517 RC Motorplex

07/18/2026

Racers, get ready—club racing returns next Saturday, July 25th. We have completed four races in our 2026 Championship Points Series, which is split into Spring and Fall segments each year. During the summer stretch, we’ll be back to regular club racing on July 25th. This non-points event is a great chance to race, spend time with friends, and enjoy some friendly competition. It will also be a good warm-up for the LSDOS race at N-Control on August 1st.
Our race day schedule:
• Pit Gates Open: 10am
• Race Registration: 4pm-530pm
• Open Practice: 2-5pm
• Track Maintenance: 5-530pm
•Drivers’ Meeting: 5:45pm
• Racing @ 6:00pm

Please note updated entry fees:
1-Class: $25, 2-Classes: $45, 3-Classes: $60, 4-Classes: $75
All Classes are welcome, bring them and we will run them!

Thank you to our 2026 class sponsors:
• Mudboss – Repair 1 Automotive
• Street Stocks - Leininger Motorsports
• Slash Super Stock – Dyron Walker & Devon Turner
• Traxxas Modifieds – DS Hobbies
• Midgets - Big Dawg Motorsports
• Losi Sprint Car - RWR Roger Watkins
• Super Late Model- Factory 41
• 13.5 Wing Sprint Car - Tier 1 Racing
• Open Sprint Car - Building Mechanical Services
• SC Modifieds - Babbit Race Cars

Losi Sprint Cars: You may use pinions up to 23T, replace ball cups and ball studs, and run Walkover Whitz Racing Tires & Wheels. Smart batteries allowed: 4000mah or 5200mah. Whitz Walk-Over Tires, Wheels & JConcepts Wheels are available in the hobby shop.
In the hobby store you will find tires from Whitz, JConcepts, Sweeps, AKA, DE Racing, and Promotion, along with brands like Custom Works, Whitz Racing, Triple P Racing, RacerX, Promotion RC, and KMT Designs. Essential items—including tire cleaning products, gluing jigs, Loctite, bullet connectors, pinions, spur gears, sprint car wings, shock oils, late model bodies, parts storage, tool bags, batteries, and motors are available. All of our tires and wheels have been restocked!!

The hobby store is fully stocked and open on Friday and Saturdays each race weekend. Coming soon will be the availability of Traxxas parts, for immediate need of Traxxas parts and supplies see DS Hobbies or Performance Hobbies in Pearland.
The Kickstand Café will be OPEN and ready to serve all day!
Canopies are allowed, and power is available, bring your own tables, chairs, extension cords, pit lamps, and fans. You may use the slab for pitting, but only handicap vehicles can drive or park on the slab.

Thank you to our sponsors: Glenn Johnson, DS Hobbies, Performance RC Hobbies, 41 Shocks, Babbit Race Cars, RW Racing, Building Mechanical Services, Dyron Walker & Devon Turner, ID Manufacturing, T3 Innovations, EZ Clean Tire Washers, Tier 1 Racing, Big Dawg Racing, Leininger Motorsports, Repair 1 Automotive and special thanks to Jenna, Brad, Holly, Midge, Roger Watkins, Skippy, RC Grove, Nathan Demski, Doug Ivey, Earl Baxter and everyone supporting our venue, its much appreciated.

I offer my gratitude to all our sponsors for their support. We are continuing to grow the hobby shop. We are working on new items that will be in place before the points series kicks off early September. I hope you enjoy the convenience and patronize it when possible. Our program continues to welcome new members, along with long-time racers and our consistent presence in Houston's dirt oval community.

Plans for 2027 are already underway, including splitting the Losi Sprint Car class into two divisions: Sportsman and Outlaw. The Outlaw Losi Sprint class will be invitational, with drivers advancing from Sportsman to compete against more experienced racers and past feature winners. Radio upgrades will be allowed in the Losi Outlaw class, with more details coming in the weeks ahead. This change is intended to give new racers a better opportunity to succeed and build their racing program.

Please remember that we are starting later in hopes of cooler temperatures, with a goal of finishing by 10:30 p.m. Breaks between rounds will be limited, so please be ready to corner marshal and help keep the program running smoothly. Everyone did an excellent job marshalling and keeping things moving at the last event.

See you Saturday July 25th!!

Any questions, feel free to message us on messenger!

