Maryland International Raceway making major improvements for 2012 season
Maryland International Raceway is making major improvements for 2012 season and in a big way.
MIR as the track is known by many and to others simply as Budd’s Creek will take a different shape when racer’s arrive for testing and competition for the 2012 drag racing season kick off.
Just as any track has features that could be improved Maryland International Raceway is no different and had a few things that the track owners have always wanted to either improve or simply do away with.
The facility is considered one of the best venues on the East Coast for drag racing of all sorts and with 2012 finally here the blue prints of improvement’s look to have been finally rolled out.
Below are just a few spy pics that the track has released to the media to tease us all.
Now if we could only talk them into building a hotel on the property,hmm…now where is the suggestion box going to be at!
MIR is making a few improvements to the facility for the 2012 racing season to make things a little nicer for our racers and fans. This photo was taken today from up above the scoreboards on the North side of the track.
MIR has taken delivery of a second ambulance this winter. This purchase was funded by MIR as well as the MIR Racer’s Fund (special thanks goes out to all of those whose efforts have made this possible as well as everyone who supported the fund). MIR will now have both ambulances in service at all of our events for racer safety. This will allow us to keep one ambulance dedicated to the racers on the track while the other can handle any needs elsewhere in the facility.
MIR is expanding the asphalt pad behind the water box. All of our safety and track clean-up equipment will be moved back behind where the previous fence once stood. That fence has since been removed and that area is currently being leveled and paved. This project will provide more area behind the water box due to the fact that the equipment will no longer crowd the left lane.
Construction will soon start for the new 24′ x 32′ building that will store essential track prep and clean-up equipment closer to the starting line for even faster prep / clean-up than ever before.
All of the wood bleachers have now been removed. MIR is proud to announce that all of our 10,000 seats are now all aluminum.
Another great feature here at MIR is that every single pit space is now striped with 12’ spots for easy racer parking.
MIR’s famous starting line is getting a facelift into the modern era. We have taken down the last of the guardrails at MIR that were in the center of the starting line. We are also removing all of the old asphalt that’s between the two concrete pads and replacing everything with brand new concrete. This new concrete pad will extend from the water box to the Christmas tree. MIR will also have poured concrete walls in the center for the starter area and a concrete strip to the tree. This new look will give racers a cleaner and better looking backdrop for all of their photos and videos.
All of the old wooden bleachers on the North side of the track have been removed and the mound where they were perched is being leveled. This will give “tailgaters” a larger and better viewing area with no bleachers blocking their view.
-Doug Ray
Category: Hot Off The Press, MiRock
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