On Saturday, March 12 I attended my first race event of the 2011 season. The United States Modified Touring Series ventured in to the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas as stop #4 on the schedule. The night before in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma boasted 78 modifieds, so I was pumped up to see who would be on hand Saturday night. Turns out there were a few less, but still 69 on hand for a showdown at the track nicknamed "the Hummer".
What was most interesting to me during the heat races were not just the total number of cars, but rather the drivers that made the trip to race. Jeff Stephens, normally an IMCA racer as far as I know, was in the first heat and finished fifth. Four Iowa guys filled heat two with Ryan Ruter blowing the doors off the competition for the win. Mike Hansen finished second, Ryan Gustin fourth, and Jesse Dennis seventh. The third heat saw three USMTS veterans take three of the top four spots with Jon Tesch taking the win, former USMTS national champion Jason Krohn finishing second, and defending USMTS national champion Jason Hughes in fourth. Heat four saw three more regular touring drivers atop the leaderboard as Tommy Weder Jr paced the field to the checkered followed by Johnny Scott and Tommy Myer. The surprise in this one was normal Wissota driver Don Eischens making the trip down from Minnesota.
Heat number six saw Wisconsin's Scott Mullen finish in the sixth position. Mullen normally drives IMCA in his homestate. The seventh and final heat race saw another IMCA standout driver Jordan Grabouski compete and finish sixth.
The b-mains were loaded down with a plethera of talent. Jason Krohn took top honors in the first consi with Randy Timms, Luke Driscoll, and Jordan Grabouski also moving on. B-main #2 saw three regular USMTS drivers take the top three positions as Jason Hughes beat Zack VanderBeek and Dereck Ramirez to the line. Speed's Kenny Wallace managed to finish fourth and advance to the feature as well. After struggling through the heat race, I thought for sure perennial contender Ryan Gustin would have made the right changes and ran away with the third consi race. That was not the case, however, as he had to hold off Rick Beebe for the final transfer spot at the line.
Following the three support class features (sorry, didn't take notes as the weather was cold and I didn't know any of the drivers but one), it was now time for the forty-lap feature. Pole-sitter John Webb would lead the first two laps before giving way to nine-time USMTS champion Kelly Shryock. Shryock, who started fourth on the grid, wasted no time in putting his competition in the dust as he opened up a straight away lead on the field until the yellow flag waved on lap sixteen. By that time, I noticed Jason Hughes had moved up roughly five or six spots from his twelfth starting spot. Deeper in the field Ryan Gustin was tryin to make his way through the entire field.
When the green waved again, Shryock would again get the jump and pull ahead by several carlengths. Shryock looked to have it on cruise control while Gustin and Hughes continued to move forward. Gustin would crack the top ten while Hughes moved into the third position behind Johnny Bone Jr. The yellow flag would wave again with nine laps to go, erasing Shryock's big lead once again. With Bone Jr and Hughes right on his rear bumper Shryock wasn't intimidated as he opened up a small distance over Hughes, who would find the quick way around the top side.
As Hughes slowly reeled in Shryock, Gustin was on the charge further back in the pack. It seemed like his car handled the best in the middle, compared to Hughes on the top side and Shryock running the low line. When the white flag was displayed it was Hughes overtaking Shryock by a few feet as they entered turn one. Hughes would maintain the momentum off the cushion and extend his lead by the slimmest margins as they entered turn three. Hughes diamonded off the corner and took the win by a car length over Shryock. Johnny Bone Jr would finish third while Ryan Gustin put on a show for the fans as he passed twenty-two cars en route to a fourth place finish. Jon Tesch rounded out the top five. The win was Hughes' eighth at the 3/8 mile facility in Humboldt.
The great racing action and surface provided by the officials at the Humboldt Speedway have lit a fire under me. After seeing all the passing and exciting side-by-side action, I'm ready for the race season to get here. Unfortunately I think I'll have to bottle up that enthusiasm for a few weeks until I get to another track. Right now my next likely race will be the Marshalltown Frostbuster on April 1, but that may change depending on my mood and the forecast.
- Racing may be a hobby, but it's DEFINITELY addictive!!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Let's Get It On!!
Finally, the calendar has turned to March. March is perhaps my most anticipated month of the year. That is when my two biggest passions meet up, as college basketball hits their peak time of the year and normally the start of the dirt track race season begins to take the green flag.
