JamesHigdon Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 As I’ve wandered deeper down the rabbit-hole that preparing my sons circle-track kart is I’ve realized there seems to be dirt track karts popping up all over. L87, Shiner, Riverside, I37, I’ve heard on about one near Rockport, etc. Is there a comprehensive list of tracks in Texas anywhere? I mean everything from Quarter Midget tracks to Mud-Drag tracks to NASCAR Cup tracks. It’s easy to name every asphalt circle track running in TX but can anyone name all the dirt tracks, theres got to be more than a dozen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 A comprehensive list is elusive because so many Texas Dirt tracks come and go, get renamed or simply fall off everyone's radar. Jay Hallas probably could come up with a pretty complete list. He is rebelracewriter on here. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 I tried that a few years back.....Quite a daunting task.....By the time I finished the list a handful of tracks were already gone....There's a site named racingin.com that has a pretty good list already compiled, BUT, even there's is rarely updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHigdon Posted July 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, NickHolt said: A comprehensive list is elusive because so many Texas Dirt tracks come and go, get renamed or simply fall off everyone's radar. Jay Hallas probably could come up with a pretty complete list. He is rebelracewriter on here. Nick I think I'm going to start working on a list; could be a fun project and I think it'll help show people what's really still here. You up to help reb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn5 Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 James, a few years back I wrote an iPhone app that lists Texas tracks. They are broken down in to three categories: drag strips, ovals, and road courses, so it doesn't include karts as you are looking for. I try to update the data at least once a year, but as Nick and rebel mention above it is ever changing and hard to keep up to date and accurate. It is a free app if you want to check it out, just search for "Texas Race Tracks" on the App Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHigdon Posted July 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Turn5 said: James, a few years back I wrote an iPhone app that lists Texas tracks. They are broken down in to three categories: drag strips, ovals, and road courses, so it doesn't include karts as you are looking for. I try to update the data at least once a year, but as Nick and rebel mention above it is ever changing and hard to keep up to date and accurate. It is a free app if you want to check it out, just search for "Texas Race Tracks" on the App Store. Great; I’ll take a look, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 Here I’ll Try: Quarter Midgets: RCQMA---Austin LSQMA---Comanche Park--San Antonio Go Karts Hill Country Kart Club---New Braunfels Dallas Karting Club---Dallas North Texas Karting Club---Denton San Antonio Karting Complex---Marion Asphalt Oval HMP—Houston Drag Strip Alamo City Motorplex—Marion Little River Dragway- Holland Pine Valley Raceway-Lufkin Houston Raceway Park-Baytown Texas Motorplex-Ennis Extreme Raceway Park-Crandall I-30 Dragway-Caddo Mills Evadale Raceway-Evadale Edinburg Motorsports Park-Edinburg Amarillo Dragway-Amarillo Penwell Knights Raceway-Penwell Yellow Belly Dragway-Grand Prairie Big Country Raceway-Abilene Lubbock Dragway-Lubbock Dirt Track Heart o Texas-Waco Cotton Bowl Speedway-Paige I-37 Speedway-Pleasanton Texana Raceway Park-Edna South Texas Speedway-Corpus 105 Speedway-Cleveland Gulf Coast Speedway-Alvin Kennedale Speedway Park-Kennedale Big O Speedway-Ennis Devils Bowl-Mesquite Abilene Speedway-Abilene West Texas Raceway-Lubbock Route 66 Motor Speedway-Amarillo RPM Speedway-Crandall Monarch Motor Speedway-Wichita Falls 82 Speedway-Petty Superbowl Speedway-Greenville Lone Star Speedway-Kilgore Vado Speedway Park- El Paso Boyd Raceway-Boyd Nascar Tracks Texas Motor Speedway-Fort Worth Circuit of the Americas-Austin Club Tracks Harris Hill Raceway-San Marcos MSR Houston-Houston Driveaway Austin-Austin Motocross: Bowers MX-Amarillo Moto Ranch-Slaton Spring Valley MX-Clyde West Texas MX Park-Midland Holeshot Valley MX-Springtown River Valley MX-Boyd Murphy’s MX-Red Rock Cycle Ranch MX-Floresville Rio Bravo MX-Houston ADV Motocross Park-Del Valle Village Creek MX-Fort Worth Shady Grove MX-Dallas Free Stone National Raceway-Wortham Athen’s Motorsports Park-Athens South Central MX-Edgewood Johnsville Motocross Farm-Yantis Buffalo Creek MX-Edgewood Swan MX Raceway Park-Tyler Bower’s MX-Amarillo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Great job, Josh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 hours ago, NickHolt said: Great job, Josh! Not bad for a guy that doesnt even live in Texas anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 12:08 PM, Josh42 said: Not bad for a guy that doesnt even live in Texas anymore. LOL.....nice list Josh....I guess you don't want me critiquing it? Vado isn't in El Paso, or even Texas....It's in New Mexico Xtreme is in Ferris....Not certain of proximity to Crandall HMP also has a drag strip HRP is gonna be short-lived Does Yello Belly still run?....Thought they got shut down after a guy lost his life there....I know the old Grand Prairie Spwy next door is long closed El Paso area has a drag strip(Clint.Tx)...It was renamed Southwest University Motorplex How the hell did I get involved in this....SMDH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Heart of Texas Kart Club, Waco Texoma Speedway Karts Wichia Falls L87 Speedway Karts Corpus Motorsports Ranch,. Cresson club track Couple more kart dirt tracks in south Texas, but names escape me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 REB, Yello Belly is still running. Not sure if we can round up enough weapons to go there........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 9 hours ago, txtom said: REB, Yello Belly is still running. Not sure if we can round up enough weapons to go there........ True dat....Not a place for the faint of heart.....or unarmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 14 hours ago, txtom said: REB, Yello Belly is still running. Not sure if we can round up enough weapons to go there........ I saw a video from there the other day and I couldnt believe people trusted going down that track, especially with the lack of safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King237 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 22 hours ago, rebelracewriter said: Does Yello Belly still run?....Thought they got shut down after a guy lost his life there....I know the old Grand Prairie Spwy next door is long closed I ran at both Yello Belly and the speedway next door that was at that time called "Thunderdrome Speedway" (not Thunderdome) in 1973. Both places were wild wild west even back then. I can still see the spectators at Yello Belly with big stacks of one dollar bills betting on each race . Probably with 20's today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 22 hours ago, King237 said: Both places were wild wild west even back then. I went there in early 2000's....It still was....At least I could keep an eye on my car from the tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 There is a guy on YouTube that was going to yellow belly earlier this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHigdon Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Been busy with family commitments but I’m going to take the info here, expand on it and make a comprehensive list. I want to try and include everything; Mud Drags, Kart Ovals (L87, Richmond, etc), airport dragstrip, mile-1/2mile events, etc. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 What is the latest on Battleground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metroracer Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, arob said: What is the latest on Battleground? Well, They were Clearing Up the Property several months back. Don't think there is really any Serious Plans on Reviving the Property for Any "Racing Plans".... I think that it is Safe to Consider that Race Track - " Dead"..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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