Summer & Point Series Schedule:
July 25th: Club Race – 6pm start
•August 1st: Off - Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, N-Control
•August 22nd: Club Race - 6pm
•August 29th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, Thunderbird
* Sept.12th: Club Race – 5pm
•Sept.19th: Round #5 – 517 Championship Series – 4pm
•Sept. 26th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, N-Control
•Oct. 3rd: Round #6 – 517 Championship Series – 3pm start
•Oct. 24th: Round #7 – 517 Championship Series– 3pm start
•Oct. 24th Dedication To Troy Kettler (Details coming)
•Nov. 7th: Round #8 – 517 Championship Series– 2pm start
•Nov. 12th Lone Star Dirt Oval Series - Trailer Move-In
•Nov. 13th: Lone Star Dirt Oval Series – Practice
•Nov. 14th: Lone Star Dirt Oval Series – Racing
•Final Club Race of 2026: To Be Determined
*December Chili Bowl Tire Break-In Day & Test N Tune Day!
•January 2nd, 2027, Club Race & 2nd Annual Lights Out Race

07/17/2026

Racers, it’s been HOT and plenty wet these past few weeks, and I’m looking to host a club race. I’m gauging interest in July 25th or August 8th.

The grounds are still a bit soft from the recent rain, and I need to knock out the usual behind‑the‑scenes maintenance before we can run — just giving everyone a heads‑up.

Let me know your thoughts. About 15 of our local racers attended RC Dirt Nationals last weekend, so we took this weekend off to rest and recover. We're ready to race on either of those weekends, though.

LSDOS will be visiting N-Control on August 1, so we'd like to avoid scheduling on that weekend since several of our racers will be traveling three hours west to compete.

I've done this in the past, and it was a less than stellar turnout. As you know we usually break for the extreme heat, but September through the end of the year is packed with racing. We have 4 points races and LSDOs series in November, plus our New Years Lights Out Race is shaping to be cooler than ever!

For the elephant in the room, the Losi Late Models will be a class if you can bring (5), and class determinations for next season are being evaluated on car counts. Currently, Muddboss and Superstocks are on notice, with Traxxas Modified building and potentially Losi Late Model we need to keep our classes strong in car counts and not have 15 classes with 3 entries. Food for thought as we head into the latter half of 2026 and plan for next season!

Thoughts on July 25th or August 8th?

Thanks, 517

07/11/2026

517 RC Motorplex represented well at the 1st annual RC Dirt Nationals in Lufkin, Texas. 517 was represented by 14 of our local racers with 3 racers coming home with podiums! Everyone improved throughout the weekend and I’m happy to have this group racers. Fun times hanging out and racing the last three days!

Congratulations to Bryan Appodaca on his TQ in Traxxas Modified and Muddboss classes and his win in Traxxas Modified.

Congratulations to Elvis Stiles, finishing 3rd in a stacked and crowded field of Losi Sprints.

Wes Weigand 4th place Muddboss A main!

And congratulations to Mike Kressley finishing 2nd in the midget class.

Kenny Micheals went D main to B main in Muddboss and Mike King missed the midget A main by a couple seconds.

All in all a fun weekend and props the crew who put on a great 1st annual event!

07/06/2026

Racers attending the RC Dirt Nationals in Lufkin, Texas: if you requested tires or wheels, please stop by the 517 tent to pick them up. If you need tires or wheels, please stop by and see us as we have over 125 bags of tires on-hand. I’ll be bringing those items, along with additional supplies, to the event this weekend, Thursday, July 16, through Saturday, July 18.

Available items will include tires, wheels, pinions, spur gears, connectors, limited tire glue, tire gluing jigs, exalt batteries, New and used motors, soldering irons, Custom Works parts, EZ clean tire washer, front wings, MRP Texas Tea, TK52 and other essentials to help keep your car on track.

Wheel brands will include Promotion, Whitz, DE, and JConcepts. Tire brands will include JConcepts, Raw Speed, DE, Promotion, and Whitz. I’ll have a couple of Losi Sprints available for parts if any Losi Sprint racers need something plus a RTR Losi Sprint, buy today and race today!! If you need something, stop by and ask—I’m confident that I, or someone in our camp, can help.

I’m looking forward to supporting this event and representing 517 RC Motorplex as we head north to Lufkin for the 1st annual RC Dirt Nationals.

