Association
Links
American
Mini Sprint Assoc. (IN)
AMSQ
- (Quebec, CN)
Arizona
Mini Sprint Car Assoc.
Australia
BCRA
(CA) Midget Lites
Brazos
(TX) Mini Sprint Assoc.
Buckeye
(OH) Mini Sprints
California
Lightning Sprints
Central
New York Mini Sprints
Colorado
1200 Outlaws
Western
Slope (CO) 1200 Lightning Sprints
East
Coast Mini Sprint Assoc.
EMSA
(TX)
Florida
Mini Sprints
Georgia
Mini Sprints
Granite
State
Jayhusker
Racing (NB/KN)
Mid
America (IL) Outlaw 1200 Sprint Series
Midwest
(OH) Mini Sprint Assoc.
Midwest
Outlaw Lightning Sprints
(KN/MO)
Modified
Midgets of New Mexico
Montana
Mini Sprints
New
Jersey
New
Zealand
New
Zealand 2
Williston
Basin Speedway (ND)
Northern
Plains Mini Sprints
Northwest
Mini Sprints (WA)
Oregon
Mini Sprints
Rocky
Mtn. Mini Sprints
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
Accord
Speedway (NY)
Xtreme
Thunder Racing Series (IL)
USOMA
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ATTENTION....
AMSA
Mini Sprint Nationals Postponed
Due
to construction delays at Lawrenceburg, the AMSA Mini Sprint Nationals will
NOT be held this weekend.
They
will be re-scheduled at a later date. More information to follow, when we are
notified.
For
more information on the 2008 AMSA Mini Sprint Nationals™ visit www.americanminisprints.com
or call Jerry Tague at 765-589-3045
July 17 - 18 - 19 , 2008
www.demingspeedway.com
NEWS
& NOTES
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The
start of the 2008 A.M.S.A. race season, has yet again been put
on hold yet again.
After
much deliberation and a lengthy conversation, Jerry Tague and
Dave Rudisell came to the conclusion that the May 10th race at
Lawrenceburg will be cancelled. Delays, mainly by mother
nature, have put the track behind schedule. “The track
is coming along nicely, just not as quickly as planned. Be
ready to race at Lawrenceburg on the 24th of May” stated
Tague. “We decided to reschedule our Nationals later in
the race season as well” Tague added.
The
Opening Night of the 2008 season will kick off on May 9th at
the Ripley County Fairgrounds in Osgood, IN. This is the
first evening of the “Grassroots Racing Revival”. Racers
be ready to accumulate points at this weekly event. This
evenings series will be ran with the UMRA and Promoter Terry
Eaglin of T.E. Promotions, LLC.
May
10th race has been cancelled.
May 13th – PRACTICE at Lawrenceburg
May 16th – Thunder Valley
May 17th – Twin Cities
May 24th – Lawrenceburg - 2nd night of “Grassroots
Racing Revival” Special Event: Open Wheel Night, KISS
Sprints, AMSA, UMRA
May 31st – Twin Cities – Final night of
“Grassroots Racing Revival” Special Events: UMRA,
U.M.P. Pure Stocks, U.M.P. Mini Stocks, Pro Trucks &
AMSA
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Arizona Mini Sprint Assoc. Main
event winners Saturday May 3
Cole Caskey Memorial
Main 1 Josh Shipley
Main 2 Dennis Carrier
The
Association would like to say "Thanks
to everyone who brought stuffed animals for the Phoenix
Childrens Hospital".
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Glass
Smooth at Marysville
BCRA
Midget Lites at Marysville
- May 3, 2008
Marysville,
CA – Chris Glass aboard the familiar Graham Motor Sports
yellow #9 narrowly won the first heat and then led every lap
of the main event to sweep the Midget Lite portion of the
night’s event at Marysville Raceway Park.
The
Midget Lites took to the race track for the first heat with
the track hard and rough Chris Glass led the field to green
with team mate Rick Holbrook and the #2 of Doug Hunting in
close pursuit. Hunting quickly got by Holbrook and was hot
after Glass when a quick spin by Rick Soto in his own A.R.T.
brought out the yellow. At the restart Hunting put pressure on
Glass in a tight race, but Glass was able to hang on at the
finish by half a car to get the win followed closely by
Hunting, Holbrook and Marshall Sexton. The race track
already started to dry up for the second heat and again proved
to be a technical type racetrack.
The
second heat saw Richie Hoover on the pole for the start.
Hoover spun getting into turn three on the first lap, calling
for a complete restart with Hoover going to the back of the
field. When the race went back to green Nunes held the lead
over Matt Sherman and rookie Justin Burton with some good
racing going on in the rear of the pack between Cory Green,
Richie Hoover and Zach Beard. Cory Green got turned around by
the rut in turn one and Hoover, with no time to react, caught
a wheel of the Green machine and was done for the race. Nunes
held on for the win after the restart followed by Matt
Sherman, and nice finishes by Rookies Justin Burton in 3rd,
Zach Beard in 4th and Cory Green in 5th.