This weekend was supposed to be my first race of the year, but officials from the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska and the United States Modified Touring Series opted to postpone the two-day event until June due to inclement weather forecasted. So, that just means another week of anticipation for next week. I plan on attending the USMTS race in Humboldt, Kansas next Saturday. I would like to go Friday to South Coffeyville, Oklahoma to watch them as well, but I'm not going to take time off work for that. Instead, I'll save that time off for another bigger race in April that's a little closer (at least in comparison).
And speaking of that bigger race, its hard to believe that particular race is now one month away. That race is the World Modified Dirt Track Championships held at the Deer Creek Speedway near Spring Valley, Minnesota. The winner's check boasts a $20,000 check, and at last count the pre-entries had reached 138. It's definitely one of the most anticipated events of the season for me, and I hope to make it all four nights.
A little closer to home, many drivers are looking forward to the first weekend of April as their first races of the year. Marshalltown, Boone, and Vinton will host a "tripleheader frostbuster" in which the modified winners will get paid $1,000 for their efforts. In northern Iowa, they will jump right in to the points season as season openers are scheduled at Fairmont (MN) Raceway, Algona Raceway, and the I-35 Speedway in Mason City. Weather permitting, this promises to be the first 3-day race weekend of the year. With all those choices, I'm going to elect to attend a different show on that Saturday, April 2. I'm planning on making the trek to the "other" I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri for a USMTS race. I've only been to that track one other time, and that was some ten years ago.
Off the heels of a big upset yesterday, the Iowa Hawkeye men's basketball team has been vastly improving with every game played. While the Hawks will miss the post-season this year, I believe they have a bright future in store for them with the young players and a full season under new coach Fran McCaffery. The college hoops season is winding down as most major conference tournaments will begin either Wednesday or Thursday as they march into Selection Sunday.
So as one season is winding down, the race season is just getting started. The NASCAR season has seen two races run already, with the third being run as I type this. The dirt track season has begun down south and in the southwest. It won't be long and the dirt will be flying in the upper Midwest. For a schedule of upcoming special events, check out the calendar page at www.positivelyracing.com. Another website that offers monthly calendars is my own website, http://tapfanstours.freehosting.net and click on the appropriate link on the left-hand side.
- Racing may be a hobby, but it's DEFINITELY addictive!!
This weekend was supposed to be my first race of the year, but officials from the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska and the United States Modified Touring Series opted to postpone the two-day event until June due to inclement weather forecasted. So, that just means another week of anticipation for next week. I plan on attending the USMTS race in Humboldt, Kansas next Saturday. I would like to go Friday to South Coffeyville, Oklahoma to watch them as well, but I'm not going to take time off work for that. Instead, I'll save that time off for another bigger race in April that's a little closer (at least in comparison).
And speaking of that bigger race, its hard to believe that particular race is now one month away. That race is the World Modified Dirt Track Championships held at the Deer Creek Speedway near Spring Valley, Minnesota. The winner's check boasts a $20,000 check, and at last count the pre-entries had reached 138. It's definitely one of the most anticipated events of the season for me, and I hope to make it all four nights.
A little closer to home, many drivers are looking forward to the first weekend of April as their first races of the year. Marshalltown, Boone, and Vinton will host a "tripleheader frostbuster" in which the modified winners will get paid $1,000 for their efforts. In northern Iowa, they will jump right in to the points season as season openers are scheduled at Fairmont (MN) Raceway, Algona Raceway, and the I-35 Speedway in Mason City. Weather permitting, this promises to be the first 3-day race weekend of the year. With all those choices, I'm going to elect to attend a different show on that Saturday, April 2. I'm planning on making the trek to the "other" I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri for a USMTS race. I've only been to that track one other time, and that was some ten years ago.
Off the heels of a big upset yesterday, the Iowa Hawkeye men's basketball team has been vastly improving with every game played. While the Hawks will miss the post-season this year, I believe they have a bright future in store for them with the young players and a full season under new coach Fran McCaffery. The college hoops season is winding down as most major conference tournaments will begin either Wednesday or Thursday as they march into Selection Sunday.
So as one season is winding down, the race season is just getting started. The NASCAR season has seen two races run already, with the third being run as I type this. The dirt track season has begun down south and in the southwest. It won't be long and the dirt will be flying in the upper Midwest. For a schedule of upcoming special events, check out the calendar page at www.positivelyracing.com. Another website that offers monthly calendars is my own website, http://tapfanstours.freehosting.net and click on the appropriate link on the left-hand side.
