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Houston area racers #1567339 01/23/14 12:11 AM 01/23/14 12:11 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA Fast Yeti OP mopar
Fast Yeti OP mopar Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA	Looks like my wife and I will be moving to Houston in the next month. I was wondering about tracks in the area and good engine shops chassis shops ect. Looking forward to the new adventure. 8008257-image.jpg (216 downloads)

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567340 01/23/14 12:57 AM 01/23/14 12:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY 69CHARGERMD master
69CHARGERMD master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY	Alright, I won't sell the race car if you stay in Louisville.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567341 01/23/14 12:57 AM 01/23/14 12:57 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart master
408strokerdart master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	Venture up to the Dallas area.....would be glad to have ya. Mopars are thinly represented in this state. I live South of Dallas and have 5 tracks within 1 1/2 hour drive. I only know of two in Houston.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: 408strokerdart] #1567342 01/23/14 11:31 AM 01/23/14 11:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 415 New Braunfels, TX 4 416challenger mopar
416challenger mopar 4 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 415 New Braunfels, TX	There are 3 tracks in or around Houston. Royal Purple Raceway, Houston Motorsport Park and Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy. I race at San Antonio Raceway and it is 2-3 hours from Houston depending on what side of to town your coming from.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: 416challenger] #1567343 01/23/14 12:05 PM 01/23/14 12:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart master
408strokerdart master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	Quote: There are 3 tracks in or around Houston. Royal Purple Raceway, Houston Motorsport Park and Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy. I race at San Antonio Raceway and it is 2-3 hours from Houston depending on what side of to town your coming from. I didn't know about the track in Sealy.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: 416challenger] #1567344 01/23/14 12:27 PM 01/23/14 12:27 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas TheOtherDodge master
TheOtherDodge master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas	Quote: There are 3 tracks in or around Houston. Royal Purple Raceway, Houston Motorsport Park and Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy. I race at San Antonio Raceway and it is 2-3 hours from Houston depending on what side of to town your coming from. Too add to this: HMP is an 1/8th mile track. The others are 1/4 mile.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: TheOtherDodge] #1567345 01/23/14 12:38 PM 01/23/14 12:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA Fast Yeti OP mopar
Fast Yeti OP mopar Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA	Thanks you guys. It looks like HMP is largely a grudge, index T&T track.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: TheOtherDodge] #1567346 01/23/14 12:41 PM 01/23/14 12:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,395 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,395 Las Vegas	I am in Houston right now. As mentioned there are three tracks in and around town. I have run at all three if them over the years. They all have their good and bad points but all nice facilities. "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Al_Alguire] #1567347 01/23/14 02:19 PM 01/23/14 02:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas TheOtherDodge master
TheOtherDodge master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas	Al, where abouts are you at? Send me a PM if you don't want to disclose!

Re: Houston area racers [Re: TheOtherDodge] #1567348 01/23/14 02:24 PM 01/23/14 02:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,763 Hot Rod Ridge FastmOp master
FastmOp master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,763 Hot Rod Ridge	Good luck in you future endeavors

Re: Houston area racers [Re: FastmOp] #1567349 01/23/14 03:12 PM 01/23/14 03:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,645 Houston, Tx A AlexP I Live Here
AlexP I Live Here A Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,645 Houston, Tx	Welcome to Houston, shoot me a PM for a meet up! My Build thread: Let the hemi swap begin! 1968 wanna be pro touring whatchamacallit with some fancy stuff and a new roof skin.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: AlexP] #1567350 01/23/14 04:11 PM 01/23/14 04:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,395 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,395 Las Vegas	James I am actually in Freindswood for the week "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Al_Alguire] #1567351 01/23/14 04:37 PM 01/23/14 04:37 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas TheOtherDodge master
TheOtherDodge master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas	Al, my house is about 5 miles further down south in League City! We should get together!

