Texas Mile moving from Beeville to Victoria in 2017

"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3) 12/13/2016 at 11:59 • Filed to: Texas Mile

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Image courtesy speedsportlife.com*

For anyone who’s interested, I just got a press release about the Texas Mile permanently changing locations from Beeville about 60 miles southwest to Victoria. The press release is copied below.

VICTORIA, TEXAS —The most recognized 1-Mile Top Speed Racing event in the world, The Texas Mile announced !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! it will establish its new home at Victoria Regional Airport in Victoria, Texas. The Texas Mile hosts over 220 of the fastest performance cars and motorcycles from across the United States to test their fastest speed in a 1 mile stretch. The bi-annual event will take place every March and October with the first event scheduled for !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

The Texas Mile welcomes amateur and professional car and motorcycle racers who all share the need for speed- without the fear of tickets or jail time! The Texas Mile was started in October 2003 by Julius (Jay) Matus, II and his wife, Shannon Matus, in Goliad, Texas with 35 participants and relatively no spectators. Over the last 14 years, the event now features over 220 participants and thousands of spectators in attendance. In recent years, the event has taken place at Chase Field Industrial Complex in Beeville, Texas and has brought over $1 million dollars to the local community each year with over 2,700 hotel room nights booked.

“We considered Victoria as the possible new site for The Texas Mile for several years,” said Jay Matus, CEO of The Texas Mile. “With a lot of hotel options and great family tourist attractions for our spectators, we think the time is perfect to move The Texas Mile here permanently,” he added.

“Victoria is very pleased to have such a well-known event like The Texas Mile move here, “said Joel Novosad, Director of the Victoria Convention & Visitors Bureau. “The event will bring hundreds of overnight visitors to Victoria and have significant economic impact for the community.”

For participants and spectators, convenient amenities will be offered onsite such as local food trucks, merchandise, and shaded spectator viewing areas. Hotels, motels, RV parks, and quaint B&Bs around the Victoria area are excited to welcome racers and fans to make Victoria a comfortable home away from home for the extended weekend.

Event Location: Victoria Regional Airport, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Event Website: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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XJDano > Xyl0c41n3 12/13/2016 at 00:39

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How does the Mayor & Chamber of Commerce of Beeville feel about this?

Xyl0c41n3 > XJDano 12/13/2016 at 00:44

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Derp read your comment wrong at the end.

My guess is they had their chance to keep the event in Beeville and it didn’t work. Victoria offered them something better, and so it goes. That’s the nature of the biz.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Xyl0c41n3 12/13/2016 at 00:46

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I’d like to go see this sometime, and I could probably pull that weekend off. Neat.

EL_ULY > Xyl0c41n3 12/13/2016 at 12:24

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cool frijoles. A little closer next year :]

Rico > Xyl0c41n3 12/13/2016 at 12:27

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That is a beautiful sign!

DFW's cars, Ferrari Dave’s thoughts on cars. > Xyl0c41n3 01/21/2017 at 03:48

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Gave you a follow— so as it gets closer you can write about this to remind my car friends with cars that will go above 160 to go/bring me along.

Xyl0c41n3 > DFW's cars, Ferrari Dave’s thoughts on cars. 01/21/2017 at 15:49

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Unless I get another press release about it (and actually notice it in my inbox), I probably won’t write about it again. It’s not something I’m actively following. I’m sorry.

DFW's cars, Ferrari Dave’s thoughts on cars. > Xyl0c41n3 01/21/2017 at 16:39

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NP going to add it to my calendar, thanks.