After
some mayhem in the preliminary heat races of a couple of the
other divisions, promoter Paul Hawes decided to blade the
racetrack, giving the race fans a nice intermission and the
racers time to speculate on the direction of the track
surface. With two main events run before the Lites the track
was now hard and much smoother but drying fast.
True
to form, the Midget Lites ran off twenty straight laps to
impress not only the crowd in the grandstands but
Marysville’s officials as well. Team mates Glass and
Holbrook again led the field to green. Holbrook on the outside
quickly found out the inside lane was going to be the place to
be as Hunting got by for second. Sam Corso was on the move
from his seventh starting spot as Marshall Sexton wisely
pulled out with an ailing brake master cylinder. As the race
wore on Glass built a lead until he got into lapped traffic,
allowing Hunting and fast-closing Corso to close in. Holbrook
settled into fourth as the lead four got to lapped traffic.
Things started to heat up: Glass made all the right choices
and held onto the lead; Corso used lapped traffic to get by
Hunting for second; Holbrook got caught up with a lapped car
and allowed Doug Nunes and Matt Sherman by on the inside.
Holbrook dove back under the bicycling Nunes in turn three.
Nunes almost got upside down again in the next corner as he
tried to get by Holbrook in the infield in turn one and rode
over Holbrook’s left front wheel. Nunes, in spectacular
fashion, managed to get back by Holbrook and Sherman for
fourth. Up front it was Chris Glass taking the checkered over
Sam Corso, Doug Hunting, Doug Nunes and Matt Sherman.
Rounding out the field it was Holbrook, Justin Burton, Rick
Soto, Cory Green, Zach Beard, Richie Hoover and Marshall
Sexton.
Hunting-3rd
Glass-1st S. Corso-2nd
The
Midget Lites put the wings back on next weekend and head to
the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville for Round 6 of
the 2008 Season.
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Jayhusker Message board and
Salina Journal news paper reports a tragic loss to the
Jayhusker Family.
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Jon Thurston passed away Saturday
night May 3rd after suffering a heart attack at the
Minneapolis Raceway.
As you all know Jon was an icon
and part of the foundation that makes up Jayhusker.
His passion for the sport is something we must all
carry on.
Nutter Mortuary, Concordia, is
handling arrangements.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to
his family. He will be greatly missed.
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MOLS
Announces 2008 Corporate Title Sponsor
The
Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints starts it’s 20th Point
Season by announcing “The Racing Experience Stock Car
Racing School” as the Corporate Title Sponsor.
The
Racing Experience Racing School offers fans the opportunity
to actually RACE a real NASCAR Sprint Cup Stock Car on
Kansas Speedway and other top NASCAR Tracks across the
country. The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw
Lightning Sprints will have several promotions throughout
the season for the FANS in the stands.. including a weekly
10 Lap Racing Experience program where YOU actually race 6-8
other cars/drivers on the Kansas Speedway at over 160 mph.
The
Racing Experience MOLS start their season this Saturday
night at Nevada Speedway in Nevada, MO. This “not
for profit” Association has tracks scheduled within a 90
mile radius of KC for most every weekend from May thru
September. The feature purse pays $ 50 to start and $
300 to win. The pay down per position is good and the
year end points banquet pays out over $ 5000 in money and
prizes. These 1200 cc motorcycle powered midgets
(winged and non wing) are 1 ½
seconds
a lap faster than an A Modified or a Dirt Late Model.
With a tire usage of 6 or less per season and 2 years racing
on an engine, these cars are definitely the least expensive
way to go fast.
The
Racing Experience MOLS invites you to come out and join the
fun as a fan or a racer.. you’re a winner either way..and
remember “If your not PASSING…You’re not RACING!!!!
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Merril
Lamb Takes MOLS Opening Honors at Nevada (MO)
Nevada,
MO -- Nevada Speedway -- Sat. May 3, 2008
This
was our first and only appearance at Nevada Speedway for
this season. The track was smooth and racey.
They had a big field of cars in all 5 classes. Once
again we were pitted right next to the grandstand.
They open our pit gate at intermission and the spectators
come in and visit, get autographs signed, and set in the
race cars. We also had our first 10 Lap Racing Experience
YOU RACE promotional giveaway. John Baglin of Fulton,
KS was the winner.
Heat
1 -- 1st
25 Donnie Graves 2nd
4 Beau Heavelow 3rd
9s Chris Schofield 4th
93 Mark Billings 5th
45 Kevin Rupard
A
mad scramble into the first turn resulted with Beau taking
the point. Donnie cleared Chris for second as Kevin
dropped back with a misfire in his engine. Mark is new
and trying to get a handle on this winged car. A great
race for first had the fans on their feet. Donnie
finally made a high side pass of Beau with 2 laps to go.
