Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip

Posted By: Aspen7695

Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/07/13 09:00 PM

Those of you that live in the valley missed a great opportunity to make as many passes as you wanted this past weekend. The arm drop event went really well. There were 102 cars on Saturday and 189 on Sunday. Ninety percent were street cars, but there were race cars as well, including a fuel altered and some turbo cars.

The track does not have any equipment to prep the track yet. They hired the guy that preps the track in Albuquerque. He came over with all his equipment loaded on a long trailer. He did an excellent job. It was great to get to use PJ 1 again. There was plenty of traction. I could feel my shoes getting stuck to the track when I was working at the starting line. I made three passes in my Aspen and it pulled the wheels higher than before. It was a great feeling.

The first race is scheduled for the weekend of 12/14. I hope some of you guys come out. The track is hosting the first race of the 2014 season for the Heritage Series. It will be Jan 10 to the 12th.

Hope to see you soon,

Raul

Posted By: mopacltd

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/07/13 09:37 PM

Thanks for the info, Raul

Posted By: Crizila

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/07/13 09:40 PM

We showed up on Sunday Raul. No roll bar, no race. Mary was bummed. We watched you for a little while. Wished you were flagging them off instead of the arm drop. I'd probably be the only one there that could relate to it though.

Posted By: HOT IN AZ

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/07/13 09:46 PM

Thanks for the info Raul. Can't wait to get mine going again!

Posted By: Duner

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/07/13 10:55 PM

Sorry I missed it. I had every intention of going - but then ended up having to work all day saturday and sunday. I won't find out how it does for real now until I tow the thing all the way to Sacramento for a truck-only race on the 20th. I have my fingers crossed. I REALLY wanted to at least give a test squirt or two.

Posted By: tsanchez

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/07/13 11:06 PM

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Sorry I missed it. I had every intention of going - but then ended up having to work all day saturday and sunday. I won't find out how it does for real now until I tow the thing all the way to Sacramento for a truck-only race on the 20th. I have my fingers crossed. I REALLY wanted to at least give a test squirt or two.

Tucson this weekend for AZ fastest race

Posted By: cudadoug

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/08/13 01:03 AM

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We showed up on Sunday Raul. No roll bar, no race. Mary was bummed. We watched you for a little while. Wished you were flagging them off instead of the arm drop. I'd probably be the only one there that could relate to it though.

What...??!! How is this possible. Everyone knows what the roll bar cut off is, RIGHT?????

So if it DOES run quicker than 11.50's, why didn't you just slow it down???

Posted By: Duner

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/08/13 03:19 AM

I don't think they will let a convertible run without a rollbar and helmet at any speed.

Posted By: Crizila

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/08/13 03:12 PM

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I don't think they will let a convertible run without a rollbar and helmet at any speed.

That was their answer. Helmet wasn't a problem. Also want arm restraints. I explained to them that it was a low 15 second car at best. Didn't matter.

Posted By: Aspen7695

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/08/13 05:23 PM

Sorry she did not get a chance to race. I hope you had a good ride down and back up the hill. I would have used flags, but they said it was arm drop.

Raul

Posted By: cudadoug

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/08/13 07:40 PM

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I don't think they will let a convertible run without a rollbar and helmet at any speed.

Whoops. Didn't know it was a raggie top! I too would have been surprised...I thought there was a 14.99 cutoff. Hmmmm learn something every day!

Posted By: kissmyaspen

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/09/13 01:57 PM

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I don't think they will let a convertible run without a rollbar and helmet at any speed.

Whoops. Didn't know it was a raggie top! I too would have been surprised...I thought there was a 14.99 cutoff. Hmmmm learn something every day!

the cut is 13.50 for a rag top

Posted By: Jambbii

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/12/13 05:44 PM

Anyone know if they are going to be bringing the Friday night drags back?

Josh

Posted By: Aspen7695

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 10/13/13 02:45 AM

Friday night drags will start early nest year. I'll post a date when I know it.

Raul

Posted By: mopacltd

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 02:09 AM

What is the webb site for the dragstrip?

Posted By: Joesixpack

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 03:11 AM

http://www.racewildhorse.com/about.html

Posted By: Joesixpack

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 03:11 AM

http://racewildhorse.com/

Posted By: mopacltd

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 03:38 AM

I have been looking for the team results and just can't find them on that site.

Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 03:43 AM

Chucko..

https://www.facebook.com/racewildhorse

Chris..