- Racing may be a hobby, but it's DEFINITELY addictive!!
Friday, January 7, 2011
The New Year
First off, I'd like to wish everybody a belated Happy New Year! I hope everybody had a wonderful Holiday season with their family and friends.
I've spent the better part of the last three months compiling stats of a number of different drivers. Perhaps you've already had the chance to read the postings about the Gustin and Smith families and their abundant success in 2010. I also typed up a recap of sorts of the 2010 United States Modified Touring Series. I also took it upon myself to find results for the top five drivers in national points for IMCA, USRA, and Wissota. Those writings will be posted in the coming weeks as they are completed.
I just finished up with the Wissota drivers in all six divisions. I can honestly say I'm not familiar at all with Wissota, as I've only witnessed a few classes at a couple Minnesota tracks at which I was there for a different headlining event.
So I'll start off with the Wissota late model division. Ricky Weiss captured the late model crown in 2010 by a six-point margin. Perhaps the most intriguing number on his stat sheet was the number of races in which he participated. Weiss ran an astounding 85 nights on his way to 25 feature wins. He finished in the top five 57 times and in the top ten 69 times. He was the track champion at Red River Coop Speedway and second in points at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Jeff Wildung finished runner-up to Weiss by the six-point margin as mentioned. Wildung made 53 starts, garnering 23 feature wins and 47 top ten finishes. Of the top five drivers, Wildung had the highest total of average cars passed per race at 2.96. Wildung won the track championship at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Kyle Peterlin finished third in Wissota late model national points. His numbers included eleven wins and 47 top ten finishes in 59 starts. Peterlin was the only driver in the top five that recorded two track championships as he took honors at Proctor and Hibbing.
Mike Balcaen was fourth in the standings. He accumulated six wins 44 top ten finishes in his 56 starts. He finished in the top five in points at four different tracks, including second at River Cities Speedway.
Zach Johnson rounds out the top five in Wissota late model national points. He finished with eight wins and 36 top ten's in 43 starts. He boasted the highest average car count among the top five, averaging 23.39 cars in the field.
Wissota Modifieds
Blake Jegtvig took home the Wissota modified national title in 2010 behind the strength of 23 wins and 54 top ten finishes in 58 starts. He average 3.96 cars passed per race, tops among the top five drivers in the standings. He won the track championship at the Red River Valley Speedway.
Wisconsin driver Kevin Adams finished second in the standings, just thirteen markers behind. He recorded twenty feature wins along with 43 top ten finishes in 52 starts. He picked up track championships at Rice Lake Speedway and Red Cedar Speedway.
Joey Jensen wound up third in the points standings at year's end. Jensen won fifteen times and finished in the top ten 42 times in 53 starts. Jensen finished third in points at Ogilvie and fifth at Princeton. He also won the COMO modified series for Wissota by 43 points. He also finished fourth in the RaceMN series. Jensen also raced against the highest average car count at 24.54 cars per event.
Dave Cain would finish in the fourth position in the final points standings. He won fourteen feature events and garnered 51 top ten's in 59 starts. Cain also topped the RaceMN Series, a six-race schedule that only counts five of the six best point nights.
Jason Grimes rounds out the top five, but I'm sure a lot of drivers would love to have one just like it. He finished with fifteen feature wins and 49 top ten's in 57 starts. He had the worst average starting position, but was still able to pass nearly 3.5 cars per race while racing against the second highest average car count among the top five drivers.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds
An unimaginable season. There's no better way to describe it. Brandon Davis took home top honors in this division with an incredible 43 feature wins and 71 top ten's in his 78 starts. While his average car count was nearly 3 cars/race less then the rest of the top five, Davis still had to work for his success as he passed 3.8 cars per race. He picked up four track championships along the way.
Shane Sabraski finished second in the standings by just six points. Sabraski also recorded a great season, picking up 31 feature wins and 64 top ten finishes in 72 races. He won a track championship at Brainerd while finishing in the top five at two other tracks. Sabraski and Davis ran head-to-head at Willmar all season long.
Dan Ebert was third on the season ending points total. He racked up an impressive 23 wins and 68 top ten's in 75 starts. He had the highest rate of passing cars at 4.9 per event. He won two track championships and finished second at Brainerd behind Sabraski.
