Garry Lobaugh
04-10-2006, 11:31 AM
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GREAT WEATHER - GREAT RACING! Get a friend involved in racing too! Please forward this email to a friend and bring them along to your next outing!
This past weekend provided good weather for all racers attending Rolling Green raceway (RGR) on Saturday and Michiana Raceway Park (MRP) on Sunday. The idea of a practice race to get new customers up to speed as well as to provide training for the new staff was met with most everyone's approval. Many new customers have joined the two racing clubs that make up Michiana Racing for the new year.
We have many more new faces to process and we urge all drivers to get practice time in at either track to work all of the kinks out of the equipment. April 22 & 23 will be a double race opportunity for those looking to join in on the Michiana Racing explosion.
Here are a few changes that were decided with members present at the race meeting at MRP:
A. At the MRP location in North Liberty, Indiana, we will open the gates at 8 AM local time (now EDT). Registration will open at 8:30 AM at the base of the tower. Get to registration early as there are only 64 transponders available for rent! Practice will start at 10 AM by class. We have now consolidated class structure down to 13 classes and in order to move the program along we will likely get two four-minute practice sessions before the drivers meeting.
B. The Kid Kart program is off to a flying start for the MRP Championship Series as six drivers participated in this spec series. On April 23rd we will expect all kid karts to be on the property and registered (half price registration for members) by 2 PM. Our official practice will take place around 2:30 PM and the race for kid karts will be at the conclusion of the adult race program. We will offer an additional kid kart practice at the conclusion of the regular practice just before the drivers meeting for parents who have kid kart drivers on the property at no extra cost. ( Approximately 12 noon.) The Drivers meeting should take place at 12:15 with time trials to follow.
C. Please note: Each week we intend on having a different race course set. The first official race will run the National (A) track. Please see the other sections that shows the layout and the dates of the course layouts.
D. Practice during the week is available for $250 per day. You may have up to five drivers for this private test day. (Each additional driver over five is at the rate of $50 per day for the Monday-Thursday opportunity to practice.) We will be open for regular practice on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. However, events may be scheduled that will also require track time set aside to run that event. We will post that information to the best of our abilities in advance. Often, we share track time by alternating groups of racers vs. first time drivers in the Rock Karts. This Easter Sunday we will be open if five drivers book us by Thursday to request open practice time. Otherwise,we will be closed. Call Brent at 574-288-4922 to confirm your needs.
Track record awards:
The MRP and RGR banquet will host special recognition for fast time during qualifying for Members of the respective race clubs. In the case of MRP there will be three different track configurations. If a member driver sets the fast time in each of the configurations and holds that record at year end, they will win a new category called the "Trifecta"! A special award will be presented to such individuals. Practice of the different layouts will pay big dividends to win this prestigious award. The new track records to be established are necessary due to the change of the layout and grinding of the surface of the race track.
This week, Wesley Boswell returns to MRP for advanced coaching and driver training. Boswell is fresh off his big win at the Stars event in Oklahoma and is well rested and ready to take on the most challenging drivers. Please call the main office to inquire about this limited time opportunity. That number is 269-756-9133.
Free Kid Kart Racing returns to Michiana this year. This season it will be held at the Rolling Green Raceway track in Buchanan, Michigan. The next session is scheduled for April 22nd. Sign up time is 3:30 PM and the race and training sessions start at 4 pm. This is a non-points program and is designed to assist in getting new drivers and parents familiar with racing. If you need to rent a kart, the discounted advance sign-up price is $75. Last minute walk-ups will pay $100 providing equipment is available. Call Brent for details. This program should run every Saturday through the season but advance bookings are required.
This past Sunday's race saw exciting action between Nathan Vargo and Trevor Petri in the Kid Kart program. This is a spec Comer 50 CC (Claimer rules apply) with spec YGL Bridgestone tires. The two drivers have spent a good amount of time practicing this Spring and you can see that practice paid off. Multiple lead changes took place as the drivers wove their way through lap traffic on several occasions. At the conclusion of the 12 lap race they were only three feet apart as the kids provided some of the most exciting racing of the weekend. Congratulations to all of the kid kart parents who have stepped forward with their commitment to "STARTRACINGNOW"!
