TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 09, 2011
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 09, 2011, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro / FootBrake cars (no delay electronics), and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1200 to win for Super Pro and $700 for Pro / FootBrake cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, where they run on the 1/8-mile The winner o receives the tall trophy, and the runner-up the not-so-tall trophy.
After last Sunday’s double points awards, in Super Pro, Cincinnatian Josh Teal, with his second straight runner-up finish, has increased his lead over fellow Cincinnatian John Cook to 90 points – and is 50 points ahead of Pro / FootBrake’s Kevin Bishop in the race for the 2011 Track Championship Title. Bishop has also increased his lead over Somerville’s Wes Marcum to 50 points in Pro / FootBrake. With 3-weeks remaining in the points races, and a potential of 30-to-35 points available (in 6 or 7 rounds of racing at 5-points per round win), Teal virtually has a lock on the Super Pro Title, but the battles will continue for Pro / FootBrake and the Track Championship Titles until the “magic numbers” are met. 80 points with two weeks left, or 40 points with one will nail down the Titles. The Junior Titles were determined at the time of their Division races, where Beavercreek’s Edmond Ellison earned the Tri-State Track Championship. Amelia’s Ashley Patrick, in second place, made him earn it, but won the Division Championship Title for the 10-12 age group outright.
Saturday, the track continues with its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro / FootBrake: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 Cell: (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for……………..…………Saturday - thru - Monday, Sept 3-4-5, 2011
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Series Finale Saturday
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Labor Day weekend, September 3-4-5, 2011, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the last of three 2011 Championship Bracket Series Events. The Holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro/Footbrake Brackets, for daily or 3-day entry fees. The Junior Dragster Bracket also races all three days, but on Saturday, they will race the JEG’S All-Ohio Junior Dragster Series finale for overall points and awards. Due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets will be run on the 1/8-mile timing system to insure that the events conclude before darkness. All three days score double-points for the entered racers in all of Tri-State’s points programs, and there will be no Test & Tune session on Saturday.
In the CBS Series format, normal winning purses for Super Pro (box-electronics) and Pro/Footbrake (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000 Saturday, $1,500 Sunday, and $2,000 on Monday, and all pay back 16 places. Normal entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs into the second round available for first round losers. This 3-day, double-points event presents the opportunity where the points racers can either pad their leads or move up in the points-standings and try and over take the leaders.
Based on last Sunday’s eliminations and the points standings going into that event, in the Super Pro (electronics) Bracket, Cincinnatians Josh Teal and John Cook, along with Brookville, Indiana’s Jeff Russell are at the top of the list within 30 points of one another. The point spread is tighter yet in Pro/Footbrake, between Cincinnatian Kevin Bishop and Somerville’s Wes Marcum, and Hamilton’s Ken Barton is hanging close in 3rd place. In the Junior Dragster ranks, Beavercreek’s Edmond Ellison, who won last Sunday, cut into the 40 point lead that Fairfield’s Austin Still enjoyed, and 3rd place Ashley Patrick, from Amelia, who was runner-up, closed in on the lead as well. The points will be posted on the track’s Website later this week. With the potential points for averaging 3-round wins each day, a racer can pick up 150 points over the three days of double-points, and some Brackets have 8-rounds due to car counts. It could be a totally, different points standings after the weekend.
In the JEG’s Ohio Junior Dragster Super Series, racing at five tracks in Ohio (besides Tri-State in Hamilton, they race at Edgewater in Cleves, Kil-Kare in Xenia, National Trails in Columbus, and Pacemakers in Mt. Vernon), the Juniors earn points based on event entry (10-points) and 5-points for every round won. At each event, they are in 4 Classes by age groups: 8-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17. The event winners of each age group will receive a Class Trophy, and then face one another in a 4-car Shootout that will award a $300 Savings Bond to the winner, and a $200 Savings Bond to the runner-up. After this Saturday’s event, the overall points leaders in all four Brackets will race in a shootout and the winner and runner-up will respectively earn a $1000 and $500 Savings Bond. Rounds won at every event also count toward the individual home track points races. Those racers that attend all events are eligible for a surprise drawing at the last race, and the overall points winner will receive free labor on a motor-refresh, sponsored by Jr. Specialties. Winners of the 1st, June event at Tri-State Dragway, include Caleb Ellison, 10, from Beavercreek in the 10-12 year Bracket, Shala Babb, 14, from Xenia, in the 13-14 Bracket, and Melanie Rase, 16, from Hillsboro in the 15-17 Bracket. Melanie Race also won June’s overall race and was in contention for the points lead in 2010 coming into the JEG’S Ohio Super Series finale, which was won by Trey Sizemore, from Bright, Indiana.
Gates open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 9:00 AM, with time trials at 9:30 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM Saturday & Sunday. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplains Tom Miller and Gary Lay. Monday, there will only be one time trial and racing will start by noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 Cell: (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, August 28, 2011
“SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL” HIGH ROLLER PLUS JUNIOR’S “RUN FOR THE MONEY”
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. After the mid-season shut-down for Mother Nature’s heat & humidity, this coming Sunday, August 28, 2011, Tri-State Dragway resumes its racing format with a “Shake Rattle & Roll” High Roller feature for the adults plus a “Run for the Money” Bracket for the Juniors in addition to a full Regular Program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket racing. Regular Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro & Pro/Footbrake cars, 4.50 seconds & Up running on the 1/8-mile clocks, with $1,200 to the winner of Super Pro and $700 to the winner of Pro/Footbrake. The Junior Dragsters, who run 7.90 & Up on the 1/8-mile clocks, race for winner & runner-up Trophy’s, with the winner awarded the tall trophy and the runner-up receiving the not-so-tall trophy. The track is also open Saturday late afternoon and evening for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
The High Roller feature is “all-run”, where the Dragsters, Door Cars and Footbrake Cars will be kept separate until the need to be combined with the others. The purse for the High Roller Bracket awards $3,000 to the winner, $1,000 to the runner-up, $500 to the semi-finalists, $200 to the quarter-finalists, and $100 to those in the round of 9-16. The purse is based on a 100 car minimum field, with an $80 entry fee, and $50 Buy-Backs for first round losers into the second round.
Besides the regular program, the Juniors can also enter the “Run for the Money” Bracket where the parents of the winner can take home $500 cash, the runner-up $200, and $75 to those of the semi-finalists. The entry fee is $35, and the purse is based on a 30-car field. In prior years, similar racers for cash (to the parents) were won by Nick Isenhower, from Lebanon, Indiana in 2010, and in 2009, by Kenny Carson, from Lebanon, Ohio.
The points standings show Cincinnatian Josh Teal leading the Super Pro racers with 375 points with a 25-point lead over Cincinnatian John Cook, and Brookville, Indiana’s Jeff Russell in 3rd, with 340-points. In Pro/Footbrake, Cincinnatian Kevin Bishop is at the top of the list with 405 points, but Somerville’s Wes Marcum is just 10-points behind, with Hamilton’s Ken Barton in 3rd at 330 points. In the Junior Dragster Bracket, Fairfield’s Austin Still, with 410 points, has a 40 point margin over Beavercreek’s Edmund Ellison, and Amelia’s Ashley Patrick is 3rd in the standings with 360-points.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 4:30 PM until dusk. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
FYI
I heard from Pat, and checked the track’s Website – due to the extremely hot weather, they have cancelled the Sunday July 24 & 31 race dates. They are open for Test & Tune on Saturday late afternoon – evenings.
They will up-date for August after July 31st.
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, July 10, 2011
REGULAR PROGRAM PLUS A BOY vs. GIRL JUNIOR DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, July 10, 2011, Tri-State Dragway offers a Boys vs Girls 32-car Junior Dragster Shootout in addition to its full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Regular eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro/Footbrake cars (no delay electronics), as well as Trophy/Street, and all-run Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1200 to win for Super Pro and $700 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Trophy/Street cars, running 11.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile timing system, and the Junior Dragsters, who run on the 1/8-mile clocks, race for winner & runner-up Trophy’s, with the winner awarded the tall trophy. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
While this is the first Boys vs Girls challenge event for the Juniors, in the past shootouts, the final rounds have usually boiled down to Boy-Girl match-ups. The 2009 32-car shootout saw Kenny Carson Jr., from Lebanon, Ohio, go all the way for the win, defeating Trenton’s Stephanie Brown in the final. Semi-finalists were James Smith, from Beavercreek, and Tyler Vance from New Carlisle. 2010 saw 3-boys and 1-girl in the semi-finals with 2-boys enduring, with Nick Isenhower, from Lebanon, Indiana defeating Bright Indiana’s Trey Sizemore for overall honors. Semi-finalists were Samantha Boitnott, from Hamilton, and Shawn Pitts from London, Ohio. NHRA Rules apply, with Buy-Backs and Double Entries not allowed.
The standings for the 3-days of double-points from the 4th of July weekend have not been posted yet, but most of the weekend’s winners in the adult classes were not in the points races. But of those that were, and able to capitalize on the most rounds won, Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, Cincinnatians John Cook and Josh Teal, as well as Erlanger’s Joe Lee should find themselves at the top of the list in Super Pro. Pro racers moving up were Cincinnati’s Kevin Bishop, his brother Jason from Amelia, Erlanger Kentucky’s Joe Lee (entered in both Brackets), and Hamilton’s Ken Barton. Almost all of the Juniors in the points race made the 3-day weekend, with Beavercreek Ohio’s Edmond Ellison winning on Saturday, and Lebanon Ohio’s Kenny Carson winning on Monday. But Fairfield’s Austin Still was runner-up on two days, and Franklin, Ohio’s Amanda Fisher had one runner-up and one semi-final finish enabling all those boys and girls to move toward the top of their points list.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………Saturday - thru - Monday, July 2-3-4, 2011
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR 4th of JULY WEEKEND
All three Race-Days are Double-Points & Saturday is “Bob Frey Day”
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming 4th of July weekend, July 3-4-5, 2010, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the second of three 2011 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro Brackets, for daily or 3-day entry fees. The Junior Dragster Bracket also races all three days, but the Trophy/Street Bracket will be run on Sunday only, on the quarter-mile clocks. Due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all other Brackets will be run on the 1/8-mile timing system to insure that the events conclude before darkness. All three days score double-points for the entered racers in all of Tri-State’s Brackets. Because of the full 3-day program, there is no Test & Tune session on Saturday this week.
Normal winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Pro (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000 Saturday, $1,500 Sunday, and $2,000 on Monday, and all three days pay back 16 places. Normal entry fees respectively are $35, $45 and $55, or $100 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers, back into the second round. The next CBS event will be held over the 3-day Labor Day weekend.
This 3-day, double-points event presents the opportunity where the points racers can either pad their leads or move up in the points-standings and try and over take the leaders. Currently, Brookville, Indiana’s Jeff Russell leads Super Pro with 220 points, while Son & Father, Wes & Gary May, from Indianapolis, are in the #2 & #3 positions with 215 & 205 points respectively. In Pro, Wes Marcum, from Somerville, Ohio, has a 45-point margin over Cincinnati’s Kevin Bishop, both men being recent Track Champions. Robbie Marcum, Wes’s son, is leading the Junior Dragster Bracket with a 30-point lead over Beavercreek, Ohio’s Edmond Ellison. With the potential points for averaging 3-round wins each day, a racer can pick up 150 points over the three days of double-points, and some Brackets have 8-rounds due to car counts. It most probably, be a totally different points standings after the weekend.
Note also, that Saturday, Bob Frey, NHRA, ESPN2 & ESPN2HD Announcer, and writer for Drag Review, will be filming an NHRA Sportsman Spotlight to be aired in conjunction with one of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series shows on ESPN2. Jay Hullinger, NHRA Division 3 Director, is also scheduled to be here Saturday with Frey, and may also want to do some announcing, giving a break to Dave Louden, Tri-State Dragway’s Tech Inspector and Announcer.
Gates open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 9:00 AM, with time trials at 9:30 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM Saturday & Sunday. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplains Tom Miller and Gary Lay. Monday, there will only be one time trial and racing will start by noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, June 26, 2011
“SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL” HIGH & LOW ROLLERS PLUS JUNIOR’S “RUN FOR THE MONEY”
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, June 26, 2011, Tri-State Dragway presents the first of four “Shake Rattle & Roll” events, featuring High & Low Roller Brackets of sanctioned NHRA racing for the adults, plus a “Run for the Money” Bracket for the Juniors. Regular Eliminator classes on Sunday also include Trophy/Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. Trophy/Street cars, which run 11.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile timing system, and the Junior Dragsters, who run 7.90 & up on the 1/8-mile clocks, both race for winner & runner-up Trophy’s, with the winner awarded the tall trophy and the runner-up receiving the not-so-tall trophy. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
The High and Low Roller Brackets are “all-run”, where the Dragsters, Door Cars and Footbrake Cars will be kept separate until the need to be combined with the others. The purse for the High Roller Bracket awards $3,000 to the winner, $1,000 to the runner-up, $500 to the semi-finalists, $200 to the quarter-finalists, and $100 to those in the round of 9-16. Low Rollers race for $1,200 to win, $500 to the runner-up, $200 to the semi-finalists, $100 to the quarter-finalists, and $50 to those in the round of 9-16. The purses respectively, are based on 100 & 80 car minimum fields, with $80 & $50 entry fees, and Buy-Backs for first round losers into the second round for $50 & $30.
Besides the regular program, the Juniors can also enter a “Run for the Money” Bracket where the parents of the winner can take home $500 cash, the runner-up $200, and $75 to those of the semi-finalists. The entry fee is $35, and the purse is based on a 30-car field. In prior years, similar racers for cash (to the parents) were won by Nick Isenhower, from Lebanon, Indiana in 2010, and in 2009, by Kenny Carson, from Lebanon, Ohio.
