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Association
Links
American
Mini Sprint Assoc. (IN)
AMSQ
- (Quebec, CN)
Arizona
Mini Sprint Car Assoc.
Australia
BCRA
(CA) Midget Lites
Black
Hills Mini Sprint Assoc. (SD)
Brazos
(TX) Mini Sprint Assoc.
California
Lightning Sprints
Central
New York Mini Sprints
Colorado
1200 Outlaws
Western
Slope (CO) 1200 Lightning Sprints
East
Coast Mini Sprint Assoc.
EMSA
(TX)
Empire
Lightning Sprints
Florida
Mini Sprints
Georgia
Mini Sprints
Granite
State
Greenbush
Race Park (MN)
Illinois
Mini Sprint Assoc.
Jayhusker
Racing (NB/KN)
Midwest
Mini Sprint Assoc.(IN/OH)
Midwest
Outlaw Lightning Sprints (KN/MO)
Mini
Sprint Racer -- Midwest Upright News
New
Mexico Mini Sprints
Montana
Mini Sprints
New
Jersey
New
Zealand
New
Zealand Modified Sprints
Williston
Basin Speedway (ND)
Northern
Lightning Sprints (Man., CN)
Northwest
Mini Sprints (WA)
Oregon
Mini Sprints
Rocky
Mtn. Mini Sprints (C0)
Saskatchewan
(CN))
Southern
Outlaw Mini Sprints
Southern
Outlaw Winged 600's
United
Mini Sprint Assoc.
Western
Outlaws Mini Sprints (UT)
Wisc./Illinois
Mini Sprint Assoc.
West
Texas 1200 Outlaws
Xtreme
Thunder Racing Series (IL)
USOMA
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A
Guide to Getting Started.
Upright
Mini Sprint racing is one of the fastest growing segments of
open wheel racing. The class which features open wheel
racers similar in size to a full-size midget, but powered by
a motorcycle engine, have become a popular stepping stone
for today's youth as well as a economical playground for the
weekend warrior. The cars run on both paved and dirt
ovals around the world with the heaviest concentration in
the United States.
Mini
Sprint Racing 101 covers everything you need to know about
getting started in the sport:
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Selecting
the right class of racing
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What
is an upright mini sprint?
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A
complete list of where mini sprints race
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Understanding
the engines used in mini sprints
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Working
with a chain drive car
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Safety
requirements
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Buying
your first mini sprint
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Buyer's
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Rebuilding
a used mini sprint
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The
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Before
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Your
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97
Pages including photographs.
$22.95
Visit
www.speedpartz.com
to purchase.
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10th USOMA
1200cc DIRT Nationals
Valley Speedway,
Grain Valley MO
Sept.
24 & 25, '10
$ 2000
to win
on Sat. the 25th
Top Qualifying
Points pays $ 500 of Fri. the 24th
$ 15,000+
combined purse over the 2 nights
Hotels in the area
Comfort
Inn
816-847-2700 Grain Valley, MO (exit 24 on I-70) $ 59.99 Single
bed $ 69.99 two beds ~~ La
Quinta Inn 816-988-9980
Blue Springs, MO (exit 18 on I-70) $ 69.00 ~~ Days
Inn
816-224-1199 Blue Springs, MO
On
all of the above ask for the Valley Speedway USOMA Nationals Rate.
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Location:
Quincy Raceway, Quincy IL
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Track
Web Site: www.quincyraceways.com/
~~ Info.
web site www.openwheel44.com
lightning sprint car forum
Payout
1st $400, 2nd $275, 3rd $225, 4th
$175, 5th $125, 6th $75 and $50 to start, based
on 20 car field.
No
membership fee
Pit Pass
$22 ~~ Pill
Draw $10
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opens: 2:00
Drivers
Meeting and Driver Registration End 3:45
Hot
Laps: 4:00 ~~ Race:
4:30
Hotels
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Micro
Inn and Suites 217- 222-5621 ~~ Fair
Field Inn 217-223-5922 ~~ Comfort
Inn 217-228-2700
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Super
8 217-228-8808
Rules
Open
to any UPRIGHT mini sprint car
Motor
1000cc to 1205cc
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Gas
or Methanol only (no oxidizer allowed)
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Heat
line up will be a pill draw, re-draw top half of cars in heat to set
feature line up.
Sponsors:
Jack93.1, Diggit Graphics, Speed Partz, Jawhawk Millwright
Contact
information:
Michael Oskvig 816-898-6978 email,
m_oskvig1@hotmail.com
or Mark Billings 573-289-7708 email, mark@jack93racing.net
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NEWS
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BENDER WINS CHRISTIAN STOVER
MEMORIAL AND $1,000.00!
