Drag Racing North Bay

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Drag Racing North Bay

Dubya31 · SPRUCEDALE, ONT

Does anyone know the status of the new drag strip just outside North Bay? Is it still being built or has it been stopped?

JAR · NIAGARA FALLS, ONT

grand opening in May

Allan Dell · New Member

Hello All:
I am the Project Manager of the new strip in North Bay (Bonfield) and I appreciate the inquiries and emails of support we have received. We have been quietly working away at this facility for the past several years and plan on having our first 'big' race on May 17th, 2013. Five major racing weekends are planned for 2013 and the facility will be open every other weekend for theme races, bracket series, and good ol' Test & Tune. The schedule for next year is in the final draft and we will be updating the website will all information, prices, track policies etc. very shortly. Sorry our website is outdated, it was designed very cumbersome and difficult to update.

In the meantime, if you want to view the construction process please watch the youtube video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJ9WTazE5o

FYI: the track is 1/8th mile, 1/4 mile uphill shutdown, 300' sandtrap, 400' X 15' concrete launch pads, 50' wide, 10' wide paved return lane, back-in or drive-through water boxes, 80' burn-out, 4-lane staging area, positive Jersey block walls on both sides, TSI Racenet timing system, realtime info on 1320go.com, on-site racers camping with seasonal secure rentals, public camping, Phase 1 has 1500 seats, licensed restaurant, VIP suites, retail plaza.

I will keep everyone informed as information is released.

Thanks again for your support and Happy Holidays!

Allan Dell
King of the North Dragway

Dubya31 · SPRUCEDALE, ONT

Their site, www.kingofthenorthdragway.com , said they where going to be open spring of 2012, and I can't find any updates. It doesn't look like the site is being maintained.

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Thats cool to hear of a new strip I have never been to North Bay is it around Barrie?

scott420p · BRAMPTON, ONT

427CARL wrote:
Thats cool to hear of a new strip I have never been to North Bay is it around Barrie?

2 1/2 hours north of Barrie

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

lets hope it does open & does well. Neighbours still complaining about the noise from Toronto Motor Sports park [AKA Mossport]even though it's been there longer than the houses!!! Wonder if they will make the NASCAR truck Series put mufflers on them like they made the Stock Cars do at the oval track there????when they come in Sept.

DaveM · ONTARIO

Noise bylaw for motorsports goes into effect at 5pm.

Oh and Toronto Motorsports Park (TMP) is not MOSPORT (aka, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park)

I'll be there for the Camping World Truck race.

Lets have an Ontario Rodder get together!!!!

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

Larry (FastChevy) gave us an update a while back.....Apparently they paved it in the fall.

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

OOps got my "motor sports tracks mixed up!!!!!

Pint and a Pound · AJAX, ONT

"Allan Dell, King of the North Dragway"

Holy crap ... weeze got a King posting on here now ... wink

Thanks for posting the updates.

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Welcome

thanks for the update

Sounds like a awesome track

hope you don't use Grand Bend Motorplex as a model (long story)

Torquewar · DORCHESTER, ONT

This is a refreshing thread to read instead of the usual track closings across North America .In this day its nice to see the time effort and investment take place. My local track (Sparta) has new management take over and the investment is nice to see. Its been stagnent for a long time but now a new energy is present.
We have to support the local strips and i hope you have a great opening year Allan.

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Looks like drag racing has taken off again.The last armdrop in Picton really showed that .When we first started running there you could run and line up again and run again 5 minutes later.The last time there wre so many guys running it took 30 minutes to get back thru the staging lanes.It was great to see such a turnout.The promoters of the new strip will hopefully be rewarded with great turnouts,its a good idea to have on site camping .I hope we can make a weekend of it if they have some kind of run what you brung event. Ed

TIME TRAVELLER · NIAGARA REGION, ONT

More congratulations Allen. I grew up in the 'Bay and I know there have been plans for a strip for many years, and it's really great to hear it's actually going to happen. I'll have to plan a trip up north to catch the action - thanks for the update.

-- Edited by TIME TRAVELLER on Friday 21st of December 2012 08:51:47 AM

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

Welcome Allan....Good to have you aboard and good to have another strip in Ontario.

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Great to hear, would be nice to get one going closer to Toronto!! Doubt that will happen but the authuroities are always saying "take it to the Track' But in this case it's 2 1/2 hrs[I think] to the closest one?? there was 'talk" yrs. ago of putting one in a Mossport when they built the "Roundy Round" track for the sat. night stock cars races, But that seemed all it was "TALK"

Dubya31 · SPRUCEDALE, ONT

Thanks for the update Allen. I'm glad to see a track opening instead of closing. I use to race at Golden Horseshoe (whoops I'm showing my age), Cayuga and Grand Bend, when I lived farther south. It will be nice to come to a track just one hour and a bit away.
I know there are lots of guys with modified cars in your area waiting for the opening day.
I wish you many successes with the new venture!

