Well, my friends up here are really hoping for a TnT in January. They were thinking of the 18th. There's a show the next day down there too? H.E.M.I. or someone is hosting?
Anyway, keep us updated with the progress, some of us ARE watching!

A month ago I was looking at that Jan 4th Five & Diner date and noting they mentioned drag racing. No chance of that! LOL Unless of course they are planning on holding them on Maricopa Road!

Sure hope they make alot of progress soon. Starting to look like the National Event maybe on a green racetrack. They seem to be pushing that first race back farther and farther. Really wanted to hit one of the AZ S/ST races before the National but not looking good now as I also don't wanna be the guinea pig on a green track.

I got an email from my boss. The ADRA race on the 18th has been cancelled. There is a TNT on Friday 1/24 and a Wild Horse Pass team race on 1/25. The concrete should be poured by this Friday.

Raul

I hope ample amounts of VHT make up for cold, green concrete... because you and I both know that the TnT night will be absolutely packed.

Good luck in Tucson. I just got my new engine in the car yesterday. Unfortunately my tranny needs some new parts(the expensive aluminum ones) and they are on back order at Pro Trans. If I can't get the tranny back in time I will have to borrow a spare from my engine builder.

Raul

Update.. Jan. 5th 2014

We were at their lunch Sunday and got good first hand info..

Saw the track with my own peepers..

Anyway, they WILL be finished with the concrete Tues. Jan 7th.

The guys doing this are not amateurs in the concrete business.. Baker Construction has done 8 NHRA National tracks.
The man in charge of this construction said the track will be ready by the 25th of Jan. (Summit ET Series) "IF" there is no cold rain storm in the next couple weeks.

Anyway, we will be there racing Feb. 1st and Feb. 8th "IF" the weather cooperates. (Arizona S/ST)

Hopefully some rubber will be put down on the 24th& 25th of Jan.

Other notes.. A new PA system is being installed ($85,000.00) and will be able to be heard even out by the lake.. Al Alguire..

The Concrete has cost over $375,000.00 thus far.. It is over 12" thick with rebar and will stop just past the 660' mark.. (About 700')

The crap that was removed was only about 5" thick and NO rebar..

There is a new digital scale, and it works.. Our Dodge Dually weighs about 7027# with 2 passengers.. lol (They said we could drive on it)

New scoreboards will be put in shortly with the numbers 4' tall. Green in color I think they said.. And to the .0001..

Also...... SUNOCO will be the race fuel sold at the track.

So, it looks like we'll be racing soon..



Chris..

That's great news!

I can't wait to get out there and start burning up some of that Sunoco!

Thanks for the update! Raced in Tucson on the 4th and we were told that the 18th race will be at SWIR also.

Really glad to hear that news Chris--thanks for the update.

Glad to hear it's coming along. On a side note, it's been nice to have some Phoenix racers down here in Tucson lately. I've meet some good people while this transition has been going on. I think the A.D.R.A running at both tracks is awesome. A well run program for sure. Now, how I feel about only Electronics and a Non Electronics class, That may be a different story.

That's awesome!

BTW...

If some of you are worried about rubber on the track, they acquired a tire rotating machine.. Saw it there, but didn't take a pic..

It looks something like Larry Crispe's tire machine but larger..


Chris..

Another Update..

http://www.arizonaautoscene.com/archives/30987



Chris....

I wonder how Franki Buckman as General Manager of SWIR is going to affect racing here in Tucson?!

Kinda what I have been thinking all along. Simply not enough days ot run two races with those dates. Would be nice if he woudl post that clarification on the website as MANY people assume it is a double still. Kinda sucks as I liked the two fer deal. Looks like we will have one less race to determine the Jeg's All Star rep as well now. Kinda sucks for me, but oh well.