Last week a few of the Titan employees made a pilgrimage to the ‘Texas Mile’, catching a late flight after work we arrived to Houston with a 3 hour drive to our hotel still ahead of us, but the journey is half the fun. We awoke Saturday morning and went downstairs grab breakfast, while there we saw Ryan Woon from Wide Open Throttle Motorsports, Chris Johnson from Performance Motorsport and Cody Phillips. We took the scenic route out to the airstrip where the event is held and saw a few small towns as well as some great back roads that would have been a lot of fun in a faster car (we rented a Dodge Charger).
This was the first ‘Texas Mile’ for everyone in our group, but not the first standing mile competition we had been to. A few months earlier several of us had attended the ‘Mile Marker 1’ event in Miami. The ‘Texas Mile’ was highly organized, and we were able to get signed in and out to the starting grid in just a few minutes. There were lots of trailers and it was still fairly early so we got a chance to see several of the cars with their skirts up being worked on. There was just about every kind of sports car you could imagine present at the event. There were Porsches, Corvettes, Vipers, Lamborghinis, Ferraris and many more. I was most surprised to see some of the old hot-rods that looked like they were land speed cars that would attend Bonneville or a similar event as well as the classic Detroit muscle cars complete with enormous engines.
When the cars began to run the mile, one by one they would leave the line and head off into the heat-waves coming off the track. There were quite a few displays setup around the track to post up the speeds the cars were achieving. Several bikes and cars went well over the “magic” 200mph barrier, an accomplishment in itself, but the fastest cars were hitting 240+ and one of the bikes hit 260+…I can only imagine what that would feel like in a car much less a motorcycle.
Overall the event was great, well organized, lots of fun for both the competitors and spectators, and they ordered up some excellent weather. If you ever have the chance to make it out to the ‘Texas Mile’, it’s a trip you won’t forget!
This weekend the Team Titan will be racing the ADRL Dragpalooza VI presented by Safety-Kleen, at Houston Raceway Park. This will be the first race after teaming up with Mark Martino and the XPS Cobalt. The Titan Scion will also be there, once again running XTF. Wish us luck as we race our season opener. We’ll see you at the races!
Our first annual Titan Motorsports Open house was a huge success. We wanted to take a moment thanks to all the great sponsors, customers and fans who came out to support our new location. It’s a pleasure being able to support great charities in Central Florida such as Just In Queso and the Boys Town of Central Florida, and we look forward to an even bigger Open House in 2011.
Our first annual Titan Motorsports Open House held this past weekend was a huge success. This was due in part by the many contributors and volunteers we had helping us at the event. One such company who provided us with an invaluable resource was NW Radio, who loaned us some of their 2-way radios for use at our event. As one of the organizers of the event, I can personally attest that these radios were great. The clarity, channel outputs and battery life all exceeded our expectations, and helped our event become as successful as it was. These radios are a perfect fit for any automotive or marine race team. Communication is crucial for any team and NW Radio has tons of application to suit your needs. Check out NW Radios Website for more information.
Come out and support our Titan Open House, tomorrow, Saturday March 6th. The proceeds of the car show and dyno competition go to charity, as well as the money generated from the raffle. There are tons of cool prizes to be won in the raffle, including a Supra radiator from Fluidyne, 5 complete wrench kits from Fragola, a head gasket from Cometic, an LM-2 kit and XD-16 gauge from Innovate, 5 sets of pads from Hawk, a bucket full of Mothers car care products, and various certificates for product from Borla, Fidanza, Eibach, Gates, and BC Racing, just to name a few! And if that wasn’t reason enough to come out, we will be giving out free food courtesy of Tijuana Flats. For more information, check out our official page.
The long awaited Titan Motorsports Grand Opening event has finally been scheduled. We will be hosting a car show and dyno competition, as well as have raffle give-a-ways, catered food courtesy of Tijuana Flats, live DJ and vendor’s midway. Come out on March 6th, there is no charge for spectators, and we will be having deals on tons of parts too. Hope to see some of you there.
We also have a page on our site that will be frequently updated. There you can download the entry form for the car show and the dyno competition. Early entries receive a $10 discount!
This weekend we had the pleasure of attending the annual Cars for the Cure show in Lake Mary Florida. We’ve had the pleasure of helping with the organization and planning of this American Lung Association event for the past 5 years. Aside from some heavy breezes, the event was a huge success as countless enthusiasts, vendors and spectators spent the day enjoying the sea of great cars all while benefiting a good cause. Standouts from the show include a Bugatti Veyron Sang Bleu (1 of 1), Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir (1 of 5), Vintage Porsche 356 Outlaw, and countless other modern exotics and supercars. The event was a huge fundraising success for the ALA, and we look forward to attending the 7th annual show in 2011.
Titan Motorsports will be hosting our official Grand Opening celebration, Saturday, February 20th at the Titan Motorsports facility in Orlando Florida. To celebrate this long awaited event, we will be showcasing some of our race cars, hosting a car show and dyno shoot out, as well providing catered food for the event. A portion of proceeds will be donated to charity. All cars for the show and dyno competition will need to preregister before the event. More details to come in the following weeks.
After a highly successful inaugural season, the National Sport Compact Racing Association (NSCRA) is proud to crown its champions at the Florida 2010 Fast Expo at Broward Convention Center on January 10th, 2010. Opened to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm, the Fast Expo encompasses everything automotive, speed and truck related. With over 100 vendors exhibiting, the Fast Expo will offer plenty to any and all automotive enthusiasts. The NSCRA will be holding their Championship presentation at this prestigious event at 2:00pm on January 10th, 2010 at the NSCRA booth. All racers and supporters of the NSCRA are invited to attend.