(SEPTEMBER 1, 2010, LAKESIDE,
CA) Before the second largest crowd of the season,
Ramona, California’s Bobby Bender won the 1st
Annual Christian Stover Memorial and the $1,000.00
first place check in the California Lightning Sprint
Car Series last Saturday night at Perris Auto
Speedway. The victory was Bender’s series leading
sixth win of 2010.
Saturday’s race honored
Christian Stover who at 16-years-old lost his life
in an ATV crash in 2009. In 2007, when he was just
14 years old, Stover became the youngest ever
Lightning Sprint Car main event winner at The PAS.
After his Lightning Sprint Car win, the teenage
sensation went on to race with VRA, winged sprint
cars in Northern California and with USAC at the
2008 Oval Nationals.
Starting on the outside of
the front row in the 16-car main event field, Bender
set the pace into the first turn over Spring
Valley’s Jarrett Kramer when starter Eddie Ramirez
threw the green flag to begin the 20-lapper.
Bender’s teenage brother A.J., who came into the
night leading the championship point standings, was
third at the outset. However, disaster struck on the
first lap for A.J. when he broke a chain and coasted
back to a stop and a last place finish. That brought
out the only yellow in the main event.
Brent Sexton, driving Chris
Dickey’s car that was designed to look like an
exact replica of the car Stover drove to victory as
a 14 year old at The PAS, was slated to start on the
pole for the main event. When he was late getting to
the grid, officials penalized him and made him start
last. Amazingly, he went from 16th to 7th on the
first circuit.
When the race was restarted,
Bobby Bender, Kramer, Tim Brown of Wildomar,
impressive rookie Kevin Michnowicz of Lomita and
Corona’s Darren Hillberg occupied the top five
spots.
While Bender was setting a
sizzling pace and building a small lead at the
front, Sexton was coming up fast. The 2009 series
champion quickly disposed of the “Okie Astronut”
Tobey Sampson of Torrance and Hillberg to move into
the top five. He then chased down Michnowicz and
Brown and was up to third on lap six.
While Sexton was slicing and
dicing his way to the front, leader Bender and
second place Kramer were already encountering lapped
traffic. Despite the lapped traffic, Bender
maintained an eight to ten car advantage over Kramer
most of the race. With three laps go, Sexton caught
Kramer and they began to fight for second.
Coming off turn two on the
last lap, Bender drifted wide allowing Kramer to
close in, but the latter could get not closer than
three car lengths at the checkered flag. Sexton was
another three lengths back in third at the finish
with Brown and Michnowicz rounding out the top five.
Bender had lapped all but six cars by the end of the
race.
After telling legendary
Southern California announcer Chris Holt about his
win and thanking his crew, Bender had time to
reflect on Stover. “It is not even about the
purse. It is about racing for Christian,” the
young driver told the huge crowd. “Last year when
this all happened, I put a sticker on the hood of my
car and I said, ‘Christian is going to be riding
on the hood all year long.’ It is still there! I
have not even changed the hood. Thank you to Denny
(Christian’s Dad) and the Christian Stover
Foundation.”
Earlier in the night, Sexton
took home $200.00 for winning the three-lap dash for
cash over A.J. Bender, Bobby Bender and Michnowicz.
Sexton and A.J. won the two six lap heat races.
Kramer’s second place
finish and A.J. Bender’s mechanical gremlins
propelled Kramer back into the point lead. He had a
32-point advantage over A.J. as they left The PAS on
Saturday night. Bobby Bender is third with
Placentia’s Dan Hillberg and Dale Gamer of Anaheim
filling out the top five in the standings.
The CLS will take the Labor
Day weekend off before going to the Ventura Raceway
for the final time in 2010 on September 11th and the
Bakersfield Speedway on September 25th. The series
returns to Perris Auto Speedway on October 2nd.
DVD’s from Saturday’s
race will be available form Raceway Video. You can
visit their website at: www.racewayvideo.com. You
can also call: (818) 618-9764
California Lightning Sprint
Car Series would like to acknowledge the following
sponsors for making the 2010 campaign possible. The
Christian Stover Foundation, Performance by Rosson
Racing, BK Wings, Circle Track Performance and
Hoosier Tires. Anyone wishing to come on board as a
series sponsor can call Brent Sexton at: (619)
454-6945.
For more information on this
Saturday’s race or the 2010 California Lightning
Sprint Car Series, contact Brent Sexton ((619)
454-6945 or sextonfire@cox.net) or Scott Daloisio
(909 226-7768 or sdaloisiosports@aol.com).