517 will also be donating raffle items, including MRP tire sauce, a Racer X gluing jig, and front and rear tires. I’ll accept cash and credit cards—just look for the 517 canopy and see Kenny Micheals as he will be assisting with any of sales and offerings to the racers. 517 RC Motorplex is proud to sponsor the Outlaw Sprint Car class for this event, and we look forward to seeing and supporting this event for years to come.

Special thanks to Roger Watkins, Midge Watkins, Kenny Micheals, Glenn Johnson, Holly, and all our great sponsors and partners that make 517 RC Motorplex the go to destination for RC dirt oval racing in southeast Texas!!

Our gracious sponsors & supporters of 517 RC Motorplex include:
• Repair 1 Automotive
• Leininger Motorsports
• Plan B Racing - Dyron Walker & Devon Turner
• DS Hobbies
• Big Dawg Motorsports
• MRP Tire Formulas
• RWR Racing – Old FART
• Factory 41 Shocks
• Tier 1 Racing
• Building Mechanical Services
• Babbit Race Cars
• Performance RC – Pearland, Texas
* Racer X Designs
• EZ Clean Tire Washers
* T3 Innovations
• Custom Works
• Exalt Racing Products
• Sweep Racing
• Whitz Racing
• Promotion RC
• Team Power Products
• KST Designs
• MR Kustoms
• Triple P RC

Thanks, MK – 517 RC Motorplex

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06/28/2026

Great day of racing Saturday at 517 Motorplex, though it was warm we had an awesome night of racing and the weather turned comfortable.

Congratulations to all our podium and winning drivers! Next up, the RC Dirt Nationals in Lufkin, Texas July 9-11th, as half of our racers are headed 2.5 hours north for a great show and to represent our venue. I’ll be traveling with the crew to race and help with tires, parts and set up.

I will calculate the points over the July break and we have a stacked calendar of racing in August with LSDOS, and our racing here at 517 September through November! Look for more details and race dates soon!

06/27/2026

It’s here! Hope to see you today! Pack sunscreen, water and we will ensure the concession stand has Gatorade, water and good eats, including ice cream and smoothies! Let’s race and have a great time! Hobby shop will open at noon for those needing tires, wheels, custom works parts, AE parts, springs, gears, and other cool stuff for our oval racers!

06/26/2026

Racers, get ready—it is almost racing time! The fourth race in the 517 Points Championship Series kicks off tomorrow Saturday, June 27th. This event marks the fourth of eight races in the 2026 championship series. Remember, you may drop two results from the eight events.

Our race day schedule is posted below:
• Pit Gates Open: 10am
• Race Registration: 3pm-530pm
• Open Practice: 12-5pm
• Track Maintenance: 5-530pm
• Drivers Meeting: 5:45pm
• Racing @ 6:00pm
• Points Racing Entry Fees: 25$ per class
* Non-Points Classes: GROM Late Models, Losi Nascar, Novice: $20

Our class sponsors are as follows:
• Mudboss – Repair 1 Automotive
• Street Stocks - Leininger Motorsports
• Slash Super Stock – Dyron Walker & Devon Turner
• Traxxas Modifieds – DS Hobbies
• Midgets - Big Dawg Motorsports
• Losi Sprint Car - RWR Roger Watkins
• Super Late Model- Factory 41
• 13.5 Wing Sprint Car - Tier 1 Racing
• Open Sprint Car - Building Mechanical Services
• SC Modifieds - Babbit Race Cars

Losi Sprint Cars: You may use pinions up to 23T, replace ball cups and ball studs, and run Walkover Whitz Racing Tires & Wheels. Smart batteries allowed: 4000mah or 5200mah. Whitz Walk-Over Tires, Wheels & JConcepts Wheels are available in the hobby shop. All other components, including the radio, must remain box-stock. I do have a new Losi Sprint Car for sale in the box if anyone is interested.

In the hobby store you will find tires from Whitz, JConcepts, Sweeps, AKA, DE Racing, and Promotion, along with brands like Custom Works, Whitz Racing, Triple P Racing, RacerX, Promotion RC, and KMT Designs. Essential items—including tire cleaning products, gluing jigs, loctite, bullet connectors, pinions, spur gears, sprint car wings, shock oils, late model bodies, parts storage, toool bags, batteries, and motors are available.

