The Texas Mile is a land speed
auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
event in
Beeville, Texas, at the
Chase Field Industrial Complex. Participants, amateur and professional alike, from across the globe test their fastest standing 1-mile speeds in a wide range of vehicles. The bi-annual 3 day motorsports event takes place the last weekend of March and of October.
History
The first Texas Mile event was in October 2003 at the
Goliad County Industrial Airpark, near
Goliad, Texas
Goliad ( ) is a city in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution. It had a population of 1,620 at the 2020 census. Founded on the San Antonio River, it is the county seat of Gol ...
, with 35 participants and relatively no spectators. The event was co-founded by Jay Matus and his wife, Shannon Matus under J&S Matus Motorsports, Inc. The event remained in Goliad until the
United States Navy
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purchased the airfield in early 2011, with that year's Texas Mile relocating to the
Chase Field Industrial Complex in
Beeville, Texas. In 2017, the Texas Mile relocated to the
Victoria Regional Airport
Victoria Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) northeast of the central business district of Victoria, a city in Victoria County, Texas, United States. It is mostly used ...
in
Victoria, Texas. The Texas Mile returned to Chase Field Industrial Complex in October 2020, after the March 2020 event at Victoria Regional Airport was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.
Over 250 sports cars, motorcycles, trucks and concept race cars participate in the standing 1-Mile event on an airport runway strip with 1/2 Mile to shutdown.
The current Texas Mile record is held by M2K Motorsports' 2006
Ford GT, driven by Patrick O'Gorman, clocking in at . The record-setting speed was achieved during the March 2019 Texas Mile event, at Victoria Regional Airport.
References
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External links
Official site
Auto races in the United States
Auto shows in the United States
Victoria, Texas
Recurring sporting events established in 2003
2003 establishments in Texas