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MIS E-News
May 3, 2007
by John Wells
It's Time to Go Racing!!!
Looks like absolutely perfect weather is predicted for this
Sunday's season opener at Madison International Speedway. The Wisconsin
Challenge Series will be here for their first of two visits in 2007 and who
could forget the memorable finish last September. Expect a great car count and
very competitive field to be on hand for this event. The Roto Rooter Bandits
and Super Cups will also be in action. Here's the schedule for Sunday:
MIS
Season Opener Sunday, May 6, 2007
9:00 Pit Gates Open...Silent engines until 11:30
11:00 Grandstand Gates Open
11:30 Hot
Laps Begin
11:30 - 11:50 WCS (Half-Mile)
11:50 - Noon Super Cups- Junior
Division (QuarterMile)
12:00 - 12:10 Bandits (Quarter Mile)
12:10 -
12:20 Super Cups- Adult Division (QuarterMile)
12:20 - 12:35 WCS
12:35 -
12:45 Super Cups- Junior Division
12:45 - 12:55 Bandits
12:55 - 1:05
Super Cups - Adult Division
1:10 - 1:20 WCS Scuff Session
1:30 WCS Time
Trials
2:30 Racing Begins
Super Cups - Junior Divison Heats (8 laps)
Bandit
Heats (8 laps)
WCS Qualifiers (25 laps)
Super Cups- Adult Division Heats
(8 laps)
Bandit Feature (20 laps)
WCS Pepsi 100
Super Cups- Junior
DivisionFeature (15 laps)
WCS B Feature (30 laps)
Super Cups- Adult
DivisionFeature (25 laps)
Open Practice This Saturday
Drivers and teams are reminded that this
Saturday from Noon to 5:00 PM will be an open practice session at MIS for all
cars and trucks planning on racing in 2007. Pit gates open at 10:00 AM and pit
passes are $10.00. All vehicles will have to go through a safety inspection
before going on the track and all driver information must be filled out
too. I will be there to collect your info on Saturday. If you were here
last week and took care of all this you're ready to go.
Driver Features
I
am getting calls and emails from local media outlets wanting to do stories on
drivers and race teams. They are looking for the human interest angle...if
interested, please let me know.
Practice Observations from April 28
Beautiful
weather greeted over 40 drivers who came to MIS for practice last Saturday.
Hats off to everyone for having all driver information sheets ready to
go and we appreciate your patience while going through tech.
Eighteen
drivers were on hand in the Madison Late Model division with eight each in the
Limited Late Models and Bandits. We also had four Super Late Models, a couple
of Legends, and two Midgets. Jeremy Miller and Bobby Wilberg were there with
multi-car teams.
Three former Sportsman drivers will be making the move
to the Rockweiler Insulation Limited Late Models this season. Ryan Goldade,
Jim Burns, and Casey Burns will be joining what is expected to be a very
competitive group of drivers in 2007.
One driver who will be returning
to MIS in 2007 is former Super Late Model driver Ralph Gentile of Racine.
Ralph seemed surprised people remembered him but how many people does Gary
Schmelzer forget! Scott Broughton of Stoughton will be running in the Limited
Late Models in 2007.
One of the drivers to watch in the Madison Late
Models is Tom Gille of Winnebago, Illinois. Tom's team has some big plans for
2007 and he is a driver who is always very competitive at MIS. You will also
be hearing about some of the special promotional plans from the 35 car very
soon.
World traveler Jon Minor was on hand with Mike Adams sharing some
of the driving for his Madison Late Model. Jon has made over fifty trips to
Asia as part of his job at Trek. Since work comes first he will have Mike in
the car when he's on the road...or in the air.
Sixteen year old Zach
Reinning of Forreston, Illinois, also made his debut at MIS on Saturday. He
was in a 93 car but the number will be switched to 5 for the season opener.
Former
Midwest Modified champion Paul Treuthardt of Monroe will be in the Madison
Late Model division in 2007 with his #9 car.
The Bandits field looks
wide open this season. Alex Jones and Steve Dickson were fastest on Saturday
but look out for the Skolaski boys who are sporting new cars for the '07
season. Not only do the brothers have new cars but new nicknames over the
driver's side door. The Bandit division is a great place to get started in
racing...come race with us in 2007.
David Byrne of Shullsburg had his
two midget cars here for practice in anticipation of our open wheel night this
season.
Bethany and Joel Wyttenbach had their Legends cars on the
asphalt and seemed to get around the quarter mile very quickly. This is new to
the brother and sister team who normally race at Beaver Dam on the dirt.
We're hoping they come back and bring some of their friends from the dirt
with them to challenge the asphalt Legends. Speaking of Legends...there might
be a very familiar name in the division this year.
I would like to
personally thank all of the drivers for having all of their registration
materials ready to go on Saturday, If you couldn't make it we hope to see you
this Saturday. Hope that most of you who were here last weekend can make it
Saturday too.
That's all for now. See you at the races this
weekend.
John Wells
MIS
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