MAIN EVENT FINISH (with
starting positions)
1. Bobby Bender – Ramona,
CA
2. Jarrett Kramer – Spring
Valley, CA
3. Brent Sexton – Lakeside,
CA
4. Tim Brown - Wildomar, CA
5. Kevin Michnowicz –
Lomita, CA
6. Seth Kramer – Spring
Valley, CA
7. Dan Hillberg –
Placentia, CA
8. Darren Hillberg – Corona
CA
9. Guy Maresch – Anaheim
Hills, CA
10. Peter Benker – El
Cajon, CA
11. Dale Gamer – Anaheim,
CA
12. Ryan Sherman
13. Robert Wilhelm – El
Cajon, CA
14. Tobey Sampson –
Torrance, CA
15. Peter Benker – El
Cajon, CA
16. A.J. Bender – Ramona,
CA
2010 CALIFORNIA
LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE
September 11th …
Ventura Raceway
September 25th …
Bakersfield
October 2nd …
Perris Auto Speedway
October 9th …
Perris Auto Speedway (Southern California Fair)
November 5th &
6th … Perris Auto Speedway (Oval Nationals)
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GREGORY
SCORES 2nd STRAIGHT IOLS FEATURE
8-28-10
Chaz
Gregory of Pekin IL the hottest driver with the
Illinois Outlaw Lightning Sprints scored his 2nd
straight Keizer Wheels 20 lap feature on Sat. night
at Avcom Park Speedway in Avon IL.The racing surface
was in excellent racing condition with 2 lanes of
racing all night long. Track personell did an
excellent job in getting the track in perfect racing
condition.
The
1st 8 lap Keizer Wheels heat race was picked off by
Shane Morgan of Creve Coeur IL after suffering motor
problems the week before. Rookie Doug Kraft of
Princeville IL ran 2nd with John Springer of
Bushnell IL 3rd and another rookie making his debut
John Lamb of Galesburg IL was 4th. The 2nd 8lap
Keizer Wheels heat race was lead by Austin Archdale
of Brimfield IL until thelast corner of lap 8 when
he spun out giving the win to Brent Burows of
Lewistown IL with Chaz Gregory in 2nd and Roger Bess
of Brimfield 3rd and Archdale in $th spot.
With
the #4 pill drawn for the feature event that put
Chaz Gregory and Doug Kraft on the front row. Chaz
would take command at the drop of the green with
Doug Kraft in 2nd spot. The battle for the runner up
spot would get hotly contested with Kraft, Morgan,
Burrows and Archdale comg from 8th spot to battle
for the runner up spot.The top groove would come in
with Archdale moving to the top to take over 2nd
spot with Kraft now 3rd. Morgan would use the high
side to get past Kraft for 3rd with Burrows in tow
to move to 4th, On lap 8 Archdale running 2nd would
spin in turn 4 doing a 360 and dropping to 4th spot.
Morgan would hold onto to 2nd spot but Gregory using
the high side and moving through lapped very well
had a commanding lead. Archdale would come back to
finish 3rd with Burrows taking 4th spot. and Kraft
in 5th. With the win Chaz has cut Austin's point
lead in the standings to just 7 points going into
next weeks racing at Avcom Park.Doug Wall of
Galesburg would win the 6 lap trophy dash.
Keizer
Wheels 1st 8 lap heat
1.Shane Morgan 2. Doug Kraft 3.John Springer 4.John
Lamb 5.Doug Wall
Keizer
Wheels 2nd 8 lap heat 1.Brent Burrows 2.Chaz
Gregory 3.Roger Bess 4.Austin Archdale
Keizer
Wheels 20 lap feature 1.Gregory 2.Morgan
3.Archdale 4.Burrows 5.Kraft 6.Springer
7.Lamb 8.Wall 9.Bess.
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Liquid &
Powdercoat Finishes of KC
Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints
Race
Results -- Sat., August 28, 2010
Nevada
Speedway -- Nevada, MO
This
was our first and only visit of this year to Nevada.
Shawn and Tracey Hendren have done a
tremendous job with the facility and the races.
The track was super smooth and it stayed
racey enduring seven classes of cars.
Heat
1
1st
44 Phil
Heavelow Buckner,
MO
2nd
4 Beau
Heavelow Independence,
MO
3rd
40 Dave
Parker Warsaw,
MO
4th
1 Kendall
Rupard Grandview,
MO
5th
36 Travis
Alexander Tonganoxie,
KS
6th
Z8 Zach
Morehead Blue
Spring, MO
7th
52 Danny
Holzhauser Chillhowee,
MO
8th
7k Kent Keck
Lee’s Summit, MO
Heat
2
1st
15 Merrill
Lamb Iola, KS
2nd
83g Matt
Gilbert Merriam,
KS
3rd
25 Donnie
Graves Kearney, MO
4th
93 Mark
Billings Columbia, MO
5th
9s
Chris Schofield
Raytown, MO
6th
8 Bird
Schofield Chillhowee,
MO
7th
3 Derrek
Wilson Chanute,
KS
8th
49 Barry
Lamb Moran,
KS
Feature
Start
Pos.
