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02-09-2012, 01:35 PM
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February 9, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hesston Blasts “The Ultimate” to $12,555 Total to Win for Speedmonster/ULMS Super LM’s in October!
(Hesston, PA) “The Ultimate” at Hesston will shake the earth on October 11-12-13, 2012 with an bigger payoff. Hesston Speedway has announced that the Speedmonster/ULMS Super Late Models will now pay a total of $12,555 to win during the weekend at “Motor Mountain.” The payoff increase is a step in the master plan to carry the event back to its status of when it was held at the Challenger Raceway.
Speedmonster and ULMS Super Late Models will be in competition in 2 full racing programs with a total of $12,555 to win being paid. The “Moonsault Scramble” on Friday, October 12 will pay $2,555 to win for the Speedmonster Super Late Models with a 40-lap feature. On Saturday, October 13 “The Ultimate” grand finale for Speedmonster/ULMS Super Late Models will now pay $10,000 to the winner of the 61 lap feature.
Last year’s Super Late Model champion at “The Ultimate” was Jamie Lathroum of Mechanicsville, MD. Other previous Super Late Model winners of “The Ultimate” include Jason Covert of York, Haven, PA, Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI, Billy Drake from Bloomington, IL, Jeremy Miller from Littlestown, PA, Rob Blair from Titusville, PA, Davey Johnson of Latrobe, PA, (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Barton of Ashville, NY, Alan Dellinger of Hermitge, PA, Chub Frank of Bear Lake, PA, Lynn Geisler from Cranberry, PA and Gary Stuhler from Greencastle, PA.
The “Challenger Super Championships” will feature high-paying programs for the Late Model Sportsman (limited/steel block/crate lm), Cadets (stree/pro-stock), Hobby-Modified (pure/strictly stock) and Roadrunner (4 cylinder fwd) classes. The Late Model Sportsman will compete for $2,000 to win, Cadets for $1,200, Hobby-Modifieds for $500 and Roadrunners for $400. All classes will feature multi-weight/spoiler rules that will allow virtually every car in the region in those divisions to be legal and competitive.
2011 “Challenger Super Champions were Tim Smith, Jr. of Long Hollow, PA in the Late Model Sportsman, Joe Kot of Dubois, PA in the Cadets and Justin Queen of Irvona, PA in the Hobby-Modifieds. The extensive and prestigious winner’s list from all divisions at previous events includes 89 diffferent drivers and can be found on “The Ultimate” page of the track website.
“The Ultimate” in 2012 promises to live up to its name and provide fans and race teams with “The Ultimate” racing experience. Hesston has undergone major renovation during the past 2 seasons and has established itself as a major racing events venue in the region. Fans and race teams will be welcomed by the massively improved facility and a very racey track. “Dr. Dirt” David Eriksen is an expert at track prep and willing to re-prep the track during the racing program if needed to provide the optimum multi-groove surface.
“The Ultimate” will be the 2012 finale of the 5-race Speedmonster Super Late Model series at Hesston and is also scheduled to the 2012 ULMS finale. The Speedmonster series will kick off on Sunday, May 27 with “Superthunder by the Lake” paying $5,100 to win. “Revolution 2012” on Tuesday, July 3 will also pay $5,100 to win. The “Eriksen Grand Prix” on Saturday, August 4 will pay $4,100 to the winner and “Mega-Blitz Mach 3” on Sunday, September 2 will pay a total of $5,100 to the winners. All 4 of those events are co-sanctioned by 3 State Flyers.
The racing season opens on Saturday, May 12 at Hesston with the “2012 Ice Buster.” This event will pay $800 to win for the 25-lap Late Model Sportsman feature, $400 to win for the 20 lap Cadet feature, $200 to win for a 15 lap Hobby-Modified feature, $100 to win for the Roadrunners and $160 to win for the Mod-4’s. All classes will race in qualifying heats that night.
“Motor Mountain” is located in the scenic Raystown Lake and mountain country of central PA and provides a wonderful opportunity for race fans and race teams to make a complete weekend getaway when attending the racing events at Hesston. Promoter DR Eriksen has transformed Hesston into a showplace in just two short seasons, with additional improvements on the drawing board. Major expansions have given the track more seating, parking and pit space to accommodate these major events. All fans are provided an excellent view of the action, with grandstand seating and drive-in viewing built high above the racing surface. Hesston welcomes campers and now offers in track-camping on the back straight viewing ramp. Full information about the Hesston Speedway may be found at http://www.hesstonspeedway.com or by calling 814-658-3639.
