robsimmons
Slant 6 Drag Racer
Hey Everyone,
The Eastern Slant 6 drag race schedule has been pretty much worked out. You don't have to be a drag racer to come out and enjoy the cars and comraderie! Here's a copy/paste from the Slantsix.org Event Calendar:
Fellow Slant Sixers,
We mostly decided on race dates for 2011 at the Eastern Banquet today (2/12/11) in Pigeon Forge.
We hope this will be a big growth year for Slant 6 racing east of the Mississippi! Several new cars are under construction and new drivers are priming their feet and eyes for competition and comaraderie...
May 21-22: Mason-Dixon Dragway in Hagerstown, MD. Points races on BOTH Saturday and Sunday. Camping allowed. Contact is Rick Covalt. CONFIRMED
June 4-5: Kearney Raceway Park in Kearney, NE. Points races Saturday, and Sunday. Contacts are Mike Jeffrey and Lou Madsen. Come one, come all from North America!! CONFIRMED.
July 22-23: Elk Creek Dragway in Elk Creek, VA (location - 20 min SE of the I77/I81 intersection). Points races Friday and Saturday nights. $1500+ purse. This one replaces our long running N. Wilkesboro, NC race due to track conflicts. Camping allowed Fri night. Ron Hamby contact/coordinator. CONFIRMED
August 5-6: Knoxville Dragway in Maynardville, TN. Points races Friday and Saturday nights. Gary and Meril Bruner contacts/coordinators.
Sept 2-4: Mopar Thunder at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN. Points races on BOTH Saturday and Sunday, t'n't Fri eve. Brian Mimken contact/coordinator. CONFIRMED.
Oct 1-2: Mopar Southern Classic at Mountain Park Dragway in Clay City, KY. Points races BOTH Saturday and Sunday, t'n't Fri eve (30 SEP). Rob Simmons contact/coordinator. CONFIRMED.
Oct ??? (late): Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, GA. Points race Saturday. CONFIRMED. Come down south for nice weather in late Oct and some fast times! Contact is Charlie Schmid. NEED DATES from Charlie and track - late Oct or early Nov?
As you might have inferred, we had a discussion about 2-day races, and pretty much all were in favor of making as many races as possible into 2 day competitions. We will try this out in 2011 and see how it works. The pacing of this schedule is really nice, with no races closer than 3 weeks apart.
See ya at the track!
Rob
The Eastern Slant 6 drag race schedule has been pretty much worked out. You don't have to be a drag racer to come out and enjoy the cars and comraderie! Here's a copy/paste from the Slantsix.org Event Calendar:
Fellow Slant Sixers,
We mostly decided on race dates for 2011 at the Eastern Banquet today (2/12/11) in Pigeon Forge.
We hope this will be a big growth year for Slant 6 racing east of the Mississippi! Several new cars are under construction and new drivers are priming their feet and eyes for competition and comaraderie...
May 21-22: Mason-Dixon Dragway in Hagerstown, MD. Points races on BOTH Saturday and Sunday. Camping allowed. Contact is Rick Covalt. CONFIRMED
June 4-5: Kearney Raceway Park in Kearney, NE. Points races Saturday, and Sunday. Contacts are Mike Jeffrey and Lou Madsen. Come one, come all from North America!! CONFIRMED.
July 22-23: Elk Creek Dragway in Elk Creek, VA (location - 20 min SE of the I77/I81 intersection). Points races Friday and Saturday nights. $1500+ purse. This one replaces our long running N. Wilkesboro, NC race due to track conflicts. Camping allowed Fri night. Ron Hamby contact/coordinator. CONFIRMED
August 5-6: Knoxville Dragway in Maynardville, TN. Points races Friday and Saturday nights. Gary and Meril Bruner contacts/coordinators.
Sept 2-4: Mopar Thunder at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN. Points races on BOTH Saturday and Sunday, t'n't Fri eve. Brian Mimken contact/coordinator. CONFIRMED.
Oct 1-2: Mopar Southern Classic at Mountain Park Dragway in Clay City, KY. Points races BOTH Saturday and Sunday, t'n't Fri eve (30 SEP). Rob Simmons contact/coordinator. CONFIRMED.
Oct ??? (late): Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, GA. Points race Saturday. CONFIRMED. Come down south for nice weather in late Oct and some fast times! Contact is Charlie Schmid. NEED DATES from Charlie and track - late Oct or early Nov?
As you might have inferred, we had a discussion about 2-day races, and pretty much all were in favor of making as many races as possible into 2 day competitions. We will try this out in 2011 and see how it works. The pacing of this schedule is really nice, with no races closer than 3 weeks apart.
See ya at the track!
Rob