Travis Saurer posted impressive numbers as well. He scored 24 wins and 65 top ten's in his 76 starts. He held the highest average car count at 25.82 per event. He won a track championship as well as finishing in the top five at two other tracks.
Ryan Mikkelson finished fifth in the final standings. He captured 20 features and 56 top ten finishes among his 64 starts. He picked up the track championship at the Red River Valley Speedway.
Wissota Super Stocks
Dave Mass took home top honors in the Super Stock division by sixteen points. He picked up 21 feature wins and 54 top ten's in 59 starts. He passed 2.6 cars per event, tops among the top five drivers in the standings. He picked up track championships at Ogilvie and Princeton.
Shane Kisling finished second in the standings. He boasted 20 feature wins along with 43 top ten's in 54 starts while racing against the highest average car count at 20.39 per event.
Don Eischens won seventeen features on his way to a third place finish in the standings. He finished in the top ten 58 times in 63 starts. He won two track championships.
Tim Johnson was the only driver to finish in the top five in two different divisions. His super stock numbers include fourteen wins and 53 top ten's in 62 starts. Johnson won a track championship and finished second and third, respectively, at two other tracks.
Cory Tammen rounded out the top five in points. He racked up 18 feature wins and 57 top ten's in 68 starts. He won two track championships and finished second at another.
Wissota Street Stocks
Danny Hanson won the street stock title by seventeen points. He piled up 33 wins and 53 top ten's in 59 starts. He passed 4.1 cars per event, nearly double the next closest among the top five drivers. Hanson picked up track championships at three different tracks.
Tim Johnson recorded 30 wins and 59 top 10's in his 64 starts on his way to finishing second in the standings. He captured two track titles along the way.
Rusty Kollman nailed down seventeen feature wins and 62 top ten's in his 69 starts. He held the highest average car count at 19.03 per event. He picked up a track championship as well.
Zach Manley finished fourth in the standings. He secured fifteen wins and 38 top ten's in 48 starts. He finished in the top five at three separate tracks.
Rounding out the top five was Kevin Schmidt. He garnered thirteen wins and 31 top ten's in 42 starts.
Wissota Mod 4
Rob VanMil had an incredible season on his way to winning the national championship. He posted 38 wins and 70 top ten's in 77 starts. He passed 3.6 cars per event, tops among the top five drivers in the standings. He picked up three track championships and finished fourth at another.
Josh Abrahamson finished second in the standings. He picked up 20 wins and 58 top ten's in 69 starts. He won a track championship while finishing in the top ten at three others. He also boasted the highest average car count of 18.25 per event.
Corry VanMil was third in the standings. He finished with ten wins and 61 top ten's in 67 starts. He finished in the top five at three different tracks, and sixth at another.
Dean Larson finished fourth despite only having four wins to his credit. He was a model of consistency, however, as he recorded 76 top ten's in 79 starts. He finished second in points at three separate tracks and third at another.
Conrad Schwinn rounds out the standings in fifth. He finished with seven wins and 34 top ten's in 39 races. He picked up the track championships at Bemidji.
That wraps up the top five in each division of the 2010 Wissota National Championship standings. If the above interested you at all, be sure to check in periodically for either the USRA or IMCA standings.
I'm sure many of you checked out the series premiere of Dirt Knights, a reality tv series showcasing the United States Modified Touring Series. It airs at 5pm central time on the Versus Network. I thought the first episode was pretty good and very informative. After seeing the footage it gave me a little more insight to some of the personalities of the drivers. While I already talk to many of the drivers involved, I don't know what they are like outside of raceday. This tv series will likely bring a whole new perspective as to the preparation and organization these teams must endure throughout the lengthy season.
As I write this (Friday night), a few races are already being run. The Ice Bowl in Talladega, Alabama is on the schedule for this weekend as well as the Wild West Shootout in Tucson, Arizona. Next week many people will flock to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Chilli Bowl.
And speaking of upcoming races, Jeff Broeg has expanded the listing of special events on the calendar tab here at Positivelyracing.com to include all the neighboring states of Iowa. Be sure to check it out! I have also just uploaded my 2011 racing calendars to my personal website. As always it's a work-in-progress this early in the year. For those that are interested, I have blank calendars as well that you can print off to write your own race schedules. Check out http://tapfanstours.freehosting.net and click on the appropriate link(s).
