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Post by falfa on Oct 24, 2011 21:44:21 GMT -5
There were plenty of places to race this year, all you had to do was just want to race instead of sitting home and wishing there was a place to race. Excuses about gas prices and traveling are just that, excuses! its only an excuse if your rich. if you have to take a day off of work for travel or just plain cant afford the fuel+hotel+entry+you gotta eat..that is a serious problem for a lot of people. it makes it tough to do what you want. with MAR opening it will shorten many peoples travel, which means less fuel and it is close enough that you wont need and extra day or a hotel room for the weekend. |
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Post by crossbonesdennis on Oct 25, 2011 7:01:36 GMT -5
www.adrl.us/2011/10/adrl-releases-2012-schedule-with-10-race-tour-at-nation%e2%80%99s-top-tracks/The eighth ADRL campaign will also feature returns to Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, and Memphis International Raceway, both of which were previous popular stops for the ADRL. June will mark the first of two double-race months on the 2012 slate, as well as the return of racing at the ADRL’s home track, Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis. With a new ownership group in place, GMP will host the ADRL and the Gateway Drags IV on June 1-2. I't's good for GMP to get events like this. It could also be good for MAR. When there are big events at GMP the locals need somewhere to race.
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Post by nhramark on Oct 25, 2011 8:34:25 GMT -5
In the past it was MAR that was good for Gateway. (racers) After MAR closed, Gateway began a steady decline of their local program. Fewer races, half-ass track prep, pro-rated payouts....... When MAR went away, Gateway kind of died with it. |
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Post by slingshot383 on Oct 25, 2011 8:53:33 GMT -5
It's true, bot tracks (all three when Pevley was open) complimented each other. You had racers that would only race at their "home track" except for certian big events, and others that changed it up all the time to keep variaty in racing.
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Post by jeremy341a on Oct 25, 2011 9:13:04 GMT -5
There were plenty of places to race this year, all you had to do was just want to race instead of sitting home and wishing there was a place to race. Excuses about gas prices and traveling are just that, excuses! its only an excuse if your rich. if you have to take a day off of work for travel or just plain cant afford the fuel+hotel+entry+you gotta eat..that is a serious problem for a lot of people. it makes it tough to do what you want. with MAR opening it will shorten many peoples travel, which means less fuel and it is close enough that you wont need and extra day or a hotel room for the weekend. No one is far enough away to need a hotel for a one day race. I bet I am further than most from a track. The closest track to me is 187 miles on way. I am far from rich as I am a teacher. However I have managed to go racing 21 straight weeks. Surely the people Todd is refering too could have squeezed in one week. MARP sounds nice to me 39 miles.  Hell since MAR closed Gateway was the closest track at 120 miles and it seems close now. |
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Post by hemiman4262003 on Oct 25, 2011 9:18:59 GMT -5
if mar is open sat and sun ill camp out there
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Post by bigjosh on Oct 25, 2011 20:06:36 GMT -5
i allready put my tent up out in the woods lol just like old times
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Post by hemiman4262003 on Oct 26, 2011 12:04:08 GMT -5
as in the old days,we use to run sat and sun,would drop the box and come home for the night as home was 20 min away,now my plans are to leave from work,run sat,camp out for sun,if they run sat and sun
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Post by hemiman4262003 on Oct 27, 2011 8:35:41 GMT -5
did anyone get there national dragster and seen gateway motorsports park in there i got mine yesterday
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Post by slingshot383 on Oct 28, 2011 4:19:41 GMT -5
As the location for a national event the last weekend in Sept., yes
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Post by dennismopar73 on Nov 6, 2011 19:42:33 GMT -5
We should see a release of a schedule sometime in the next few weeks,
finishing touches on sponsors and special events, pay outs , etc
I have heard thru the line,?? around DEC 1
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Post by moparsteve636 on Nov 7, 2011 14:10:32 GMT -5
For all of the racers who will have to tow a ways!We are going to be open 4 Days a week!Wed.&Fridays for test& tune Sat.And Sunday for our regular race program! So you could come in on friday and camp at the track for the weekend.Two full days of racing for only one tow.
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Post by hemiman4262003 on Nov 7, 2011 14:42:06 GMT -5
ill be there sat and sun,like the old days
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Post by sg3526 on Nov 8, 2011 22:05:08 GMT -5
Gateway Motorsports Park (formerly Gateway International Raceway) to re-open March 2012
Gateway as it looked last year. (Jeff Burk photo)
Agent 1320 had lunch Tuesday with Rod Wolter, who is heading up the re-opening and relaunch of the Gateway track near St. Louis, Mo, who informed us that the track has indeed been purchased (not leased) by developer Curtis Francois. Mr Walter told the Agent that former Brainard, Minn., track manager, Pat Johnson, has accepted an offer to manage the track.
Wolter also confirmed that the track, which is planned to be in weekly operation by March of next year, will get new paving from the concrete pad to 200 feet past the 1320 mark.
They have already scheduled an ADRL race and an NHRA national event for 2012. The new management will also update the timing equipment and other essential track equipment. The re-opening of the former Gateway International track and the building of an all-concrete quarter-mile west of Wentzville, Mo., means that once again the St. Louis area will have two operational drag strips. [11/06/11]
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Post by sp7128 on Nov 8, 2011 23:19:19 GMT -5
Why doesn't GMP put out a press realease, instead fo all the third party hearsay?
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