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04-09-2009, 10:37 PM
Saw this on BadMC and thought I would share:
Ready to Rumble!: Union Dragway Getting ready to open
By BRIAN WHITMORE
Gentlemen and ladies, get ready to start your engines —
Union County Dragway is about to open.
The new racing facility, located off Highway 215 in the Santuc community, will begin testing and tuning practice later this month, with points racing starting in May.
The 1/8-mile track, with 750 feet of concrete, is finished. It measures 2,500 feet in length and is 60 feet wide.
Lights are installed every 75 feet, making the track well lit for night racing.
Seating for 1,600 spectators also is complete, while more can watch from a tailgating area.
“The width, concrete and length make the track special,” said track manager Steve
Sentell. “It has an extra 700 feet that other tracks don’t, so there is plenty of stopping area.
Union County Dragway should be the nicest track around.”
Still to come are two concessions buildings with bathrooms, one with showers on the pit side of the track.
Timing equipment has yet to be installed and safety fencing is needed.
The tower, which contains the control room and three suites for sponsors, is 95 percent complete.
The staging area needs asphalt.
“If the weather cooperates, we should be ready in three weeks,” said Sentell.
“The track is a work in progress. We’ll try to start racing and then finish.”
When the track opens, its points racing will be held on Saturdays.
Four classes will race — Pro Eliminator (electronics aided),
Modified Eliminator (no electronics),
Junior Dragster (8-18 years old)
and Street Legal (stock).
Gates will open at 3 p.m., practice is from 4-7 p.m.,
eliminations begin at 7 p.m. and racing should be done around 11 p.m. or later.
Admission will be $10.
Drivers will have lots of motivation.
Pro Eliminator pays $1,500 to win,
Modified Eliminator $700,
Junior Dragster and Street Legal $100 each.
Pro Modified pays round money.
Once each month, Pro Eliminators’ quickest eight will race for an extra $500 and
Modified Eliminators’ eight quickest reaction times will go for a $300 bonus.
Testing and tuning will be held on Thursdays.
Gates will open at 5 p.m. for practice, which will take place from 6-10 p.m. Admission is $7.
Union County Dragway is an IHRA Division II East track, like most South Carolina tracks.
The racing season will run from February to November.
In October, points racing will end and the best racers will advance to team finals at Darlington.
Along the way, some big events are planed —
May 23, Motorcycle Show (top fuel Harleys);
June 14 and July 12, Kids Day
(the track will be turned over to younger drivers and Jr. Dragsters will pay $1,000 to win);
June 20, Pro Tree Racers Association (PTRA);
July 17-19, Outlaw Racing Street Car Association (ORSCA);
Aug. 15, Top 8 Door Slammers (Index Racing Club of Charlotte, N.C.);
and Sept. 5, Quick 8 Pro Modifieds.
Top speeds at the track should reach 160 mph for weekly shows and 180 mph for the
Pro Modifieds.
Still want more?
Bike racing will be held on Fridays.
Bernard Terry, who heads up the bike program, has lots planned.
Gates open at 6 p.m. and action includes testing and tuning,
Heads Up (grudge runs),
No Times (no time clock),
Fastest Chick (female racing),
King of the Hill (KAW vs. ZUK, 1300 cc vs. 1400 cc),
Fastest Harley (only Harleys race) and wheelie contests.
Each month, a bike and car show will be held,
bringing in stunt riders and big names in bike drag racing.
It’s all Heaven to Union’s drag racing fans and competitors.
The area has long been a hotbed for the sport and now should draw interest from across the southeast.
“Drag racing is strong in this area,” said Sentell.
Union County is home to Team Aruba and drag racing champions, like Monty Bogan Jr.
That’s why owner Curtis Teems chose the county for his new dragway.
“This track brings a lot of economic growth to Union County,” he said.
“The money put into it — several million dollars — makes it a much better track than what
(drivers and fans) are used to seeing. This is first class.”
Teems invites the public to come out and look at the progress.
“I’d love for the people to come out and see what’s being done here,” he said.
“The gates are open and they’re welcome to look.”
Advertising, signage, billboards, wall signs, live ad reads
and ' naming rights ' to the control tower, restaurant & campground
information contact: DMG Marketing
HighMaintenance2099@yahoo.com
http://www.uniondailytimes.com/printer_friendly/2242270
http://www.unioncountydragway.com
Ready to Rumble!: Union Dragway Getting ready to open
By BRIAN WHITMORE
Gentlemen and ladies, get ready to start your engines —
Union County Dragway is about to open.