MRP Motorsport
GREAT WEATHER - GREAT RACING! Get a friend involved in racing too! Please forward this email to a friend and bring them along to your next outing!
This past weekend provided good weather for all racers attending Rolling Green raceway (RGR) on Saturday and Michiana Raceway Park (MRP) on Sunday. The idea of a practice race to get new customers up to speed as well as to provide training for the new staff was met with most everyone's approval. Many new customers have joined the two racing clubs that make up Michiana Racing for the new year.
We have many more new faces to process and we urge all drivers to get practice time in at either track to work all of the kinks out of the equipment. April 22 & 23 will be a double race opportunity for those looking to join in on the Michiana Racing explosion.
Here are a few changes that were decided with members present at the race meeting at MRP:
A. At the MRP location in North Liberty, Indiana, we will open the gates at 8 AM local time (now EDT). Registration will open at 8:30 AM at the base of the tower. Get to registration early as there are only 64 transponders available for rent! Practice will start at 10 AM by class. We have now consolidated class structure down to 13 classes and in order to move the program along we will likely get two four-minute practice sessions before the drivers meeting.
B. The Kid Kart program is off to a flying start for the MRP Championship Series as six drivers participated in this spec series. On April 23rd we will expect all kid karts to be on the property and registered (half price registration for members) by 2 PM. Our official practice will take place around 2:30 PM and the race for kid karts will be at the conclusion of the adult race program. We will offer an additional kid kart practice at the conclusion of the regular practice just before the drivers meeting for parents who have kid kart drivers on the property at no extra cost. ( Approximately 12 noon.) The Drivers meeting should take place at 12:15 with time trials to follow.
C. Please note: Each week we intend on having a different race course set. The first official race will run the National (A) track. Please see the other sections that shows the layout and the dates of the course layouts.
D. Practice during the week is available for $250 per day. You may have up to five drivers for this private test day. (Each additional driver over five is at the rate of $50 per day for the Monday-Thursday opportunity to practice.) We will be open for regular practice on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. However, events may be scheduled that will also require track time set aside to run that event. We will post that information to the best of our abilities in advance. Often, we share track time by alternating groups of racers vs. first time drivers in the Rock Karts. This Easter Sunday we will be open if five drivers book us by Thursday to request open practice time. Otherwise,we will be closed. Call Brent at 574-288-4922 to confirm your needs.
Track record awards:
The MRP and RGR banquet will host special recognition for fast time during qualifying for Members of the respective race clubs. In the case of MRP there will be three different track configurations. If a member driver sets the fast time in each of the configurations and holds that record at year end, they will win a new category called the "Trifecta"! A special award will be presented to such individuals. Practice of the different layouts will pay big dividends to win this prestigious award. The new track records to be established are necessary due to the change of the layout and grinding of the surface of the race track.
This week, Wesley Boswell returns to MRP for advanced coaching and driver training. Boswell is fresh off his big win at the Stars event in Oklahoma and is well rested and ready to take on the most challenging drivers. Please call the main office to inquire about this limited time opportunity. That number is 269-756-9133.
Free Kid Kart Racing returns to Michiana this year. This season it will be held at the Rolling Green Raceway track in Buchanan, Michigan. The next session is scheduled for April 22nd. Sign up time is 3:30 PM and the race and training sessions start at 4 pm. This is a non-points program and is designed to assist in getting new drivers and parents familiar with racing. If you need to rent a kart, the discounted advance sign-up price is $75. Last minute walk-ups will pay $100 providing equipment is available. Call Brent for details. This program should run every Saturday through the season but advance bookings are required.
This past Sunday's race saw exciting action between Nathan Vargo and Trevor Petri in the Kid Kart program. This is a spec Comer 50 CC (Claimer rules apply) with spec YGL Bridgestone tires. The two drivers have spent a good amount of time practicing this Spring and you can see that practice paid off. Multiple lead changes took place as the drivers wove their way through lap traffic on several occasions. At the conclusion of the 12 lap race they were only three feet apart as the kids provided some of the most exciting racing of the weekend. Congratulations to all of the kid kart parents who have stepped forward with their commitment to "STARTRACINGNOW"!
MRP Motorsport