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The Suddenlink AMRA King of the
Mountains Pro Late Models May 10th & 17th !!!!
Apple Grove, WV. May 12,
2008~ Heavy rains canceled racing at most of our local tracks on Friday
night May 9th but Saturday night May 10th was clear sailing in the
Mountain State.
At Tyler County Speedway
in Middlebourne, WV. Shane “Dog” Hitt of Buckhannon, WV got a career
first feature win in the 'Litman Excavating' KoM Pro Late Model main in
his GMPP 604 Powered #2 Rocket. Hitt breathed life into his nickname by
'dogging' “The Roof Surfer” Joel Prosser also in a GMPP 604 powered
Rocket, for the lead at every turn of the first 13 circuits before
muscling the #77 of Prosser out of the groove to take the lead. 9th
place starting “King” Sonny Conley in his #1x1 PBM Iron Outlaw I powered
Lazer was charging hard, arriving at the lead duo's spoilers at the same
time, then taking the lead on lap 18 before Hitt powered back around the
high side to regain the point.
Conley and Hitt flashed
under the checkered flags the final time, with Hitt's 'Petty Oil Field
Service/ Hitt Enterprises' #2 narrowly turning the '07 Suddenlink AMRA
KoM National Champion “King” Conley back to get a career first win at
'the Bullring'. Qualifying heat winners Prosser and Jim Quaigg followed
with Jim Cochran rounding out the top 5 in the division's most
entertaining race of the season.
I-77 Raceway Park ran
their 1st Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains Pro Late Model event of
2008. Cars from WV, OH, and KY competed in the event as “The Racin’
Mason” Jeff Maxwell showed the way to victory lane in the #04 Pro Power
Performance Engines Powered Rocket after also winning his heat race.
“Bad” Brad Jarrell was also bad fast in the #10 Rayburn as he made
several attempts for the lead and briefly succeeded before settling into
2nd. The #481 of Terry Styer, Jr. squeezed by heat race #1 winner
“Haulin” Chris Holley in the #23 Mastersbilt to take 3rd. #25 Dewey
Raynes rounded out the top 5.
Once again all 4 weekly
sanctioned Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains tracks are scheduled to
run this weekend May 16th and 17th. Elkins Motor Speedway and Beckley
Motor Speedway will send thunder thru the mountains on Friday night
while Tyler County Speedway and I-77 Raceway Park bring the lightning on
Saturday night.
Got to
www.KOMWRS.com
for more info. Links to KoM’s Wild and Wonderful tracks are on the site
where you can find start times and directions to a Suddenlink AMRA King
of the Mountains Weekly Racing Series sanctioned track near you. Be sure
to check out all our other great sponsors links as well.
Go to
www.SUDDENLINK.com
to check out current offers to meet all your communication needs for
your home or business.
Suddenlink AMRA KoM WRS Supporters include:
Suddenlink Communications
Poske’s Performance Parts,
Hoosier Racing Tire Ohio Valley,
Hoosier Racing Tire South,
Bazell/Sunoco Racing Fuel
CJ Rayburn Race Cars
Rocket Chassis
Lazer Race Cars
Swartz Race Cars
Ohio Valley Trophies and Awards,
Pro Star Designs,
Racers in Christ Ministries,
Flash Point Decals,
The WV Racers Auction,
Tri-State Racing News
Jon Fugate Design
Selleck Photography
Hatfield and McCoy Trails
Allen and Son Construction
Bluegrass Preservation Society Inc.
Dominator Race Products by Aerotech Styling
Axis Custom Decals Home
Pro Power Performance Engines
Watson Ruppel Performance
George Caldwell Performance Engines
Fibernet
H&H Fabrication
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil
Wrisco Aluminum
Contingency Connection
Wrisco Aluminum
Hyperco
PBM Performance Parts
Mountain State RV
Yeager Airport Maintenance
"The
Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains Pro Lates!"
Apple
Grove, WV. May 7, 2008~ Aaron "The Baron" Barley in his Ford powered #28
Rocket and T J Salango in the #18 Pro Power Performance powered Rocket
put on a show in the Suddenlink AMRA KOM Pro Late division on Friday
night at Beckley Motor Speedway with the duo splitting the lap cars at
the flag stand twice with Barley taking he lead and Salango running into
the lapped traffic ending his chance for the win. Barley backed up his
Elkins win last week with his first Suddenlink AMRA KOM Pro Late win at
Beckley of the 2008 season. #2 GMPP 604 powered Rocket of Shane Hitt was
2nd, "The "Racin' Mason" Jeff Maxwell in his Pro Power Performance
powered #04 Rocket was 3rd, "Bad" Brad Jarrell in his home built Chevy
powered #10 Rayburn raced his way to a well earned 4th place finish, and
T J Salango ended up 5th after making a sacrificial spin to avoid
hitting a lapped car while dueling with
"The Baron" for the lead.
