Tired of receiving speeding tickets because of your need for speed? Check out Fast Friday on Friday, June 7!

Check the oil and make sure your hot rod is registered and ready to go. Fast Friday street legal racing continues Friday, June 7,  at Texas Motorplex.

Tired of receiving speeding tickets because of your need for speed? Come out to the Texas Motorplex! The track is the best environment to race legally without the threat of a speeding ticket. Want to know what legendary NHRA Funny Car champion John Force sees when he pulls his 8,000 horsepower monster to the starting line? You can at every Fast Friday event.

Gates open at 6 p.m. and the lanes will be open for racing from 7 p.m. until Midnight nearly every Friday night between March 8 and Oct. 25.

Fast Friday events will be a great opportunity for year-round racers to test and tune their cars before big events. But ANYONE with a driver’s license and a legal vehicle can come out to see what it’s like to race down one of the most historic drag strips in the country.

Race for just $15, watch for only $10 (children 5 and under are free). Every ticket includes a pit pass. For ticket information call (972) 878-2641, (800) MOTORPLEX or visit our website www.texasmotorplex.com.

For competition info, contact Eric McClelland: eric@texasmotorplex.com.

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

STREET RACING FEATURED AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX OFFERS SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO ILLEGAL STREET RACING

As another Fast-n-Furious movie hits the screens this holiday weekend, Texas Motorplex officials are anxious to remind the DFW region that the famous quarter-mile track is open most Fridays for anyone looking to satisfy their need for speed.

Racing at the NHRA-sanctioned track, however, is a safer alternative than illegally racing on city streets and highways.

Fast Fridays is open to drivers of all abilities with a street legal vehicle and a valid driver’s license. Gates open at 6 p.m. most Friday nights and racers pay just $15 for unlimited quarter-mile passes from 7 p.m. until Midnight.

“These movies are so intense and fun, sometimes people want to just hop in their cars and test the speed limits of the vehicle,” Texas Motorplex President and GM, Gabrielle Stevenson, said. “We just want to remind everyone that racing on the streets is very dangerous and illegal and we offer a safer way for drivers of all skill level to get a taste of the ultimate race experience.

“We’ve hosted the legends of racing and speed for more than 25 years and we want people to challenge themselves on a professional race track instead of endangering themselves and others by racing on the streets or highways.”

There are more than 20 Fast Friday events offered in 2013, including tonight. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing is held from 7 p.m. until Midnight. Tech cards (allowing racers to make unlimited passes down the famous concrete quarter-mile) are just $15. Spectators can watch for just $10. Call (972) 878-2641 for more information.

Check out www.texasmotorplex.com for schedule and other event information.

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

Don Omar Dragmania Festival

Caguas, Puerto Rico (Monday, May 20, 2013). This coming weekend of May 25th and 26th will be the dates that Arcángel, Plan B, Rkm & Ken-y, Zion & Lennox, Natti Natasha and the acclaimed King, Don Omar, will show at the Motorplex track, in Texas. The innovative concept, that combines car racing acceleration with music and entertainment, is the second Dragmania made this year 2013. Texas will feel the fire of Puerto Rican invasion both at the races as in the artistic performances.

In his role as a fast driver, Don Omar will participate with his new automobile “Mr. President”, who will try to break his own world record of more than 204 miles.  The multi-awarded artist will challenge all participants in his category Pro-Imports . The hosts Don Omar and Raphy Pina invite you to enjoy a familiar concept and of a lot of entertainment.  The competitors may enter to win more than $25,000 in awards.

It will also highlight the steel monster races of more than 200 miles per hour, the exhibition of luxury cars in addition to a lot of music to the rhythm of La Formula de Pina Records and of Don Omar

General Information:

 

Event:                           Drag Mania Music Fest
Event Address:                Texas Motorplex, 7500 US 287, Ennis, Texas

Event Dates:  Saturday May 25 and Sunday May 26, 2013
Media Accreditations:  Texas Motorplex (972) 878-2641

Event Schedule:
Friday, May 24, 2013

6PM – 10PM Test & Tune ($15 to race, $10 to watch)

Saturday, May 25, 2013

9AM                 Gates Open Racer and Spectator
10AM               Tech Inspection, Racer and Car Show Registration
1PM                  1^st Heads-up Qualifying round Outlaw VS Extreme, Top Street, All Motor
2PM                  Bracket Time Trials
3:30PM             2^nd Heads-up Qualifying round Outlaw VS Extreme, Top Street, All Motor
4PM                  Bracket Time Trials
6PM                  Final Heads-up Qualifying round All Motor, Top Street, Outlaw VS Extreme
6:30PM             Concert by Plan B 
8PM                  Track Closes

