

I have heard different, from many people...

I do expect it should hook ok this next week, as they just scraped the track a week or so ago

[charlie]

Jack is gone! :beer: A friend of mine went last weekend and said the track was great! He runs a 6 sec. vet and he hooked very well.

Next weekend sound great! I'll be there.


Charlie

[Ohmsby]

I plan on making a guest apperance in the Gen 1 still waiting on the slicks for the #2:D

[charlie]

I plan on making a guest apperance in the Gen 1 still waiting on the slicks for the #2:D

No don't! I'll be drooling over that thing all night instead of racing. But then again I may not be racing. It's King of the hill night. And I don't even qualify for prince :D .

Charlie

[True Blue Aggie]

direct e-mail from the new owner....

"March 22, 2007 We sincerely apologize for the for the Timing System problems that we encountered last weekend. However, we now have a New Timing System, with a back-up system that should prevent this from occurring again. Officially, Denton Dragway (http://www.dentondragway.com/) is now North Star Dragway!" (http://www.northstar-dragway.com/)

[StormShadow]

I always liked the Denton track. Plus the announcer is pretty funny.

[True Blue Aggie]

"great news guys they had the meeting tonight at the track and from what i hear the J&J (jack and jason) show is GONE!!! and the owner seems to be really sincere about wanting it to be a great track and run the right way. so i am sure that it will take a little bit becuase we know that Rome was not built in a day but the new owner seems like he really cares about everything and everyone...."

Looks like the bad owner is gone completely. Between Jack and his ex-wife, that track was quickly dying. Good luck to the new owner. It could be a really nice place to race if they got it back to where it was a couple of years ago....

[Silver_2000]

According to the website they look to be spending some $$ to make things right

[RSVT]

is this the same track im thinkin about that is located in Sanger,TX

[BC Lightning]

its right off 35 past the Loves gas station in Denton about 10 +or- miles past Univ of North Texas

I have always liked that track and would run into Ken Cryder all the time up there back in 2002-2004, they also had racing till 2am

[wesman]

is this the same track im thinkin about that is located in Sanger,TX

Yep same track....people always refer to it as the Denton track, much better known than Sanger :)

--wes

[RSVT]

never been there but heard that its better than Kennedale

[BC Lightning]

never been there but heard that its better than Kennedale

way better than Spinadale

[03stx]

so when is everyone gonna go? I would like to join in and see what my truck will do.

[charlie]

I'll meet up with ya some where in Lewisville.

Charlie

[Ohmsby]

I think I am going to run one of the trucks Friday night @ Denton weather permitting

its very close for me so if anyone wants to come up let me know:burnout:b

[wesman]

I think I am going to run one of the trucks Friday night @ Denton weather permitting

its very close for me so if anyone wants to come up let me know:burnout:b


Best of luck John :tu::burnout:

[03stx]

I think I am going to run one of the trucks Friday night @ Denton weather permitting

its very close for me so if anyone wants to come up let me know:burnout:b

What time you planning on running? how much does it cost to run?

[Chris94L]

I might head up to watch...someone might talk me into racing.


But I gotta be up at the ass crack of dawn on Sat morning

[2004stx]

im looking for a lightning would you be interested selling the red 93. just thought i wuld ask? thanks James

[BC Lightning]

e-mail I got from the track




Here is what is scheduled at North Star Dragway (http://www.northstar-dragway.com/) this week:

FRIDAY NIGHT MARCH 30th....FEATURING "Tony Caprio" Driving his PT Wheelstander the "Texas Bandit" at 3-seconds down 1/8 mile, TEST & TUNE AND MIDNIGHT MADNESS. Gates open at 7PM. Admission is $10 plus $5 for a Tech. card to race. Race until 1AM. Midnight Madness 11PM to 1AM. $10 to race or watch!!
SATURDAY NIGHT March 31th....NORTH STAR DRAGWAY (http://www.northstar-dragway.com/) WELCOMES BACK the "Bad Boy's of Racing" TEXAS KING of THE HILL (http://www.texaskingofthehill.net/), file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/NIGGAB%7E1.BIC/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.jpg With "Tony Caprio" driving his PT Wheelstander the "Texas Bandit" at 3-seconds down 1/8 mile and TEST & TUNE. Gates open at 5PM for KOTH cars and crew and 6PM for Spectators. Qualifying and Test and Tune Begin at 7pm. PIT Admission is $15 and includes a FREE Test & Tune Tech Card. Spectator Admission (Walk Into the Pits) is $10. Race until 12AM.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 7th: SouthWest Super-Chargers (http://www.southwestsuperchargers.com/) and Test & Tune. (Gates open at 6PM).
file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/NIGGAB%7E1.BIC/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image003.jpg
April 14th: Spring Team Chevelle Day and Test & Tune. (Gates open at 6PM).
[See the attached file]


See you at the track!


Mitch W. Muse

[RSVT]

I think I am going to run one of the trucks Friday night @ Denton weather permitting

its very close for me so if anyone wants to come up let me know:burnout:b

what time on friday, i think its gonna rain but i'll head out there if its not, just let me know if ur going

[Ohmsby]

im looking for a lightning would you be interested selling the red 93. just thought i wuld ask? thanks James


93 is sold but I would sell my 95 for a lot of $$$$ not because I want to sell it but everything has a price in my Garage

[Silver_2000]

Qualifying and Test and Tune Begin at 7pm. PIT Admission is $15 and includes a FREE Test & Tune Tech Card. Spectator Admission (Walk Into the Pits) is $10. Race until 12AM.
UPCOMING EVENTS:


See you at the track!