The accumulation of points (unchanged from last Sunday’s rainout) continues for both the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series culminating in September, and into October for the title of Track Champion. Brookville, Indiana’s Jeff Russell leads Super Pro with 220 points, while Son & Father, Wes & Gary May, from Indianapolis, own the #2 & #3 positions with 215 & 205 points respectively. But in the Pro & Junior Brackets, Father & Son, Wes & Robbie Marcum, from Somerville, Ohio, both respectively lead those Brackets with 270 & 260 points. All this will most surely change over the 3-days of double points the July 4th weekend
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, June 19, 2011
NHRA “KING OF THE TRACK” EVENT AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, June 19, 2011, Tri-State Dragway offers a “King of the Track” twist to its full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. In the King of the Track format, after the regular program is completed, the winners of the Super Pro & Pro Brackets come back and race one another for a “Wally”, the coveted trophy of late NHRA President Wally Parks, normally awarded to National Event Class Champions. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro/Footbrake cars (no delay electronics), as well as Trophy/Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1200 to win for Super Pro and $700 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Trophy/Street cars, running 11.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile timing system, and the Junior Dragsters, who run on the 1/8-mile clocks, race for winner & runner-up Trophy’s, with the winner awarded the tall trophy. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
The “King of the Track” run-off method between the Bracket winners can be decided by those racers at the track. It can either be another round of racing Bracket-style (with handicapped Dial-Ins), or, as done in 2009 & 10, they can race themselves against the clocks for a “Best Package” Shootout. The “Best Package” consists of taking one’s positive reaction from a perfect zero green-light start, and adding it to the positive difference of one’s perfect Dial-In (what one predicts his or her car will run on that pass. Hamilton’s Jamie Price won in t009 with a .033 package, while Brian Hendrickson, also from Hamilton, won the 2010 Wally with a .107 package. Since 2007, no one has repeated as “King of the Track” (Cincinnati’s Kevin Bishop / 2007 & Hamilton’s Wayne Adams / 2008), but all four have the potential to do so this year.
The accumulation of points continues for both the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series culminating in September, and into October for the title of Track Champion. Brookville, Indiana’s Jeff Russell leads Super Pro with 220 points, while Son & Father, Wes & Gary May, from Indianapolis, own the #2 & #3 positions with 215 & 205 points respectively. But in the Pro & Junior Brackets, Father & Son, Wes & Robbie Marcum, from Somerville, Ohio, both respectively lead those Brackets with 270 & 260 points. All this will most surely change over the 3-days of double points the July 4th weekend
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………..………………………..Sunday, June 12, 2011
JEG”S OHIO JUNIOR DRAGSTER SUPER SERIES PLUS FULL REGULAR PROGRAM
Saturday Test & Tune on Summer Evening Hours
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. The JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Super Series for the youngster racers, kicks off this weekend, bringing them to Tri-State Dragway this Sunday, June 12, 2011, in addition to a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. The second leg of the 5-race JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Series put the juniors at Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves next Saturday, and this summer, they travel to Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia July 09, and Pacemaker’s Dragway in Mt. Vernon August 14th, and the series wraps up back here at Tri-State Dragway in September. NHRA rules apply to tech inspections at every track.
The Juniors race in scaled down versions of the adult dragsters on the 1/8-mile timing system, with engines that vary from stock 5 HP to highly modified Briggs & Stratton rear-engined motors (to 50 HP), with their performance capability limited / defined by the age of the driver. The Juniors earn points based on event entry (10-points) and 5-points for every round won. At each event, the racers are in 4 Classes by age groups: 8-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17. The winners of each age group will receive a Class Trophy, and then face one another in a 4-car Shootout that will award a $300 Savings Bond to the winner, and a $200 Savings Bond to the runner-up. The overall points leader and runner-up after the last event will respectively earn a $1000 and $500 Savings Bond. Rounds won at every event also count toward the individual home track points races. Those racers that attend all 5-events are eligible for a surprise drawing at the last race. Trey Sizemore, from Bright, Indiana, was the 2010 overall points winner and will be defending his title this year.
Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super-Pro (“Box”) cars (with delay electronics), Footbrake (“No Box” or Tranny Brake), and Trophy/Street (footbrake and DOT tires). The track posts $1200 to win for Super-Pro cars, running 4.50 seconds & up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Footbrake racers, also on the 1/8-mile, compete for a $700 winner’s purse. Trophy/Street cars run 11.00 – 19.99 on the 1/4-mile clocks, and the track awards Trophies to the winner & runner-up, with the winner getting the tall Trophy, and the runner-up the not so tall Trophy.
The track runs its summer Test & Tune format this Saturday, opening the gates at 4:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 until dusk or 9:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, June 05, 2011
JUNIOR DRAGSTER SPECIAL IN TRI-STATE DRAGWAY’S REGULAR PROGRAM
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, June 05, 2011, Tri-State Dragway hosts a special Junior Dragster Racing League eliminator inside a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. The track also has a Saturday evening Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. The Junior Dragster Challenge will run two age groups: 8 – 12, and 13 – Up, and the winners of each will receive a special Junior “Wally” Trophy, similar to those given out to adults at NHRA National Events.
The NHRA Junior Drag Racing League offers kids ages 8 to 17 a chance to race half-scale dragsters in a controlled environment at many of NHRA’s 140 member tracks throughout the United States and in Canada, long before they need to obtain a state driver’s license. The dragsters they compete in are scaled down versions of the Top Fuel Dragsters, using modified Briggs and Stratton, five-horsepower, single-cylinder engines that can produce as much as 50 HP and propel the older drivers down the track as quick as 7.90 seconds in the 1/8-mile at speeds to 85 mph.
The remaining adult eliminator classes on Sunday include Super-Pro (“Box”) cars (with delay electronics), Footbrake (“No Box” or Tranny Brake), and Trophy/Street (footbrake and DOT tires). The track posts $1200 to win for Super-Pro cars, running 4.50 seconds & up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Footbrake racers, also 4.50 seconds and up, also on the 1/8-mile, compete for a $700 winner’s purse. Trophy/Street cars run 11.00 – 19.99 on the 1/4-mile clocks, and the track awards Trophies to the winner & runner-up, with the winner getting the tall Trophy, and the runner-up the not so tall Trophy.
Saturday, the track switches to its Saturday evening Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 4:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations start at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
9113 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014
(513) 881-5437 Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Home
2127 Oakwood Drive, Milford, OH 45150
(513) 576-6759
cell: (513) 706-1971
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for……………………Saturday – thru - Monday, May 28-29-30, 2011
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Test – N – Tune Friday Evening, & All three Race-Days are Double-Points
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29-30, 2011, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the first of three 2011 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Footbrake Brackets, as well as daily or 3-day entry fees. The format will also include the Junior Dragster Bracket all three days with double points for both the Summit World Championship Super Series, and the track’s own Championship Titles. The Trophy/Street Bracket will be run on Sunday only, and due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets, except Trophy/Street, will be run on the 1/8-mile timing clocks to insure that the events conclude before darkness. Because of the full 3-day program, there is no Test & Tune session on Saturday, but the track will hold a special Friday evening Test-N-Tune session in preparation for the event.
Winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Footbrake (no-box or tranny brake) over the weekend are $1,000.00 Saturday, $1,500.00 Sunday, and $2,000.00 on Monday, and all pay back to 16 places. Entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers only. The next CBS event will be held over the 3-day July 4th weekend.
Gates open Friday at 4:30 PM with Time Trials and Grudge Runs on the 1/8 & 1/4-mile timing systems from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Gates open Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 9:00 AM, with open time trials 9:30 to 11:00 AM. Only one time run after 11:00 AM, and eliminations start at 1:00 PM. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplain Tom Miller. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Footbrake: Stock & Modified Production cars (electronics & tranny brakes prohibited), 4.50 seconds and up on the 1000-foot system when ready (defaults to 1/8-mile).
Trophy / Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars with DOT tires, (no electronics permitted), running 11.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, May 15, 2011
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 15, 2011, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super-Pro (“Box”) cars (with delay electronics), Footbrake (“No Box” or Tranny Brake), Trophy/Street (footbrake and DOT tires), and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1200 to win for Super-Pro cars, running 4.50 seconds & up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Footbrake racers, also 4.50 seconds and up, also on the 1/8-mile, compete for a $700 winner’s purse. The track awards Trophies to the winner & runner-up in both Trophy/Street and Junior Dragtser. Trophy/Street cars run 11.00 – 19.99 on the 1/4-mile, and the Junior Dragsters race on the 1/8-mile.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4, 1000-foot, and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting between noon & 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Footbrake: Stock & Modified Production cars (electronics & tranny brakes prohibited), 4.50 seconds and up on the 1000-foot system when ready (defaults to 1/8-mile).
Trophy / Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars with DOT tires, (no electronics permitted), running 11.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, May 08, 2011
SPECIAL MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY THIS SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 08, 2011, in addition to a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, Tri-State Dragway offers a special Mothers Day Event for the women and young ladies. The “Man Handler Showdown” is a 32-car, all-women field, with a $2,000 cash purse to the winner, $800 to the runner-up, and $200 to the semi-finalists. The “Girls Rule Shootout” is a 16-car Junior Dragster field for the young ladies, with a $300 savings bond awarded to the winner, and a $150 savings bond to the runner-up. The “Man Handlers” and “Girls Rule” competitors can also participate in the regular program Brackets to keep their dial-ins sharp for their featured eliminators.
The regular Bracket classes on Sunday include Super-Pro (“Box”) cars (with delay electronics), Footbrake (“No Box” or Tranny Brake), Trophy/Street (footbrake and DOT tires), and Junior Dragster eliminators. The track posts $1200 to win for Super-Pro cars, running 4.50 seconds & up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Footbrake racers, also 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile, compete for a $700 winner’s purse. The track awards Trophies to the winner & runner-up in both Trophy/Street and Junior Dragtser. Trophy/Street cars run 11.00 – 19.99 on the 1/4-mile, and the Junior Dragsters race on the 1/8-mile. The track also has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event.
The flyer for the Mothers Day feature notes “This is NOT the Powder Puff Grandma raced in” – in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. Back then, there were few women competing in Bracket Racing as it evolved from Class Racing. But today, about 12% of the entries are female, and regularly go deep in eliminations. That figure is almost 50% for the Junior Dragster Bracket, which has seen the girls win Track Championships over the years, and when competing at Junior Dragster events divided by age groups, they take as many Trophy’s as the boys.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting between noon & 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 Cell Phone: (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
www.baesystems.com
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, April 10, 2011
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, April 10, 2011, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super-Pro (“Box”) cars (with delay electronics), Footbrake (“No Box” or Tranny Brake), Trophy/Street (footbrake and DOT tires), and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super-Pro cars, running 4.50 seconds & up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Footbrake racers, also 4.50 seconds and up, compete for a $700 winner’s purse and will race on the 1000-foot timing system which was tested after eliminations last Sunday (defaults to the 1/8-mile if not ready). The track awards
Trophies to the winner & runner-up in both Trophy/Street and Junior Dragtser. Trophy/Street cars run 11.00 – 19.99 on the 1/4-mile, and the Junior Dragsters race on the 1/8-mile.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4, 1000-foot, and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting between noon & 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 51st Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 30th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Footbrake: Stock & Modified Production cars (electronics & tranny brakes prohibited), 4.50 seconds and up on the 1000-foot system when ready (defaults to 1/8-mile).
Trophy / Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars with DOT tires, (no electronics permitted), running 11.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759; Cell Phone (513) 706-1971
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
John Cook, from West Chester, won the Tri-State Dragway Super Pro Points with 760 – and the 2010 Track Champion Title – by mid October, holding off the close chase from the Pro leaders.
The Pro Points Title went all the way to Sunday’s final event to determine the winner, as was Street’s Title.
In Pro, Wayne Adams competed only in Super Pro, in his dragster, and let the battle be settled between brothers Kevin (Cincinnati) and Jason (Amelia) Bishop, who were tied going into the last event. Jason was trying for his first Pro Title, while Kevin, defending 2009 Pro winner, already had three straight Pro Titles. Jason, who had the hotter hand this season, was defeated in the early rounds, and Kevin made it to the semi-finals and took the title again 700 to 680.
In Street, Hamilton’s Ken Barton had only a 5-point lead over Norwood’s Dave Jennings, and the Street Bracket had 34 entries, which meant that there was 6-rounds of competition, or 30 points available for the taking. But Jennings lost in the first round, and Barton went all the way for the win, ending up with 470 points and a 35-point margin over Jennings for the title.
Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Document Control
Security & Survivability
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
TRI-STATE DRAGWAY FINALPOINTS FOR 2010
SUPER-PRO
COOK, JOHN 760
LEE, JOE 635
BRUCE, DANE 450
BLACK, STEVE 440
SPIVEY, TOBY 440
NOBLE, DAVE 430
NEWPORT, BRIAN 420
HILL, SCOTT 390
NEWPORT, JERRY 385
STAHL, DON 355
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 03, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 03, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, where they run on the 1/8-mile, and the winner also receives free admission to next week’s program..
The races for Tri-State’s 2010 Track Champion and Bracket Champions continues thru October, with Westchester’s John Cook Jr, at 640 points in Super Pro, having a 95-point lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee. Hamilton’s Darrell Jones at 600 points in Pro, has just a 5-point lead over Hamilton’s Wayne Adams, with Cincinnati’s Kevin Bishop closing at just another 15-points behind. Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, with 380 points, is the leader in Street, with Norwood’s Dave Jennings 30 points behind at 350. All three Bracket Titles are still up for grabs with four more October points dates remaining, and this Sunday scores double-points for the racers.
Saturday, the track continues with its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, September 26, 2010
SPECIAL EVENT: 2ND LEG OF AREA DOUBLE-HEADER WEEKEND
$5,000 “BOX” & $1,500 “NO-BOX” FEATURE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, September 26, 2010, Tri-State Dragway plays host to the 2nd leg of a 2-day $5,000 Box and $1,500 No-Box Feature of NHRA sanctioned Bracket Racing, starting at Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves on Saturday night. The tracks post $5000 to the winner and $1,000 to the runner-up of Super Pro (“Box”cars with delay electronics) and $1,500 and $500 respectively for Pro/Sportsman cars (“No-Box” cars without delay electronics), both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Entry fees are $100 for Super Pro and $50 for Pro/Sportsman, with reduced Buy-Backs ($50 & $35 respectively) available to 1st round losers only at Tri-State (Edgewater offers Buy-Backs to 1st and 2nd round losers). The purses are based on 100 entries in Super Pro and 75 in Pro/Sportsman, and pays back $100 to the round of 9-16 in Super Pro, and to the quarterfinalists in Pro/Sportsman. The Junior Dragsters also run on the 1/8-mile, with the winner receiving the tall trophy and the runner-up the not-as-tall trophy. Tri-State also has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event.
