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News from the Kutztown Fair Speedway...Providing Your Midweek Motorsports Adrenaline Rush!
Race organizers: Kerry Meitzler, Janelle Stump (racektown@aol.com), and Pete Knappenberger (484-294-0489).
Media Contact: Barry Angstadt, Media Information Director/Announcer...484-256-4429 or email: bwa39@comcast.net.
LAST YEAR'S MOMENTUM PROVIDES HIGH ANTICIPATION FOR 2012 SEASON AT KUTZTOWN FAIR SPEEDWAY
Kutztown, Pa. - The 2011 season produced an increase in the number of entrants and spectators at the Kutztown Fair Speedway, along with some outstanding competition in all four of the weekly classes taking part in the Wild Wednesday events at the Berks County oval.
The momentum generated by the successful season past has ratcheted anticipation to new levels among racers, fans, and the management team of the one-fifth mile clay playground for Wingless 600cc and Winged 270cc Sprints, Xcel Sportsman, and All Star Slingshots.
The new season begins on Wednesday, May 16, with the running of the annual Goldie Meitzler Memorial for all four weekly divisions.
Just one week later, on May 23rd, the All Star Slingshots will be featured in the second Mike O'Pake Memorial, a Mid-Atlantic Silver Tour event that honors the memory of the popular State Senator who passed away near the end of 2010.
The All Star Slingshots will also be in the spotlight on August 1, as the NAPA Dutch Classic takes center stage. An increased purse is up for grabs, along with all important points for the Slingshot racers chasing the National, Speedweek, and Mid-Atlantic Silver Tour Championship laurels.
The Wingless 600 and Winged 270 Sprints, as well as the Xcel Sportsman, will be included on the May 23rd and August 1st agendas.
Jeff Hartman returns in an attempt to win his third consecutive Wingless 600cc point title, with plenty of contenders ready to challenge the Flagtown, NJ charger, who will be armed with a brand new Hyper Chassis.
In 2011, Richie Hartman, Reading Pa., captured the Winged 270cc championship. With the 270's consistently pulling the highest car counts at Kutztown, the battle for this year's crown is wide open.
Xcel Modified creator Doug Borger and one of his drivers, Chad Mullen of Factor X Graffics, have announced a huge $4,000 point fund for the 2012 Xcel Sportsman competitors at Kutztown. The lure of the big money provided by the Xcel Chassis FXG Sportsman Modified Point Fund virtually guarantees a large field of Xcel wheel-twisters taking part in the midweek action at the fairgrounds.
In addition to the four weekly classes, the Junior Slingshots will run "features only" on May 30, June 13, and July 18. The stars of the future will also compete in a Junior Slingshot National Tour race on August 14.
Once again, the racing year will culminate with three big nights of action during the Kutztown Fair on August 14, 15, and 16.
This season, as in years past, gates will open at 4 p.m. Warm-ups commence at 6:30, with the first heat race going green at 7:00.
Race organizers Kerry Meitzler and Janelle Stump have tabbed Pete Knappenberger as Assistant Promoter/Race Director for the upcoming season. Citing extremely busy schedules away from the track, Meitzler and Stump are counting on Knappenberger, who has turned many laps at Kutztown in a Slingshot, to handle most of the day to day issues associated with speedway operations.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2012 events at the speedway located in the shadows of Kutztown University. For sponsorship details, contact Janelle Stump (racektown@aol.com) or Knappenberger (484-294-0489).
The Kutztown Fair Speedway happily supplies your midweek motorsports adrenaline rush. Join the rush in 2012!
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