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[Kyle Stokes]

The whole facility looks amazing - I definitely need to organize a "business trip" to Dallas some time soon!

Thanks Dennis,

I sure hope you can come over some time. I was specifically thinking of inviting you when we get some retro going.

[Ron Hershman]

Thanks Dennis,

I sure hope you can come over some time. I was specifically thinking of inviting you when we get some retro going.

Don't forget Dave "The Shadow" Simerka........ man with a glove. LOL

[MSwiss]

The runoff area couldn't be cooler.

[Kyle Stokes]

Don't forget Dave "The Shadow" Simerka........ man with a glove. LOL

Shadow has raced with us before. I'm hoping to keep him racing in Texas some. He's always in Ohio.

[Kyle Stokes]

The runoff area couldn't be cooler.

Thanks Mike,

When we first started unmasking it, after breathing fumes for 8 hours, I wasn't sure if I had done the right thing or not. The next day when my head cleared I started getting used to it and liking it better.

[Kyle Stokes]

Painted sideboards yesterday. Today we will run some cars on it for the first time.

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[BackAgain]

That is a nice track Kyle...love the long sweeper leading into the donut...I think you are right in running downhill into the donut.
The picture makes it appear that sweeper is off-camber...

[Kyle Stokes]

That is a nice track Kyle...love the long sweeper leading into the donut...I think you are right in running downhill into the donut.
The picture makes it appear that sweeper is off-camber...

Its an optical illusion, from the angle I took the pic. The sweeper has about 1 degree of positive camber entering it and about 3 degrees by the time it exits into the the donut. There is a little positive camber in most of the track.

This pic probably shows it better.

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[911GT3]

The track is looking really good Kyle.

[Kyle Stokes]

The track is looking really good Kyle.

Thanks Eric,

We ran cars for the first time today. Here's RL Hofer, Lonnie Getso, Tony Griffith & Shadow Dave testing it out.

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[Tex]

If I do this right, the first 2 pics you see should have the collective caption of "Two boys and their toy".... partners in the new track venture, Kyle Stokes and Mike Barnett.(sorry 'bout the bad pic of Mike... y'all know I can't work a camera)

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[Tex]

And here, Tony Griffin is doing the honors of the laying on of the first spray glue.

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[CruzinBob]

Wow! Serious racetrack! Very, very nicely done and it's now onder you started off your race program with a BANG!

I'm lettin you know now, the layout with some slight mods will be a serious consideration for me in the near future.

Kudos for your efforts!

[Kyle Stokes]

Thanks Bob,

That means a lot to me, coming from you. Here's a pic of the track when it was finally ready to race.

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[Champion 507]

Kyle,

I just heard about your place recently and after seeing the pics, my son and I would love to come and run our cars. I'm just 5 hours north of you in Oklahoma and we come to Dallas to see our son 3 or 4 time a year.

It was great seeing Tony Griffin in some of the photos. I raced at Tony's track back around 1980 and have known him for 30 years.

Good job! I wish you a ton of success. Hope to see you some time this year.

[Kyle Stokes]

Thanks Doug,

I raced at Tony's track around 1980 as well. I didn't race slot cars again until about 3 years ago. I hope you get to come down some time.

Check here for schedule ... http://texasretrorac...n.com/News.html

[Alchemist]

Hi Kyle,

What a gorgeous track - and looks exciting to race on!

Would you have any pix/video of of people racing on the track please?

Thank you.

Ernie

[Kyle Stokes]

Thanks Ernie,

Here's some pics just for you from our first race.

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