At the 34th annual NHRA Division 3 Summit Bracket Finals at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, with 22 tracks competing, the home track (O’Reilly) racers finished 1st with 49 round points, Team Tri-State finished 6th with 41 wins, Team Edgewater 11th with 29, and Team Kil-Kare (Xenia, Ohio) 14th with 27. In the 34 years of Bracket Finals, Edgewater has 6 titles, with O’Reilly and Kil-Kare tied for 2nd place with 5-titles each.
In Tri-State’s points races, the track announced that Austin Still, from Fairfield, nailed down the title of Junior Track Champion with his semi-final finish in the Race of champions at Bunker Hill Dragstrip. The race for the adult Track Champion continues thru October, with Westchester’s John Cook Jr, at 640 points in Super Pro, and Hamilton’s Darrell Jones at 600 points in Pro. Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, with 370 points is the leader in Street. All three Bracket Titles are still up for grabs with five more points events ahead, which includes October’s double-points Sunday.
Saturday, the track is on its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………….……Saturday-Sunday, Sept.18-19, 2010
TEAM TRI-STATE OFF TO INDIANAPOLIS FOR SUMMIT E.T. BRACKET FINALS
( Open Sat., September 18th for Test & Tune - but Closed Sunday, September 19th – “Gone to Indy” )
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, September 19, 2010, Tri-State Dragway is closed while the officials, owners, and “Team Tri-State” are competing at the NHRA Division 3 Summit E.T. Bracket Finals at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 16-19. Summit Racing, a performance parts distributor in Akron, Ohio, sponsors the top 32 drivers in “Super Pro”, “Pro” and “Sportsman-Street” to compete at this Division’s Bracket Championship Finals. There, they will race against the top 32 drivers from the other 22 member tracks in this North Central Division 3 of the National Hot Rod Association. The 1st round of eliminations will see 704 racers total. Team members earn one point for his/her team for each round won, and the 1st Place Team members each earn $100 plus a Summit Team Champion jacket. Team Tri-State will be battling with local Team Edgewater (Cleves) and Team Kil-Kare (Xenia) for local bragging rights as well.
In addition to the Bracket competition in the individual classes, there are additional “Race of Champions” where the current Bracket Points Champions in each class, from each track, race against one another for a shot at the title of “Grand Champion” and a portion of an additional $5,200 cash purse. Summit Champion Titles this year go to Westchester’s John Cook Jr. in Super Pro, Hamilton’s Darrell Jones, in Pro, and Fairfield’s Jeff Seither in Sportsman-Street.
Winners of the Bracket Finals on Sunday each take home a lions share of the $84,500 in cash purses (and over $38,000.00 in contingency monies), with the Class Champions in Super Pro, Pro and Sportsman-Street respectively earning $7,500, $6.000, and $4,500. They are also awarded a Division Champion Jacket, and a special Division Champion gold ring that will be awarded at the annual NHRA North Central Division Awards Banquet to be held in January, 2009. The Division Champions will then advance to the NHRA Summit Racing Series Nationals to be held in conjunction with the NHRA Finals in Pomona, California in November, and will receive $3,500 for attending and competing for an additional $5,000 for a National Bracket Champion Title as part of the posted $118,000 cash purse. Earlanger’s Joe Lee (2008) and Jeff Seither (2007) have been Tri-State’s most recent winners at Indy and have made the trip to Pomona.
Event Schedule – O’Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
Thursday, September 16, 2010: Team Pit Parking & Registration Noon – 8:00 PM.
Friday, September 17, 2010: Time Trials 9:00 AM-6:00 PM; Race of Champions 3:00 PM.
Saturday, September 18, 2010: 1-only round of Time Trials 8:00 AM; Best Appearing Judging 9-11 AM;
1st round of Eliminations starts at 1:00 PM.
Sunday, September 19, 2010: Eliminations resume 8:00 AM, plus High School time trials & eliminations.
(Results to local medias as soon as the event is completed)
Tri-State Dragway will be open Saturday afternoon 12:30 – 5:00 PM for Test & Tune for the local racers while “Team Tri-State” is competing at Indianapolis. The track will re-open as usual the following Sunday, September 26, 2010 with a special Sunday program in conjunction with Edgewater’s Saturday progrram. Tri-State points racing continues thru October 24 for the Title of Track Champion, and for the top 32 spots that will make the field for the annual “Rainbow Classic” season finale October 31, 2010.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Team Tri-State Members on sheet 2
Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (after dark)
(Day) Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
2010 TEAM TRI-STATE by Driver Name and Hometown
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, September 12, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, September 12, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, where they run on the 18-mile, and the winner also receives free admission to next week’s program..
Prior to last weekend’s 3-days of double-points, in the standings for the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series, the title of Track Champion, and qualifying for the the tracks’ own “Rainbow Classic” 32-car field in October, Westchester’s John Cook Jr., at 540 points is 135-points over Erlanger Kentucky’s Joe Lee in Super Pro. In Pro, Darrell Jones, at 480 points, has a 50-point lead over Jason Bishop, from Amelia, and is 60 ahead of Hamilton’s Wayne Adams. Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, with 360 points in Street, is 40-points ahead of Hamilton’s Ken Barton, with Norwood’s Dave Jennings just another 20-points behind. In Junior Dragster, Austin Still, from Fairfield, at 405 points, has a 30-point lead over Somerville’s Robbie Marcum, with Taylor Cook, from Westchester and Trey Sizemore, from Bright Indiana, still hanging tough behind them.
Saturday, the track switches to its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS PRESS RELEASE for………………………Friday - thru - Monday, Sept 3-4-5-6, 2010
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Series Finale Sunday - Test & Tune Session Friday Evening
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Labor Day weekend, September 4-5-6, 2010, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the last of three 2010 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro Brackets, for daily or 3-day entry fees. The Junior Dragster Bracket also races all three days, but on Sunday, they will race the JEG’S All-Ohio Junior Dragster Series finale for overall points and awards. Saturday and Monday will also feature FootBrake races for the adults, with no Street racing on Sunday due to the Junior event. Due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets will be run on the 1/8-mile timing clocks to insure that the events conclude before darkness. All three days score double-points for the entered racers in all of Tri-State’s Brackets. There will be a Special, September 3rd Friday late afternoon & evening Test & Tune session in preparation for the weekend event.
In the CBS Series format, normal winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Pro (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000 Saturday, $1,500 Sunday, and $2,000 on Monday, and all pay back 16 places. Normal entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers. This 3-day, double-points event presents the opportunity where the points racers can either pad their leads or move up in the points-standings and try and over take the leaders. Currently, in the Super Pro Bracket, West Chester’s John Cook, with 540 points, has a 135-point lead in Super Pro (electronics class), and Hamilton’s Darrell Jones, with 480 points has a 50-point lead in Pro (non-electronics), while Fairfield’s Jeff Seither currently has a 40-point cushion is Street, and in Junior Dragster, Fairfield’s Austin Still, is just 30 points ahead of Somerville’s Robbie Marcum. With the potential points for averaging 3-round wins each day, a racer can pick up 150 points over the three days of double-points, and some Brackets have 8-rounds due to car counts. It could be a totally, different points standings after the weekend.
In the JEG’s Ohio Junior Dragster Super Series, racing at five tracks in Ohio (besides Tri-State in Hamilton, they race at Edgewater in Cleves, Kil-Kare in Xenia, National Trails in Columbus, and Pacemakers in Mt. Vernon), the Juniors earn points based on event entry (10-points) and 5-points for every round won. At each event, they are in 4 Classes by age groups: 8-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17. The event winners of each age group will receive a Class Trophy, and then face one another in a 4-car Shootout that will award a $300 Savings Bond to the winner, and a $200 Savings Bond to the runner-up. After this Sunday’s event, the overall points leaders in all four Brackets will race in a shootout with the winner and runner-up will respectively earn a $1000 and $500 Savings Bond. Rounds won at every event also count toward the individual home track points races. Those racers that attend all events are eligible for a surprise drawing at the last race, and Boitnott Custom Paint in Fairfield sponsors the Best Appearing Car Awards. Currently, Emily Crum, from Jamestown, in the 8-9 Bracket with 90-points, has a lock on that Bracket with a 50-point margin. Caleb Ellison, From Beavercreek, with 105 points is only 20-points ahead of Kay Crum, from Jamestown in the 10-12 Bracket, and his brother Edmond Ellison, with 100 points is only 15-points ahead of Lebanon’s Kenny Carson Jr., and Fairfield’s Brianna Kelly. In the 15-17 Bracket, Dayton’s Mike Morris, with 95 points, only has a 10-point martin over Beavercreek’s Brooke Adams, and 20 points over Hillsboro’s Melanie Rase, making it three Brackets are up-for-grabs on Sunday.
Gates open Friday at 4:30 PM with timed and grudge runs on the 1/8 and 1/4-mile timing systems from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM, with the Gambler’s Race starting at 7:00 PM. Gates open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 9:00 AM, with time trials at 9:30 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM Saturday & Sunday. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplains Tom Miller and Gary Lay. Monday, there will only be one time trial and racing will start by noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...……………………Sunday, August 29, 2010
$5,000 64-CAR DOORSLAMMER CHALLENGE FEATURE THIS SUNDAY AT TRI-STATE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. After sitting out the “Dog Days” of August, this Sunday, August 29, 2010, Tri-State Dragway resumes its Sunday racing format, featuring a 64-car DoorSlammer Challenge in addition to a full regular program of NHRA Bracket Racing. The 64-All-Door-Car Field (no open Dragsters, Altereds, etc) will race 6-rounds for a $16,000 purse with the winner taking home $5,000, the Runner-Up $2,000, and it pays back a total of 16-places, with those who win 2-rounds, earning their $200 entry fee back. In addition, all competitors can also enter and compete in the regular program and go after those purses (for those entry fees). While “double entries” are not permitted (one driver / same car), the DoorSlammer Challenge will allow two drivers / same car, or one driver / two cars, which does not give anyone an advantage over another competitor. Also, “Buy-Backs” are not allowed in the DoorSlammer Challenge (paying another entry fee after losing in the first round to get back into the second round).
Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars, with delay electronics, and “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), both Brackets being “all-run”, between open cars (dragsters, altereds, etc), and door cars (full-bodied “door-slammers). The program also includes Street and Junior Dragster Eliminators. In the regular program, the track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” cars ($40 entry) and $500 for “Pro” cars ($35 entry) running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile. Street Eliminator, for street-stock and modified cars (no delay electronics) running 12.00 – 19.99 on the quarter mile, pays $200 to win, and in Junior Dragster, for young adults 8-17 years of age in scaled down rear-engined dragsters, the finalists race on the 1/8-mile timing system with the winner earning the tall Trophy and the runner-up, the not-so-tall Trophy. All cars are subject to NHRA rules and tech inspection, including a competition license for the cars in “Super Pro” & “Pro” cars that run quick elapsed times for either the 1/8 or 1/4 mile timing systems as applies.
The track opens Saturday late afternoon and evening for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 5:00 PM until Dusk. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Saturday, July 31, 2010
SATURDAY TEST-N-TUNE / NO SUNDAY RACING UNTIL AUG 29th
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. While the Track continues its Summer format of Saturday late afternoon & evening Test-N-Tune sessions, Tri-State Dragway will be closed for Racing the next four Sunday’s, August 01, 08, 15 & 22, 2010 during the traditional hot & muggy “dog day” afternoons of August. Mother Nature usually relents by the end of August when he Racing action will resume August 29th with a $5,000 Doorslammer Challenge. A Press Release will follow the week of August 23rd.
Points Racing for the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series, for the title of Track Champion, and in qualifying for the tracks’ own “Rainbow Classic” 32-car field in October, have the leader in Super Pro (electronics class) still Westchester’s John Cook Jr. with a 150-points lead over Erlanger Kentucky’s Joe Lee. In Pro (non electronics), Darrell Jones, from Hamilton, is 40-points ahead of Amelia’s Jason Bishop, and 50-points ahead of Hamilton’s Wayne Adams. In the Street Bracket (also non-electronics), Fairfield’s Jeff Seither maintains a 40-point advantage over Hamilton’s Ken Barton with Norwood’s Dave Jennings just another 15-points behind. In Junior Dragster, Austin Still, from Fairfield, has a 45-point lead over Somerville’s Robbie Marcum, with Taylor Cook, from Westchester and Trey Sizemore, from Bright Indiana, hanging tough behind them.
The standings will no doubt change over the Labor Day weekend, all three days scoring double points and setting up the final run for all three categories mentioned above. Those 3-days presents the opportunity where the points racers can either pad their leads or move up in the points-standings and try and overtake the leaders. With the potential points for averaging 3-round wins each day, a racer can pick up 150 points for that weekend, and some Brackets have 8-rounds due to car counts and buy-backs. While it could be a totally different points standings after that weekend, the Super-Pro racers have their work cut out to try and over-take Westchester’s John Cook.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test–N-Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs on the 1/8 and 1/4-mile timing systems from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Track permits are $15 for car and driver, and spectator admission into the pits is $5. Children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, July 25, 2010
NATIONAL DRAGSTER CHALLENGE / $7,000 CASH NATIONALS THIS SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, July 18, 2010, Tri-State Dragway presents the annual NHRA National Dragster Challenge, but with a $7,000 Cash Nationals twist this year. Instead of Super Pro and Pro Brackets run separately, with the winners in a shootout for a bonus, this event will feature an all-run $5,000 Bracket A and an all-run $2,000 Bracket B, with the potential of one racer winning both Brackets for a $7,000 payday. In addition, the winner of each Bracket will win an NHRA WALLY Trophy, the same award given to National Event Champions. In the remaining regular program, Street cars race for $200 to win, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile timing system, and the regular Junior Dragster’s race on the 1/8-mile clocks for winner & runner-up Trophy’s, with the winner also awarded free entry for the next week’s event. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
Cash Nationals Feature is run on the 1/8-mile timing system. Bracket A pays back $100 to the 9-16 finishers with $200 to the quarterfinalists, $500 to the semi-finalists, $2,000 to the runner-up and the winner gets $5,000. Bracket B pays $50 to the 9-16 finishers with $100 to the quarterfinalists, $200 to the semi-finalists, $800 to the runner-up and the winner gets $2,000. Entry fees are $110 for Bracket A and $60 for Bracket B, or one can enter both Brackets for $150. Buy-Backs are available for reduced prices to the first round losers only.
