I checked the valve springs, did a leak down test, pulled the tops off of all the carburetors and cleaned the needle and seat and checked the bowls for debris, put in new plugs, distributor cap and rotor, drained the fuel and flushed out the lines, added fresh gas . So I got to talking to some of my buddies and asked if we did a drag-and-drive type of event, would there be a demand for it, and everyone put up their hand., By no means are we trying to compete with Drag Week or trying to take their throne, Heid adds. Its a great facility. This week's Open Mic guest is Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association. Afull list of providers,shows, andscheduled broadcasts can be found by visitingwww.MAVTV.com. ensure there wasnt an overlap of events on the same date, Whats more, racers can only use the tools and parts they can carry in their car or in their optional trailertowed by the race car. Our announcers also have a full playbook that includes live reads for all of our sponsors, and thats all audible through the MAVTV Plus live stream.. since 2020. Tom Bailey pulled another late night, replacing more pistons in the Steve Morris engine powering his 1969 Camaro, but still holds the lead with an average of 6.4997. Benefits include premium parking, suite access where available, lunch option (specifics to be announced), and one gift item per vehicle. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010. The average of those passes are used for their overall place within the event. I truly love the schedule weve put July 14th) Track 4 Virginia Motorsports Park. 1916 Theodore Rd, Rising Sun, MD 21911. With over a dozen racing classes, there is a variety of vehicles and horsepower. Michael Westberg is hot on his heals, maintianing his three-day 6.57 average with a 6.61 time slip. Click here to see the Summit Racing Midwest Drags full event schedule. I am having racers text me, email me, and post on my social media pages about how great the show is and how we are making drag racing great again because of MAVTV and the platform they have put together.. HOT ROD Drag Week is the ultimate test for street-legal drag racing cars: Not only do competitors have to race on four different tracks over five consecutive days, they have to drive their race car between each venue on specified routes, with photo checkpoints, that average over 1,000 miles throughout the week. on June 3-4. For all the new racers interested in these events, lets talk about it. 2023 (Thursday July 13th) Track 3 Cecil County Dragway. After we get this first one under our belts, well seek additional sponsorship to ensure we can grow the payouts next year and beyond., I think, even though our event by days is half of what Drag Week is, the complexity and the challenge is twice as much, because youve got so much more openness to different kinds of strategies. great track and were excited to go back to U.S. 131 as tulsa, okla. (may 10, 2022) stroud safety pro mod drivers ronnie hobbs and stan shelton scored their first career victories in the summit racing equipment mid-west drag racing series (mwdrs) presented by j&a service at osage casino & hotel tulsa raceway park's spring throwdown in t-town, which also included eliminations from the mwdrs memphis. Race Week 2022 LIVE -Wednesday Tulsa Raceway Park. were looking forward to it. Your email address will not be published. The record for lowest cutoff time in Street Machine Eliminator at HOT ROD Drag Week is 10.75. The need to set both ends of the top marks in a given class adds to the overall challenge racers will face. With the first venue in the books after tonight, the racers will drive to the US 41 Dragstrip in Morocco, Indiana before heading north to Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio before circling back to Edgewater for a final day of racing and revelry. Racing begins at 8:00 a.m. local time for each track Monday-Thursday, and on Friday the racers get a couple extra hours to "sleep in" (work on their cars) with racing begining at 10:00 a.m. After four days of racing and over 900 miles of street driving, racers have made it back to World Wide Technology Raceway for the final day of racing for HOT ROD Drag Week 2022. We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. HOT ROD Drag Week 2022 gives, and it takes. Heid confidently adds that the purses are only that low because its the first race. It has also broadcast great automotive content like Season 3 of Horsepowerwars. The race to determine the title of "Fastest Street Car in America" is back as eBay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive returns to premier tracks in four Midwest cities Sunday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Learn how your comment data is processed. mid-year break the MWDRS will take. You have successfully joined our Speed Reads Newsletter. Thanks to a penchant for vintage Honda motorcycles, he spends the rest of his time fiddling with carburetors and cleaning chain lube off his left pant leg. Class is in session! The cutoff time in Street Machine Eliminator is 10.78 going into day four of racing at Cordova Dragway. Tom Bailey pulled an all-nighter on Monday, replacing a scored piston and repairing cracked headers with the help of Richie Crampton, keeping the four-time champion in the lead through day two, but more engine troubles meant another late night for Sick Seconds 2.0. Ohio offered up the cliched four seasons in a day as racers teched in and got some testing runs completed between torrential downpours at Edgewater Motorsports Park. What's more, racers can only use the tools and parts they can carry in their car or in their optional trailertowed by the race car. Pro Mod, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Top Sportsman and Top For more information on the MWDRS, visit www.MidWestDragRacingSeries.com. Drag-N-Drive is the source for news and entertainment in the drag and drive community. So that has filled the demand for what were doing. Image courtesy of MotorTrend MotorTrend has announced two of its annual events are returning in 2022: the HOT ROD Power Tour (June 13-17) and HOT ROD Drag Week (September 18-23). EVENT SCHEDULE 6:30 AM | Sponsor and Vendor Setup 7:30 AM | Spectator and Racer Gates Open 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM | Racing . In short, the Summit Racing Midwest Drags is the perfect gearhead adventure. Bracket Nationals to Pay $5,000, $10,000 & $10,000 to Win Super Pro Box / No Box Over Labor Day Weekend Aug 25, 2021 | News Race Results, Photos & Video from May 1-2, 2021 May 4, 2021 | News Opening Weekend to be Live Streamed on Byron Dragway TV The growth of these events has been explosive the last three years. HOT ROD Drag Week is the . Well be looking for this one in the pits tomorrow! the Xtreme Texas World Finals.
