An offer to sell land for the facility to Dubbo City Car Club at a market price of $72,050 also gained approval, but with an extra condition relating to bushfire assessment requirements.

Residents with concerns about traffic, noise and bushfire risk attended Dubbo City Council's ordinary meeting on Monday and repeated calls for more conditions to be imposed "for the safety of all".

Proponents of the car club development application (DA) also addressed councillors, attempting to alleviate residents' concerns.

The debate took place hours after councillors and staff went to the site proposed for the drag strip, accessed via Broadacre Road off the Newell Highway. At the council meeting Paul Keyte, a resident of the surrounding Wandarra Estate, said he and his neighbours were calling for extra conditions, including implementing an alternative model to ensure neighbouring homes were not exposed to unacceptable levels of noise, doing a traffic study and adopting five recommendations made by Roads and Maritime Services (RMS).

Mr Keyte warned there was only one access road and that it only took "one tree to fall, a collision due to panic and that makes... no way out".

"As a matter of safety we ask council seek an independent professional consultant to ensure that subdividing this land for sale... is a safe option for residents, car club members and firefighters entering and exiting the drag strip in the event of a bushfire," he said.

Car club secretary Jim Fife said as the only one-eighth mile facility in NSW, the drag strip would bring social and economic benefits to Dubbo. He attempted to alleviate concerns, saying they operated with a fire truck on site and B-doubles would have adequate braking distance when vehicles were turning off the Newell.

Cr Rod Towney said it did not seem to him that all Mr Keyte's concerns had been addressed.

Council technical services director Stewart McLeod said while the drag strip operated with less than 200 vehicles, current traffic arrangements met the standards.

Environmental services director Melissa Watkins said for both bushfire and noise, it was her "professional opinion" that they met requirements. "I am satisfied it is a safe development," she said.

Ms Watkins said the site itself was not bushfire-prone and that in the case of an emergency, additional egress points would be made.

The motion to approve the development application subject to conditions was carried six votes to that of Cr Towney. During consideration of an offer to sell land to the car club, Cr John Walkom successfully moved an amendment that in undertaking the preparation of a development application for the subdivision of the land, it be noted there may be a requirement for a full bushfire assessment.