While the 2009 National Dragster Challenge was run on a different format, Rob Kropfeld won the Super Pro Bracket and Tim Rudisell won Pro, both men from Hamilton, Ohio.
After the July 18th event, in the points standings for the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series, the title of Track Champion, and qualifying for the the tracks’ own “Rainbow Classic” 32-car field in October, the leaders remained the same as those in the previous week. In Super Pro, Westchester’s John Cook Jr. padded his lead to 150-points over Erlanger Kentucky’s Joe Lee, and in Pro, Darrell Jones is 40-points in the lead, but Jason Bishop, from Amelia has taken the second spot from Hamilton’s Wayne Adams. In the Street Bracket, Fairfield’s Jeff Seither has gained a 40-point lead over Hamilton’s Ken Barton with Norwood’s Dave Jennings just another 15-points behind. In Junior Dragster, Austin Still, from Fairfield, has a 45-point lead over Somerville’s Robbie Marcum, with Taylor Cook, from Westchester and Trey Sizemore, from Bright Indiana, hanging tough behind them.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………Friday - thru - Monday, July 2-3-4-5, 2010
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR 4th of JULY WEEKEND
Test & Tune / Gamblers Race Friday Evening - All three Race-Days are Double-Points
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming 4th of July weekend, July 3-4-5, 2010, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the second of three 2010 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro Brackets, for daily or 3-day entry fees. The Junior Dragster Bracket also races all three days, but the Sunday-only Street Bracket has been up-graded to a $700-to-win Foot-Brake race for a $35 entry, open to all Street and other racers with non-electric braking systems. Due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets will be run on the 1/8-mile timing clocks to insure that the events conclude before darkness. All three days score double-points for the entered racers in all of Tri-State’s Brackets. There will be a Special July 2nd Friday late afternoon & evening Test & Tune session in preparation for the weekend event, complete with a $25-to-enter Gambler’s Race that will start at 7:00 PM.
Normal winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Pro (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000 Friday, $1,500 Saturday, and $2,000 on Sunday, and all pay back 16 places. Normal entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers. The next CBS event will be held over the 3-day Labor Day weekend.
This 3-day, double-points event presents the opportunity where the points racers can either pad their leads or move up in the points-standings and try and over take the leaders. Currently, in the Super Pro Bracket, West Chester’s John Cook, with 400 points, has a 145-point lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee, and in Pro, Darrell Jones, at 340 points is 40 points ahead of Wayne Adams, both men from Hamilton. Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, with 290 points has just a 25-point lead over Hamilton’s Ken Barton, and a 65-point cushion over Norwood’s Dave Jennings. Points-racing is tight in the Junior Dragster Bracket with Bright Indiana’s Trey Sizemore and Fairfield’s Austin Still tied for the lead at 270 points. Both young men only have a 5-point advantage over Beavercreek’s Brooke Adams, and 30-points over Somerville’s Robbie Marcum. With the potential points for averaging 3-round wins each day, a racer can pick up 150 points over the three days of double-points, and some Brackets have 8-rounds due to car counts. It could be a totally different points standings after the weekend.
Gates open Friday at 4:30 PM with timed and grudge runs on the 1/8 and 1/4-mile timing systems from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM, with the Gambler’s Race starting at 7:00 PM. Gates open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 9:00 AM, with time trials at 9:30 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM Saturday & Sunday. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplains Tom Miller and Gary Lay. Monday, there will only be one time trial and racing will start by noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division 3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...……………………...Sunday, June 27, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM PLUS DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT THIS SUNDAY AT TRI-STATE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, June 27, 2010, Tri-State Dragway features a Dragster Shootout in addition to a full regular program of NHRA Bracket Racing. The Dragster Shootout field for cars running 4.50 – to – 5.99 on the 1/8-mile, will race for a $2,000 purse with the winner taking home $1,000, the Runner-Up $400, and it pays back a total of 16-places. The Dragster payout is based on a 40-car field for a $65 entry. In addition, the Dragster competitors can also enter and compete in the regular program and go after that purse as well. Similar to the regular program, “Buy-Backs” are permitted, where one can pay a reduced entry after losing in the first round to get back into the second round of eliminations.
Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars, with delay electronics, and “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), both Brackets being “all-run”, between open cars (dragsters, altereds, etc), and door cars (full-bodied “door-slammers). The program also includes Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. In the regular program, the track also posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” cars ($40 entry / 60-car field) and $500 for “Pro” cars ($35 entry / 40-car field) running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile. The Street Class, for street-stock and modified cars (no delay electronics) running 12.00 – 19.99 on the quarter mile, pays $200 to win, and in Junior Dragster, for young adults 8-17 years of age in scaled down rear-engined dragsters, the finalists race on the 1/8-mile timing system with the winner earning a free entry for next week’s race and the tall Trophy, with the runner-up earning the not-so-tall Trophy. All cars are subject to NHRA rules and tech inspection, including a competition license for the cars in “Super Pro” & “Pro” cars that run quick elapsed times for either the 1/8 or 1/4 mile timing systems as applies.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, June 20, 2010
NHRA “KING OF THE TRACK” EVENT AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, June 20, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a “King of the Track” twist to its full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. In the King of the Track format, after the regular program is completed, the winners of the adult Brackets come back and race one another for a “Wally”, the coveted trophy of late NHRA President Wally Parks, normally awarded to National Event Class Champions. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks. Street cars race for $200 to win, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile timing system, and the Juniors race on the 1/8-mile clocks for winner & runner-up Trophy’s, with the winner also awarded free entry for the next week’s event. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
Amelia’s Kevin Bishop, Pro winner in 2007, won the King of the Track that year in a shootout with the Super Pro winner, while Hamilton’s Wayne Adams won the 2008 Wally by default when he won Super Pro in his dragster and Pro in his Street Roadster. But last year, the three winners in Super Pro, Pro, and Street elected to award the Wally in a “Best Package” Shootout, racing themselves against the clocks. The “Best Package” consists of taking your positive reaction from perfect zero green-light start, and adding it to the positive difference of your perfect Dial-In, or what one thinks his car will run on that pass. After the smoke settled, Hamilton’s Jamie Price took the Wally with a .033 package, leaving the starting line in his ’78 Monza with a .025 reaction, and running a 6.018 on a 6.01 Dial.
The accumulation of points continues for both the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series culminating in September, and into October for the title of Track Champion, and the tracks’ own “Rainbow Classic” 32-car field. In Super Pro, Westchester’s John Cook has an 85-point cushion over Erlanger Kentucky’s Joe Lee, and in Pro, Darrell Jones is just 10-points ahead of Wayne Adams, both men from Hamilton. In the Street Bracket, Fairfield’s Jeff Seither enjoys a 65-point lead over Norwood’s Dave Jennings, and in Junior Dragster, Austin Still, from Fairfield, has a 15-poing lead over Trey Sizemore, from Bright Indiana. All this will most surely change over the 3-days of double points the July 4th weekend
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for………………………..………………………..Sunday, June 13, 2010
JEG”S OHIO JUNIOR DRAGSTER SUPER SERIES PLUS FULL REGULAR PROGRAM
Saturday Test & Tune on Summer Evening Hours
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This weekend kicks off the JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Super Series for the youngster racers, giving them two days of racing at greater Cincinnati Drag Strips that brings them to Tri-State Dragway on Sunday, June 13, 2010, in addition to a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. The first two events of the 6-race JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Series put the juniors at Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves this Saturday, and at Tri-State Dragway on Sunday. This summer, the Juniors travel to three other tracks in Ohio, racing for points, with the series wrapping up back here at Tri-State Dragway in September. NHRA rules apply to tech inspections at every track.
The Juniors race in scaled down versions of the adult dragsters on the 1/8-mile timing system, with engines that vary from stock 5 HP to highly modified Briggs & Stratton rear-engined motors (to 50 HP), with their performance capability limited / defined by the age of the driver. The Juniors earn points based on event entry (10-points) and 5-points for every round won. At each event, the racers are in 4 Classes by age groups: 8-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17. The winners of each age group will receive a Class Trophy, and then face one another in a 4-car Shootout that will award a $300 Savings Bond to the winner, and a $200 Savings Bond to the runner-up. The overall points leader and runner-up after the last event will respectively earn a $1000 and $500 Savings Bond. Rounds won at every event also count toward the individual home track points races. Those racers that attend all 6-events are eligible for a surprise drawing at the last race, and Boitnott Custom Paint in Fairfield sponsors the Best Appearing Car Awards.
Eliminator classes on Sunday for the regular program include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), and Street Eliminator (also no electronics). The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and $500 for “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, as well as $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
The track runs its summer Test & Tune format this Saturday, opening the gates at 4:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 until dusk or 9:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Security & Survivability
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
Email Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, June 6, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, June 6, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday evening Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster.
Saturday, the track switches to its Summer evening Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 4:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM or Dusk on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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Bob Martin
Configuration Management Team
Security & Survivability
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
Phone: 513-881-5437
Fax: 513-881-5087
Email Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for……………………Saturday – thru - Monday, May 29-30-31, 2010
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Test – N – Tune Friday Evening, & All three Race-Days are Double-Points
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Memorial Day weekend, May 29-30-31, 2010, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the first of three 2010 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro Brackets, as well as daily or 3-day entry fees. The format will also include the Junior Dragster Bracket all three days with double points for both the Summit World Championship Super Series, and the track’s own Rainbow Classic. The Street Bracket will be run on Sunday only, and due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets, except Street, will be run on the 1/8-mile timing clocks to insure that the events conclude before darkness. Because of the full 3-day program, there is no Test & Tune session on Saturday, but the track will hold a special Friday evening Test-N-Tune session in preparation for the event.
Winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Pro (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000.00 Saturday, $1,500.00 Sunday, and $2,000.00 on Monday, and all pay back to 16 places. Entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers. The next CBS event will be held over the 3-day July 4th weekend.
Gates open Friday at 4:30 PM with Time Trials and Grudge Runs on the 1/8 & 1/4-mile timing systems from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Gates open Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 9:00 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplain Gary Lay. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
(Sunday only) 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. $200win, $100r-u, $50semi, $25qtr.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………………...Sunday, May 23, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM PLUS DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT THIS SUNDAY AT TRI-STATE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 23, 2010, Tri-State Dragway features a Dragster Shootout in addition to a full regular program of NHRA Bracket Racing. The Dragster Shootout field for cars running 4.50 – to – 5.99 on the 1/8-mile, will race for a $2,000 purse with the winner taking home $1,000, the Runner-Up $400, and it pays back a total of 16-places. The Dragster payout is based on a 40-car field for a $65 entry. In addition, the Dragster competitors can also enter and compete in the regular program and go after that purse as well. Similar to the regular program, “Buy-Backs” are permitted, where one can pay a reduced entry after losing in the first round to get back into the second round of eliminations.
Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars, with delay electronics, and “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), both Brackets being “all-run”, between open cars (dragsters, altereds, etc), and door cars (full-bodied “door-slammers). The program also includes Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. In the regular program, the track also posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” cars ($40 entry / 60-car field) and $500 for “Pro” cars ($35 entry / 40-car field) running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile. The Street Class, for street-stock and modified cars (no delay electronics) running 12.00 – 19.99 on the quarter mile, pays $200 to win, and in Junior Dragster, for young adults 8-17 years of age in scaled down rear-engined dragsters, the finalists race on the 1/8-mile timing system with the winner earning a free entry for next week’s race and the tall Trophy, with the runner-up earning the not-so-tall Trophy. All cars are subject to NHRA rules and tech inspection, including a competition license for the cars in “Super Pro” & “Pro” cars that run quick elapsed times for either the 1/8 or 1/4 mile timing systems as applies.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 2:00 until 6:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………………...Sunday, May 16, 2010
$5,000 64-CAR DRAGSTER CHALLENGE FEATURE THIS SUNDAY AT TRI-STATE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 16, 2010, Tri-State Dragway features a 64-car Dragster Challenge in addition to a full regular program of NHRA Bracket Racing. The 64-car All-Dragster Field will race 6-rounds for a $16,000 purse with the winner taking home $5,000, the Runner-Up $2,000, and it pays back a total of 16-places, with those who win 2-rounds, earning their $200 entry fee back. In addition, all competitors can also enter and compete in the regular program and go after those purses (for those entry fees). While “double entries” are not permitted (one driver / same car), the Dragster Challenge will allow two drivers / same car, or one driver / two cars, which does not give anyone an advantage over another competitor. Also, “Buy-Backs” are not allowed in the Dragster Challenge (paying another entry fee after losing in the first round to get back into the second round).
Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars, with delay electronics, and “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), both Brackets being “all-run”, between open cars (dragsters, altereds, etc), and door cars (full-bodied “door-slammers). The program also includes Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. In the regular program, the track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” cars ($40 entry) and $500 for “Pro” cars ($35 entry) running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile. Amsoil Street, for street-stock and modified cars (no delay electronics) running 12.00 – 19.99 on the quarter mile, pays $200 to win, and in Junior Dragster, for young adults 8-17 years of age in scaled down rear-engined dragsters, the finalists race on the 1/8-mile timing system with the winner earning the tall Trophy and the runner-up, the not-so-tall Trophy. All cars are subject to NHRA rules and tech inspection, including a competition license for the cars in “Super Pro” & “Pro” cars that run quick elapsed times for either the 1/8 or 1/4 mile timing systems as applies.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 2:00 until 6:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………………...Sunday, May 09, 2010
RAIN-DATED DOUBLE-POINTS PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY THIS SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 09, 2010, Tri-State Dragway replays the rain-dated full double-points program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Since the first Sunday of May was rained out last week, the track will again offer the bonus points event to boost the racer’s chances in the points races. One is for the title of Track Champion, another to make the top 32 in the standings to earn the right to join “Team Tri-State” at the NHRA Division 3 Bracket finals at Indianapolis in September, and another to qualify for the 32-car field to race for the “Pot of Gold” in the Rainbow Classic season finale. Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and $500 for “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile, and Trophy’s for the Junior Dragster finalists racing on the 1/8-mile system.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 2:00 until 6:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………………...Sunday, May 02, 2010
DOUBLE-POINTS PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY THIS SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 02, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full double-points program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. The bonus points boost the racer’s chase for the title of Track Champion, and the top 32 earn the right to join “Team Tri-State” at the NHRA Division 3 Bracket finals at Indianapolis in September, as well as qualify for the 32-car field at the Rainbow Classic season finale. Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and $500 for “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile, and Trophy’s for the Junior Dragster finalistss racing on the 1/8-mile system.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 2:00 until 6:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, April 25, 2010
DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT & FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, April 25, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a Dragster Shootout in addition to a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for both the Dragster Shootout and Super Pro Eliminator. Dragsters that can run 4.50 – to – 5.99 seconds on the 1/8-mile clocks qualify for the Dragster Shootout, while Super Pro (Dragsters and Door cars) is an all-run field running 4.50 seconds and Up. Pro Cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks race for $500 to win, Amsoil Street cars race for $200 to win, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and the Junior Dragster finalists race for trophy’s, with the winner earning the tall trophy of the week. Saturday the track holds a Test & Tune session in preparation for Sunday’s event.
