Midwest Nitro Series Round 1 Info.

[GWPHOENIX]

I hope everyone can make it up. This track is fast!




















Tune- Let me know if you want to start a round 2 thread.
Thanks

[GWPHOENIX]

here is a quick vid of the layout for round 2
Hope to see you all there!

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zif30s9ceds]YouTube - Cheese City Xtreme RC 2009 Track lay out.[/video]

[GWPHOENIX]

Round 2 is complete.
We had 101 entries.

The wind was a bit of a chalange but still had some great racing!

I have posted up the picks from the race and will have the points and mains posted shortly.

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[GWPHOENIX]

Round 2 was a blast.

Check out some of the picks.
Picks Round 2

And the Points are updated
Points Tally

Oh here is a quick link to Round 3 at JTEC
Round 3

[GWPHOENIX]

Round 3 is just around the corner!
@ JTEC
Tilton,Il
Saturday June 20th

OPEN PRACTICE for all registered racers on Friday the 19th!
Also JTEC has donated a 1/8 buggy to raffle off!

We will be adding in a 50/50 raffle.
$1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5

Last thing is I have made arrangements at the Best Western Hotel for a discounted rate on the rooms. We are locked in at $59.95 for a 2 bed, 4 adults, smoking or non-smoking. This is a 15% discount on the rooms! You must reserve the room by June 13th with a credit card and tell them you are with MIDWEST NITRO to receive the discount.
Hotel #(217)431-0418
Here is the link to the hotel
The hotel is "B" on the map
tilton,il, hotels - Google Maps

the guys at JTec sent me some cool picks of the track. It looks like another fast flowing layout.
This will be my first time there and I'm looking forward to it!
















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[GWPHOENIX]

We will also add from finger tip to finger tip of tickets for $10.00.(for the raffle)

Also JTEC has donated two 1/8 buggy to raffle off!

[GWPHOENIX]

Round 3 is in the books. we had 61 entries, which was inpressive due to the massive rain storm that hit friday. I would like to thank all the guys at Jtec for the wonderfull job. Eric and Don for the awsome announcing during the heated close races.
And a big thanks to all that made it to the race.

I will start to update the website later in the week. I have over 1400 picks to sort out.

but to hold ya over i found a vid of the race.

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfVjWnoApfg]YouTube - Jtec Midwest Nitro Series A Main Pro Buggy part 1[/video]

[GWPHOENIX]

I updated the website Home Page.

The points are updated and I have put up a new page for all the videos taken of the race! I'm still going through all the picks my wife took and should have them all up by Saturday night. I will start posting them up Thursday after work.

Again congrats to all the winners of round 3

[GWPHOENIX]

I have all the picks from round 3 @ JTEC loaded up to view.
Hope you all enjoy.

here is a quick link
Round 3 Picks


Round 4 is July 11
@ Peoria RaceWay

[GWPHOENIX]

BTW
I updated the website with throw out's just to give everyone an idea where they sit today. So even if you missed round 3 your're most likely in the running still.

Here are the top 3 as of now

Buggy Pro
1st Josh Karl
2nd Brad Dewey (tie)
Allen Richards (tie)
3rd Chris Kimble

Tuggy Pro
1st Joe Grahn
2nd Rick Manos
3rd Joey the Rocket

Inter Buggy
1st Trevor Davis
2nd Dan Singer
3rd Mike Batson

Inter Truggy
1st Trevor Davis
2nd Mike Marjanovich
3rd Corey Rowe

Slash OC
1st Chris Kimble
2nd Mike Budzien
3rd Robert Rangel
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Also round 4 is a go.
Peoria has the track ready to race!!

[GWPHOENIX]

ROUND 4 AT PEORIA

UPON FURTHER REVIEW.

THE WEATHER DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL BE FAVERABLE.

I HAVE SPOKEN TO MARVIN AND THE TRACK MAY NOT BE FAVERABLE TO RUN.

I HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THIS WEEKEND RACE

AND WILL RESCUDULE FOR POSSIBLEY ON THE 25TH OF THIS MONTH




I apologize for the inconvenience to all.

[GWPHOENIX]

I’m going to make this official for everyone.

Round 4 @ Peoria for the MidwestNitro Series has been rescheduled to July 25th
We will start at our normal scheduled times.
The only change is we will be running 3 full qualifiers no matter how many entries we have.

I hope everyone can make it to the new date. Peoria has been devastated by rain this year. This is the latest start for them since they opened for racing. I’m sure they could use your support.

[spazzzattak]

hey guys im new to this area and nirto raceing can anyone show up and run or did i need to be here from the start? also where can i find requierments for diffrent classes thanks for the help

[GWPHOENIX]

Yes anyone can show up and race. You do not need to have started from the beginning. Only 20% usualy follow the series to all the races.
The classes are Buggy & Truggy in both Pro or sportsman. I also have a classes for the Slash in stock and modded.
You shopuld also know that electric converted buggys and truggys are allowed. Oh and Monster trucks can run with the sportsman truggys.

Please check out the website Home Page

if you dont find the info your looking for post here and I will get you the info.

thanks for your interest!

[GWPHOENIX]

I have great news for everyone!