"King"
Sonny Conley scored his first Suddenlink AMRA KoM Pro Late win of the
2008 season at Tyler County Speedway after a 4 race string of 3rd place
finishes. "King Conley" lead green to checkered in the 'Litman
Excavating' KoM Pro Late Model feature in the PBM Iron Outlaw I powered
1x1 Lazer. Conley held off the determined efforts of opening night
winner "Fast" Freddy Carpenter in the #C4 GMPP 604 powered Rocket.
Carpenter finished ahead of the #2 of Shane Hitt also in a GMPP 604
powered Rocket, "The Terminator" Mike Griffin in the #11 PBM Iron Outlaw
II powered Barry Wright was 4th, and "The Roof Surfer" Joel Prosser in
the #77 GMPP 604 powered Rocket rounded out the top 5. Griffin and
Conley were the heat winners both running PBM Iron Outlaw engines.
Elkins
Motor Speedway gave the KoM gang the night off while they hosted the IRS
Late Model Series. I-77 Raceway Park rained out.
This week
promises to be a barn burner as all 4 weekly
sanctioned KoM tracks are scheduled to run. Elkins Motor Speedway and
Beckley Motor Speedway will run on Friday night, while Tyler County
Speedway and I-77 Raceway Park will light em' up on Saturday night.
There will be no shortage of great side by side dirt slinging action in
the
Mountain
State in 2008.
Visit our website at
www.KOMWRS.com
for more info and be sure to check out our sponsors. They make it all
possible. Go to
www.Suddenlink.com
and check out all the great products offered by our title sponsor for
all your home and business communication needs.
Be sure to visit an AMRA/KoM
sanctioned track near you this week and tell em’ we sent ya!
www.AMRAMODIFIED.com
.
See ya
around the track!
The Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains Iron Outlaws!!
Apple Grove, WV. April 28, 2008~ The Suddenlink AMRA King of the
Mountain Iron Outlaws will be out in full force this weekend. Friday
night Beckley Motor Speedway will open the 2008 season and Saturday
night Tyler County Speedway continues their season while I-77 Raceway
Park will be kicking their 2008 season off on Saturday Night in
Fairplain, WV.
“We’re expecting a big
turn out,” Beckley Race Director Donnie Mercer stated, ”There have been
a lot of rumors floating around but Beckley is opening and will run on
Friday nights.” Elkins Motor Speedway will give the KoM gang the night
off as they host the IRS Late Models. So Beckley will be the place to be
on Friday night for KoM drivers looking to get their weekly points.
This past Friday night,
Beckley Motor Speedway regular, 18 year old Aaron “The Baron” Barley,
won his first Suddenlink AMRA KoM Iron Outlaw event of 2008 at Elkins
Motor Speedway. Aaron also drives a Rocket chassis powered by a steel
block Ford engine.
The Roof Surfer, Joel
Prosser, who finished 2nd in the national points in 2007 by a mere 5
points, visited the winners circle last Saturday at Tyler County
Speedway, winning his first event of 2008 in the Suddenlink KoM Iron
Outlaws piloting a GMPP 604 powered Rocket. New KoM member Zach Dohm was
2nd.
The PBM Iron Outlaw
engines had another good week with 2 third place finishes, one at Elkins
Motor Speedway and one at Tyler County Speedway, for “King” Sonny
Conley” in the 1x1 Lazer powered by a PBM Iron Outlaw I. Mike Griffin in
the #11 Barry Wright powered by a PBM Iron Outlaw II brought home a 5th
place finish.
“We’re very excited about
the PBM Iron Outlaw Engine program,” explained series Director Rocky
Estep. “We’re still in a fine tuning phase with the program but we are
progressing nicely. We have a few more adjustments to make and we’ll
have these engines finalized.”
Series Technical
Director, Jimmy Midkiff, stated, ”We’ve been impressed with our drivers
so far this year. They have been very courteous and have done well
complying to the rules. We've had some tech equipment on back order for
the past couple months and finally got it in this week. So we will be
able to check the engines somewhat more stringently than before but
we're confident the majority are running within the rules."
Go to
www.KOMWRS.com
for rules and info. All our tracks are linked to the site. Be sure to
check schedules and visit a Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains
sanctioned track near you as often as possible.
See ya around the track!
Visit our sponsors and
let them know we appreciate them. Be sure to tell them we sent ya!
I-77 Raceway Park in 2008
Apple Grove, WV. April 23,
2008 ~ I-77 Raceway Park is fired up and ready to rumble! Join us this
Sunday, April 27th, for our Track Side church service with the Racers
In Christ Ministries at 12PM and stick around for Test and Tune from 1
PM to 5 PM. We will also host a Swap Meet and Flea Market the same
afternoon at the track. So come on out and enjoy some great fellowship,
watch some hot rods, and maybe even find a bargain! We’ll have hotdogs
and snacks at the concession stand along with cold pop and hot coffee!