On the Saturday afternoon Test & Tune format, gates open at 1:30 PM with time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, April 18, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, April 18, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for…………………..……………..……………Sunday, April 11, 2010
TRI-STATE DRAGWAY SET FOR IT’S 50th RACING SEASON
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, April 11, Tri-State Dragway kicks off its 50th season of NHRA sanctioned 1/8 & 1/4 mile Drag Racing that runs thru October. The program features “Super-Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro”, “Street” and High School cars (no delay electronics), as well as Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win “Super-Pro” and $500 to win “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for “Street” cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. Junior Dragster and High School Eliminators race for Trophy’s only. The Junior Dragsters race weekly on the 1/8-mile timing system, while the High School Eliminator races monthly, usually the second Sunday of each month, on the quarter mile. Saturday, the track continues its spring format of 1/8 & 1/4 mile Test & Tune sessions with fun and grudge runs on the asphalt strip.
April marks the beginning of the accumulation of points for both the Summit Sportsman Bracket series, and the tracks’ own “Rainbow Classic” series. This year, Summit Racing, a northern Ohio based performance parts supplier, again offers its 3-part IHRA Summit Super Series. Besides crowning a local champion and sponsoring the top 32 drivers that represent Team Tri-State in the Division 3 finals at Indianapolis in September, it reaches across all NHRA Divisions and crowns a Bracket World Champion with a minimum $50,000 cash purse at the end of the season.
The track shifts into high gear in May, hosting a 64-car Dragster Challenge, and a 3-day Championship Bracket Series event over the Memorial Day weekend. June headlines the JEG’s Ohio Junior Dragster Points Series for young adults, and the NHRA “King of the Track” Event. July opens with the 2nd 3-day Championship Bracket Series over the July 4th weekend, and later in the month the NHRA Junior Dragster Challenge as well as the National Dragster Challenge for the adult racers. A 64-car Doorslammer Challenge at the end of August leads into the track’s 3rd 3-day Championship Bracket Series over Labor Day weekend in September and the finale event of the JEG’s Ohio Junior Dragster Points Series. October winds up the racing season on the 31st with a “Haunting” Rainbow Classic event.
The track opens Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune at 1:30 pm for timed runs from 2:00 until 6:00 pm with $15 race permits and $5 admission for spectators. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The local track number is (513) 863-0562 (phone/fax), and you can visit the track web-site for event and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 SUMMIT TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, without race electronics, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but race electronic are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8-to-17 years of age, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications,
running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759
(Day) Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………………………Saturday, November 07, 2009
TEST & TUNE SESSION ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. While the regular season of competitive Drag Racing ended in October, weather permitting, this coming Saturday, November 07, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is open for Test & Tune sessions on the asphalt strip on both the 1/8 and 1/4-mile timing systems.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM with timed runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Track Permits are $15, and Spectator Permits are $5, with children 11 and under admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information, as well as Bulletin Board postings at http://www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
The last Scheduled Test & Tune Session this year will be next Saturday, November 14, 2009, again, weather permitting.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio
Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day): Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………………………Saturday, October 31, 2009
TEST & TUNE SESSION ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. While the regular season of competitive Drag Racing ended last Sunday, weather permitting, this coming Saturday, October 31, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is open for Test & Tune sessions on the asphalt strip on both the 1/8 and 1/4-mile timing systems.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM with timed runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Track Permits are $15, and Spectator Permits are $5, with children 11 and under admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information, as well as Bulletin Board postings at http://www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
The last Scheduled Test & Tune Session this year will be next Saturday, November 14, 2009, again, weather permitting.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio
Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day): Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………….……………Sunday, October 25, 2009
2009 RAINBOW CLASSIC & MODIFIED REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE FINALE
2009 TRACK CHAMPIONS CROWNED
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, October 25, 2009, Tri-State Dragway ends it’s 2009 NHRA racing season with it’s 26th Annual “Rainbow Classic”, in addition to a modified regular program. From a percentage of weekly gate receipts accumulated all year, Tri-State is awarding “A Pot of Gold” to the top 32 drivers in the “Super Pro” and “Pro” Brackets that entered this years ‘Classic points program. The event, run on the 1/8-mile, awards $2000 and a gold card to the winner (free entry to next years regular events), and pays back all the way to the first round losers who will receive $50. Eliminations for the Rainbow Classic are run separate, allowing the drivers to also race for the $1000 first place prizes in the regular program’s “Super-Pro” and “Pro” Brackets. The program will also include Amsoil Street, which will be run on the 1/4-mile, but there will be no Junior Dragster Bracket at this event. In preparation for the meet, the track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune runs on the asphalt strip.
Rainbow Classic: Since its inception in 1984, there have been 23 different Rainbow Classic Champions and only once was it interrupted by Mother Nature due to darkness. Last year, Jerry Newport, from Cincinnati, won the title, defeating Brian Hendrickson, from Hamilton. Semi-finalists included Jack Spivey, from Williamsburg, and Don Louden, from Mt. Healthy.
This year, Cincinnatian Jerry Newport, newly crowned Track Champion with 785 points (and defending Rainbow Classic Champion), will headline the “Super Pro” racers in his ’03 Miller Dragster, while Amelia’s Kevin Bishop leads the “Pro” Bracket with 775 points in the family “Mighty Mouse” ’69 Camaro. Both Brackets have approximately 16 cars each, and will be kept separate until the final rounds.
Page 2 lists the top Rainbow Classic competitors, their hometown (by grouping), and their vehicle
Track Champions: The race for Track Champion in the “Super Pro” and “Pro” categories was decided last week. Jerry Newport came into that week with a 15-point lead over Amelia’s Kevin Bishop, defending 2007-8 Champion, and held on to take the title by 10-points over Bishop. The Junior Dragster Track Championship was decided on a make-up rain date September 27th, with Harley Patrick, from Amelia, ending up with a 30-point lead over Cincinnati’s Samantha Lee to claim the title.
The track opens for Saturday afternoon Test & Tune at 12:30 pm with timed runs from 1:00 until 5:00 pm. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:00 am, with one round of time trials starting at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting shortly after noon due to the shortened daylight time. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children under 12 are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for news, information, schedules, racer pictures / profiles, and results at www.tristatedragway.com. While the racing season comes to a close, weather permitting, Tri-State Dragway will continue Test & Tune sessions on Saturday afternoons, November 1st & 8th, with Press Releases those weeks.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Rainbow Classic Hometown Class Vehicle
Competitors & Alternates Pro Super-Pro
( Bold )
Wayne Adams Hamilton, OH Pro ’96 Adams Street Roadster
Brian Hendrickson. Hamilton, OH Pro ’72 Dodge Demon
Charlie Mallory Hamilton, OH Super-Pro ’94 Spitzer Dragster
Rob Kropfeld Hamilton, OH Super-Pro ’00 Kennedy
Jamie Price Hamilton, OH Pro ’78 Monza
Michael Bloomfield Jr. Fairfield, OH Super-Pro __________Dragster
Jordan Price Fairfield, OH Pro ’97 Adams Street Roadster
Jeff Seither Fairfield, OH Pro ’69 Ford Fairlane
Rick Bender Cincinnati, OH Super-Pro ’23 T-Altered
Chuck Buckshorn Cincinnati, OH Pro ’68 Mustang
Don Louden Cincinnati, OH Super-Pro ’73 Plymouth Duster
Brian Newport Cincinnati, OH Super-Pro ’00 Undercover Dragster
Jerry Newport Cincinnati, OH Super-Pro ’03 Miller Dragster
Deron Prewitt Cincinnati, OH Peo ’66 Galaxy 500
Neil Roy Harrison, OH Super-Pro ’70 Camaro
John Cook Jr. West Chester, OH Super-Pro ’02 Miller Dragster
Kevin Bishop Amelia, OH Pro ’69 Chevrolet Camaro
Jason Bishop Amelia, OH Pro ’69 Chevrolet Camaro
Steve Royalty Franklin, OH Super-Pro ’70 Chevrolet Camaro
Dean Karns Fairborn, OH Super-Pro ’04 Race Tech Dragster
Gary Crockett Middletown, OH Pro ’73 Plymouth Duster
Tony Jewell Hammersville, OH Pro ’78 Monza
Wes Marcum Somerville, OH Pro ’72 Plymouth Duster
Doug Caplinger Xenia, OH Pro ’72 Chevrolet Chevelle
Tim Louderback Dayton, OH Super-Pro ’07 Mark Williams Dragster
Wendell Barger Sr. Covington, KY Super-Pro ’05 Kees Kraft Dragster
Wendell Barger Jr. Ft. Wright, KY Super-Pro ’09 CBRC Dragster
Joe Lee Erlanger, KY Pro ’98 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
Joe Lee Erlanger, KY Super-Pro ’98 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
Jacob Magee Morningview, KY Super-Pro ’68 Nova
Tom Parton Elsmere, KY Super-Pro ’05 Race Tech Dragster
Curt McClure West Harrison, IN Pro ’73 Plymouth Barracuda
Mike McKinney Richmond, IN Pro ’72 Chevrolet Vega
Jeff Russell Brookville, IN Super-Pro ’80 Dodge Omni
Janelle Ziegler Lawrenceburg, IN Super-Pro ’23 T-Altered
Chris Gauslin ______________ _________________
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 18, 2009
PROGRAM DECIDES TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP & INCLUDES $500 STREET SHOOTOUT
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 18, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, plus the $500 Amsoil Street Shootout. Regular eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system. The Amsoil Street Shootout, for the top 16 entered cars, pays $500 to the winner, $300 to the runner-up, and all the way back to $25 for the eight 1st round losers, the cost of the entry last June. Cincinnatian John Hasse, with 5-wins this season leads the field with 600 points, followed by Hamilton’s Ken Barton with 535, and Norwood’s Dave Jennings, in third, with 495.
The race for the title of Tri-State Dragway’s 2009 Track Champion has boiled down to 2-man race. Cincinnatian Jerry Newport, with 775 points is just 15 points (three round wins) ahead of Amelia’s Kevin Bishop, who is trying for his 3rd straight Track Champion title. Newport races in Super Pro (electronics class), while Bishop races in Pro (no electronics permitted), so each is on his own ability to win rounds. And with 6-rounds of competition, there’s 30 points available, so Newport has to win 4-rounds to claim the title outright, while Bishop needs to win 4 more rounds than Newport to overtake him for the title.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Due to the shortened daylight time, the gates open Sunday morning at 8:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 9:30 AM, and eliminations at noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 11, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY WITH “2-GRAND PRO RUN”
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 11, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, plus “The 2-Grand Pro Run”. Regular eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system. “The 2-Grand Pro Run” special this Sunday, offered to the Pro Cars for a $50 entry, posts a guaranteed $2,000 to winner, and all 1st round winners get their $50 entry fee back. The track is also open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
In the adult points races, with only two points dates remaining before the Rainbow Classic finale October 25th, Cincinnatian Jerry Newport, a Super Pro racer, with 765 points is leading in the race for the 2009 Track Championship Title. But Kevin Bishop, from Amelia, at 750 points, is trying to capture his 3rd-straight title, while Fairfield’s Jeff Seither is hanging on in 3rd at 720 points, both of those men in Pro. With a potential of 40 points in Pro and 45 points in Super Pro, these next two weeks are critical to all three men. The top 32 earn a spot in field for the Rainbow Classic’s “Pot of Gold”, traditionally over and above the regular field’s purse.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Due to the shortened daylight time, the gates open Sunday morning at 8:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 9:30 AM, and eliminations at noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………….……………Sunday, October 04, 2009
$2000 DUNCAN OIL – PERFORMANCE FUELS CHALLENGE AT TRI-STATE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, October 04, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the 14th Annual TURBO-BLUE Challenge Event, sponsored by Duncan Oil Performance Fuels. The event posts $2000 to win in both the “Super Pro” (electronics) and “Pro” (no electronics) Brackets for a $50 entry, and pays back 32-places for 75car fields. The event traditionally draws racers from Michigan in the north, to Tennessee in the south, to do battle with the local standouts. The full program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing will also include Amsoil Street and Junior Dragster eliminators. The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune timed runs in preparation for the meet.
The event is also the last double-points meet of the season, and with only three points dates remaining this year, the top 5 racers are within 50-points of one another. Amelia’s Kevin Bishop went into last Sunday’s event with a 20-point advantage over Wendell Barger Jr, from Ft. Wright Kentucky, and is trying for his third straight Track Championship Title, which also awards a gold card, giving the winner free admission to Tri-State’s 2010 regular events. All of the remaining points racers will be trying to qualify for the 32-car Rainbow Classic field slated for the October 25th season finale, where those top 32 compete for a cash purse of nearly $5,000 that includes $2,000 to the winner.