MidwestNitro has a new sponsor. Byron Fuel

Byron is going to ship some 30% fuel & stickers to be handed out just in time for the finnals @ The Rock Pile.

We will also be enterd in the Bron Fuel RACE Contingency Program for 2010.

A big thanks goes out to Byron Fuel for there sponsorship

Yep thats rite!! Expect another year of MidwestNitro.
The cats out of the bag.

[GWPHOENIX]

got some picks of the Peoria track for this Saturdays race

[GWPHOENIX]

Sorry for not getting to you guys sooner. It's been very busy here at work the past few days. I finally have a chance to update everyone.

First I want to thank all the crew at Peoria! They put in a lot of hard work to get this round in and raced. We had one hell of a rain storm Friday night and it turned the track into instant mud pie. mile: Marvin and the crew went to work first thing in the morning and did a great job getting the track race ready.
It was amazing how well the track dried once the sun got past the tree line and dried it up. Funny as it sounds the rain that hit Friday kept the track just moist enough to give us premium traction all day.
I know Tim Booker is working on getting the picks up today and should be ready today or tomorrow. We got a few shots in the morning to give you an idea of the before and after effect.

Today after work I will get the race results and the points up. I have completed most of the classes but need to finish a few. I will have them in order based on the throw out, NOT total points. It seems at the last round it could go either way for some classes. I never expected it to be this close!


Again...
Marvin and crew, thank you so much for all the hard work! My hat is off to you guys!

[GWPHOENIX]

just finnished updating the website. You all can now stop the PM's, emails and phone calls to get a sneek peek at the point totals.:ha::ha:

They are sorted by current possible throw outs. Not point totals

Points Tally

I want to thank Tim Booker for the great job in getting the picks up so fast. You did a great job. Props to you man!!!

I would like to point out we have had a lot of entries so far over the season.
66 pro buggy
36 pro truggy
62 inter buggy
44 inter truggy
17 slash oc
9 stock slash


It's not over yet. Many people are still in the running for the top 5 spots in all the classes. If you made it to a few rounds and the top guys don't you could walk away as one of the top MidwestNitro winners. So dont think your out of the running just yet. I have seen it happen!! Check your points!!!

[GWPHOENIX]

Hay all just going to give you all a friendly reminder

The final round for the MidwestNitro Series is Aug 16th.


Byron Fuel is a sponsor and I will be giving away 16 quarts of 30% race blend Fuel Gen2. Next year we will be part of the Fuel Contingency program where you could win cash.

I also have a new Slash to give away. Donated from Grayslake Hobby World

[GWPHOENIX]

Sunday was the last race of the season, It started out to be “Gary must be nuts to run” but the weather turned south and it was all sunshine from there on out. For a short while I even had second thoughts in the morning.
We had 65 entries for the final at the Rock Pile. All the crew at the Pile did a great job on the track and was very supportive to me braving the microphone to announce the race. I owe Josh Riese a big thank you for all the help with the computer. Thank you Josh, you saved the day.
Most of the pint leaders were in attendance and received there plaques. I should have the website updated with the race results and total points ASAP. Give me a little time as I still have no computer at home and do all the updates after work. Tim Booker again stepped up to the plate and offered to work on all the photos and post them up. I look forward to seeing them my self.

All in all I think it was a great time.


I want to thank EVERYONE who entered in the series and all the tracks for hosting the races. Leisure Hours, Cheese City, Jtec, RiverCity Raceway, and The Rock Pile thank you for allowing us to race at your facilities. If it were not for you we would not had so much fun this summer. I also want to thank the sponsors for there support this year. Erich Whiteside from Harbor Hobbies for guest announcing, Grayslake Hobby World for the Slash giveaway, Professional Hydraulic for the shirts, Josh Riese from Performance Hobby bringing Live RC, and last but not least Byron for donating the fuel.

Last a personal thank you to the guys that assisted me behind the curtain. You know who you are! Thank you for the help and all the advice!

[GWPHOENIX]

I have to say sorry for not giving any updates. Out computers crashed here and have been on and off all week. I've been trying to get work caught up but it seems to never end.

Here is where we are.

The people who requested to have the plaques redone are being shipped back to Chad today. He is going to replace the grafix and send complimentry stickes.
The plaques that belong to racers down south Chad will get them to them. The others will be sent to me and I will contact you.
Please be patient.

I have updated the website for Tim to get the picks up. As soon as he is able I am sure he will publish everything and post it is ready to view.

On a side note I will be taking a month off from the series and resume my duties in October. At that time look forward to a new website with a fresh look and a better series for the 2010 season.

Till then I hope to get feedback from everyone on some new ideas and comments you may have.

[GWPHOENIX]

To help promote and get racers more up to date with the series I have started a forum directly attached to my website. you will be able to get more info and have a better input to the series.

Forum - Midwest Nitro Forum

[GWPHOENIX]

OK all the picks and points have been published. Tim Booker has some personal things to attend to but we have everything up now.

thank you all who raced with us this year

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[rocco79]

Holy crap Bookers kid won the slash comp!? Awesome job Jared! Congrats Timmy looks like the kid has some racing skills! Where did he get those?!? LOL!!!! j/k!