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We didn' t have a permanent track in the DFW area 5 years ago. Mike Battaile (the MB of MBRC)
would rent a rodeo arena, carve a track into the soft dirt using his small tractor, lay a few boards down
and then chalk the rest of the track boarders with white lime. Mike had a portable sound system that
he used (his wife Holly announced and scored alot of the races) and a computer that worked part of
the time to run the lap counting system. Word would go out via the telephone that there would be a
race this Saturday and with luck 20 to 40 racers would show up. I started the newsletter as a means
to communicate with the gang and get race date information out to those that had internet connections
at the time. What started with 20 people on my racers list has now grown to over 200.

Not many hobbyshops carried parts for our 1/8 scales so everybody had a box full of spare parts,
you could count on someone helping you if you broke a lower a-arm on your buggy or gas truck.
You never wore out tires in the soft dirt, rooster tails out of the turns is what it was all about. The
Cowtown Posse was our main track. As you can see in the pics, the pit areas were set up on the far
side of the track. This also became pit lane, or wherever your pit person happened to be turn-marsahlling
at the time. The owners of the Posse would break out his bbq and grill hamburgers for the gang. The first
RC-Pro race was held at the Posse... ummm the pics of the mud and blown down ez-ups are testament
to the results of that weekend. A strong storm came in Saturday night and completly destroyed the track
and our pits....

I'm glad I was a part of the racing scene then, we no longer race at these venues, they are just good
memories now a lot of us. Hope you enjoy this page..

RACING AT THE COWTOWN POSSE ARENA
Just South of downtown Ft. Worth

Outdoor offroad track. Limited AC electrical power available.
Bring extension cord and power strip if you need power.
Bathroom facilities and concession stand. Plenty of restaurants
and stores close by. Bring your own pit tables, shade and chairs.

The drivers stand	Typical track we run	Nice, soft, good dirt
Lots of room to go fast!	Good parking	More action
View from drivers stand	Mike Battiele and friends	Pitting from the SUV

PICS FROM THE POSSE DURING MBRC STADIUM-CROSS 2001

Track and drivers stand	Installing transponder loop	East half of track
West half of track	Another ground-level shot	Matt Hammontree DOMINATED !

A Bunch of Pictures from the Cowtown Posse Arena

RACING AT THE ALL-STAR ARENA
Located about 25 miles South of Arlington Tx in a little town called Lillian.
This was our back-up track for the winter when it got too cold to race at the Cowtown.
It was a covered horse arena and had walls on three sides which helped keep the
wind and cold out. We would all bring portable heaters and do our best to stay
warm when the temp, still managing to race even when the temps got down close
to freezing. I don't have alot of pics from this track, but you can see the size of the
place allowed for some big track lay-outs. The portable bleachers became our
temp drivers stand (its a wonder noboby ever fell and broke thier neck). Good
times at the All Star Arena.


Indoor offroad track with excellent ventilation. Bring your own pit tables and chairs.
Electrical power available, bring extension cords and power strip.
Indoor bathroom and running water outside. No concession stand
or restaurants closeby, so bring food/drink with you.

Typical track	Typical track we run	Sun shines on MBRC
Lots of room to go fast!	Jumps galore	Drivers stand
		163k MPEG MOVIE
More turns	Cliff the announcer	Short racing video

MBRC RACING AT LEWISVILLE
With no permanent tracks in the DFW area, I decided to carve a practice track in
the field next to the office where I worked. At first it was just a dirt track in a grass
field and we stood on a retaining wall as our drivers stand. Eventually we added pipes
and I built a drivers stand... We raced on it a few times, the locals used it alot for
practicing. I got too busy to spend time maintaining the track and JCGR was coming
into the picture.... it is now a grass field again.

Outdoor offroad track. Limited AC electrical power available.
Bring extension cord and power strip if you need power.
No bathroom facilities available at the current time. Plenty of restaurants
and stores close by. Bring your own pit tables, shade and chairs

More Pics from Lewisville
A small MBRC crowd !

Track panoramic view from the drivers stand

Hope you enjoyed this page. da' Editor

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