2013 LOOKS TO BE BANNER YEAR FOR EVENT DIVERSITY AT HISTORIC FACILITY

ENNIS, Texas (March 1, 2013) – Each season at Texas Motorplex ushers in new events, the best race in North Texas and a host of challenges for the most competitive racer at every level.

The schedule of events is packed with fan favorite events that start in early March and roll all the way through November. There are the historically jaw-dropping events like the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Sept. 19-22 featuring the stars of the quickest and fastest motorsport on the planet.

There are also car shows and racing for lovers of specific makes and models, including: April’s Mega Mopar Action Series’ Mopars at the Motorplex, the Super Chevy Show in May and the Fun Ford Weekend in September. Each of those manufacturer events feature car shows, drag racing, vendor area, specialty foods and more.

New in 2013 is an increase in non-racing events at the Motorplex. On Sunday, May 5 the Motorplex will play host to its first Cinco de Mayo festival. There will be five music acts all day long including Bobby Pulido and perhaps the most important Tejano band ever, Intocable.

“Every year we look at how we can expand our audience and this year the Cinco de Mayo festival is going to be a major event for us,” said Texas Motorplex owner, Billy Meyer. “We have a unique facility that is easily accessible to large crowds and we are always looking to see how we can change the entertainment scene in North Texas while keeping loyal with our strong passion for racing.”

Racing, racing and more racing. The 2013 schedule features more racing than ever with an expanded bracket racing program as well as more than 20 Fast Friday events. Fast Friday events are the best street legal events in Texas, allowing anyone with a driver’s license and a street legal vehicle to race down the historic Motorplex surface for just $15.

But if Friday night isn’t enough, there will also be Ultimate Street Night events on select Saturday nights, starting May 18. The Ultimate nights have street legal racing with the added heat of 275 cars and later start times.

“Street racing is an incredibly important topic for us because the more people we have racing at our track, we hope the fewer are racing in the streets illegally,” said Texas Motorplex General Manager, Gabrielle Stevenson. “Racing at the track is a much safer and controlled environment with the added incentive of competing against other racers. Our Competition Director, Eric McClelland, is doing an outstanding job of working with car clubs and racers to ensure we are open with more events in 2013.”

As if the best in professional NHRA racing and street legal nights weren’t enough to go with the Cinco de Mayo festival and car shows, there are plenty more options for every racer and race fan. Once again there will be two NHRDA events in 2013: The NHRDA Texas Diesel Nationals in the spring and the NHRDA World Finals in the fall.

The Import Face Off event will be held in the spring and fall again as well, showcasing the best import vehicles and motorcycles of all kind in show car and racing events.

For the second consecutive year, the Motorplex and NHRA are teaming up to make the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil event even bigger. Saturday night will feature the Texas Motorplex Old School Showdown with nostalgia racing, jet vehicles and much more.

Just when the racing season starts winding down in November, the Motorplex will be getting ready to be muddy. Really, really muddy.

Rugged Maniac will be hosting one of the premier 5k extreme obstacle courses at the Motorplex for a Nov. 9 event. Registration can be done at www.ruggedmaniac.com for those willing to climb walls, overcome obstacles and listening to great live music while getting muddy.

All the information for those events, and plenty more, can be found at the website or by calling the Motorplex offices at (972) 878-2641.

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.

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TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE AAA TEXAS NHRA FALL NATIONALS

ENNIS, Texas (March 1, 2013) – Sit back, close your eyes and imagine it: You and thousands of your closest friends inhaling the smell of nitro while the 8,000-horsepower monsters of the quickest and fastest sport blaze past you at unbelievable speeds.

Top Fuel dragsters gunning for valuable playoff points.

Funny Car demons battling for the championship crown.

Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycles running full throttle to conquer the all-concrete quarter-mile Motorplex.

Tickets for the 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals are now on sale and fans of the historic event can pick and choose the exact seats where they can be witness to the fastest race in Texas.

The AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals has the most loyal fans in all of motorsports and by picking the exact seats they can watch the nitro-gulping machines has become just one more way to make the ultimate race fan weekend event better.

“We have fans who have been sitting in the same two seats for 27 years,” Texas Motorplex owner Billy Meyer said. “Drag racing offers so many unique perspectives for each race. Some people want to feel the cars launch and they sit near the starting line. Other fans want to be closer to the finish line to see the explosive end to each side-by-side race. Everyone knows where they want to sit and it makes for even more exciting fan experience.”

Gates open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, as sportsman qualifying runs between 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Gates open at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, with sportsman qualifying starting at 8:30 a.m. and professional qualifying at 2 and 5 p.m.; Gates open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, with sportsman eliminations starting at 8 a.m. and final professional qualifying at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Gates open at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, with pre-race ceremonies at 10 a.m. and final professional eliminations at 11 a.m.

Tickets and merchandise are available 24 hours a day at www.texasmotorplex.com. Adult tickets range from $10-$380. Youth tickets (12 years old and under) range from $5-$33. Call (800) MOTORPLEX for more information. Click here to buy tickets.

Texas Motorplex: (972) 878-2641, (800) MOTORPLEX or www.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.