I've taken up waaaay too much of your time already. Here's hoping for a great 2011 racing season!!
- Racing may be a hobby, but it's DEFINITELY addictive!!
I've spent the better part of the last three months compiling stats of a number of different drivers. Perhaps you've already had the chance to read the postings about the Gustin and Smith families and their abundant success in 2010. I also typed up a recap of sorts of the 2010 United States Modified Touring Series. I also took it upon myself to find results for the top five drivers in national points for IMCA, USRA, and Wissota. Those writings will be posted in the coming weeks as they are completed.
I just finished up with the Wissota drivers in all six divisions. I can honestly say I'm not familiar at all with Wissota, as I've only witnessed a few classes at a couple Minnesota tracks at which I was there for a different headlining event.
So I'll start off with the Wissota late model division. Ricky Weiss captured the late model crown in 2010 by a six-point margin. Perhaps the most intriguing number on his stat sheet was the number of races in which he participated. Weiss ran an astounding 85 nights on his way to 25 feature wins. He finished in the top five 57 times and in the top ten 69 times. He was the track champion at Red River Coop Speedway and second in points at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Jeff Wildung finished runner-up to Weiss by the six-point margin as mentioned. Wildung made 53 starts, garnering 23 feature wins and 47 top ten finishes. Of the top five drivers, Wildung had the highest total of average cars passed per race at 2.96. Wildung won the track championship at the Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Kyle Peterlin finished third in Wissota late model national points. His numbers included eleven wins and 47 top ten finishes in 59 starts. Peterlin was the only driver in the top five that recorded two track championships as he took honors at Proctor and Hibbing.
Mike Balcaen was fourth in the standings. He accumulated six wins 44 top ten finishes in his 56 starts. He finished in the top five in points at four different tracks, including second at River Cities Speedway.
Zach Johnson rounds out the top five in Wissota late model national points. He finished with eight wins and 36 top ten's in 43 starts. He boasted the highest average car count among the top five, averaging 23.39 cars in the field.
Wissota Modifieds
Blake Jegtvig took home the Wissota modified national title in 2010 behind the strength of 23 wins and 54 top ten finishes in 58 starts. He average 3.96 cars passed per race, tops among the top five drivers in the standings. He won the track championship at the Red River Valley Speedway.
Wisconsin driver Kevin Adams finished second in the standings, just thirteen markers behind. He recorded twenty feature wins along with 43 top ten finishes in 52 starts. He picked up track championships at Rice Lake Speedway and Red Cedar Speedway.
Joey Jensen wound up third in the points standings at year's end. Jensen won fifteen times and finished in the top ten 42 times in 53 starts. Jensen finished third in points at Ogilvie and fifth at Princeton. He also won the COMO modified series for Wissota by 43 points. He also finished fourth in the RaceMN series. Jensen also raced against the highest average car count at 24.54 cars per event.
Dave Cain would finish in the fourth position in the final points standings. He won fourteen feature events and garnered 51 top ten's in 59 starts. Cain also topped the RaceMN Series, a six-race schedule that only counts five of the six best point nights.
Jason Grimes rounds out the top five, but I'm sure a lot of drivers would love to have one just like it. He finished with fifteen feature wins and 49 top ten's in 57 starts. He had the worst average starting position, but was still able to pass nearly 3.5 cars per race while racing against the second highest average car count among the top five drivers.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds
An unimaginable season. There's no better way to describe it. Brandon Davis took home top honors in this division with an incredible 43 feature wins and 71 top ten's in his 78 starts. While his average car count was nearly 3 cars/race less then the rest of the top five, Davis still had to work for his success as he passed 3.8 cars per race. He picked up four track championships along the way.
Shane Sabraski finished second in the standings by just six points. Sabraski also recorded a great season, picking up 31 feature wins and 64 top ten finishes in 72 races. He won a track championship at Brainerd while finishing in the top five at two other tracks. Sabraski and Davis ran head-to-head at Willmar all season long.
Dan Ebert was third on the season ending points total. He racked up an impressive 23 wins and 68 top ten's in 75 starts. He had the highest rate of passing cars at 4.9 per event. He won two track championships and finished second at Brainerd behind Sabraski.
Travis Saurer posted impressive numbers as well. He scored 24 wins and 65 top ten's in his 76 starts. He held the highest average car count at 25.82 per event. He won a track championship as well as finishing in the top five at two other tracks.
