GTRP to feature Hobby Stock Challenge this Friday, 9/4/09

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Labor Day Racing Celebration this Friday at Golden Triangle Raceway

 

by Joy Graham

 

Golden Triangle Raceway Park plans to celebrate the Labor Day holiday with excellent racing action and a fun filled kid event during intermission this Friday.

 

Highlighting the show will be a Hobby Stock Challenge Race and a Modified Series. After two rainout week-ends, the action is expected to be intense. Pure stocks will be off, but all of the fast lane classes will be competing.

 

Hobby Stock Challenge Race will be one of the featured fast lane events - Ron Skinner Photo.

 

As an added attraction, the kids - 12 years old and younger - will be competing in Box Car Races during intermission. This fan participation event has been brought back by popular demand. Kids design, build, and race their own cars made out of cardboard boxes. The power behind these awesome machines are the drivers' own two feet. Two main rules for the Box Car Race are: (1) All kids MUST wear tennis shoes and socks. (2) Each box car MUST have one crew member. The shoes and socks are considered the tires on the vehicle. Midway in the race a pit stop will be made and the crew member must remove and replace the driver’s shoes and socks before the competitor can continue. Like in NASCAR, the pit stop often determines the outcome of the race. If a driver has no pit crew, one will be provided. Lots of fun and prizes.

 

Box Car Races are back by popular demand this Friday at GTRP - Photo by Ron Skinner

 

Any business or race team wishing to build a Box Car with their logo on it for kids who don’t have one, are welcome to do so. Go to the track web site for more details and photos.

 

Golden Triangle Raceway Park is located on W. Hwy. 90 between Beaumont and China, TX. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. Grandstand gate opens at 6 p.m. We go racing at 7:45. For more information about the Friday night races visit www.motoramaspeedway.com or call 409-752-7200.

 

The points ended for the Jr. Mini Stock Class on August 14 due to the start of school.

 

The following are the GTRP championship results for that class.

 

1. Karli Richardson 2. Thomas Holden 3. Taz Nelson 4. Mallory Wishert 5. Hayden Howard 6. Blake Wilson 7. Patrick Hudson 8. Sterling Oliver 9. Chris Jewell 10. Chad Comer 11. Hunter Lisano 12.Andrew Dolson 13. Clayton Hart 14. Nick Holden 15. Keith Bass 16. Luke Nelson

 

The race for points continues in all the other classes through September. On the final point night, Sept. 25, double points will be a determining factor.