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567352 01/23/14 07:38 PM 01/23/14 07:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,354 Aurora, Oh. M max_maniac master
max_maniac master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,354 Aurora, Oh.	Quote: Looks like my wife and I will be moving to Houston in the next month. I was wondering about tracks in the area and good engine shops chassis shops ect. Looking forward to the new adventure. What?????? No more big wheelies up North here for us to see???? Sure will miss seeing you at the races up here but hope the best for you and the family. Who knows you may end up back this way one day down the road. Stay in touch. Russ

Re: Houston area racers [Re: max_maniac] #1567353 01/23/14 08:23 PM 01/23/14 08:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA Fast Yeti OP mopar
Fast Yeti OP mopar Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA	Thanks Russ. I will miss the Mopar events up north. It's only a 19 hour non stop drive to Norwalk from Houston.lol You never know where I might be in a few years. I will stay in touch. I am in the beginning stages of getting the car fixed. It will probably a few months until it is finished. The car should be close to 200lbs lighter.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567354 01/24/14 01:03 AM 01/24/14 01:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 76 louisiana H hemi-hunter member
hemi-hunter member H Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 76 louisiana	RPR is 1/8 mile only now. HMP is 1/8 only, so I run Evadale raceway about 1 hr from Houston its 1/4 mile. I don't race 1/8 mile so I don't go to royal purple or HMP. Evadale is also called Ben Bruce memorial air park. they have a web site.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: hemi-hunter] #1567355 01/24/14 01:12 AM 01/24/14 01:12 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas TheOtherDodge master
TheOtherDodge master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,953 Houston, Texas	When did rpr turn 1/8 mile?

Re: Houston area racers [Re: hemi-hunter] #1567356 01/24/14 01:30 AM 01/24/14 01:30 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA Fast Yeti OP mopar
Fast Yeti OP mopar Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA	Thanks Chip. I can run either 1/8th or 1/4mi. I am used to 1/8 th mile as my local track Ohio Valley is that. Is Sealy 1/8th mile also?

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567357 01/24/14 03:19 AM 01/24/14 03:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 415 New Braunfels, TX 4 416challenger mopar
416challenger mopar 4 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 415 New Braunfels, TX	Sealy runs their bracket program 1/8 mile.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: 416challenger] #1567358 01/24/14 12:14 PM 01/24/14 12:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,048 Richmond, Tx. (Houston) GTSDave master
GTSDave master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,048 Richmond, Tx. (Houston)	Sealy is my favorite track because it is so close for me. That is the people are very friendly. I am out in the Richmond/Rosenberg area and only go to Royal Purple for big events. Sealy also has VERY reasonable track rental rates..... Not sure on the others. -Dave PLEASE Pray for our brothers and sisters in harms way. If you are the owner of a GTS us at the GTS Registry www.gtsregistry.com

Re: Houston area racers [Re: GTSDave] #1567359 02/05/14 02:09 PM 02/05/14 02:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,244 Canada Kam*Kuda master
Kam*Kuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,244 Canada	Moving further and further from Canada. Whats the problem. 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Kam*Kuda] #1567360 02/05/14 04:17 PM 02/05/14 04:17 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 153 Wildwood, FL 1fastabody member
1fastabody member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 153 Wildwood, FL	KEEP YOUR STUFF LOCKED UP GOOD! I lived in Houston for around a year and someone stole my 72 Duster and Trailer, never to be seen again . Good Luck!

Re: Houston area racers [Re: 1fastabody] #1567361 02/05/14 08:06 PM 02/05/14 08:06 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 307 OH T TheBlackCar enthusiast
TheBlackCar enthusiast T Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 307 OH	Had a friend that lived in Tx for a few years, and I thought he told me that they rotated tracks, as every track was not open every week. Not sure myself as I only lived in TX for 6 weeks Maybe someone from the area can comment??? Anywho, Good Luck with the move.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: TheBlackCar] #1567362 02/07/14 01:51 AM 02/07/14 01:51 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 159 Vidor Texas O onyxba member
onyxba member O Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 159 Vidor Texas	Royal Purple raceway, houston motorsport park, sealy, pine valley, ben bruce memorial park, all within 1.5 hrs of houston. HMP has a $10,000 5.80 race on march 1. I think the week after is a X275 race. Racing goes on every weekend around houston, if the weather is good. We invite more mopars cause we are few in the area. Be safe with the move.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: onyxba] #1567363 02/07/14 01:07 PM 02/07/14 01:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 525 Shannonville, Ont Blown 68 R/T mopar
Blown 68 R/T mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 525 Shannonville, Ont	hey Tom Kinda sucks for the ol gang that you're moving further away. Will definetly miss ya at Norwalk! No more Corona's and Chimichanga's.But ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Take care & keep in touch brother! Kevin

