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2018 MATS dates yet?
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10/21/17 02:45 PM
10/21/17 02:45 PM
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Has anyone heard of what the 2018 MATS dates will be? I don't see anything on their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/matslv/Hopefully another fun year will be planned. Trying to plan ahead for next year. Thanks.
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
[Re: 1964superstock]
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10/21/17 07:48 PM
10/21/17 07:48 PM
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Usually dates will come after SEMA. Once NHRA etc set their dates. Also not sure when the construction of the 4 wide will be finished at LVMS. That may play an additional factor., My guess is it will be a later date again this year for that reason.
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"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
[Re: 1964superstock]
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10/23/17 11:37 PM
10/23/17 11:37 PM
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Here are the weekends that it is not going to happened...
March 4...Nascar... April 6-8 National event April 14-15 nhra divisional race April 17-21 spring fling million dollar race..
Tony
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
[Re: 1964superstock]
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10/25/17 02:44 PM
10/25/17 02:44 PM
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Have not heard a completion date for the two new lanes or the refinishing of the existing lanes at LVMS as of yet Based on the "later" dats NHRA has used I would guess that's when it will be ready to use but who knows
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"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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10/25/17 03:17 PM
10/25/17 03:17 PM
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Have not heard a completion date for the two new lanes or the refinishing of the existing lanes at LVMS as of yet Based on the "later" dats NHRA has used I would guess that's when it will be ready to use but who knows If I remember right, they built the entire new drag track in 60-90 days. I would think the 4 wide update would be done by februaryish. I thought the new 4 wide race was to be only at the spring nhra race, so bruton will get it built.
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
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10/25/17 03:35 PM
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Well they cancelled nothing on the current schedule. So December 3 is the last event on the schedule. They have been working on it now as well. Just not seen any official dates yet. Laying the new track will go quicker than fixing and resurfacing the existing track I imagine. But hopefully they will put out some sort of preliminary date. Normally the first Midnight Mayhem is in late January and first bracket race in February.
Looks like everything already scheduled is about a week or two later than normal.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
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10/26/17 01:01 AM
10/26/17 01:01 AM
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The original group that build the speedway did the initial grading of the drag strip but left it at that. They wanted nhra to give them a race before they would finish the track..nhra said build the track and we will talk.
Bruton Smith bought the complex...a couple weeks later he had a National Event without the track being completed...and then the crap started flying to get it done.
Money talks....
Tony
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
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10/26/17 02:54 PM
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I'm sure Phil will have the dates after SEMA. Seems to be when many things get finalized for sure.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: 2018 MATS dates yet?
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10/26/17 11:49 PM
10/26/17 11:49 PM
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thank you for the info Mr. Vegas..... but did you find the OP a date for MaTS yet? Be nice...or we wont help you find transmission parts that fell out on the track this year in Bakersfield...lol
Tony
70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)
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