FAST FRIDAY RETURNS TO TEXAS MOTORPLEX

ENNIS, Texas (Feb. 26, 2013) – Check the oil and make sure your hot rod is registered and ready to go. Fast Friday street legal racing is back at Texas Motorplex. The 2013 Fast Friday season kicks off with the first of more than 20 events on Friday, March 8.

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.

TEXAS MOTORPLEX GEARS UP FOR FULL SLATE OF CAR SHOWS IN 2013

ENNIS, Texas (Feb. 12, 2013) – All makes. All models. All years. All are welcome at Texas Motorplex as the historic facility welcomes and plays host to four different car shows and specialty events in 2013.

The specialty car show season kicks off April 27 with the Mega Mopar Action Series, followed by the Super Chevy Show on May 4, Fun Ford Weekend on Sept. 7 and the season finale for the car shows will be the Manufacturer’s Cup on Oct. 5.

Each event will feature a car show, racing with guaranteed payout, specialty vendors and more. All participants for the Mopar, Chevy and Ford events will be invited to participate in the Manufacturer’s Cup event in October.

Car show and racing categories will be announced shortly and registration will begin by March 1 for each event.

The Mega Mopar Action Series will host the Mopars at the Motorplex, featuring drag racing for all Dodge and Jeep makes, swap meet, a model car show, car corral and more as the biggest car clubs in North Texas are expected as all Mopars are invited to flex their drag racing muscles in the ECA Modern HEMI Shootout, Nostalgia Super Stock, Super Pro, Pro, LX Sportsman and other Dodge and Jeep activities.

The Super Chevy Show is a celebration of one of America’s most popular brands. The Motorplex will be filled with a car show, swap meet, car corral, kid’s activities area and of course, drag racing with the region’s top bracket racers as well as other family-fun entertainment. The Super Chevy Show always kicks off with a cruise with editorial staff from Super Chevy Magazine on Saturday mornings. The cruise location will be announced soon.

Fun Ford Weekend is a celebration of everything Ford – racing, car shows, live music, great food and plenty of Ford merchandise to choose from. Fans of one of the most beloved automotive brands in American history will have plenty of entertainment options and Fords of all makes and models to gaze adoringly at throughout the day.

Check the Texas Motorplex website for more information as car show and event details will be announced soon.

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.

 

Get to Know Intocable

“We create music because we believe in its power to transcend boundaries—of genres, of borders, of
languages. We give our music and our fans everything we have and everything we are.” – INTOCABLE

Group Members:
Ricardo Javier “Ricky” Muñoz – (Lead Vocalist, Accordion)
René Orlando Martínez – (Drums, Chorus)
Sergio Serna – (Percussion)
Johnny Lee Rosas – (Sixth Bass, Backup Vocalist)
Félix Salinas – (Bass, Chorus)
José Juan Hernández – (Group Motivator and Rhythms)

INTOCABLE is one of the most influential groups in the Tejano/Norteño music scene today. Their road to success began eighteen years ago (nineteen in August) in Zapata, Texas, when friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez dreamed of bringing their songs to the world as they crafted a unique and extraordinary style of music which expertly fuses Tejano conjunto music, Norteño folk rhythms and pop ballads.

After years of dedication and passion, the dream is an indisputable reality. With #1 hits such as “Rabarte un Beso” and “Prometí,” as well as other fan favorites like “Dame Un Besito,” “Eres Mi Droga,” Enséñame a Olvidarte,” “Sueña,” “Contra Viento y Marea,” “Llueve,” “Arrepiéntete,” and many more, INTOCABLE continues to entertain and delight audiences in both the United States and Mexico. Their songs are heard in radio stations throughout the American Continent and the band has played live in world renowned venues such as the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, the Monterrey Arena in Mexico, and the Reliant Astrodome Stadium in Houston, with a historical record of more than 70,000 fans singing along and enjoying one of the best shows in the industry. And to top off an already exceptional career, INTOCABLE made history by being the first and so far only act of their genre to sing the halftime show at the Cowboys vs. Redskins game at the famed Dallas Cowboy Stadium.

Today, the group INTOCABLE is the standard bearer of “la música norteña.” Its achievements have been recognized with two GRAMMY Awards (in 2005 for their album Intimamente and in 2011 for the album Classic), seven Latin GRAMMY and multiple nominations, thirteen Premios Lo Nuestro, numerous Latin Billboards and two Billboard Regional Mexican Awards, as well as many other nominations, including one from the American Music Awards. Not only these but in 2010 Billboard Magazine named them “Group of the Decade” and were honored by Billboard with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Always striving towards creating music that is relevant and transcends the boundaries of genre, national borders and even languages, INTOCABLE returned to the studio to produce their 15th career album. En Peligro de Extinción brings together all the best of INTOCABLE: the stirring lyrics, the captivating melodies and rhythms, the expert arrangements and the excellence and precision of a group of musicians at the top of their art form.

