Drag race track prep & safety equipment

If you've ever wondered what it takes to prep a good drag race track, other than know-how, just get out there and talk to a good event operator. Or better yet, purchase the entire line of track prep and safety equipment from a proven operator.

That is exactly what the new X-DRL did when they purchased Al-Anabi Racing USA's state-of-the-art equipment, which was used in 1/8-mile doorslammer racing the past two years and had drawn universal praise from drivers.

the tractor with sweeper brush

The track "prep" equipment includes the following:
- a John Deere tractor with tire rotator and sweepster brush, built by Larry, Cale and Cody Crispe.
- a tractor for scrubbing and washing the track,
- a Bobcat with a scraper, called the spray rig.

The track safety (aka Safety Safari) equipment:
- a Hurst jaws of life,
- a few ATVs and a John Deere gator.

the tractor used for scrubbing/washing

X-DRL Director of Operations Chris Bell summed it up nicely when he commented:

"The talented drivers in this sport spend a tremendous amount of money and put in an incredible amount of time working on the consistency of their car. We [as race organizers] want to make sure we provide an excellent surface so all of that work will pay off with amazing performances in front of the fans."

With track prep equipment no longer a mystery, the logical next step is procuring funding to buy these essentials, especially the "jaws of life". Ever wonder why they are called that?

Thanks for reading.

Source and photo credit: X-DRL