The track opens Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune at 12:30 pm with 1/4 and 1/8-mile timed runs from 1:00 until 5:00 pm. Gates open Sunday morning at 8:30 am, with time trials at 9:30 am, and eliminations starting at noon, due to the shortened daylight time. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. One can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly, and the track phone number is (513) 863-0562.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 SUMMIT TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, September 27, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY WITH JUNIOR TITLE ON THE LINE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, September 27, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
In the adult points races, thru September 7th, Super Pro leader John Cook, from West Chester, holds onto a 25-point lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee. Amelia’s Kevin Bishop has slipped to a 35-point lead in Pro over Jeff Seither from Fairfield, and in Amsoil Street, it’s still the Ken Barton (Hamilton) and Dave Jennings (Norwood) show, with Barton leading Jennings by 15-points. But on September 13th, since the Juniors were away competing at the Division 3 Bracket Finals at Bunker Hill Dragstrip, they will be making up that (Sept. 7th) rain-dated double-points event this Sunday, with Amelia’s Harley Patrick just 30-points ahead of Cincinnatian Samantha Lee. The event is critical because of the double-points, and Patrick will have to win three more rounds than Lee to hold on to the Junior Track Champion title. Note however, that Patrick won the Race of Champions at Bunker Hill, and has momentum coming into this Sunday’s program.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for…………………………….……Saturday-Sunday, Sept.19-20, 2009
TEAM TRI-STATE OFF TO INDIANAPOLIS FOR SUMMIT E.T. BRACKET FINALS
( Open Sat., September 19th for Test & Tune - but Closed Sunday, September 20th – “Gone to Indy” )
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, September 20, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is closed while the officials, owners, and “Team Tri-State” are competing at the NHRA Division 3 Summit E.T. Bracket Finals at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 17-20. Summit Racing, a performance parts distributor in Akron, Ohio, sponsors the top 32 drivers in “Super Pro”, “Pro” and “Sportsman-Street”, as well as the top 2 High School drivers, to compete at this Division’s Bracket Championship Finals. There, they will race against the top 34 drivers from the other 23 member tracks in this North Central Division 3 of the National Hot Rod Association. Team members earn one point for his/her team for each round won, and the 1st Place Team members each earn $100 plus a Summit Team Champion jacket.
In addition to the Bracket competition in the individual classes, there are additional “Race of Champions” where the current Bracket Points Champions in each class, from each track, race against one another for a shot at the title of “Grand Champion” and a portion of an additional $5,200 cash purse. Other local area NHRA Tracks competing at Indianapolis include Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia and Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves, making it a “side-bar” competition of sorts to see which Track’s racers do best in this area.
Winners of the Bracket Finals on Sunday each take home a lions share of the $84,500 in cash purses (and over $38,000.00 in contingency monies), with the Class Champions in Super Pro, Pro and Sportsman-Street respectively earning $7,500, $6.000, and $4,500. They are also awarded a Division Champion Jacket, and a special Division Champion gold ring that will be awarded at the annual NHRA North Central Division Awards Banquet to he held in January, 2010. The Division Champions will then advance to the NHRA Summit Racing Series Nationals to be held in conjunction with the NHRA Finals in Pomona, California in November, and will receive $3,500 for attending and competing for an additional $5,000 for a National Bracket Champion Title as part of the posted $118,000 cash purse.
Event Schedule – O’Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
Thursday, September 17, 2009: Team Pit Parking & Registration Noon – 8:00 PM.
Friday, September 18, 2009: Time Trials 9:00 AM-6:00 PM; Race of Champions 3:00 PM.
Saturday, September 19, 2009: 1-only round of Time Trials 8:00 AM; Best Appearing Judging 9-11 AM;
1st round of Eliminations starts at 1:00 PM.
Sunday, September 20, 2009: Eliminations resume 8:00 AM, plus High School time trials & eliminations.
(Results to local medias as soon as the event is completed)
Tri-State Dragway will be open Saturday afternoon 12:30 – 5:00 PM for Test & Tune for the local racers while “Team Tri-State” is competing at Indianapolis. The track will re-open as usual the following Sunday, September 27, 2009 with a full regular program. Tri-State points racing continues thru October 18 for the Title of Track Champion, and for the top 32 spots that will make the field for the annual “Rainbow Classic” season finale October 25, 2009.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio,
Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (after dark)
(Day) Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, September 13, 2009
RAIN – DATED LABOR DAY & FULL REGULAR PROGRAMS AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, September 13, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is re-running the rain-dated Labor Day Championship Event - plus a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track is also switching to its Saturday afternoon Test & Tune sessions due to the shortened daylight times.
The entered fields of Super Pro and Pro Brackets from the rained-out Labor Day Championship Bracket Series is frozen (no additional entries accepted) with both Brackets posting $2,000 to win, $800 Runner-Up, $200 to the semi-finalists, $100 to the quarter-finalists, and paying back $50 to places 9-thru-16, In addition, both Brackets post double-points towards the Team Tri-State Bracket finals, the Rainbow Classic, and the Track Champion titles. In the regular program, the track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system.
The points races still have West Chester’s John Cook leading Super Pro by 45-points, while Amelia’s Kevin Bishop, defending Track Champion, is still ahead in Pro by 35-points. In Amsoil Street, it’s still the Ken Barton (Hamilton) and Dave Jennings (Norwood) show, with Barton leading Jennings by 5-points and the rest of the Street field over 100 points behind Jennings. In Junior Dragster, Amelia’s Harley Patrick caught and passed Cincinnatian Samantha Lee by 40-points.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………..………………………..Sunday, Aug 30, 2009
JEG”S OHIO JUNIOR DRAGSTER SUPER SERIES FINALE PLUS MODIFIED REGULAR EVENT
Last Saturday Test & Tune on Summer Evening Hours
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, the finale of the 2nd Annual JEG’S Ohio Junior Dragster Super Points Series happens at Tri-State Dragway, with four youngsters having a shot at the Overall Title, and the $1,000 Savings Bond that goes with the title. A full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, plus a 16-car Street Shootout will run in between the rounds of the Junior Dragsters. Saturday, the track will have its last late afternoon and evening “summer-time” Test & Tune session before switching back to early afternoon sessions in September.
In the JEG’S Junior Super Points Series, the youngsters compete in seven race dates at NHRA tracks across Ohio, starting here at Tri-State Dragway in May. In June they raced at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia, and at Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves. They traveled to Marion County International Raceway in Larue in July, and earlier this month at Pacemakers Dragway in Mount Vernon, as well as at National Trail Raceway in Columbus. Sunday, they come back here to Tri-State Dragway for the event finale.
The Juniors race in scaled down versions of the adult dragsters on the 1/8-mile timing system, with engines that vary from stock 5 HP to highly modified Briggs & Stratton rear-engined motors (to 50 HP), with their performance capability limited / defined by the age of the driver. They earn points based on event entry (10-points) and 5-points for every round won. At each event, the racers are in 4 Classes by age groups: 8-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17. The winners of each age group will receive a Class Trophy, and then face one another in a 4-car Shootout that will award a $300 Savings Bond to the winner, and a $200 Savings Bond to the runner-up. The overall points leader and runner-up after Sunday’s event will respectively earn a $1000 and $500 Savings Bond. Rounds won at every event also count toward the junior’s individual home track points races. Those racers that attend all 7-events are eligible for a surprise drawing this Sunday. Steve Waller’s “Junior Specialties, in Greenbrier, Tennessee awards a free motor Refresh to the 2009 Overall Points Champion, and Boitnott’s Lettering & Custom Paint in Fairfield sponsors the Best Appearing Car Awards at every event.
James Smith, from Beavercreek, Ohio who races in the 13-14 age group out of Kil-Kare, with 150 points, has a 20-point advantage over Harley Patrick, 14, from Amelia (Tri-State), Brianna Kelly, 12, from Fairfield (Tri-State), and Trey Sizemore, 8, from Bright, Indiana (Edgewater). With each class having at least 4-rounds of racing, the Championship is up to the individual, and the luck of the draw. But Harley Patrick races in the same group with James Smith, and race strategy could get interesting.
Eliminator classes on Sunday for the regular program include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), and Amsoil Street. The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
The track holds its Test & Tune session this Saturday, opening the gates at 4:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 until dusk or 9:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with the first round of Junior Dragster time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Age Grp Name Hometown Total
8-9 Sizemore, Trey Bright, IN 130
Hughes, Hunter Jamestown, OH 100
Masters, Cheyenne Urbana, OH 95
Patrick, Colin Germantown, OH 90
Back, Logan New Carlisle, OH 85
Crum, Emily Jamestown, OH 70
Stacy, Shelby New Carlisle, OH 60
Beavers, Kyle Urbana, OH 45
Strouse, Trystan Newark, OH 45
Altenbach, Nicholas Westerville, OH 45
10 - 12
Kelly, Brianna Fairfield, OH 130
Ellison, Caleb Beavercreek, OH 100
Vance, Paige New Carlisle, OH 85
Morris, Michelle Dayton, OH 85
Rase, Jerry Hillsboro, OH 75
Fisher, Amanda Franklin, OH 75
Turley, Maggie Baltimore, OH 75
Rowe, Sara Urbana, OH 70
Fanning, Matthew North Bend, OH 65
Bennett, Brandon 65
Hamilton, Shelby Dresden, OH 65
13-14
Smith, James Beavercreek, OH 150
Patrick, Harley Amelia, OH 130
Rase, Melanie Hillsboro, OH 110
Still, Austin Fairfield, OH 100
Crum, Walter III Beavercreek, OH 100
Morris, Mike Dayton, OH 90
Philpot, Mike Waynesville, OH 90
Carson, Kenny Lebanon, OH 80
Ellison, Edmond Beavercreek, OH 75
Adams, Brooke Beavercreek, OH 60
15-17
Browder, Ben Xenia, OH 115
Sellman, Billy Hillsboro, OH 100
Pitts, Shawn London, OH 100
Philpot, Ciera Beavercreek, OH 100
Hughes, Megan Jamestown, OH 95
Lee, Sammi Cincinnati, OH 85
Vance, Tyler New Carlisle, OH 75
Perkins, Logan Somerset, OH 75
Carlton, Raleigh W Harrison, IN 65
Jones, Aaron Loveland, OH 65
Fisher, Robbie Franklin, OH 55
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..…………..Sunday, August 23, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, August 23, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing plus 3-Bracket Shootouts. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
Also featured on Sunday are three Bracket Shootouts in limited fields. A 32-car Super Pro Shootout (5-rounds), with a $100 entry will race for a $3,000, winner-take-all Purse. Likewise, a 5-round 32-car field in Pro, for a $75 entry, will race for a $2,000 winner-take-all Purse. Street Eliminator is limited to a 16-car field, and for a $50 entry, the Winner will receive $400, with $150 to the runner-up, and $50 to the semi-finalists. These features will run in-between the regular Brackets, allowing them to also participate in those regular Brackets.
The points races still have West Chester’s John Cook leading Super Pro by 70-points, while Amelia’s Kevin Bishop, defending Track Champion, is still ahead in Pro by 50-points. In Amsoil Street, it’s still the Ken Barton (Hamilton) and Dave Jennings (Norwood) show, with Barton leading Jennings by 10-points and the rest of the Street field over 100 points behind Jennings. In Junior Dragster, Cincinnatian Samantha Lee is hanging onto a 15-point lead over Amelia’s Harley Patrick, with defending Junior Track Champion Kenny Carson Jr., from Lebanon, another 10-points back.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, July 26, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, July 26, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The track is also offering a “Last Chance Race” for 1st & 2nd-round losers in Super Pro, Pro and Street with a $5 entry fee for a shot for $200 to win, $100 r/u, $50 semi and $25 quarters on the 1/8-mile. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophy’s, also on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
After last Sunday, three of the four classes swapped points leaders. John Cook, from West Chester, regained the points lead in Super Pro, just ahead of Erlanger’s Joe Lee, and in Pro, Kevin Bishop, from Amelia, defending Track Champion, has overtaken the lead from Fairfield’s Jeff Seither. In Amsoil Street, Ken Barton, from Hamilton, who won that bracket last Sunday, has finally moved into the lead over Norwood’s David Jennings, while in Junior Dragster, Cincinnatian Samantha Lee maintained her lead over Amelia’s Harley Patrick and Lebanon’s Kenny Carson Jr., defending Junior Track Champion.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, July 19, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, July 19, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The track is also offering a “Last Chance Race” for 1st & 2nd-round losers in Super Pro, Pro and Street with a $5 entry fee for a shot for $200 to win, $100 r/u, $50 semi and $25 quarters on the 1/8-mile. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophy’s, also on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
Last Sunday, Super Pro leader John Cook from West Chester lost in the 1st round, and Erlanger’s Joe Lee went 4-rounds and will overtake Cook for the lead. With the action in Pro Sunday, it will be close to a three-way tie for the points lead between Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, Amelia’s Kevin Bishop, and Curt McClure, from West Harrison, Indiana. Dave Jennings, from Norwood, won his second Amsoil Street title Sunday, and broke the tie with Hamilton’s Ken Barton. 8-year old Trey Sizemore, from Bright, Indiana, in his first year of Junior Dragster, won his second race of this season at Tri-State Dragway for a trophy about half as tall as he is. And while it may have only put him into the top-eight in points, the whole family was really excited about his win.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, July 12, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM PLUS HIGH SCHOOL AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, July 12, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, along with the monthly High School Bracket. Eliminator classes on Sunday also include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in both the High School and Junior Dragster Brackets. The High Schoolers race on the 1/4-mile, the Juniors on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
While rain last Saturday eliminated one of the 3-days of double points, it was a weekend that saw most of the points leaders take a hit and those below them move up. Super Pro leader John Cook from West Chester lost in the 1st rounds on Friday and Sunday, and Fairfield’s Jeff Seither lost in the early rounds of Pro, while 3rd place Kevin Bishop, from Amelia, won on Sunday. In Amsoil Street, Dave Jennings, from Norwood lost in the first round while Hamilton’s Ken Barton lost in the third, which will put them in a tie for points this Sunday. But Cincinnatian Samantha Lee won on Friday which allowed her to hold on to her lead in Junior Dragster.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………Friday - Saturday - Sunday, July 3-4-5, 2009
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR 4th of JULY WEEKEND
All three Race-Days are Double-Points
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming 4th of July weekend, July 3-4-5, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the second of three 2009 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro Brackets, for daily or 3-day entry fees. While the Amsoil Street Bracket will run on Sunday only, the format includes the Junior Dragster Bracket all three days with double points all three days as well. Due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets, except Amsoil Street, will be run on the 1/8-mile timing clocks to insure that the events conclude before darkness. Because of the full 3-day program, there is no Test & Tune session on Saturday.
Normal winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Pro (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000 Friday, $1,500 Saturday, and $2,000 on Sunday, and all pay back 16 places. Normal entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers. The next CBS event will be held over the 3-day Labor Day weekend.