JPB · AYLMER, ONT

Welcome Allen,thanks for the update.Good luck in 2013 with the drag strip! smile

33 fuel · ORANGEVILLE. ONT

very cool news :) We will make the trip up there to check it out this summer for sure.

166slingshot · PORT PERRY, ONT

Welcome Allan. Keep us posted on any news.
Sounds like I might have to bring my slingshot up to your track sometime in the New Year.

jim_ss409 · BARRIE, ONTARIO

I'm glad see the track will be open next year. I hope to make it up there for at least one race next year.

In2Trux · NORTH BAY, ONT

Here is an article in Canadian Drag Racing magazine about the new Drag Strip
Good read
http://canadiandragracer.ca/index.php/canadian-drag-news/3809.html

-- Edited by poncho62 on Sunday 24th of February 2013 09:03:35 PM

In2Trux · NORTH BAY, ONT

I'll be there every weekend. Hope to see you there some time Jim

I never did get to see you Mack finished

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

since its winter almost year round up north how are you going to deal with all the snow and the penguin infestation?

hemi43 · ONTARIO

fatstax wrote:
since its winter almost year round up north how are you going to deal with all the snow and the penguin infestation?

Race snowplows and BBQ the penguins !! biggrin biggrin

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Wonder if they taste like chicken.If the tire smoke doesn't piss off Greenpeace then the Penguin smoke probably will. Ed

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

What is really annoying is making a good run down the track, and having to swerve to steer around a moose or bear that runs in front of you. Kinda changes your ET drastically.

Dubya31 · SPRUCEDALE, ONT

Doesn't everyone have one of these?

JPB · AYLMER, ONT

sasquatch wrote:
What is really annoying is making a good run down the track, and having to swerve to steer around a moose or bear that runs in front of you. Kinda changes your ET drastically.

biggrin Or Racoons and Deer smile

TIME TRAVELLER · NIAGARA REGION, ONT

Just add a bull bar to the front of that toy in Dubya's post - problem solved....

TIME TRAVELLER · NIAGARA REGION, ONT

..oh, and some bug screen over that scoop too - you'll know what for come opening day.

Allan Dell · New Member

Hello All: Well the weather has not helped us finish up the construction at the strip!! We are still anticipating a spring opening with June 7, 8 & 9 being our first scheduled major event. You can see our complete schedule and individual event details at: http://www.kingofthenorthdragway.com/pagesmith/14

We will open every weekend throughout the summer, so lots of events.

Hope to see you there!

-- Edited by poncho62 on Tuesday 16th of April 2013 06:41:14 PM

Hog · WOODSTOCK, ONT

DaveM wrote:
Noise bylaw for motorsports goes into effect at 5pm.

Oh and Toronto Motorsports Park (TMP) is not MOSPORT (aka, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park)

I'll be there for the Camping World Truck race.
Lets have an Ontario Rodder get together!!!!

Dave(or anyone), are Toronto Motorsports Park and Cayuga Dragway one in the same, or are they 2 seperate entities?

TIA

DaveM · ONTARIO

One in the same. There is a road course there as well.

Hog · WOODSTOCK, ONT

Thanks, thats what I thought and had a thorough discussion with a guy about it, but I have only frequented Grand Bend and SParta so I didnt know 100%.

In2Trux · NORTH BAY, ONT

DaveM wrote:

Lets have an Ontario Rodder get together!!!!

That sounds like a GREAT idea.

King of The North Drag Way is hosting a Classic Car Show at the Dragway Park

The July 26 27 28 event will consist of the classic arm drop drag racing and swap meet

shag766 · FOXBORO, ONT

anybody planning on racing up there better have their A game. this will be fast chevy's home track and it being an 1/8th mile will hamper some people. if he gets it geared right for the 1/8th he will be a definite force to be reckoned with. his hole shot at picton caught me with my "decker" in my hand. lol

good luck up there guys. the world can always use another race track.

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Just a little update:

I was back there again on Saturday, and the place was a beehive of activity, work is progressing, there were crews doing just about everything, crews hauling, guys hammering, guys painting, guys digging, guys raking and levelling, guys installing pipe, poor Allen had his hands full trying to talk to people dropping in, and still cooridinate all the goings on.
Great to see so much work being done, by a big crew.

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Well, the opening day is finally arriving!!

The new drag strip is OPENING this Saturday June the 8th at 9:00 Am.
Friday will be "Test and Tune" along with the general organization of the first day being open.
The owners and crew have been running their butts off to make this a reality, things are really looking great.
Great participation is expected in this northern ontario venture, as the previous runs at the local airport brought up to 300 cars and 7000 spectators.

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

I'll see ya there Ray.

Janice