Posted By: mopacltd

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 04:11 AM

Thanks, Chris. But I don't do facebook.

Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 08:55 AM

From Victoria.: March 8th

Great time today at the Wild Horse Pass Team race #3. To ALL the Racers and Fans, Thank You for the support. We hope you had fun racing and visiting with friends. Congrats to the following racers: Super Pro Winner: Brian Fritz, Runner Up: Butch Warner. Pro Winner: Dan Olszewski, Runner Up: Aaron Sally. Sportsman Winner: Nick Marconi, Runner Up: Tim Mitchell. Motorcycle Winner; Tyler Anderson, Runner Up: John Coburn. And a big kudos to the Wild Horse Staff and Management. You have to love this sport to be able to work long hard hours, to make it a fun day for us. Photos and write to come soon.

Chris..

Posted By: mopacltd

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 03/16/14 05:31 PM

Thanks, Chris. How about the standings.

Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/23/14 10:47 AM

Here's some startling news..

Fired already.??

Guess the Indians are impatient.. WOW.!!!

http://www.arizonaautoscene.com/archives/35685

Chris..

Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/23/14 04:33 PM

I head an ugly rumor that the track may yet again be in trouble and have a merky future. Apparently they are not happy about a lot of things. My suggestion is get out and support the facility as much as possible.

Posted By: gsmopar

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/23/14 05:01 PM

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I head an ugly rumor that the track may yet again be in trouble and have a merky future. Apparently they are not happy about a lot of things. My suggestion is get out and support the facility as much as possible.

It's been packed at every event since they re-opened... um well, except for NHRA which isn't the track's fault.

Posted By: Crizila

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/23/14 05:57 PM

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I head an ugly rumor that the track may yet again be in trouble and have a merky future. Apparently they are not happy about a lot of things. My suggestion is get out and support the facility as much as possible.

Unfortunately, I won't be there this coming weekend as my wife is running the big car show up here in Payson this Saturday. Priorities -

Posted By: Polarapete

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/23/14 06:07 PM

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I head an ugly rumor that the track may yet again be in trouble and have a murky future. Apparently they are not happy about a lot of things. My suggestion is get out and support the facility as much as possible.

I have only been there once, when it was Firebird. It was great then, compared to my home track (Pacific Raceways), and I am sure it is improved since then. The big issue, I believe, is the cost to the track to put on a NHRA national event. I don't see how it can pencil out and if the track operators look at their balance sheet they soon realize they can clear more profit by running brackets and exhibition deals week in and week out rather than betting the farm on a once a year weekend with the big rollers

Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/23/14 08:58 PM

Not saying there is much to it but the story goes they are not happy with the "profit potential" of the track since the one big "money maker" per year apparently was not what they expected it to be.

I ran the National and divisional races this year at Wild Horse. I would say the car count and spectator count was down from previous years. I will add that I think they did an OUTSTANDING job in the way we were treated and the upkeep of the facility during the events. Much better than before they were in place. Yes there are still issues but after seeing what they did in the short time I think it is a big step in the right direction.

All I am trying to say is get out there and support the track. I went down for an AZ fastest street car/AZ S/ST assoc race earlier this year. I will try and make another trip or two if I can. I have been to 3 races there since the beginning of the year and it is 350 miles one way for me, so I sure hope the locals can get out there as much as possible. I want to try and support the facility the only way I know how.

Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/24/14 12:13 AM

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Not saying there is much to it but the story goes they are not happy with the "profit potential" of the track since the one big "money maker" per year apparently was not what they expected it to be.

I ran the National and divisional races this year at Wild Horse. I would say the car count and spectator count was down from previous years. I will add that I think they did an OUTSTANDING job in the way we were treated and the upkeep of the facility during the events. Much better than before they were in place. Yes there are still issues but after seeing what they did in the short time I think it is a big step in the right direction.

All I am trying to say is get out there and support the track. I went down for an AZ fastest street car/AZ S/ST assoc race earlier this year. I will try and make another trip or two if I can. I have been to 3 races there since the beginning of the year and it is 350 miles one way for me, so I sure hope the locals can get out there as much as possible. I want to try and support the facility the only way I know how.

We race Saturday Night AZ S/ST... Gates open @ 5:00 pm..

P.S. Robbie should have his car there..

What this looks like is NHRA putting their guy in charge if you read between the lines..

Chris..

Posted By: mopacltd

Re: Wild Horse Pass Drag Strip - 04/24/14 03:11 AM

Looking for the popcorn guy to post. Can't find the icon.