The new racing facility, located off Highway 215 in the Santuc community, will begin testing and tuning practice later this month, with points racing starting in May.
The 1/8-mile track, with 750 feet of concrete, is finished. It measures 2,500 feet in length and is 60 feet wide.
Lights are installed every 75 feet, making the track well lit for night racing.
Seating for 1,600 spectators also is complete, while more can watch from a tailgating area.
“The width, concrete and length make the track special,” said track manager Steve
Sentell. “It has an extra 700 feet that other tracks don’t, so there is plenty of stopping area.
Union County Dragway should be the nicest track around.”
Still to come are two concessions buildings with bathrooms, one with showers on the pit side of the track.
Timing equipment has yet to be installed and safety fencing is needed.
The tower, which contains the control room and three suites for sponsors, is 95 percent complete.
The staging area needs asphalt.
“If the weather cooperates, we should be ready in three weeks,” said Sentell.
“The track is a work in progress. We’ll try to start racing and then finish.”
When the track opens, its points racing will be held on Saturdays.
Four classes will race — Pro Eliminator (electronics aided),
Modified Eliminator (no electronics),
Junior Dragster (8-18 years old)
and Street Legal (stock).
Gates will open at 3 p.m., practice is from 4-7 p.m.,
eliminations begin at 7 p.m. and racing should be done around 11 p.m. or later.
Admission will be $10.
Drivers will have lots of motivation.
Pro Eliminator pays $1,500 to win,
Modified Eliminator $700,
Junior Dragster and Street Legal $100 each.
Pro Modified pays round money.
Once each month, Pro Eliminators’ quickest eight will race for an extra $500 and
Modified Eliminators’ eight quickest reaction times will go for a $300 bonus.
Testing and tuning will be held on Thursdays.
Gates will open at 5 p.m. for practice, which will take place from 6-10 p.m. Admission is $7.
Union County Dragway is an IHRA Division II East track, like most South Carolina tracks.
The racing season will run from February to November.
In October, points racing will end and the best racers will advance to team finals at Darlington.
Along the way, some big events are planed —
May 23, Motorcycle Show (top fuel Harleys);
June 14 and July 12, Kids Day
(the track will be turned over to younger drivers and Jr. Dragsters will pay $1,000 to win);
June 20, Pro Tree Racers Association (PTRA);
July 17-19, Outlaw Racing Street Car Association (ORSCA);
Aug. 15, Top 8 Door Slammers (Index Racing Club of Charlotte, N.C.);
and Sept. 5, Quick 8 Pro Modifieds.
Top speeds at the track should reach 160 mph for weekly shows and 180 mph for the
Pro Modifieds.
Still want more?
Bike racing will be held on Fridays.
Bernard Terry, who heads up the bike program, has lots planned.
Gates open at 6 p.m. and action includes testing and tuning,
Heads Up (grudge runs),
No Times (no time clock),
Fastest Chick (female racing),
King of the Hill (KAW vs. ZUK, 1300 cc vs. 1400 cc),
Fastest Harley (only Harleys race) and wheelie contests.
Each month, a bike and car show will be held,
bringing in stunt riders and big names in bike drag racing.
It’s all Heaven to Union’s drag racing fans and competitors.
The area has long been a hotbed for the sport and now should draw interest from across the southeast.
“Drag racing is strong in this area,” said Sentell.
Union County is home to Team Aruba and drag racing champions, like Monty Bogan Jr.
That’s why owner Curtis Teems chose the county for his new dragway.
“This track brings a lot of economic growth to Union County,” he said.
“The money put into it — several million dollars — makes it a much better track than what
(drivers and fans) are used to seeing. This is first class.”
Teems invites the public to come out and look at the progress.
“I’d love for the people to come out and see what’s being done here,” he said.
“The gates are open and they’re welcome to look.”
Advertising, signage, billboards, wall signs, live ad reads
and ' naming rights ' to the control tower, restaurant & campground
information contact: DMG Marketing
HighMaintenance2099@yahoo.com
http://www.uniondailytimes.com/printer_friendly/2242270
http://www.unioncountydragway.com