 

Sunday, May 26, 2013

9AM                    Gates Open Spectator
11AM                 1^st Round Eliminations Outlaw VS Extreme, Top Street, All Motor
1PM                   2^nd Round Eliminations Outlaw VS Extreme, Top Street, All Motor
1:30PM            Car Show Judging Starts
3PM                  3^rd Round Eliminations Outlaw VS Extreme, Top Street, All Motor
4PM                 Wet T-Shirt Contest on stage
5PM                 Final Round Eliminations All Motor, Top Street, Outlaw VS. Extreme
6:30PM           Award Ceremony Racing and Car Show
7PM                 Dragmania Concert by Don Omar, Arcángel, Rkm & Ken-y, Zion & Lennox, Natti Natasha, Lobo
9PM                 Track Closes

 

For more information about DRAGMANIA visit:
www.dragmaniamusicfest.com
www.texasmotorplex.com

 

 

AVOID GOING THROUGH ENNIS FOR DON OMAR DRAGMANIA EVENT

AVOID GOING THROUGH ENNIS FOR DON OMAR DRAGMANIA EVENT
Road Closures Due to Tornado Damage and Polka Festival Activities

ENNIS, Texas (May 22, 2013) – Fans and racers coming to Texas Motorplex this weekend for Fast Friday and the Don Omar DragMania race and concert should do everything possible to avoid going through downtown Ennis.

Traffic will be unusually heavy this weekend due to road closures because of tornado damage as well as street closures and traffic for the Polka Festival.

All racers, fans and concert goers are asked to find an alternate route to the Motorplex.

Call (972) 878-2641 for more information or type in the track address on any GPS system for assistance:

7500 W. Highway 287
Ennis, TX 75119

Gates open at 6 p.m. for Fast Friday racing. Racers pay just $15 for tech cards that gives them full access to the famous concrete quarter-mile from 7 p.m. until Midnight.

Saturday’s racing starts at 1 p.m. and finishes just before Plan B takes the stage to perform for the first time at Texas Motorplex.

Lawn chairs and blankets are allowed this weekend, but coolers and glass bottles will not be permitted inside the facility.

Sunday’s racing action starts at 11 a.m. with the first round of eliminations and car show judging. The awards ceremony and car show awards will take place at 6:30 p.m. and the DragMania concert featuring Don Omar, Natti Natasha, Zion & Lennox, RAKIM & KEN Y, and LOBO starts at 7 p.m.

Go to www.texasmotorplex.com for tickets or go to www.dragmaniamusicfest.com for car show and racing registration and overall event information.

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

Members of NHRA Pro Stock Community Rally to Encourage Support for Victims in Oklahoma Tragedy

Members of NHRA Pro Stock Community Rally to Encourage Support for Victims in Oklahoma Tragedy

Wynnewood, Okla. (May 21, 2013) – When a massive tornado recently tore through Oklahoma and left a trail of devastation in its wake, the tragedy hit close to home for Richard Freeman and the Elite Motorsports LLC/Elite Performance employees: Their Wynnewood, Okla., headquarters are just an hour away from the heart of the destruction that occurred in Moore.

The Elite group – along with fellow NHRA competitors and friends Mark Stockseth, Rickie Jones, and his father Rick Jones of RJ Racecars – have joined forces to offer support for the victims of this terrible tragedy, and they hope to encourage members of the NHRA community to offer support as well through donations made to the American Red Cross.

“We are just heartsick,” said Freeman, whose Elite Performance builds engines currently campaigned in the Pro Stock category. “Many families have lost their homes, and the death toll is rising.

“We have so many friends who have been affected by this, and the magnitude of the situation just makes you feel so helpless. There is little you can do or say to bring comfort at a time like this, but we felt a duty to step up and help in any way that we could. We believe that donating to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund was the most effective way to help our friends who are suffering, and we encourage the folks in our NHRA community to do the same.

“The NHRA family is pretty big, and the great people we work with day in and day out at the racetrack and on the Mello Yello Series tour have a lot of compassion. I know that there are a lot of folks out there who want to help, but they just don’t know how. This is one way that we can come together to make a difference.”

How to donate:
Make a $10.00 donation by texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 – the donation will show up on your wireless bill or be deducted from your balance if you have a prepaid phone. You must over 18 years old or have parental permission.

Donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund online at redcross.org

For large donations, mail a check to:
American Red Cross
601 NE 6th Street
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73104