Just saw this on the Magnolia Drag Strip message board.

January 5, 2012 10:45 AM
AS THE YEARS HAVE PASSED WE HAVE ALL PUT OUR HEARTS AND SOULS INTO MAGNOLIA DRAG STRIP EVERY SEASON THE BIG QUESTION IS MAG GONNA OPEN AGAIN THIS SEASON, I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 18 YEARS AND MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR A NEW FACE AND NEW RULES, THAT IS UP TO YOU IF YOU HAVE A REASONABLE OFFER I AM HERE TO LISTEN PLEASE E MAIL ME AT MCCREERY3113@AOL.COM OR CALL 330-866-1500 I WILL NOT TALK PRICES OR BUSSINESS ON THIS WEB PAGE. IF NO REASONABLE OFFER THEN I WILL GO FROM THERE. ALL THE AWARDS PACKAGES HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT OR MAILED, THERFORE WE WILL NOT BE HAVING A BANQUET. LETS JUST HOPE THE 2012 SEASON IS A GREAT SEASON FOR ALL. THANK YOU DIXIE MCCREERY

Not good news.

Butch

I wonder what he would consider a reasonable offer. Do you know if he owns the land or leases it from someone else?

Dennis

I think it's a lease.

http://www.magnoliadragstripinc.com/

Maybe Ed Stanley will buy it.

Looks like the same situation that a lot of tracks are facing.
Just not enough cars.

Hmm... Didn't know they had a msg board.

I've never raced there, but was there various times growing up. Planned on taking the Dart for test+tune after I get it finished.

Over the past decade (maybe longer) everyone always wonders if it is going to be open "next season". So far it has, so I wonder if this is more of the same, or if this is for real.

Since your lurking around here Wayne, care to comment on whats going on at 42? Rumor has it Bob Hamey has stepped up.

As far as Mag goes, God Bless Dixie for trying.

this economy has destroyed a lot of things...cost of fuel, parts, taxes and just about everything else not to mention job loss and folks who have lost homes...

its no wonder tracks will be closing nation wide...

I pray that things get better for all of us...

I would like to post on this, since I am not allowed to post on Magnolia's web board. Funny thing, I guess the message board operator doesn't want me to post on their board, since they blocked my access for no reason.
Dixie leases the land, I think that it is considered to be in a flood plain. Magnolia had a big following at one time, in the mid 1990's. Unfortunately, the operators ran a lot of racers off, and that no doubt has come back to play a big role in the lack of car count. Give credit to Dixie for trying to get some of those racers back. I sure hope that someone is able to buy the equipment and make a good lease with the land owners. It could be a nice little sucessful dragstrip, with the right management and program in place.

Jeff Day
Precision Automotive Machine
Canton, Ohio
(330)456-3045

I have only raced there once and I had a great time with the stick shift guys
Gus

I just started racing there this past year hate to see it close. I like it there. The next closest track is alot further away.

I raced there once in 2010 ad really enjoyed myself...went -.005 red in the finals...believe it or not I rolled .005 out in the burnout box...

Sig pic is there...

Magnolia is the first race track that I raced at back in 74. It was a 1/4 mile back then, and I cant believe guys were actualy running low 10,s and better with that short of track.

Back then a bunch of us friends would get together with our 69, Chargers, Mach I Mustangs, etc, whatever we had and go down there and run for fun, along with some real racers.
Back then , those cars werent Classics, they were daily drivers.


Its much safer now with 1/8 mile racing. I hope they stay open, or someone jumps in to help it keep going.

Im not sure its a money thing, as they seem to have plenty of support and sponsors the last I saw. Maybe Dixie is just tired of the time it takes to run a operation like that , I dont know. I hope it stays open though. I have very Fond memories of that place. Mike

well according to the main page on the magnolia website the lease has changed hands and the track will remain open. the new managers are old time racers that have put on the magnolia labor day race (managing it as downtown ford sponsered these races) for at least the last 5 yrs and those races were always packed. i haven't raced for the last 2 yrs due to health issues but it seems the track became too much for dixie. this should be a good move for everyone involved!

Thats great news! See ya all there hopefully this year sometime.

Cool... wonder who is running it now.

I like to race there,,just a bit too far for me to travel to make it my 'home track'. Raced there when it was 1/4 mile,,like it better as an 1/8 mile. Hope it all works out for the local racers.