The hobby store is fully stocked and open on Friday and Saturdays each race weekend. For Traxxas parts, contact DS Hobbies whose onsite racing with us or see locally Performance RC Hobby!

The Kickstand Café will be OPEN and ready to serve all day!
Canopies are allowed, and power is available, bring your own tables, chairs, extension cords, pit lamps, and fans. You may use the slab for pitting, but only handicap vehicles can drive or park on the slab.

Thank you to our sponsors: Glenn Johnson, DS Hobbies, Performance RC Hobbies, 41 Shocks, Babbit Race Cars, RW Racing, Building Mechanical Services, Dyron Walker & Devon Turner, ID Manufacturing, T3 Innovations, EZ Clean Tire Washers, Tier 1 Racing, Big Dawg Racing, Leininger Motorsports, Repair 1 Automotive and special thanks to Jenna, Brad, Holly, Midge, Roger Watkins, Skippy, RC Grove, Nathan Demski, Doug Ivey, Earl Baxter and everyone supporting our venue, its much appreciated.

I offer my gratitude to all our sponsors for their support. As the season moves into the summer racing schedule, I anticipate growing the hobby shop. I hope you enjoy the convenience and patronize it when possible. Our program continues to welcome new members, along with long-time racers and our consistent presence in Houston's dirt oval community.

See you tomorrow June 27th.
Any questions, feel free to message us on messenger!

Summer & Point Series Schedule:
•June 27th: Round #4 – 517 Championship Series – 5pm start
•July 10th & 11th: RC Dirt Nationals – Lufkin, Texas
•July 25th: Club Race – 6pm start
•August 1st: Off - Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, N-Control
•August 15th: Potential Club Depending interest - 6pm
•August 29th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, Thunderbird
•Sept.19th: Round #5 – 517 Championship Series – 4pm
•Sept. 26th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, N-Control
•Oct. 3rd: Round #6 – 517 Championship Series – 3pm start
•Oct.17th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, Thompsons
•Oct. 24th: Round #7 – 517 Championship Series– 3pm start
•Oct. 24th Dedication To Troy Kettler (Details coming)
•Nov. 7th: Round #8 – 517 Championship Series– 2pm start
•Nov. 12th Lone Star Dirt Oval Series - Trailer Move-In
•Nov. 13th: Lone Star Dirt Oval Series – Practice
•Nov. 14th: Lone Star Dirt Oval Series – Racing
•Final Club Race of 2026: To Be Determined
*December Test N Tune Day!
•January 2nd, 2027, 2nd Annual Lights Out Race See less

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06/26/2026

Racers, we’re just two sleeps away from another great day of racing at 517 RC Motorplex. This Saturday, June 27th, we’ll continue with Race #4 of the 2026 Championship Series. After several weeks of rain, the facility is mowed, prepped, and ready for action. After three weeks and 12–17 inches of rainfall, “Amazon delivering” has a whole new meaning—if you know, you know!

The track is ready, and we’re excited to welcome you for a great day of racing with friends and family. On Friday, I’ll repost the race day schedule shared earlier this week and provide a few final details. The hobby shop will also be open for anything you need Friday and Saturday. We look forward to seeing you at the races, this Saturday June 27th, 6pm start!!

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06/22/2026

Racers, get ready—it is almost racing time! The fourth race in the 517 Points Championship Series kicks off this Saturday, June 27th. This event marks the fourth of eight races in the 2026 championship series. Remember, you may drop two results from the eight events.

Our race day schedule is posted below:
• Pit Gates Open: 10am
• Race Registration: 3pm-530pm
• Open Practice: 12-5pm
• Track Maintenance: 5-530pm
• Drivers Meeting: 5:45pm
• Racing @ 6:00pm
• Points Racing Entry Fees: 25$ per class
* Non-Points Classes: GROM Late Models, Losi Nascar, Novice: $20

Our class sponsors are as follows:
• Mudboss – Repair 1 Automotive
• Street Stocks - Leininger Motorsports
• Slash Super Stock – Dyron Walker & Devon Turner
• Traxxas Modifieds – DS Hobbies
• Midgets - Big Dawg Motorsports
• Losi Sprint Car - RWR Roger Watkins
• Super Late Model- Factory 41
• 13.5 Wing Sprint Car - Tier 1 Racing
• Open Sprint Car - Building Mechanical Services
• SC Modifieds - Babbit Race Cars

Losi Sprint Cars: You may use pinions up to 23T, replace ball cups and ball studs, and run Walkover Whitz Racing Tires & Wheels. Smart batteries allowed: 4000mah or 5200mah. Whitz Walk-Over Tires, Wheels & JConcepts Wheels are available in the hobby shop. All other components, including the radio, must remain box-stock. I do have a new Losi Sprint Car for sale in the box if anyone is interested.