2012 Schedule of Events at Hesston Speedway
Saturday May 12 / Ice Buster / LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4
Saturday May 19 / rain date for Ice Buster
Sunday May 27 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyer Superthunder by the Lake / Super Late Models — 51 laps $5,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Monday, May 28 / Dirt Driving Experience
Saturday, June 9 / Blade Runner / PASS 305 Sprints, LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Sweet 16 Party- free admission for all 16 year old girls with ID
Saturday, June 16 / rain date for LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4 and Sweet 16 Party
Saturday June 23 / Kidz Nite to Ride / Race Car Rides & Prizes for Kids! LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Senior Gold – 2 senior citizens admitted for 1 ticket to grandstands with ID. Plus! Penn-Mar Vintage Cars.
Saturday June 30 / rain date for Kidz Nite to Ride
Tuesday, July 3 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Revolution 2012 / Super Late Modes – 51 laps $5,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Wednesday, July 4 / rain date for Revolution 2012 OR Dirt Driving Experience
Saturday, July 14 / Motor Mountain Mayhem / LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Senior Gold – 2 senior citizens admitted for 1 ticket to grandstands with ID. Plus! Penn-Mar Vintage Cars.
Saturday, July 21/ Kidz Wild Wheelz Nite / Bike Races & Prizes for Kids! LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Sweet 17 Party- free admission for all 17 year old girls with ID
Saturday, July 28 / rain date for Kidz Wild Wheelz Nite and Sweet 17 Party
Saturday, August 4 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Eriksen Grand Prix / Super Late Modes – 44 laps $4,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Saturday, August 18 / Sonic Flight / PASS 305 Sprints, LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Sweet 18 Party- free admission for all 18 year old girls with ID
Sunday, September 2 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Mega-Blitz Mach 3 / Super Late Modes – 2-30 laps $5,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Monday, September 3 / Dirt Driving Experience
Saturday, September 22 / Cycle-Rama / Motorcycle Dirt Drags, Wheelie Contest, Bike Show
Saturday, September 29 / rain date for Cycle-Rama
Friday, October 12 / Speedmonster Moonsault Scramble / Super Late Model full racing program – 40 laps $2,555. Other Division Schedule TBA.
Saturday, October 13 / The Ultimate / Speedmonster/ULMS Super Late Model full racing program – 61 laps $8,000, LM Sportsman – 44 laps $2,200 plus consolations, B-Cadets – 28 laps $1,200 plus consolations. Other Division Schedule TBA
Saturday November 10 / Motor Mountain Racer’s Flea Market & Swap Meet
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February 9, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hesston Blasts “The Ultimate” to $12,555 Total to Win for Speedmonster/ULMS Super LM’s in October!
(Hesston, PA) “The Ultimate” at Hesston will shake the earth on October 11-12-13, 2012 with an bigger payoff. Hesston Speedway has announced that the Speedmonster/ULMS Super Late Models will now pay a total of $12,555 to win during the weekend at “Motor Mountain.” The payoff increase is a step in the master plan to carry the event back to its status of when it was held at the Challenger Raceway.
Speedmonster and ULMS Super Late Models will be in competition in 2 full racing programs with a total of $12,555 to win being paid. The “Moonsault Scramble” on Friday, October 12 will pay $2,555 to win for the Speedmonster Super Late Models with a 40-lap feature. On Saturday, October 13 “The Ultimate” grand finale for Speedmonster/ULMS Super Late Models will now pay $10,000 to the winner of the 61 lap feature.
Last year’s Super Late Model champion at “The Ultimate” was Jamie Lathroum of Mechanicsville, MD. Other previous Super Late Model winners of “The Ultimate” include Jason Covert of York, Haven, PA, Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI, Billy Drake from Bloomington, IL, Jeremy Miller from Littlestown, PA, Rob Blair from Titusville, PA, Davey Johnson of Latrobe, PA, (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Barton of Ashville, NY, Alan Dellinger of Hermitge, PA, Chub Frank of Bear Lake, PA, Lynn Geisler from Cranberry, PA and Gary Stuhler from Greencastle, PA.
The “Challenger Super Championships” will feature high-paying programs for the Late Model Sportsman (limited/steel block/crate lm), Cadets (stree/pro-stock), Hobby-Modified (pure/strictly stock) and Roadrunner (4 cylinder fwd) classes. The Late Model Sportsman will compete for $2,000 to win, Cadets for $1,200, Hobby-Modifieds for $500 and Roadrunners for $400. All classes will feature multi-weight/spoiler rules that will allow virtually every car in the region in those divisions to be legal and competitive.
2011 “Challenger Super Champions were Tim Smith, Jr. of Long Hollow, PA in the Late Model Sportsman, Joe Kot of Dubois, PA in the Cadets and Justin Queen of Irvona, PA in the Hobby-Modifieds. The extensive and prestigious winner’s list from all divisions at previous events includes 89 diffferent drivers and can be found on “The Ultimate” page of the track website.
