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Joined: 12/19/2006 From: Northern California Status: online
Well sort of. The local track that I drag race at is the oldest running drag strip in the United States (I have not verified that but by the track conditions and other reports on TV I beleive it). It's a great location with a great scenery. It's in Redding, CA and it's part of the old Airport, donated years ago. The track was sold and is now in the middle of a large renovation. I'm proud to say I have done my part to get the tack on the way to being a great venue. My dad owns an electronic/electrical wholesale distributing business and he has agreed to doante a large amount of badly needed electrical supplies.
Here is what they are doing. It explains why I have had such a hard time hooking up at the track sometimes.
Notice: 2008 Season opening delayed due to needed track improvements, please read:
Fellow racers, Many of you know that the grooves in the dragstrip surface have been really problematic for the past two seasons. If you have only been racing at the Redding Dragstrip, you may not have known any difference. The grooves make it so that your tires are only making 50% contact with the surface. Thus, a car with a 15” wide drag slick will only have the effective traction of a car with 7.5” slick. That’s why the more high performance cars can’t consistently get good 60 ft. times. More often than not, they go up the track in severe tire spin. Working over the past two months, we tried getting the rubber build-up off, and then polishing out the grooves. This effort has proven to be unsuccessful. The concrete is old, cracked, and chipped out. There is no other good choice than to replace the 280’ of track surface starting at the water box out. This will take some time. Excavating the old material, framing and pouring the new concrete, and especially the time it takes to cure the material properly. We expect the needed work to delay the 2008 season by roughly 4 weeks. Please have patience during this delay. When the new surface is completed, your car will be quicker and safer because your car will hook much better, and with reduced tire spin. Keep checking at this website and the race hotline for updates and the latest information on our opening date. By Kool April Drags or sooner, you will see this, and also some other significant improvements.
< Message edited by Simon1 -- 3/3/2008 6:21:30 PM >
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New track for me!! - 
