Central Texas Speedway

Well as for the facitlity, it is nice, but as for the friendlyness of the staff ?????? They maybe ok to customers but as for Racecar people who PAY to come there they could maybe learn to be nicer to them.

I was there one night when someone, a woman , went up to the head guy JIM to talk to him about a problem and he rudely told her I don't have time for you and shut the door in the ladies face.... Made me think twice about the staff.

The girls are friendly but that guy was a jackass.

"Home of Fast Cars and Hot Guitars"

Over the Fall and Winter, the new management has put a lot of time, sweat and money into this facility to raise the stakes.  All of the VIP suite boxes have been refurbished over the winter.  We actually watched this process happen last fall, and were worried they were tearing the place down at one point.  Improvements are happening everywhere you look.  I guess that''s necessary with an F-1 track in your backyard, but it certainly has redeemed what had heretofore been a slowly decaying facility.

I was able to get sneak preview of the completed grounds today while dining on premises at Bailey's Burgers with a friend from work.  Event staff were busy as bees trying to get ready for the first race night tonight.  The racing schedule will be a bit different than in the past, with essentially monthly events rather than biweekly, but hopefully they will bring a better class of competition as well.

New to the facility is a 20,000 seat concert facility.  It's my understanding that KOKE-FM will hold it's weekly TeXas Concert Series now through July 31st here every Wednesday night, and concert admission is free, with gates opening at 6 PM.  It seems impressive from the parking lot, but that's as close as we got.

Also new is the Car Bar in the Events Garage.  It's described as an alternative to tailgating.  I didn't get to see it this visit, although we probably could have if we'd only asked.  We were in a hurry, since lunch hour had to also cover the drive between work in San Marcos and Kyle.

Their claim is "Customer service and hospitality is our mission; your unforgettable event is the result."  We'll have to see how that winds up in reality, but so far, the visible changes are definitely a step in the right direction.