This 3-day, double-points event presents the opportunity where the points racers can either pad their leads or move up in the points-standings and try and over take the leaders. Currently, in the Super Pro Bracket, West Chester’s John Cook, with 305 points, has a 30-point lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee and Fairfield’s Jordan Price, tied for second place. In Pro, Fairfield’s Jeff Seither’s 325 points is just 20-points ahead of Harrison, Indiana’s Curt McClure, with Amelia’s Kevin and Jason Bishop another 5-points back. In Amsoil Street, Dave Jennings, from Norwood, who won last Sunday, with 280-points, is still only 20-points ahead of Hamilton’s Ken Barton, who Jennings beat in that final. In the Junior Dragster ranks, Cincinnatian Samantha Lee, with 385-points, has opened up her lead to 50 points over Amelia’s Harley Patrick and defending Track Champion, Kenny Carson Jr., from Lebanon. The potential for averaging 3-round wins each day, a racer can pick up 150 points over the three days of double-points, and some Brackets have 8-rounds due to car counts. It could be a totally different points-standings after the weekend.
Gates open Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 am, with time trials at 9:30 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplain Tom Miller. Sunday, there will only be one time trial and racing will start by noon. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division 3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, June 28, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, June 28, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as
The leaders in the points-races stayed much the same going into last Sunday’s event in Super Pro with Erlanger’s Joe Lee and West Chester’s John Cook at the top of the standings, but Mike Bloomfield Jr. dropped out of that 3-way tie. Jeff Seither, from Fairfield moved up out of the tie in Pro Eliminator, but Amelia’s Kevin and Jason Bishop both went deep and made up some ground in the chase. Norwood’s Dave Jennings padded his 20-point lead in
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
Amsoil StreetEliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Amsoil Streetwith his win, and in Junior Dragster, Cincinnatian Samantha Lee’s runner-up finish added to her 15 point lead in that category.
Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, who also race on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
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PRESS RELEASE for…………………………..…………………Sunday, June 21, 2009
NHRA “KING OF THE TRACK” EVENT AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, June 21, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a “King of the Track” twist to its full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. In the King of the Track format, after the regular program is completed, the winners of Super Pro and Pro come back and race one another for a “Wally”, the coveted trophy of late NHRA President Wally Parks, normally awarded to National Event Class Champions. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile timing system, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster eliminator which runs on the 1/8-mile clocks. The track is also open Saturday late afternoons and evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
The accumulation of points continues for both the Summit Sportsman Bracket Series culminating in September, and into October for the title of Track Champion, and the tracks’ own “Rainbow Classic” 32-car field. Erlanger’s Joe Lee has a 5-point cushion in Super Pro over Westchester’s John Cook, West Harrison Indiana’s Curt McClure and Fairfield’s Jeff Seither are tied for the lead in Pro, Norwood’s Dave Jennings enjoys a 20-point lead over Hamilton’s Ken Barton in Street, and Samantha Lee, from Cincinnati has a 15-point lead over Amelia’s Harley Patrick in Junior Dragster. All this will most surely change over the 3-days of double points July 4th weekend.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………..………………………..Sunday, June 14, 2009
MODIFIED REGULAR PROGRAM WITH A STREET SHOOTOUT & HIGH SCHOOL BRACKET
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, June 14, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a modified full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, including a 16-car Street Shootout along with the monthly High School eliminator Bracket. The track also has a Saturday evening Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes for the regular program on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster eliminator which runs on the 1/8-mile timing system. The 16-car Street Shootout pays $400 to the winner, $150 to the runner-up and $50 to the semi-finalists. The High School racers compete for Trophy’s, and for a place in Team Tri-State at the Division 3 Bracket Finals in Sept.
The Memorial weekend of double-points shows a shake-up in the standings, with Fairfield’s Michael Bloomfield Jr. moving from 3rd to 1st in Super Pro, and Erlanger’s Joe Lee moving from 6th both in a 3-way tie with Fairfield’s Jordan Price. In the Pro Bracket, West Harrison, Indiana’s Curt McClure moved from 7th to 1st while Fairfield’s Jeff Seither hung on to 2nd, as did Amelia’s Kevin Bishop in 3rd. Norwood’s Dave Jennings moved from 3rd to 1st in Amsoil Street, and Hamilton’s Ken Barton hung on to 2nd with Fairfield’s Jeff Seither falling from the top to 3rd-place. Lebanon’s Kenny Carson Jr. stayed on top of Junior Dragster with a win during one of the Memorial weekend days, as did Cincinnati’s Samantha Lee who held onto second place, and Amelia’s Harley Patrick moved from 4th to 3rd.
Saturday, the track runs its summer Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 4:30 PM, with time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 until dusk or 9:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………..………………………..Sunday, June 07, 2009
FULL REGULAR DOUBLE-POINTS PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, June 07, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, with a Saturday evening Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster eliminator which runs on the 1/8-mile timing system.
Prior to the Memorial weekend of double-points, in Super Pro, Jordan Price, from Fairfield, with 115 points, had a 20-point lead over West Chester’s John Cook, with Fairfield’s Michael Bloomfield Jr. another 10 points further behind in 3rd place. Tony Jewel, from Hammersville, was on top of the Pro standings with 135 points, 15 points ahead of Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, and 25 points ahead of defending Track Champion Kevin Bishop from Amelia. Jeff Seither was also leading in Amsoil Street with 115 points, only 10 points ahead of Hamilton’s Ken Barton, with Norwood’s Dave Jennings another 10 points behind in 3rd-place. Defending Junior Dragster Track Champion Kenny Carson Jr., from Lebanon, had 120 points, 10 points ahead of Cincinnati’s Samantha Lee, with West Chester’s Taylor Cook and Amelia’s Parick Harley tied for 3rd, another 10-points behind. That all changed Memorial Day weekend, and this Sunday, the leaders have another chance to pad their lead, and those behind have a chance of catching the leaders. As soon as the points are published, the standings will be re-posted.
Saturday, the track is runs its summer Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 4:30 PM, with time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 until dusk or 9:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for……………………………...……Fri - Sat - Sun, May 29-30-31, 2009
FULL WEEKEND HEADLINING JUNIORS - PLUS A REGULAR PROGRAM ON SUNDAY
Friday Test & Tune. With a Junior Dragster Double-Header program on Saturday and more Juniors on Sunday in addition to a regular program, this Friday, May 29, 2009, Tri-State Dragway posts a summer format Test & Tune session, opening the gates at 4:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 5:00 until 9:00 on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems.
Saturday JEG’S Ohio Junior Series & Shootout. Saturday, May 30, 2009 kicks off the 2nd Annual JEG’S Ohio Junior Super Points Series for the youngsters with seven race dates at NHRA tracks across Ohio. In June they will race at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia, and at Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves. They travel to Marion County International Raceway in Larue in July, and in August, at Pacemakers Dragway in Mount Vernon, as well as at National Trail Raceway in Columbus. August 30th, they come back here to Tri-State Dragway for the event finale. NHRA rules apply to tech inspections at every track.
The Juniors race in scaled down versions of the adult dragsters on the 1/8-mile timing system, with engines that vary from stock 5 HP to highly modified Briggs & Stratton rear-engined motors (to 50 HP), with their performance capability limited / defined by the age of the driver. They earn points based on event entry (10-points) and 5-points for every round won. At each event, the racers are in 4 Classes by age groups: 8-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17. The winners of each age group will receive a Class Trophy, and then face one another in a 4-car Shootout that will award a $300 Savings Bond to the winner, and a $200 Savings Bond to the runner-up. The overall points leader and runner-up after the last event will respectively earn a $1000 and $500 Savings Bond. Rounds won at every event also count toward the individual home track points races. Those racers that attend all 7-events are eligible for a surprise drawing at the last race, and Boitnott Custom Paint in Fairfield sponsors the Best Appearing Car Awards.
Saturday 32-Junior Dragster Shootout. In addition to the JEG’S event, Tri-State Service Station Maintenance, Inc. sponsors a 32-Junior Dragster Shootout awarding $1,200 to the winner, $500 to the runner-up, and pays the balance of the $3,500 purse all the way back to $100 for 2nd round losers. Gates open Saturday morning at 9:00 AM with time runs at 9:30 AM and eliminations starting at noon.
Sunday Junior Dragster Challenge plus Regular Program. Sunday, May 31, 2009, Tri-State Dragway plays host to the NHRA O’Reilly Junior Dragster Challenge, in addition to a full regular points program, in sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. In this event, the Junior field will be classified by two age groups, the novice/intermediate group from 8-to-12 years of age, and the intermediate/advanced group from 13-to-17 years of age. The Juniors race for special illuminated, NHRA glass trophy’s going to the winners of each Bracket.
Eliminator classes on Sunday for the regular program include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), and Amsoil Street Eliminator. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile.
Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for……………………Saturday – thru - Monday, May 23-24-25, 2009
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SERIES SET FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
All three Race-Days are Double-Points
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Memorial Day weekend, May 23-24-25, 2009, Tri-State Dragway is hosting the first of three 2009 Championship Bracket Series Events. The holiday schedule of NHRA sanctioned racing posts increasing cash purses each day for both the Super Pro and Pro Brackets, as well as daily or 3-day entry fees. The format will also include the Junior Dragster Bracket all three days with double points for both the Summit World Championship Super Series, and the track’s own Rainbow Classic. Amsoil Street Bracket will be run on Sunday only, and due to the number of cars that attend the 3-day series, all Brackets, except Amsoil Street, will be run on the 1/8-mile timing clocks to insure that the events conclude before darkness. Because of the full 3-day program, there is no Test & Tune session on Saturday.
Winning purses for Super Pro (box) and Pro (no-box) over the weekend are $1,000.00 Saturday, $1,500.00 Sunday, and $2,000.00 on Monday, and all pay back to 16 places. Entry fees respectively are $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00, or $100.00 for all three days, with reduced price buy-backs available for first round losers. The next CBS event will be held over the 3-day July 4th weekend.
Gates open Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 9:00 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Sunday morning there will be an early morning non-denominational Church service at the track by Racers For Christ, presided by Chaplain Tom Miller. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 47th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 27th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
Martin Senour Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
NAPA Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
(Sunday only) 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. $200win, $100r-u, $50semi, $25qtr.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, May 17, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 17, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, with a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, who also race on the 1/8-mile timing system.
Relative to the Points-racing, this event is a week ahead of the Memorial Day weekend that awards double points all 3-days, and will set the focus for the race for the Track Championship, as well as for making a spot in Team Tri-State for the NHRA Division 3 Bracket Finals in September, as well as making the 32-car field in the Rainbow Classic in October. Until then, Wendel Barger Jr, from Ft. Wright, Kentucky, and Bob Henry, from Hamilton have the best finishes so far in Super Pro, while Doug Caplinger, from Xenia, leads Pro with two wins already this season. Amsoil Street and Junior Dragster still have no clear leaders (still bunched), but that should all change after Memorial Day weekend.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
SPORTS
PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………………...Sunday, May 10, 2009
DOUBLE-POINTS & HIGH SCHOOL BRACKET AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY THIS SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. After last weekend’s rain-out, this Sunday, May 10, 2009, Tri-State Dragway again offers a full double-points program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. The bonus points boost the racer’s chase for the title of Track Champion, and the top 32 earn the right to join “Team Tri-State” at the NHRA Division 3 Bracket finals at Indianapolis in September, as well as qualify for the 32-car field at the Rainbow Classic season finale. Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, High School, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile, Trophies for the High School Bracket on the 1/4-mile, and the Junior Dragsters racing for Trophy’s also, but on the 1/8-mile system.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 2:00 until 6:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………………...Sunday, May 03, 2009
DOUBLE-POINTS PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY THIS SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, May 03, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full double-points program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. The bonus points boost the racer’s chase for the title of Track Champion, and the top 32 earn the right to join “Team Tri-State” at the NHRA Division 3 Bracket finals at Indianapolis in September, as well as qualify for the 32-car field at the Rainbow Classic season finale. Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile, and the Junior Dragsters racing for Trophy’s on the 1/8-mile system.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 1:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 2:00 until 6:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, April 26, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, April 26, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, which runs on the 1/8-mile.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the track’s Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………………..Sunday, April 19, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, April 19, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster.
Saturday, the track is on its afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 1:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for………………….……………Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12, 2009
TEST & TUNE SATURDAY – CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming weekend, Tri-State Dragway will only be open Saturday for Test & Tune sessions, but will be Closed on Easter Sunday. The track opens Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune at 1:30 pm with timed runs from 2:00 until 6:00 pm with $15 race permits and $5 admission for spectators. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The local track number is (513) 863-0562 (phone/fax), and you can visit the track web-site for track / racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 SUMMIT TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications,
running 7.90 seconds and up (by age breaks) on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759
(Day) Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………Saturday-Sunday, April 04-05, 2009
TRI-STATE DRAGWAY WEATHER - DELAYED OPENER THIS SUNDAY
WITH DOUBLE-POINTS PROGRAM
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. After bowing to Mother Nature’s cold & windy rain last weekend, this Sunday, April 05, 2009, Tri-State Dragway will kick off its 2009 season of Drag Racing by offering a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. It also marks the start of the track’s points programs, including Summit Bracket Series, and, being the first Sunday in April, will award double-points to the competitors entered in the respective programs. The track is also open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune timed runs in preparation for the opener. Eliminator classes on Sunday include “Super Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for “Super Pro” and “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The Junior Dragsters race for Trophy’s on the 1/8-mile timing system.
The track opens Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune at 1:30 pm with timed runs from 2:00 until 6:00 pm. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for…………………..……………..……………Sunday, March 29, 2009
TRI-STATE DRAGWAY SET FOR IT’S 48th RACING SEASON
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. Weather permitting, this coming Sunday, March 29, Tri-State Dragway kicks off its 48th season of NHRA sanctioned 1/8 & 1/4 mile Drag Racing that runs thru October. The program features “Super-Pro” cars (with delay electronics), “Pro” & “Street” cars (no delay electronics), High School, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for both “Super-Pro” and “Pro” cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for “Street” cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The High School Eliminator is run monthly, usually the second Sunday of each month. Saturday, the track continues its Spring format of 1/8 & 1/4 mile Test & Tune sessions on the asphalt strip.
