Caddo Mills Airport?

[TexasStig]

Have any of the local clubs checked into the Caddo Mills Airport? A pilot friend of mine said they had a drag race there recently on the weekend, so they're open to motorsports shenanigans. Looks like a big triangle on google maps...

[BMcCann]

Longest.

Slalom.

EVER.

[jrj512]

Longest.

Slalom.

EVER.

That's pretty much it.

[BMcCann]

Let the record state that if I ever win the lottery, I will buy 25 acres and throw the grippiest concrete you can find onto it to create the Mecca of Autocross.

[onething]

Back in the day, IIRC the SCCA used to have road races there. Didn't need no stinkin cones just goggles and a leather helmet. Then the SCCA added page 2 to the rule book.

[OZMDD]

Good site for a TT. Looking at you, TTT and BMWCCA!!

[TxCoyote]

Good site for a TT. Looking at you, TTT and BMWCCA!!

What no PCA?

[OZMDD]

Don't try to bait me.

[ratt_finkel]

Let the record state that if I ever win the lottery, I will buy 25 acres and throw the grippiest concrete you can find onto it to create the Mecca of Autocross.

That's actually not all that big.

[OZMDD]

Yep. Autocross Mecca will be a full Section, 1 mile square (640 acres)

[jrj512]

That's actually not all that big.

Mineral Wells is about 50 acres, so I figure 40-50 oughta cover it.

[OZMDD]

Yes, but we are talking Mecca! 120sec/side mirrorcross!!

[nomadtrash]

Typical 4" thick concrete us $100 per square yard. A square mile is 3.1 million square yards. That comes to $310 million. Of course, you would have additional fees such as clearing/leveling the land and putting in the base rock layer. You would probably want to go a little thicker and stronger than the minimum to keep Steve E. from complaining about the site.

[jrj512]

That comes to $310 million.

Unless you have a coupon.

[OZMDD]

So, we get the Air Force to build one less Stealth fighter and we have the construction costs covered!

[ken o]

I would call the airport but could you run a TT? Does not look like a loop.

[slowchildmiata]

I would call the airport but could you run a TT? Does not look like a loop.

Off road section.

Also probably can't shut airport down all day... Drag racing only uses one strip.

[danzo]

So 40 acres could be done for about $50M plus primpin' fees. Perhaps a lotto group buy is in the cards for us?

[TxCoyote]

Can't afford it but I think JJ can.

[patf]

We ran a few r/c jet meets out there a few years back. Their no 1 priority was the sailplanes, so i think you would be limited in what you could use if that hasn't changed. the drag strip could use the one runway and not bother the sailplane activities. so beyond a long-ass slalom, i think it would be limited.

weird tho, isnt there already a drag strip between the airport and the highway already?