1st
44 Phil
Heavelow (9)
2nd
4 Beau
Heavelow (7)
3rd
Z8 Zach
Morehead (1)
4th
15 Merrill
Lamb (10)
5th
1 Kendall
Rupard (2)
6th
93 Mark
Billings (4)
7th
83g Matt
Gilbert (8)
8th
25 Donnie
Graves (6)
9th
40 Dave
Parker (7)
10th
9s Chris
Schofield (2)
11th
7k Kent Keck
(14)
12th
8 Bird Schofield
(12)
13th
52
Danny Holzhauser
(13)
14th
49
Barry Lamb (15)
15th
36 Travis
Alexander (13)
#
3 Derreck Wilson did not start.
There
was great racing thru out the field.
Even though the track did turn dry slick, our
feature ran green to checker without a yellow or
red.
The
racing in the Liquid & Powdercoat Finishes
Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely
competitive. With
low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is
still the most economical way to go fast in a race
car. These
cars are 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a
Late Model.
We
will be at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO on
Fri Sept 3rd without the wings for the
John Heffernon Memorial. Come out and watch the
Liquid & Powder Coat Finishes Lightning Sprints
race for the Heffernon Trophy.
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Liquid
& Powdercoat Finishes of KC
Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints
Race Results -- Fri. Aug. 27, 2010
Valley Speedway -- Grain Valley, MO
The
weather was perfect and the racing was winged open
wheel.
Heat
1
1st
44 Phil
Heavelow Buckner,
MO
2nd
36 Travis
Alexander Tonganoxie,
KS
3rd 0
Richard Layne KC, MO
4th
83g Matt
Gilbert Merriam, KS
5th
49 Jim Devore Harrisonville, MO
7g
Chad Gilihan did not start
Jim
jumped into the lead with Travis and Phil close
behind. Phil
was able to get by Travis on the 3rd lap.
Matt and Richard were battling for the next
spots. Phil
passed Jim on the 5th lap and Jim pulled
off with heating issues.
Phil took the win with Travis 2nd
and Richard 3rd.
Heat
2
1st
93 Mark
Billings Columbia,
MO
2nd 1
Kendall Rupard
Grandview, MO
3rd
40 Dave
Parker Warsaw, MO
4th 25
Donnie Graves Kearney, MO
5th
8 Bird Schofield Chillhowee,
MO
Mark
and Dave battled for the top spot on the first lap,
with Kendall looking for an opening.
Mark would take the lead with Dave and
Kendall battling for 2nd.
Kendall would finally win the battle.
Mark would go on to take the win with Kindall
2nd and Dave 3rd.
Heat
3
1st
01 Bobby
Layne KC, MO
2nd
Z8 Zach
Morehead Blue
Spring, MO
3rd
4 Beau
Heavelow Independence,
MO
4th
9s Chris
Schofield Raytown,
MO
5th
7k Kent Keck
Lee’s Summit, MO
Sorry
but I missed watching this race because of dealing
with other issues.
Feature
Start Pos.
1st
44 Phil Heavelow (7)
2nd
4 Beau
Heavelow (1)
3rd
93 Mark
Billings (10)
4th
1 Kendall
Rupard (5)
5th
0 Richard
Layne (3)
6th
83g Matt
Gilbert (2)
7th
Z8 Zach
Morehead (6)
8th
36 Travis
Alexander (8)
9th
40 Dave
Parker (4)
10th
9s Chris
Schofield (13)
11th
7k Kent Keck
(13)
12th
25 Donnie Graves
(9)
13th
8 Bird
Schofield (14)
14th
49 Jim Devore (11)
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Bobby Layne and 7g Chad Gillihan did not start.
The
racing in the Liquid & Powdercoat Finishes
Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely
competitive. With
low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is
still the most economical way to go fast in a race
car. These
cars are 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a
Late Model.
Tonite,
we are at Nevada Speedway in Nevada, MO.
We will be back at Valley Speedway in Grain
Valley, MO on Fri Sept 3rd without the
wings for the John Heffernon Memorial. Come out and
watch the Liquid & Powder Coat Finishes
Lightning Sprints race for the Heffernon Trophy..
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Now
as you can see to the left, there are quite a few of the
organizations that have yet to develop a website (indicated
with white background)...however several of them do have
email address'. If you go to the bottom of each information
page, you can find the names and address', and phone numbers
for those organizations. If you have any update information,
please pass on pertinent info. Thanks.
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would like to link your mini sprint racing association,
please email me at adavis_11@yahoo.com
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