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 MECHANICSVILLE,
MARYLAND (July 20, 2022) – The tower
at Maryland International Raceway
(MIR) has a fresh new look! Over the
past few weeks, a project has been
underway putting a new coat of paint
on the famous MIR icon. This project
took longer than expected due to
mother nature and the hateful job of
sandblasting the tower down to the
bare block. It could not be
completed without a lot of time and
effort from some very appreciated
individuals:
• XDA Racer Ralphie Navarro was
gracious enough to donate his sand
blasting equipment for MIR to use to
remove the old paint off the tower.
• The full-time MIR maintenance crew
was a major component in completing
the paint removal and cleaning the
sand off the property for race
weekends.
 Joe
“Sandman” Harty, one of the
maintenance crew members, spent much
of the time working on the
sandblasting of the tower.
• Dean, Owner of Unlimited
Applicators, and his team applied
the new paint on the tower. Dean and
his team spent weeks working
tediously, applying multiple coats
to the tower for the paint to last.
While the paint job has been
completed, there are still more
improvements to come. The “Maryland
International Raceway” lettering on
the front of the tower, which has
faded from 20 years of exposure in
the sun, will also be replaced. The
backlighting to the lettering will
also be changed to all new LED
lighting as the facelift of the
tower continues. Expect more
facility improvements throughout the
season and beyond!
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