Track Work

[KirtC]

Track work will continue each Thursday night and hopefully we will not need to dedicate a weekend day, as we know they are precious this time of year.

On April 9 we had a great group that came for a meeting a we put in an hour plus on the track; thank you one and all.

We removed all debris and raked the entire track, infield, and pits.
Cleaned the catch basins
Re-arranged the pit tables for better flow and electrical hook-up


Work will continue Each Thursday night for the following projects:

Replace the back stretch wall; from turn two through turn 4 with wrapped wood fronted by the same plastic as we have at S&H.

Paint remaining walls white

Stain pit tables light gray with semi-transparent oil based stain

Re hang the electrical wires, which were brought down by storm damage this winter

Connect a new PA system

Investigate installing a misting system on the top of the outside wall, three or so feeds that can run independently for different sections of the track

Remove the clay mounds from the infield

Build a top for the center catch basin

Seed the infield

**Look for a bleacher section that we can set-up for spectators; or at least section off an area to keep all non-racers away from turn 4!!!

See Ya................At The Track:checkeredflag:
Kirt

[KirtC]

Weather looks great so lets get together again and tackle some of the items on the list above.

Pick an item or two and bring the necessary tools. We'll need a truck to make a materials run too.

One item that is not on the list was the agreement to bury all but the top third of a corrugated drainage pipe on the inside of the plywood strips in the corners. We can use shovels, rakes and a few wheel barrows ,so please add those to the list.


Thanks
Kirt

[Madball]

Should I bring a 4x4 post for the drivers stand?

[KirtC]

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Madball;
You certainly can, but I'm missing the connection. Or are you referring to the one you ran into last year that is weakened?

Hope to see you soon.

As for the WDRA Series, see the thread down the page a bit.

See Ya..............At The Track:checkeredflag:
Kirt

[KirtC]

Racing starts with hot laps next Thursday night!!!

See Ya............At The Track:checkeredflag:
Kirt

[DamnNearFastest]

Be there or be square...

or

Be there or be really diaappointed come May 4th when nothing is done and you want to race.

-Jason

[teopro27]

My track ready yet?

[DL3]

nope , heck not even , ran the slash on it , no bite what so ever , off road is working in well though ,,,,,,,, good luck with that

[KirtC]

If there are 60 hours of work to do, how many weeks will it take to get the track ready?
A) just enough
too many
never

[KirtC]

If there are 60 hours of work to do, how many weeks will it take to get the track ready?
A) Just enough
B) Too many
C) Never
D) I was never good enough at math to figure that out, no wonder roll-out eludes me.

Track work continues this Thursday night 30 April

Back wall plastic installation
Back-filling against the back stetch wall
Filling in the inside of the back-stretch and replacing the clay
replace the skid boards in turns 3 & 4
install skid plates in turns1 & 2
Install sod
Hang wires and poer the pit tables
drag the surface
water...water....water....the surface

See Ya .............At The Track
Kirt

Looking for Frank K....we need the PA fixed

Also, need Sam to move the track screen and packer back to latham

Thanks

[ChrisHarrington]

When are races scheduled to start on mondays? When does points start?

[KirtC]

Schedule; See thread http://www.dirtoval.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38724

But, that's contingent on what the answer to the riddle turns out to be.

See Ya...........tomorrow for work night.........at the track
Kirt

[KirtC]

We had a Great Work Night Thursday and if the weather gives Jerry a chance we will be hot lapping on Monday night.

Many Many thanks to the fine crew: Jason, Josh B, John S, Dave B, Bill R, Tom F

All plastic is installed on the inside of the outer wall
New material filled in under the new areas of the track
Clay re-spread on the surface and ready for grooming

There is still plenty to do, including:
Spread 4-5 yards of rock behind the back stretch wall for re-enforcing and maintained drainage
Painting the Old outside wall white
Weather preserving the new pit tables
Repairing a number of the old pit tables
Inside curbing installed
Sod installed behind new inside curbing
PA System repaired (anyone seen Frank K???)

See everyone.....Monday........At The track:checkeredflag:
Kirt

[staatsbmxkid]

so theoretically if jerry can get track dragged watered rolled ect then Monday practice is on?

[KirtC]

Monday May 4 is a GO! Reports have the track ready to use, thanks to the hard work the previous three Thursday nights and Jerry dedicating his Friday to the grooming.

Still lots of work to do, but it won't stop us from hot lapping this coming week and starting of 31st season started on time!!

See Ya...............Monday............At the Track:thumbsup:
Kirt

[KirtC]

Hey guys
The forecast may be gloomy, but please don't stay away. Even if you get a little rain, there's still plenty to do!

4 Yards of crushed stone is being delivered this afternoon to back-fill the back stretch
Once that is spread we can move the two pit tables back and re-hang the electrical
We can repair the old pit tables as well.

See Ya.......At The Track:thumbsup:
Kirt

[staatsbmxkid]

sorry i couldnt make it again. got out of work over hour eairly was all exsited and then guy took long way home and i didnt get back to amsterdamn till 630 645. how are things looking? any idea when juggernaut jerry is planning on starting his sat shows?

[DL3]

I beleive saturday off road / oval shows will start on 5-16

[Todd Putnam]

We were able to get more work done again last night. Here's an update, if I missed anything feel free to edit-


Tasks Completed:
-All plastic is installed on the inside of the outer wall
-New material filled in under the new areas of the track
-Clay re-spread on the surface and ready for grooming
-Spread 4-5 yards of rock behind the back stretch wall for re-enforcing and maintained drainage
-Repaired electrical feeds to turn 3 tables


There is still plenty to do, including:
-Painting the Old outside wall white
-Weather preserving the new pit tables
-Repairing a number of the old pit tables
-Inside curbing installation (Coordinate w/ Kirt)
-Sod installed behind new inside curbing
-PA System repaired (anyone seen Frank K???)
-Build Marshall stand/platform @ turn 3

REMINDER:
Just a reminder that these tasks can be worked on at any time during the week, not just on the organized work nights. If your schedule allows you to work other than that of the organized work nights, feel free - just be sure to check in with Howie and Ollie in the shops, then report any progress here.

Progress to date looks good, but much more to do... :thumbsup:

Thanks to all who have contributed so far!!!