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Blown 68 R/T] #1567364 02/07/14 05:09 PM 02/07/14 05:09 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 151 North Eastern New York State montessa member
montessa member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 151 North Eastern New York State	Tom, I gotta agree with Kevin. I know it was only my first year but, it was great to hang out with you and Doc! Congrats on the move. How's the Road Runner coming?

Re: Houston area racers [Re: montessa] #1567365 02/08/14 12:04 AM 02/08/14 12:04 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA Fast Yeti OP mopar
Fast Yeti OP mopar Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA	Thanks guys! You guys have another place to visit now. Norwalk is only 1300 mi away now The car is in the chassis shop. I am putting a strut front end on the car. This should lighten it up some. It will be a few months until the car is finished. I will keep in touch. You never know, I might make the drive up to Norwalk! 8030937-image.jpg (114 downloads) Last edited by Fast Yeti; 02/08/14 12:07 AM.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567366 02/08/14 11:29 AM 02/08/14 11:29 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,646 Ontario,Canada F firefighter3931 top fuel
firefighter3931 top fuel F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,646 Ontario,Canada	Quote: You never know, I might make the drive up to Norwalk! That wouldn't surprise me at all Good luck with the car and relocation to Texas, Tom Ron

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Fast Yeti] #1567367 02/08/14 02:20 PM 02/08/14 02:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,421 in a chair mopartony master
mopartony master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,421 in a chair	I ran at HMP, it is a great hooking track when I was there. Firday night is T&T. the ricers had to wait in line. real racecars were moved to the front and they ran in one lane the ricers another, not at the same time. People were great at the track. I was in Spring. pretty nice there.

Re: Houston area racers [Re: mopartony] #1567368 02/08/14 05:54 PM 02/08/14 05:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,763 Hot Rod Ridge FastmOp master
FastmOp master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,763 Hot Rod Ridge	Let me know if you have some road runner parts you don't want to move. Good luck on the new start

Re: Houston area racers [Re: FastmOp] #1567369 02/09/14 03:11 PM 02/09/14 03:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 525 Shannonville, Ont Blown 68 R/T mopar
Blown 68 R/T mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 525 Shannonville, Ont	Tom If you do decide to haul the RR up to Norwalk make sure not to borrow a beat up ol truck and be wearing a suit at the same time!

Re: Houston area racers [Re: Blown 68 R/T] #1567370 02/09/14 04:37 PM 02/09/14 04:37 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA Fast Yeti OP mopar
Fast Yeti OP mopar Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 404 Dana Point, CA	Too funny! Not a good combination for me. 8033080-image.jpg (128 downloads)

Re: Houston area racers [Re: 416challenger] #1567371 02/09/14 09:44 PM 02/09/14 09:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,934 NC 440Jim I Live Here
440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,934 NC	Quote: There are 3 tracks in or around Houston. Royal Purple Raceway, Houston Motorsport Park and Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy. I was looking on the web a couple weeks ago and saw those 3 tracks, plus Evadale. I also saw Pine Valley (Lufkin), or do you consider that closer to Dallas? http://www.pinevalleyracing.com/ http://www.royalpurpleraceway.com/travel-directions http://www.houstonmotorsportspark.com/ http://www.lonestarmotorsportspark.com/ http://evadaleraceway.com/content/ In about 3 years I plan to leave Maryland (retiring) and looking at various places. If a racer has anything to share about cost of living, housing, property taxes, racer friendly living areas, etc. PM me. Thanks.

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