Super VQ Drag Day
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08-22-2005 | 12:33 PM
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Super VQ Drag Day
Drag City, So Cal's 1st professional strip in 30 years
So, I've been following this for a little over a year... mostly since Carlsbad was ripped up.
But from the ashes, rises a phoenix!
Yes, a true NHRA 1/4 mile drag strip in the city of Banning. A bit far out there, but about the same drive for us in the SGV as Palmddale, but to the east.
Spectators:
Half Track View - Looking down the track, spectators will notice that they are angled away from the drag strip. Unlike most drag strip facilities that built spectator stands that are parallel with the track at 0 degrees, Mopar Drag City's spectators stands will be offset 3 degrees to allow for the fans to have a better view of the whole race from start to the finish. Because our track will also be 23 feet below the natural grade, our seating area has been designed to take advantage of the natural 3:1 slopes to act as our superstructure for the stands. Both sides of the tracks will be limited to just 12 rows of seating for a "stadium" feel, that puts the fans closer to the action. We will have a total of 10,000 individual flip up seats with backs and cup holders. Seating past half track will be stadium style concrete for future expansion and used for extra seating for bigger super shows where seat cushions can be used.
The track also faces east, so you don't have the sun in your eyes in the evening (like Irwindale, or dust from the desert/motorcycles like LACR). The altitude of the track is 2100...with a correction factor of ET = .9757 MPH = 1.0255
I recently contacted the DC operators and asked about a group day/run. I was thinking that Team Transport would coordinate a Super VQ Showdown, where all the hottest VQs would come out to run against each other for trophies and bragging rights. Additionally, we'd run a bracket eliminator to even the field against the FIs and encourage more participation...letting driver's skill, as much as the car, speak for themselves.
Anyone interested? I need to gauge the participation to understand whether we run as part of the public time, or our own private time. The track is not scheduled to open until sometime in the Fall, but these events need a little planning...so let us know!
Cheers, Ted
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So, I've been following this for a little over a year... mostly since Carlsbad was ripped up.
But from the ashes, rises a phoenix!
Yes, a true NHRA 1/4 mile drag strip in the city of Banning. A bit far out there, but about the same drive for us in the SGV as Palmddale, but to the east.
Spectators:
Half Track View - Looking down the track, spectators will notice that they are angled away from the drag strip. Unlike most drag strip facilities that built spectator stands that are parallel with the track at 0 degrees, Mopar Drag City's spectators stands will be offset 3 degrees to allow for the fans to have a better view of the whole race from start to the finish. Because our track will also be 23 feet below the natural grade, our seating area has been designed to take advantage of the natural 3:1 slopes to act as our superstructure for the stands. Both sides of the tracks will be limited to just 12 rows of seating for a "stadium" feel, that puts the fans closer to the action. We will have a total of 10,000 individual flip up seats with backs and cup holders. Seating past half track will be stadium style concrete for future expansion and used for extra seating for bigger super shows where seat cushions can be used.
The track also faces east, so you don't have the sun in your eyes in the evening (like Irwindale, or dust from the desert/motorcycles like LACR). The altitude of the track is 2100...with a correction factor of ET = .9757 MPH = 1.0255
I recently contacted the DC operators and asked about a group day/run. I was thinking that Team Transport would coordinate a Super VQ Showdown, where all the hottest VQs would come out to run against each other for trophies and bragging rights. Additionally, we'd run a bracket eliminator to even the field against the FIs and encourage more participation...letting driver's skill, as much as the car, speak for themselves.
Anyone interested? I need to gauge the participation to understand whether we run as part of the public time, or our own private time. The track is not scheduled to open until sometime in the Fall, but these events need a little planning...so let us know!
Cheers, Ted
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#2
08-22-2005 | 01:50 PM
Anyone interested? I need to gauge the participation to understand whether we run as part of the public time, or our own private time. The track is not scheduled to open until sometime in the Fall, but these events need a little planning...so let us know!
Cheers, Ted
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01. SoCalTed
02. Tinman (why not?)
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Cheers, Ted
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01. SoCalTed
02. Tinman (why not?)
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