This is depressing. My father brought me here the first week that it opened when I was 7 years old. I had been going ever since and can attribute this drag strip as the reason why I got into photography. At 13 years old, I was coming here with a point and shoot film camera and documenting every event. I have so many photos of cars in the pits and on the drag strip over the years. I was at TX2K this year and it was a sad week. Thank you for documenting this and posting it.
As a demolition contractor myself and an avid drag racing fan, this is hard to watch. Ennis is my home track but I've been going to Houston for almost 20 years. I got my super comp license at this track! We came to the last NHRA event here in 2022 and I'm glad my fiance and our 4 year old son got to experience this place but....smh no words...just hard to see this!
Born and raised in Houston, went to the NHRA Sring Nationals every April. Went to the last NHRA event last year just to see it one more time. Sad to see it go.
Me too. I remember when they started bulldozing the field. Burning down all the brush. There was a dirt road approximately where the entrance to the parking lot is now . Used to go down that road with my friends goofing around . I never thought they were one day built a racetrack there.
I did exactly what he did at Orange County International Raceway not long after they closed it. Heartbreaking. I see the timing equipment is gone, but I wonder if they don't at least try to sell the grandstands.
THIS SUCKS!!! Maybe I am ;ate to learning this. I remember the first passes by Darrell Gwynn here at this track-an immediate record! This is happening too much to the sport despite its burgeoning popularity...truly sad!
