[Mikeyboy_esq]

I"m going to the ATV dirt drags this Saturday evening at Offroad Adventures in Victoria, TX. This will be my first time to race at this track, and I'm looking forward to it.

I just got off the phone with the owner (Tony), and he said the track is 80' wide and 250' long. He said they have a tree and a timer that only gives the time of the winning bike...which they announce over the loud speakers (no time slips). I was told that they disc up the track surface (dirt) and smooth it out and water it (just enuf to knock the dust down). It should be relatively smooth, but with clumps of dirt left over after running the disc. I think most ATVs run knobbies, but some use paddles.

BTW, they also have truck mud bog races at 5pm...so if you get there early enuf, you can watch those too.

DETAILS:
Registration by 7pm
Dirt Drags start @ 8pm
Website: http://offroadtx.com/
100% payout to the top 3 ATVs
$20 per ATV to enter the race

Anyone else planning to be there?

Happy trails...

[Mikeyboy_esq]

UPDATE: I know of 6 quads going to this race on Saturday; 3 from the Houston area and 3 coming with WFO). Should be a FUN time!

Here's the address in case anyone needs it...
16228 US HWY 59, TELFERNER, TEXAS -

13 MILES SOUTH OF EDNA, TX ON RIGHT

OR 3 1/2 MILES NORTH OF VICTORIA, Texas ON THE LEFT

Come on out if you want to join the FUN!

[Mikeyboy_esq]

Below is a little write up with pics/vid of the Dirt Drags at Victoria, TX.

Last night, my buddy ("Chase") and I took our Kawasaki V-forces to a local 250' dirt drag race held in Victoria, TX. This was my V-force's first drag race since I built the AMR 730 motor for it last Spring. I wasn't expecting much from my V b/c I haven't yet installed my nitrous kit or upgraded the clutches. I just wanted to see how it ran with the paddle tires and wheelie bar set-up and have a little fun. It ran good, but didn't measure up to the competition.

A total of 5 bikes showed up for the drag races and our V's were not even in the same league as the other 3 quads. lol Chase summed up the races best when he said it felt like he brought a butter knife to a gun fight! Regardless of how we finished, Chase and I both had fun and it was great to meet and race with Shawn, Nick and Darrel.

In the end, I took 4th and Chase took 5th. I never got an exact time for my V b/c they only announced the winner's time for each race over the loud speakers and they didn't give out time slips. When I asked for my best time, I was told I got a 4.something.

Me and my KFX 730


Hellrzr and his KFX 700



Below is a vid posted by Darrel...this is Chase and me racing each other. (The one with headlights turned on is my KFX 730). As you can see, the paddle tires and bar was a big help for me...those upgrades would have helped Chase launch better.

Mike and Chase at dirt drags - YouTube

The winner was Gator Montayne (aka "Shawn") on his sweet R1 powered drag quad. As I recall, his best time was 3.651 seconds on this 250' dirt track. The trucks drag raced after the ATVs and I don't think any of them even came close to this time!

Gator Montayne (black shirt) and his R1 drag quad




The 2nd place finisher ("Nick") had an 800cc sno-mo powered Polaris drag quad. As I recall, Nick was running around 4.0 to 4.2's on this track.

Here is Nick's quad


The 3rd place finisher (Darrel) had a fast banshee (not sure what all mods he had). Sorry, didn't get any pics of his quad.


Here's a few more pics of my KFX 730 with the paddles and bar mounted.






Happy trails...

[txbanshee513]

nice mikey!!