Ryan Mikkelson finished fifth in the final standings. He captured 20 features and 56 top ten finishes among his 64 starts. He picked up the track championship at the Red River Valley Speedway.
Wissota Super Stocks
Dave Mass took home top honors in the Super Stock division by sixteen points. He picked up 21 feature wins and 54 top ten's in 59 starts. He passed 2.6 cars per event, tops among the top five drivers in the standings. He picked up track championships at Ogilvie and Princeton.
Shane Kisling finished second in the standings. He boasted 20 feature wins along with 43 top ten's in 54 starts while racing against the highest average car count at 20.39 per event.
Don Eischens won seventeen features on his way to a third place finish in the standings. He finished in the top ten 58 times in 63 starts. He won two track championships.
Tim Johnson was the only driver to finish in the top five in two different divisions. His super stock numbers include fourteen wins and 53 top ten's in 62 starts. Johnson won a track championship and finished second and third, respectively, at two other tracks.
Cory Tammen rounded out the top five in points. He racked up 18 feature wins and 57 top ten's in 68 starts. He won two track championships and finished second at another.
Wissota Street Stocks
Danny Hanson won the street stock title by seventeen points. He piled up 33 wins and 53 top ten's in 59 starts. He passed 4.1 cars per event, nearly double the next closest among the top five drivers. Hanson picked up track championships at three different tracks.
Tim Johnson recorded 30 wins and 59 top 10's in his 64 starts on his way to finishing second in the standings. He captured two track titles along the way.
Rusty Kollman nailed down seventeen feature wins and 62 top ten's in his 69 starts. He held the highest average car count at 19.03 per event. He picked up a track championship as well.
Zach Manley finished fourth in the standings. He secured fifteen wins and 38 top ten's in 48 starts. He finished in the top five at three separate tracks.
Rounding out the top five was Kevin Schmidt. He garnered thirteen wins and 31 top ten's in 42 starts.
Wissota Mod 4
Rob VanMil had an incredible season on his way to winning the national championship. He posted 38 wins and 70 top ten's in 77 starts. He passed 3.6 cars per event, tops among the top five drivers in the standings. He picked up three track championships and finished fourth at another.
Josh Abrahamson finished second in the standings. He picked up 20 wins and 58 top ten's in 69 starts. He won a track championship while finishing in the top ten at three others. He also boasted the highest average car count of 18.25 per event.
Corry VanMil was third in the standings. He finished with ten wins and 61 top ten's in 67 starts. He finished in the top five at three different tracks, and sixth at another.
Dean Larson finished fourth despite only having four wins to his credit. He was a model of consistency, however, as he recorded 76 top ten's in 79 starts. He finished second in points at three separate tracks and third at another.
Conrad Schwinn rounds out the standings in fifth. He finished with seven wins and 34 top ten's in 39 races. He picked up the track championships at Bemidji.
That wraps up the top five in each division of the 2010 Wissota National Championship standings. If the above interested you at all, be sure to check in periodically for either the USRA or IMCA standings.
I'm sure many of you checked out the series premiere of Dirt Knights, a reality tv series showcasing the United States Modified Touring Series. It airs at 5pm central time on the Versus Network. I thought the first episode was pretty good and very informative. After seeing the footage it gave me a little more insight to some of the personalities of the drivers. While I already talk to many of the drivers involved, I don't know what they are like outside of raceday. This tv series will likely bring a whole new perspective as to the preparation and organization these teams must endure throughout the lengthy season.
As I write this (Friday night), a few races are already being run. The Ice Bowl in Talladega, Alabama is on the schedule for this weekend as well as the Wild West Shootout in Tucson, Arizona. Next week many people will flock to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Chilli Bowl.
And speaking of upcoming races, Jeff Broeg has expanded the listing of special events on the calendar tab here at Positivelyracing.com to include all the neighboring states of Iowa. Be sure to check it out! I have also just uploaded my 2011 racing calendars to my personal website. As always it's a work-in-progress this early in the year. For those that are interested, I have blank calendars as well that you can print off to write your own race schedules. Check out http://tapfanstours.freehosting.net and click on the appropriate link(s).
I've taken up waaaay too much of your time already. Here's hoping for a great 2011 racing season!!
- Racing may be a hobby, but it's DEFINITELY addictive!!
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