Donnie took the win, Beau 2nd and Chris 3rd.
Heat
2 -- 1st
40 Dave Parker 2nd
11Duane Marusarz 3rd
15 Merril Lamb 4th
Z8 Zach Moorehead 5th
83g Matt Gilbert 6th
58 Frank Ikerd
Dave
jumped into the lead with Duane giving chase and Merril on
Duane’s bumper. Frank pulled a chain into and Zack
and Matt asking themselves “what had they gotten into”.
Dave had them covered, Duane and Merril had a good battle
for 2nd with Duane prevailing and Merrill 3rd.
Feature
-- 1st
15 Merril Lamb 2nd
11 Duane Marusarz 3rd
4 Beau Heavelow 4th
93 Mark Billings 5th
9S Chris Schofield 6th
25 Donnie Graves 7th
z8 Zach Moorehead 8th
83g Matt Gilbert 9th
40 Dave Parker 10th
45 Kevin Rupard
DNS - 58
Frank
Ikerd (chain problems.)
The
top 4 rows were inverted. Merril jumped into the lead and he
had them covered for this nite. Beau and Kevin got
together on the 5th lap with Kevin getting upside down.
Dave would stop on the front stretch with a dead engine.
On the restart, Merril was 1st, Duane 2nd and Beau 3rd.
Duane and Beau will have a good battle for the runner up
spot, and Merril was starting to distance himself from the
field. Donnie and Chris were battling for 4th. Mark
was starting to work his way towards the front from his last
row starting spot. All the rookies were doing a great
job of getting accustomed to the speeds. Donnie
developed a miss and would drop back. Zach would spin
and restart at the back. This would bunch the field
back up. On the restart it was a replay of the first
restart. Merrill had them covered, and Duane and Beau
would battle for 2nd. Mark would work his way up to
4th. Merril would go on to win the opening nite for
the Racing Experience MOLS. Duane 2nd, Beau 3rd, Mark
4th and Chris 5th.
These
rookies will be contending for wins before this season is
over. They all have good cars. Mark and Matt
have come from Shifter Karts. Zach doesn’t have any
racing experience but seems to be picking it up quickly.
Our
next race is Saturday May 10th at I-70 Speedway without
wings. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS
cars challenge the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS
will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Driving Experience
YOU DRIVE package.
Remember
“If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”
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Forler
Wins in the 600s, Bloodgood Tops 1200 Action at Deming
Speedway (WA)
Logan Forler
Jason Bloodgood
Photos by H2H
Photo
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The
RMMSA event scheduled for May 3rd at I-76 Speedway (CO) was
cancelled due to excessive snow.
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An Update on Harli...
Monday May 05, 2008
08:06 PM
Hey, well my doctor looked at me today when
I was getting cleaned up and he said that I was healing VERY
well! He asked me when I wanted to have surgery. I said
Wednesday, so my surgery is next Wednesday and it might heal
up so well to where I might not even have another surgery.
Well I thought I would let ya'll know!!
Oh yea, some bumps have come up on my tongue. They hurt really
really bad. I couldn't sleep last night because of it but we
showed them to the doctors and they said it would go away if I
use this mouth wash stuff that burns really bad!! So just keep
prayin please! And also pray for Colt Cordell. His sister said
he is doing okay. Just keep him in your prayers too... Well I
got to go...... bye.... love ya'll all LOTS!! THANKS FOR ALL
THE LETTERS, THEY KEEP ME BUSY AND CHEERED UP ALL THE TIME!!!
LOVE, HARLI WHITE
The address to send cards and flowers is:
Harli White
Shriner Burn Center
815 Market St.
Galveston, Texas
77550
Updates and messages
are done on a regular basis...
www.harliwhite.com
•T-shirts:
At the One Way Print and Stitch, Harli's relatives
printed shirts that said, "God Has the Power So ...
Pray.” "We're printing up 500,” said Koye Baade,
Harli's aunt who owns the print shop. Shirts are $15, and
$7.50 from each shirt will go toward Harli's medical bills.
Shirts are available at One Way Print and Stitch, 218 W Main
St. in Purcell.
•To donate:
A fund has been set up for Harli White at American
Exchange Bank, P.O. Box 128, Lindsay, OK 73502. Phone (405)
756-3101.
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Mini
Sprint Racing 101; 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
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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
basics of setting up a mini sprint
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What
will you need to go to the track
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Before
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Your
first season
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97
Pages including photographs.
$22.95
Visit
www.speedpartz.com to
purchase or click here http://www.speedpartz.com/msr101book.htm
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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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Your comments and suggestions are welcome, if you would like to link
your mini sprint racing association, please email us at welterweight@minisprintracing.com.
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