“The Ultimate” in 2012 promises to live up to its name and provide fans and race teams with “The Ultimate” racing experience. Hesston has undergone major renovation during the past 2 seasons and has established itself as a major racing events venue in the region. Fans and race teams will be welcomed by the massively improved facility and a very racey track. “Dr. Dirt” David Eriksen is an expert at track prep and willing to re-prep the track during the racing program if needed to provide the optimum multi-groove surface.
“The Ultimate” will be the 2012 finale of the 5-race Speedmonster Super Late Model series at Hesston and is also scheduled to the 2012 ULMS finale. The Speedmonster series will kick off on Sunday, May 27 with “Superthunder by the Lake” paying $5,100 to win. “Revolution 2012” on Tuesday, July 3 will also pay $5,100 to win. The “Eriksen Grand Prix” on Saturday, August 4 will pay $4,100 to the winner and “Mega-Blitz Mach 3” on Sunday, September 2 will pay a total of $5,100 to the winners. All 4 of those events are co-sanctioned by 3 State Flyers.
The racing season opens on Saturday, May 12 at Hesston with the “2012 Ice Buster.” This event will pay $800 to win for the 25-lap Late Model Sportsman feature, $400 to win for the 20 lap Cadet feature, $200 to win for a 15 lap Hobby-Modified feature, $100 to win for the Roadrunners and $160 to win for the Mod-4’s. All classes will race in qualifying heats that night.
“Motor Mountain” is located in the scenic Raystown Lake and mountain country of central PA and provides a wonderful opportunity for race fans and race teams to make a complete weekend getaway when attending the racing events at Hesston. Promoter DR Eriksen has transformed Hesston into a showplace in just two short seasons, with additional improvements on the drawing board. Major expansions have given the track more seating, parking and pit space to accommodate these major events. All fans are provided an excellent view of the action, with grandstand seating and drive-in viewing built high above the racing surface. Hesston welcomes campers and now offers in track-camping on the back straight viewing ramp. Full information about the Hesston Speedway may be found at http://www.hesstonspeedway.com or by calling 814-658-3639.
2012 Schedule of Events at Hesston Speedway
Saturday May 12 / Ice Buster / LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4
Saturday May 19 / rain date for Ice Buster
Sunday May 27 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyer Superthunder by the Lake / Super Late Models — 51 laps $5,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Monday, May 28 / Dirt Driving Experience
Saturday, June 9 / Blade Runner / PASS 305 Sprints, LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Sweet 16 Party- free admission for all 16 year old girls with ID
Saturday, June 16 / rain date for LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4 and Sweet 16 Party
Saturday June 23 / Kidz Nite to Ride / Race Car Rides & Prizes for Kids! LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Senior Gold – 2 senior citizens admitted for 1 ticket to grandstands with ID. Plus! Penn-Mar Vintage Cars.
Saturday June 30 / rain date for Kidz Nite to Ride
Tuesday, July 3 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Revolution 2012 / Super Late Modes – 51 laps $5,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Wednesday, July 4 / rain date for Revolution 2012 OR Dirt Driving Experience
Saturday, July 14 / Motor Mountain Mayhem / LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Senior Gold – 2 senior citizens admitted for 1 ticket to grandstands with ID. Plus! Penn-Mar Vintage Cars.
Saturday, July 21/ Kidz Wild Wheelz Nite / Bike Races & Prizes for Kids! LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Sweet 17 Party- free admission for all 17 year old girls with ID
Saturday, July 28 / rain date for Kidz Wild Wheelz Nite and Sweet 17 Party
Saturday, August 4 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Eriksen Grand Prix / Super Late Modes – 44 laps $4,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Saturday, August 18 / Sonic Flight / PASS 305 Sprints, LM Sportsman, Cadet, Hobby, Roadrunner, Mod-4. Plus! Sweet 18 Party- free admission for all 18 year old girls with ID
Sunday, September 2 / Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Mega-Blitz Mach 3 / Super Late Modes – 2-30 laps $5,100, LM Sportsman – 30 laps $1,000, Cadets $500, Hobby $300, Roadrunners (some classes will be feature-only format)
Monday, September 3 / Dirt Driving Experience
Saturday, September 22 / Cycle-Rama / Motorcycle Dirt Drags, Wheelie Contest, Bike Show
Saturday, September 29 / rain date for Cycle-Rama
Friday, October 12 / Speedmonster Moonsault Scramble / Super Late Model full racing program – 40 laps $2,555. Other Division Schedule TBA.
Saturday, October 13 / The Ultimate / Speedmonster/ULMS Super Late Model full racing program – 61 laps $8,000, LM Sportsman – 44 laps $2,200 plus consolations, B-Cadets – 28 laps $1,200 plus consolations. Other Division Schedule TBA
Saturday November 10 / Motor Mountain Racer’s Flea Market & Swap Meet
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