Royal Purple Raceway 2525 S. Farm to Market Road 565 Baytown, TX 77523
Event: Texas National Tour, March 18-20 Entry Cap: 325 Surface: Asphalt
If it is a party that you are looking for, the Houston Tour is designed specifically for you. Tour “Party Chief,” Zack Barnes is assembling a nearly endless supply of food and beverage to ensure that you will enjoy your time out of the car as much as you enjoy attacking the Roger ‘The Real’ Johnson designed course. This is a new site for the Houston Region. It is a 300x1000 lot adjacent to the Royal Purple (formally known as Sam Houston Raceway Park). Solo competitors can take a few passes as part of the Friday Night Street Race Series. And if that is not enough, this event will feature two supplemental indexed Street Tire Classes, one for stock cars and one for cars modified beyond Stock Class rules. Don’t forget, this is Houston, so you can head to the Galleria for shopping and dining, head to St. Arnold’s Brewery for a cold and fresh one, or hit the locals favorite, Iguana Joe’s for Tex-Mex and a Margarita. If you Are looking to get a bit off the beaten path, check out Kemah Boardwalk on Galveston Bay for dining, shopping and the best sunset in Texas. Where to Stay: Bays Inn 2301 Decker Drive (Spur 330) Baytown, TX 77523 (281) 422-3641 Where to Eat: Iguana Joe’s 9118 N Highway 146 Baytown, TX 77523 Bottom Line: The Houston Tour has been a “must do” event for over a decade now, the new location provides a better surface, more space and racetrack facilities. Get there in time for the welcome party in the Royal Purple Raceway Banquet Room and don’t leave until the Road Trip Racing guys say “the party’s over.”