Mitch W. Muse


$15 bucks to WATCH a 1/8th mile on a regular night ?
Is that steep ? Seems so to me ...

[Chris94L]

15 bucks gets you a tech card. you can race if you want. if you don't want to race you can pay 10 bucks and walk to the pits. or you can pay the 15 to park with whoever shows up

[Ohmsby]

Looks like rain my plans at this point are to spend the evening on the boat and watch it rain

if the storms do come to fruition I am going to head out about 7:30

[Ohmsby]

$15 bucks to WATCH a 1/8th mile on a regular night ?
Is that steep ? Seems so to me ...


2291


I hope for personal reasons this track becomes what the new owners hope it will. It is not 10 miles from the shop and would be a great venue for me to test my chit after we wrench:D

[Silver_2000]

2291


I hope for personal reasons this track becomes what the new owners hope it will. It is not 10 miles from the shop and would be a great venue for me to test my chit after we wrench:D
Maybe Im cheap but
Im just comparing the costs to what I have paid at

Ennis
HRP
Englishtown
Virginia Motorsport Park
Norwalk
Cecil
Atlanta
Orlando

All NHRA 1/4 mile tracks

[Ohmsby]

Maybe Im cheap but
Im just comparing the costs to what I have paid at

Ennis
HRP
Englishtown
Virginia Motorsport Park
Norwalk
Cecil
Atlanta
Orlando

All NHRA 1/4 mile tracks

None of those are in Denton....... I was just having a little fun at your expense $10 or $15 bucks is probably reasonable I think it would be hard to make it with one of these smaller tracks

You would really have to maximize your fuel, concessions, and special promo events to make it

[L8 APEX]

None of those are in Denton....... I was just having a little fun at your expense $10 or $15 bucks is probably reasonable I think it would be hard to make it with one of these smaller tracks

You would really have to maximize your fuel, concessions, and special promo events to make it
It reads like he charges you again to stay for the late show? Does he run everyone else off at 11?

[Highlander540]

Been looking at the track rules.

http://www.northstar-dragway.com/rules.html

7.49 requires a roll bar?
6.99 requires a roll cage?

So now its a roll cage for a sub 11 sec run?

Wonder how they enforce this. The track is 600 miles from me but 5000 feet lower :d then again it's only 1/8th:(

[charlie]

Well I just read all the rules.

Now for the questions.

I'm running 14lb's of boost. Ported heads and ported c@l and DOT slicks

About how fast should it run?

I need to know if I need to go buy a helmet. I don't think they will let me run with an open face motor cycle helmet. The rule said 8.59 or faster I need a 90? Bla Bla Bla helmet.


Charlie

[PUMP]

If the track is hooking good, with 4# pulley, trac bars and DOT slick, I run 8.3 when it is around 70 and 8.5 when it is in the high 80s. The same set up and race tune in cool weather I'll go under 8.2. So, if your hooking up decent, you should run less than 8.59.

[RSVT]

I run 4.3 when it is around 70 and 8.5 when it is in the high 80s.

yikes:eek: a 4.3, i think you meant 8.3, did you?:confused:

[PUMP]

I run 4.3 when it is around 70 and 8.5 when it is in the high 80s.

yikes:eek: a 4.3, i think you meant 8.3, did you?:confused:
4.3 - I wish:rll:clicked when I should have clacked

[RSVT]

is this track open on saturdays its a pretty day there in tarrant couny, so far

[jmlay]

On a good day I run an 8.15 at Denton & have never been requested to use a helmet. However this was before the changeover & test N tune. I was given a warning for shorts once & had to buy a short sleeved T-shirt so I would have "sleeves"...

Mike

[Shiner1]

Be safe and wear a helmet no matter how fast you run. :tu: I got spun around one night and whacked my head against the glass. Glad I was wearing one.

[wesman]

Over on DFW Stangs they said the track sucked hardcore when they all went out there this weekend. They said it looks better and that the new machine they use to clean/clear oil etc is cool but most of the time it would have been better to just use the ole trusty mop and blow torch. They said even with the machine any oil down stoppages lasted at least 30 minutes.

The program they were there running was only in the second round at 1230 am.

It seems they're still trying to get things figured out and learn how to run programs. It will get better with time hopefully as they learn the ropes a little more.

--wes

[kirkmears]

check out this photo i dug up of denton. i think i just installed my squirrel unit. i eventually stopped going to that track as well. i agree with everyone else though, as long as they learn how to quickly prep the track and don't screw everyone around, i might start going back out there...


http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/thumbs/91RiceHatch.JPG (http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/91RiceHatch.JPG)

[my2002lightning]

I'm no racer, but I was thinking of the TALON / Denton 1/8 racers as I was passing by there in the L up I-35.

It looked like a packed-house.knana

Ronald

[PitchBlackL]

Is anybody heading out there this Friday? Me and a friend of mine from sanger will be there with our L's. Also, I'm trying to get a Lightning outing together to go to the Babe's Chicken Dinner House in Burleson. Anyone interested?