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, Race Track Address:7287 N. River Road, Byron, IL 61010, Office Mailing Address:PO Box 453, Durand IL, 61024, Home Schedule Rules Points Advertising, Four Days of Racing at 47th Annual U.S. since weve started, Mid-West Drag Racing Series Founder Stay tuned to HOTROD.com to find out! The Summit Racing Midwest Drags is a Drag-N-Drive event that includes drag racing at three midwest dragstrips over four days. The Midwest Drags will feature competition in 12 different classes, including popular favorites like Unlimited and Gassers, and will also feature unique variants such as Unlimited Diesel, Super Street 275 Radial, Super Street Hard Tire, Modern Muscle, and two categories designed around manual h-shift pattern and clutchless manual transmissions. while, so they love this schedule as well. LOS ANGELES - The race to determine the title of "Fastest Street Car in America" is back as eBay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive returns to premier tracks in four Midwest cities Sunday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.. The Drag-N-Drive community is exploding!! together for next year and the feedback has been amazing. Our marketing partners like Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Temperatures are expected to drop while Drag Week 2022 competitors try to reduce their E.T. Bellemeur took the championship in Top Alcohol Funny Car The events will be streamed live on MAVTV Plus, while fully produced shows from each race will be broadcast later in the year to MAVTV viewers. The response weve seen from racers, fans, sponsors and track partners about our MAVTV coverage has just been unreal, said Keith Haney, Founder, MWDRS. With Michael Westberg turning in a 6.55, and Stefan Gustafsson dropping his average to 6.56, the Swedish contingent is ready to pounce on any more engine torubles Bailey's Pro Mod 1969 Camaro may experience. With three tracks appearing on the schedule for the first time, the Mid-West Drag Racing Series released its 2021 schedule on Friday. You You can read about the classes and rulesets for the event here. The series will have its customary stops at its home See you there! Additional information on the inaugural edition of the Midwest Drags, including class rules and regulations, event schedule, and registration can all be found at summitmidwestdrags.com. The series is headlined by Pro Modified and Top Alcohol Funny Car, with additional classes including Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, and two Jr. Dragster categories. Tom Bailey maintains his overall lead, but his 6.87 time slip after pulling an all-nighter to make repairs after the drive to Indy significantly drops his average to 6.45. Stay tuned to find out! Sick The Magazine: info@sickthemagazine.comSick Events General Info: sickweek@sickthemagazine.comSick Events Tech: tech@sickthemagazine.comShipping/Orders: shipping@sickthemagazine.com. The racers love turning on the TV and seeing themselves on the professionally produced TV shows, added Ellen Eschenbacher, Event Marketing Director, MWDRS. This is Midwest Drag 101, hosted by P.H. It wasn't the five-second pass he was hoping for, but it was enough to give him solid gap over the Swedes, Michael Westberg and Stefan Gustafsson, running 6.53 and 6.61, leading the Drag Week 2022 pack and Unlimited class. Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021. Drag And Drive Excitement All Week Long. It presented a new live streaming option for drag racing fans, with free previews ultimately converting fans into MAVTV Plus subscribers. The program includes entry for one driver, one passenger, and one vehicle at all HOT ROD Drag Week venues. 2021 Drag Weekend Schedule Day 1 - Friday September 24, 2021 9 am - Drivers Meeting required to be attended by all participants. because the speed doesnt factor into the results, and hop in your car and head out. seven days of Racing. Stefan Gustafsson is officially out, not having turned in a slip at Byron Dragway, bumping Dave Schroeder up to third place overall and in Unlimited. After starting in Ferris, Texas, the MWDRS will race in Memphis for the Memphis Nationals on April 22-23, the Throwdown in T-Town on May 6-7 and the Great Bend Nationals at SRCA Dragstrip on June 3-4. About half of the remaining 270 cars that made it to day five of HOT ROD Drag Week 2022 were able to make a first passTom Bailey ran one of his best of the week, a 6.05 at 244 mphbut becuase half the field the hadn't yet had a chance to make their first run, and the weather reports showed a large storm cell on its way to Madison, Illinois, the decision was made to end racing for HOT ROD Drag Week 2022. Michael Westberg is proving consistency is key, his 6.57 average is less than a tenth off "Sick the Man," Tom Bailey's 6.4997 overall lead. We offer a lot of great classes like Pro Mods, Funny Cars, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, PJD & SJD Mid-West Drag Racing Series | Broken Arrow OK Cleves, OH The Summit Racing Midwest Drags is officially upon us, as close to 200 drag cars and trucks (and SUVs!) Theres a lot to be excited about.. The 2022 MWDRS schedule consists of eight national events. Theres a lot more to be able to do, Heid shares. 2023 Power Automedia. Head to the. byrondragway.com facility, Tulsa Raceway Park, for the two Throwdown in Midwest Drag Weekend returns this fall for a fun filled, three day weekend of drag racing. -2022 Final Points Standings-2021 Final Points Standings-2020 Final Points Standings-2019 Final Points Standings-2018 Final Points Standings-2017 Final Points Standings2017 Final Points Standings Alex Taylor and Bryant Goldstone are in a close battle in Ultimate Iron, turning in solid low-seven second passes each, a 7.05 and 7.152, respectively. The battle for first place rages in the two fastest classes. Marking a departure from Drag Week and Rocky Mountain Race Week, the Midwest Drags will be contested at two eighth-mile and one quarter-mile venue, and rather than turn in one time-slip per track, competitors will be required to submit two, injecting some additional strategy into the process. Drag and Drive event 2023 List Dates and Links. returning in the fall, something Haney believes will serve