In the hobby store you will find tires from Whitz, JConcepts, Sweeps, AKA, DE Racing, and Promotion, along with brands like Custom Works, Whitz Racing, Triple P Racing, RacerX, Promotion RC, and KMT Designs. Essential items—including tire cleaning products, gluing jigs, loctite, bullet connectors, pinions, spur gears, sprint car wings, shock oils, late model bodies, parts storage, toool bags, batteries, and motors are available.

The hobby store is fully stocked and open on Friday and Saturdays each race weekend. For Traxxas parts, contact DS Hobbies whose onsite racing with us or see locally Performance RC Hobby!

The Kickstand Café will be OPEN and ready to serve all day!
Canopies are allowed, and power is available, bring your own tables, chairs, extension cords, pit lamps, and fans. You may use the slab for pitting, but only handicap vehicles can drive or park on the slab.

Thank you to our sponsors: Glenn Johnson, DS Hobbies, Performance RC Hobbies, 41 Shocks, Babbit Race Cars, RW Racing, Building Mechanical Services, Dyron Walker & Devon Turner, ID Manufacturing, T3 Innovations, EZ Clean Tire Washers, Tier 1 Racing, Big Dawg Racing, Leininger Motorsports, Repair 1 Automotive and special thanks to Jenna, Brad, Holly, Midge, Roger Watkins, Skippy, RC Grove, Nathan Demski, Doug Ivey, Earl Baxter and everyone supporting our venue, its much appreciated.

I offer my gratitude to all our sponsors for their support. As the season moves into the summer racing schedule, I anticipate growing the hobby shop. I hope you enjoy the convenience and patronize it when possible. Our program continues to welcome new members, along with long-time racers and our consistent presence in Houston's dirt oval community.

See you Saturday June 27th.
Any questions, feel free to message us on messenger!

Summer & Point Series Schedule:
•June 27th: Round #4 – 517 Championship Series – 5pm start
•July 10th & 11th: RC Dirt Nationals – Lufkin, Texas
•July 25th: Club Race – 6pm start
•August 1st: Off - Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, N-Control
•August 15th: Potential Club Depending interest - 6pm
•August 29th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, Thunderbird
•Sept.19th: Round #5 – 517 Championship Series – 4pm
•Sept. 26th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, N-Control
•Oct. 3rd: Round #6 – 517 Championship Series – 3pm start
•Oct.17th: Off – Lone Star Dirt Oval Series, Thompsons
•Oct. 24th: Round #7 – 517 Championship Series– 3pm start
•Oct. 24th Dedication To Troy Kettler (Details coming)
•Nov. 7th: Round #8 – 517 Championship Series– 2pm start
•Nov. 12th Lone Star Dirt Oval Series - Trailer Move-In
•Nov. 13th: Lone Star Dirt Oval Series – Practice
•Nov. 14th: Lone Star Dirt Oval Series – Racing
•Final Club Race of 2026: To Be Determined
*December Test N Tune Day!
•January 2nd, 2027, 2nd Annual Lights Out Race See less

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05/31/2026

Awesome day of racing! It was a Gulf Coast scorcher today, thus we pushed our start time back which worked out great! Thank you to our racers and you supporting the hobby shop. Thank you to Melanie for running the Hobby Shop! She’s been a huge help and it’s appreciated beyond measure! You have a gift coming on June 27th!

Congratulations to our podium finishers. Next up, LSDOS and WFO, we return to racing for Round #4 of the 517 Championship Series June 27th. We will have a 6pm start on June 27th, mark your calendars.

A covered dirt oval and pit spaces is real, was happy to share the discussion with our racers and I’m excited to see the future of 517! You make our track successful through your support. Thanks to our sponsors and Glenn! Yes, I put it in the universe to show the seriousness of conversations with the stakeholders.