Although the band produced INTOCABLE 2011 under their own label, Good I Music, this time they decided to join forces with Universal Music Group for En Peligro de Extinción in their aim to expand their reach to the Central American and South American markets, since Universal has the distribution infrastructure required for this goal. In this album, INTOCABLE lends its characteristically rhythmic voice to the words of renowned songwriters Ikerlan, José Zamora, Josué Contreras and Miguel Mendoza, with whom they’ve co-written in past albums. Ikerlan wrote their single “Te Amo Para Siempre” which debuted to a sold out crowd in the Monterrey Arena on November 30th and December 1st of 2012.

“Nos Faltó Hablar,” a power ballad reminiscent of the 1980s rock power ballads, was written by the famous Mexican singer-songwriter, Reyli Barba.

Year after year, INTOCABLE demonstrates their passion for music and their desire to share their creations with a loyal public that keeps growing with every word and every note.

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“Creamos música porque creemos en su poder de transcendencia, en términos de géneros, fronteras y hasta idiomas. A nuestra música, y a nuestro público, le damos todo lo que tenemos y todo lo que somos.” –INTOCABLE

Miembros:
Ricardo Javier “Ricky” Muñoz – (Vocalista líder, Acordeón)
René Orlando Martínez – (Batería, Coros)
Sergio Serna – (Percusión)
Johnny Lee Rosas – (Bajo Sexto, Vocalista de Respaldo)
Félix Salinas – (Bajo, Coros)
José Juan Hernández – (Motivador de Grupo, Ritmos)

Hoy por hoy, INTOCABLE es uno de los grupos más influyentes de la escena de la música Tejana/Norteña. Su trayectoria de éxito se inició dieciocho años atrás (diecinueve en agosto) en Zapata, Texas, cuando los amigos Ricky Muñoz y René Martínez soñaban en llevarle sus canciones al mundo al tiempo que creaban una música única y extraordinaria que une los estilos del conjunto Tejano, los ritmos regionales de la música norteña y las baladas populares.

Tras años de dedicación y pasión, el sueño es una irrefutable realidad. Con éxitos #1 como “Robarte Un Beso” y Prometí,” al igual que otras canciones favoritas del público como “Dame Un Besito,” “Eres Mi Droga”, Enséñame a Olvidarte, “Sueña,” “Contra Viento y Marea,” “Llueve,” “Arrepiéntete,” y muchas más, el grupo INTOCABLE continua entreteniendo y deleitando a audiencias, tanto en los Estados Unidos como en México. Sus canciones son escuchadas en estaciones de radio por todo el continente americano y el grupo ha tenido el privilegio de tocar en vivo en establecimientos de reconocimiento mundial tales como el Auditorio Nacional en la Ciudad de México, y el Estadio Reliant Astrodomo en Houston, con un record histórico de más de 70,000 fanáticos cantado y gozando de uno de los mejores espectáculos en la industria. Como para engalanar una carrera excepcional, INTOCABLE hizo historia al ser el primero y hasta ahora único en su genero en cantar en el medio tiempo del partido de Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins en el afamado Estadio de los Dallas Cowboy.

El grupo INTOCABLE es el portador de la música norteña. Sus logros han sido reconocidos con dos Premios Grammy Americanos (en el 2005 por su álbum Íntimamente y en el 2011 por el álbum Classic), siete Latin GRAMMY y multiples nominaciones, trece Premios Lo Nuestro, multiples Latin Billboards y dos Premios Billboard Regional Mexicano, en adición a varias otras nominaciones, incluyendo una por parte de los Premios American Music. Además de estos honores, en el 2010, el grupo fue nombrado como el “Grupo de la Década” por la Revista Billboard, y fueron honrados por Billboard con el Premio especial “Trayectoria Artistica” en el 2012.

En busca de continuar creando música relevante y que trasciende los límites de género, fronteras nacionales y hasta lenguas, INTOCABLE regresó al estudio para producir el 15vo. álbum de su exitosa carrera. En Peligro de Extinción ofrece todo lo mejor de INTOCABLE: sus letras emotivas, sus melodías y ritmos cautivantes, sus arreglos maestros, además de la excelencia y la precisión de un grupo de músicos al pináculo de su arte.

Aunque el grupo produjo INTOCABLE 2011 bajo su propio sello disquero, Good I Music, esta vez decidieron unirse a Universal Music Group, para En Peligro de Extinción, con el objetivo de expandir su alcance en los mercados de Centro y Suramérica, ya que Universal posee la infraestructura de distribución requerida para sus metas. En este álbum, INTOCABLE le da voz a las palabras de los reconocidos compositores Ikerlan, José Zamora, Josué Contreras y Miguel Mendoza con quienes han co-escrito en albumes pasado. Ikerlan escribió el sencillo “Te Amo Para Siempre,” el cual debutaron ante una audiencia repleta en la Arena de Monterrey, el 30 de noviembre y 1 de diciembre del 2012. “Nos Faltó Hablar,” una poderosa balada, evocativa de las “power ballads” de rock de los años 1980, fue escrita por el famoso compositor y cantante mexicano, Reyli Barba.

Año tras año, INTOCABLE demuestra su pasión por la música y su deseo de compartir sus creaciones con un público leal que continúa creciendo con cada palabra y con cada nota.