We will
kick off the 2008 Season on Saturday May 3rd as 7 classes of cars
including Super Lates, AMRA Modifieds, Suddenlink AMRA KoM Late Models,
Sportsman, Mod Lites, Mini Stocks, and Mini Wedges. Gates open at 3 PM.
Mini Wedges race at 6:15 PM. Drivers Meeting will be at 6:45 PM and
racing at 7 PM.
Go to
www.racei77.com
for more info and directions.
I-77 and Obrion Running 358 Mods
We are
introducing a new class called the “358 Modifieds” in 2008. We are
working in conjunction with Obrion Oval Speedway on this project. The
class is designed to utilize a used Modified chassis, spec tires, and
limited engines to make another affordable class for folks to race in.
We will run the class on a limited schedule in 2008 with the plan being
to run the class every week in 2009. Obrion will run them full time
this year.
“With
the escalating cost of competition these days combined with rising fuel
costs and the increasing unavailability of suitable OEM chassis, we are
faced with the challenge of keeping affordable entry and intermediate
level classes on the track while maintaining safety requirements and
cost restraints.,” explained Suddenlink King of the Mountains Series
Director, Rocky Estep. “The 358 Mods provide a very viable option for
many racers. With used Mod chassis being cheap and plentiful and the
affordability of our engine options, particularly the PBM Iron Outlaw I,
we expect to see car counts reach fairly lofty numbers in a relatively
short period of time.”
For
rules for the class go to
www.komwrs.com.
PBM Iron Outlaw Engines
The PBM
Iron Outlaw Engine program is another cost saver program we are very
excited about. These engines are comparable in price and performance to
the GMPP 602 and 604 engines but use more durable parts and are serviced
on a local level. Allowing our local engine builders and parts suppliers
to stay involved with our local racing programs is of utmost importance
to the future of our sport.
The PBM
kits are also designed to fit directly into the GMPP 602 and 604 with
the use of a 2 piece rear main seal adapter. This way regardless of what
GMPP decides to do with their crate program, we can continue to enjoy
the wonderful benefits of budget racing and service our engines at the
local level: Simultaneously maintaining the integrity of a sealed
engine program using a system far superior to any seals we’ve seen
previously.
The PBM
Iron Outlaw II visited victory lane in it’s 1st ever heat race at Tyler
County Speedway as “The Terminator” Mike Griffin brought the #11 Barry
Wright to victory and backed it up with a 2nd in the feature. “2007
King of the Mountains” Sonny Conley brought home a pair of 3rd place
finishes with the PBM Iron Outlaw I in the #1x1 Lazer.
“Give us
a few weeks to figure out the set up on this new car,” explained Conley,
“then we’ll see where we’re at. We’ve made several changes all at once
for this year and we need time to get them tuned in. We‘ll take 3rd
place for now but 1st place is what we’re here for .”
The PBM
engines can be purchased from any PBM dealer. Official Suddenlink King
of the Mountains suppliers include, GCP Engines 606-928-3439, Pro Power
Performance 304-253-6914, Watson Rupel Performance 740-838-6405, and
Dave Poske’s Performance Parts 800-430-7223.
Go to
www.komwrs.com
for more info and rules.
The Suddenlink AMRA King of the
Mountains Iron Outlaws
The
Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains Weekly Racing Series will be
running at I-77 Raceway Park, as well as Tyler County Speedway, Elkins
Motor Speedway, and Beckley Motor Speedway in 2008. Obrion Oval Speedway
will also host the series on at least 1 occasion this year.
This is
the most unified our area tracks have ever been.. We’ve witnessed our
tracks actually looking out for one another by scheduling around each
others special events and pairing up for 2 day and possibly 3 day events
in 2008.
“This is
Fantabulous!” Exclaimed series Director of Finance and I-77 Raceway Park
General Manger, Shon Parsons. “Standardized rules in at least 2 classes
saving our drivers money, a genuine friendly atmosphere between tracks,
a great schedule of special events for our fans, this is what it is all
about. This is why I am so proud to be a part of the KoM series.”
Our
class utilizes Late Model chassis with Hoosier WRS-2-55 spec tires and
featuring PBM Iron Outlaw Engines as well as the GMPP 602 and 604 crate
engines. Weight and carburetor offsets are used to even up open steel
motors so they may also be included.
We are
also introducing the 358 Mod class using a Modified chassis, Hoosier
Spec tires, and the PBM Iron Outlaw I Engine and GMPP 602 crate engine.
Open motors are also allowed but limited to 358 Cubic inches and must
weigh 2500 lbs. Must be steel heads and block. We are very excited by
the feedback we have received to date concerning this class.
Go to
www.KOMWRS.com
for more info. View the Suddenlink AMRA King of the Mountains Iron
Outlaw Late Model special event schedule on our message board.
Be sure
to visit us at I-77 Raceway Park in your travels and have a great 2008!
www.racei77.com
www.amramodified.com
www.komwrs.com
www.suddenlink.com
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