April marks the beginning of the accumulation of points for both the Summit Sportsman Bracket series, and the tracks’ own “Go For The Gold Series” thru October. This year, Summit Racing, a northern Ohio based performance parts supplier, again offers its 3-part IHRA Summit Super Series. Besides crowning a local champion and sponsoring the top 32 drivers that represent Team Tri-State in the Division 3 finals at Indianapolis in September, it reaches across all NHRA Divisions and crowns a Bracket World Champion with a minimum $50,000 cash purse at the end of the season.
The track shifts into high gear the end of May, hosting a 3-day Championship Bracket Series event over the Memorial Day weekend, followed by the initial event of the JEG’s Ohio Junior Dragster Super Points Series on the 30th, and the O’Reilly Junior Dragster Challenge on the 31st. June headlines the NHRA King of the Track Event, followed by the 2nd 3-day Championship Bracket Series over the July 4th weekend.
August starts off with an NHRA National Dragster Challenge event, ends with the Finale of the JEG’s Ohio Junior Dragster Super Points Series, and is followed by the track’s 3rd 3-day Championship Bracket Series over the Labor Day weekend in September. October opens with the 14th Annual “Turbo Blue” $2000 event sponsored by Duncan Oil and nearby Skyview Market, and the season winds up October 25th with the Track’s $10,000 “Go For The Gold” finale sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts and presented by Martin Senour Automotive Finishes.
The track opens Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune at 1:30 pm with timed runs from 2:00 until 6:00 pm with $15 race permits and $5 admission for spectators. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 am, with time trials at 10:00 am, and eliminations starting at 1:00 pm. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The local track number is (513) 863-0562 (phone/fax), and you can visit the track web-site for track / racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 SUMMIT TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications,
running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759
(Day) Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for………………….…………………Saturday, March 07, 2009
TRI-STATE DRAGWAY SET FOR IT’S 48th SEASON
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. Weather permitting, this coming Saturday, March 07, 2009 Tri-State Dragway kicks off its 48th season of Drag Racing with a Test & Tune sessions on Saturdays the first three weeks of March. Serious racers with new combinations, as well as street enthusiasts who have waited patiently over the winter months, can try out their cars on Saturday’s in informal timed runs down the asphalt strip. The last weekend of March, Tri-State will begin its Spring format of Saturday Test & Tunes and Sunday 1/8 & 1/4-mile Bracket Racing thru October. A comprehensive Release will follow the week of March 23rd, outlining the entire 2009 Racing Season – which is currently on the Track Website listed below.
The track opens Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune at 1:30 pm with timed runs from 2:00 until 6:00 pm with $15 race permits and $5 admission for spectators. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The local track number is (513) 863-0562 (phone/fax), and you can visit the track web-site for track / racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 48th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 SUMMIT TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators
Super Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Pro: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited,
running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications,
running 7.90 seconds and up (by age breaks) on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759
(Day) Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
PRESS RELEASE for……………………….…………………….Sunday, August 02, 2009
NHRA NATIONAL DRAGSTER CHALLENGE AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY SUNDAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This coming Sunday, August 02, 2009, Tri-State Dragway presents the annual NHRA National Dragster Challenge. Featured Eliminator Brackets on Sunday include “Super Pro” (with delay electronics allowed) and “Pro” (no delay electronics permitted), both Brackets for cars running 4.50 & up on the 1/8-mile timing system. The “Super Pro” and “Pro” entries race for a cash purse of $1,000, and then face one another for the Challenge Title – and an NHRA WALLY Trophy, the same award given to National Event Champions. Also racing Sunday is Amsoil Street Eliminator for cars running 12.00 to 19.99 on the ¼-mile timing system, awarding $200 to the winner, and Junior Dragster Eliminator, for young adults 8-17 years of age, running on the 1/8-mile clocks for Trophies. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune timed and grudge runs in preparation for the event.
The track opens Saturday late afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune, with timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk. Gates open Sunday morning for the National Dragster Challenge at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 and under admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 and one can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 SUMMIT TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
High School: (Once a Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running
Month on the 2nd Sunday) 13.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks for trophies only.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: bmartin@armorholdings.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..…………..Sunday, August 16, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, August 16, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
With the track not racing last Sunday due to a lightning strike on Saturday, the points races remain the same. In Super Pro. Leader John Cook, from West Chester, holds onto a 70-point lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee, and is 95 points ahead of Fairfield’s Jordon Price. Amelia’s Kevin Bishop maintains his 50-point lead in Pro over Jeff Seither from Fairfield, and West Harrison Indiana’s Curt McClure is another 25 points back in third.. In Amsoil Street, it’s still the Ken Barton (Hamilton) and Dave Jennings (Norwood) show, with Barton leading Jennings by 10-points and the rest of the Street field over 100 points behind Jennings. The Junior Dragster points race tightened up with Cincinnatian Samantha Lee’s cushion now just 15 points ahead of Amelia’s Harley Patrick and 25 ahead of defending Junior Track Champ Kenny Carson Jr. from Lebanon. Taylor Cook, son of Super Pro leader John Cook, is hanging tough in 4th and chipping away at the leaders – a chip off the old block.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..…………..Sunday, August 09, 2009
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, August 09, 2009, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Amsoil Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and Pro cars running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, and $200 to win for Amsoil Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks. The winner & runner-up in the Junior Dragster Bracket race for Trophys on the 1/8-mile timing system. The track is also open Saturday evenings for Test & Tune sessions in preparation for the Sunday meet.
Last Sunday was a double points enent, and two of the four brackets had incidents that could impact their points races. In Super Pro. Leader John Cook, from West Chester, lost his motor in the early rounds allowing the 2nd & 3rd place racers to close in on his 60-point lead. And in Pro, Amelia’s Kevin Bishop lost in the first round, but so did 2nd place Jeff Seither from Fairfield, saving Bishop’s 50-point lead. In Amsoil Street, it’s still the Ken Barton (Hamilton) and Dave Jennings (Norwood) show, both men within 15-points of each other, and both with a comfortable lead over the rest of the field. The Junior Dragster standouts were participating in the JEG’S All-Ohio Junior Dragster series, but are awarded points based on their performance at Marion County International Raceway and Pacemakers Dragway the past two weekends and as soon as the points are tallied we’ll see if Cincinnatian Samantha Lee still has a cushion in the lead she had going into those events.
The track opens Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM for Test & Tune sessions with grudge and timed runs from 5:00 PM until dusk or 9:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with Time trials starting at 10:00 AM, and eliminations at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes are $10, and children 11 and under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for the schedule and racer information at http://www.tristatedragway.com.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 49th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 28th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Amsoil Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
MAY, GARY 335
ROYALTY, STEVE 330
MCDANIEL, BO 315
MAY, WES 305
PRO
BISHOP, KEVIN 700
BISHOP, JASON 680
ADAMS, WAYNE 670
JONES, DARRELL 625
MARCUM, WES 495
PRICE, JAMIE 485
SOARD, JEREMY 360
PREWITT, DERON, JR 345
MCCLURE, CURT 265
BROWDER, BEN 215
STREET
BARTON, KEN 470
JENNINGS, DAVE 435
SEITHER, JEFF 390
MOREHOUSE, BEV 315
COLLIER, STEVEN 275
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………...………………...Sunday, October 31st, 2010
$3,000 “MONSTER BASH” HIGHLIGHTS SUNDAY’S RACING SEASON FINALE AT TRI-STATE
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Halloween Sunday, October 31, 2010, Tri-State Dragway winds up its 2010 racing season with a $6,600 “Monster Bash” Feature in addition to a modified regular program of NHRA Bracket Racing. The “Monster Bash” is open to all cars running 4.50 to 7.99 on the 1/8-mile (normal Super-Pro Bracket), with the winner taking home $3,000, the Runner-Up $1,000, and it pays back $100 to the round of 9-16 finishers. The entry is $80, with the purse based on a 100-car minimum. Double entries are allowed with $50 Buy-Backs for 1st round losers only. Dragsters and Door cars will be kept separate until they need to combine, as done in regular Combo Eliminators.
Pro, Sportsman-Street, and Junior Dragsters will run the regular format. For “Pro” cars (no delay electronics), running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile, the track posts $500 to win, $200 R/Up, and back to $50 to the Quarterfinalists for a $35 entry, with the purse based on 40 entries and allows $25 Buy-Backs for 1st round losers only. Sportsman-Street, for street-stock and modified cars (no delay electronics) running 12.00 – 19.99 on the quarter mile, pays $200 to win, $100 to the R/Up and back to $25 to the Quarterfinalists for a $25 entry, with the purse based on 25 entries, but Buy-Backs are not allowed. In Junior Dragster, for young adults 8-17 years of age in scaled down rear-engined dragsters racing on the 1/8-mile timing system, the entry is $15, and the winner takes home the tall Trophy and the runner-up, the not-so-tall Trophy.
Last Sunday, a 16-car Street Shootout was organized which filled up immediately, and another champion was trying to work up a “Pro” Shootout as well. Details on the purse(s) and entry fees will be available at the track.
The track is open Saturday afternoon for Test & Tune and grudge runs at 12:30 PM with timed runs on both the 1/4 & 1/8-mile timing systems from 1:00 until 5:00 PM. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562 (local call), and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 24, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 24, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, where they run on the 1/8-mile, and the winner also receives free admission to next week’s program..
With John Cook Jr’s Super Pro runner-up finish last Sunday, the Westchester native now has 745 points, and coupled with the first round losses by his nearest competitors, he has nailed down the both the Super Pro Title, as well as the Title of 2010 Tri-State Dragway Track Champion. But the races for the Pro and Street Titles are still too close to call with only two weeks remaining in the tracks 2010 racing season. Hamilton’s Wayne Adams still leads in Pro with 670 points, but he is only 5-points, or one-round win, ahead of brothers Kevin and Jason Bishop, both with 665 points, and both double-enter and drive the Amelia-based “Mighty Mouse” ’69 Camaro. In Street, Hamilton’s Ken Barton, at 415 points, is only 5-points ahead of Norwood’s Dave Jennings, while Fairfield’s Jeff Seither has been competing in Super Pro with his ’79 Chevette and has slipped to third, 25-points out of the lead.
Saturday, the track continues with its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 17, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 17, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, where they run on the 1/8-mile, and the winner also receives free admission to next week’s program..
After last Sunday, Westchester’s John Cook Jr, improved to 710 points in Super Pro and increased his lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee to 115 points, virtually nailing down the Super Pro championship, but he is still within reach for the 2010 Track Champion Title. In Pro, two-time Track Champion Kevin Bishop from Cincinnati moved to within 5 points of Hamilton’s Wayne Adams’660 points, with his brother Jason Bishop, from Amelia, just another 5-points behind Kevin. In Street, Hamilton’s Ken Barton moved 5-points ahead of Fairfield’s Jeff Seither with 395 points, and Norwood’s Dave Jennings is right behind at 380 points. Pro and Street Titles could probably battle for the lead all the way to the season finale, October 31st.
Saturday, the track continues with its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com
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PRESS RELEASE for………………………………..………..Sunday, October 10, 2010
FULL REGULAR PROGRAM AT TRI-STATE DRAGWAY
Tri-State Dragway, Hamilton, Ohio. This Sunday, October 10, 2010, Tri-State Dragway offers a full regular program of sanctioned NHRA Bracket Racing, and has a Saturday afternoon Test & Tune session in preparation for the event. Eliminator classes on Sunday include Super Pro cars (with delay electronics), Pro cars (no delay electronics), as well as Street, and Junior Dragster Eliminators. The track posts $1000 to win for Super Pro and $500 for Pro cars, both running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks, $200 to win for Street cars running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks, and trophy’s for the winner & runner-up in Junior Dragster, where they run on the 1/8-mile, and the winner also receives free admission to next week’s program..
After last Sunday’s double points awards, in Super Pro, Westchester’s John Cook Jr, at 675 points, maintained his 95-point lead over Erlanger’s Joe Lee. Cook will be hard to overtake for the Super Pro championship, but he is still within reach for the 2010 Track Champion Title. Pro point leader Darrell Jones, from Hamilton, got passed by three racers, and at 610 points, he’s 50 points behind Wayne Adams, also from Hamilton. The Bishop brothers Kevin and Jason (Cincinnati & Amelia) are respectively #2 and #3 at 640 and 635 points. Fairfield’s Jeff Seither, with 390 points in Street, is only 5-points ahead of Hamilton’s Ken Barton, with Norwood’s Dave Jennings 30 points behind Seither at 360. There are only three more October points dates remaining to nail down the respective titles.
Saturday, the track continues with its Fall afternoon Test & Tune format, opening the gates at 12:30 PM for time trials and grudge runs from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on the 1/4 and 1/8-mile timing systems. Gates open Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, with time trials at 10:00 AM, and eliminations starting at 1:00 PM. Spectator and Crew passes Sunday are $10, and children 11 & under are admitted free. Tri-State Dragway is located on State Route 128, in Ross Township, just over 3-miles north-east of the Colerain / U.S. 27 exit, and 3-miles south-west of Hamilton, Ohio. The track phone number is (513) 863-0562, and you can visit the track web-site for track and racer information at www.tristatedragway.com which is up-dated weekly.
Additional Information / Clarifications
NHRA: National Hot Rod Association, Headquarters in California
Tri-State Dragway, in its 50th Season of Drag Racing, owned / operated in its 29th year by Bob & Pat Louden, Ross, Ohio
Home of the 2004 Division #3 TEAM CHAMPIONS Phone (513) 863-0562; Fax (513) 385-0360.
Tri-State Dragways Elapsed-Time Bracket Eliminators – all vehicles subject to the tracks’ Tech inspection.
“Super Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, and Modified Production cars with high-tech electronic delay boxes permitted, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
“Pro”: Dragsters, Altereds, Modified Production and Stock cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 4.50 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks.
Street Eliminator: Street-Stock and Modified cars, but electronic delay boxes are prohibited, running 12.00 – 19.99 seconds on the 1/4-mile clocks.
Junior Dragster: Young adults, 8 years of age minimum, in rear-engined dragsters per NHRA specifications, running 7.90 seconds and up on the 1/8-mile clocks for trophies only.
Reported by: Bob Martin, Milford, Ohio, Home Phone: (513) 576-6759 (evenings after dark)
(Day):Work Phone/Voice Mail: (513) 881-5437 Work e-mail: Bob.martin3@baesystems.com