2012 Central USA Speedway News
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2011 Central News
MotoGP Weekend
The MotoGP weekend event at Mid-America will be on Friday, August 17th. In addition to our event the AMA Grand National Series will be at the Indy Mile on Saturday the 18th, and MotoGP is Sunday, August 19th. We are going to run a few flattrack classes in addition to Speedway. Most of the riders that will be riding the Indy Mile have already committed to riding the 450 Pro Flattrack class at Mid-America.
We will make sure that the entire night is completed in no more than three and a half hours.
Jim Mid-America Speedway (April 28, 2012)
Mid-America News
Saturday, April 28 Rescheduled for Saturday, May 5
The April 28th race hase been moved to Saturday, May 5th 2012. There will be an Open Pro/Expert class for this event with Mid-America adding $150 to win if 10 or more riders, $250 if 15 or more entries, and $450 if 20 or more Pro/Expert riders enter.
The staff of Mid-America Speedway (April 27, 2012)
Mid-America News
Saturday, April 14th Rescheduled for April 28th
We literally watched the radar every two hours throughout the night and up until 6:30am it looked like the rain was going to be done by 10:30. The weather then changed and it is going to rain up until at least 3pm today and maybe later. This would not give us time to dry the track out and get the race in. We have rescheduled today's event for April 28th.
We are still going to run the 450 Expert/Pro class on the 28th. The class is open to anybody that has held an Expert/Pro license within the last 10 years. The winner will get a bonus based on the number of riders. If there are 10 entries the bonus will be $150, 11-15 rider the bonus is $250, and $450 if 20 or more Experts/Pros show. This is on top of the normal payout which runs between 80 and 90%.
We are still going to run the 450 Class, and Open 251+ Class just like it has always been run. Also we have added the 250+ Amateur class open to riders that have never held an AMA Pro Racing License.
One of the most difficult things about promoting dirt track is when to make the decision to cancel due to rain. Unfortunately looking at the weather and the distances that many riders were travelling we have no choice but to reschedule today's event for April 28th . We are excited about getting to race this early in the year and if this event is successful we are going to look at making this an annual tradition.
This race we are also pleased to announce that Byrnes Grilled Pizza is going to be serving up their pizzas. Please visit their website at http://www.byrnespizza.com/. They will be serving from 3:30pm to 9pm.
Sincerely,
The staff of Mid-America Speedway (April 14, 2012)
Mid-America News
Saturday, April 14th Race Update
The crew at Mid-America has been working on the track and the grounds for the past week and a half and we are confident that you are going to be impressed. Our previous email we stated that we added a 450 Expert/Pro Class open to riders that currently held an AMA Pro License for the April 14th event only. We are modifying that a little in that we are going to allow riders that have held an Expert or Pro license within the last ten years. As of this email we have eight Experts and seven Pros signed up. We stated that Mid-America would bonus the winner $250 if 11-15 riders showed up, and $450 if 20 or more Experts/Pros show. This is on top of the normal payout which runs between 80 and 90%.
We are still going to run the 450 Class, and Open 251+ Class just like it has always been run. Also we have added the 250+ Amateur class open to riders that have never held an AMA Pro Racing License.
There has been some concern that the night may be longer with the added class, so we are going to change the speedway class so that there are five riders in a heat instead of four. This will save two or three heats over the evening which will offset the added classes.
Ride Academy at Mid-America
Mike Hacker's Ride Academyis looking to put on one of their schools at Mid-America on May 5/6th, with May 12/13th being a rain date if needed. Please provide feedback if you would be interested in attending.
Mid-America (April 11, 2012)
Mid-America News
Spring race added for Saturday, April 14th
We are going to add an event on Saturday, April 14th. The weather in central Indiana has seen record temperatures this month, and we have gotten a ton of calls about starting the season early. If this event proves successful we may look at making this an annual event. We will also be adding an Open Expert/Pro 450 class for this day only. The class will only be open to Pro and Expert licensed riders. Don't have a Pro/Expert card? No problem we will still be running our 450 class, and the Open 251cc+ class plus all of our regular money and trophy classes. Mid-America will pay the normal payout percentage in all of the money classes. If there are 10 or more entries in the Open Expert/Pro 450 Class an additional $150 will go to the winner. 15 or more riders and the winner gets an extra $250, and if there are 20 or more experts the winner will get a $450 bonus. Because this race has been added with somewhat of a short notice this will not be part of our 2012 points series. Rider's meeting will be at 4:00, practice at 4:30, and heats will start at 7:00.
Changes for 2012
New class added
We realize that there are a lot of riders making the move to 250's and there are also riders that do not want to ride the 450 money classes, so there will be a new class added for 2012. The class is called 250cc+ Amateur. The rules are pretty simple, you must be 12+ to ride a 250, and 14+ to ride a 450, and most importantly you cannot of ever held a Pro or Expert license. This is a trophy class but it should give many riders an opportunity to get some experiece without having to jump right into the 250 or 450 money classes. A rider can ride this class and the 250/450 money class, but if they win a main event in any of the big bike money classes they are no longer eligible for the 250cc+ Amateur class. Remember that the spirit of this class it to get experience on a 250/450, and "cherry picking" will be strongly discouraged.
Change to points series
We are going to combine our points series with the events that the Midwest Motorcycle Club is putting on in Columbus, IN. A rider must ride at least 50% of all of the events actually run in 2012 to be eligible for a year end award. The 50% rule can be combined any way a rider sees fit, so if there are 16 events run between the two tracks, a rider has to enter any eight events. The April 14th event will not be a part of the 2012 points series.
Mid-America (March 26, 2012)
Mid-America News
Practice this Sunday, March 4th from noon-6:00.Click <practice> for more info.
Next Race: June 9th, 2012 80-200 night with $100 going to the winning bike owner, and $50 to the runner up.
Riders meeting at 4:00, practice at 4:30, heats start at 7:00
The 2012 schedule is posted! If you have never been to Mid-America you owe it to yourself to check out the racing action. If you don't believe us, check out the list of Professional riders that have ridden at Mid-America. We know that our spectators and riders come out to see racing and that is what you will see at Mid-America. Track prep starts early in the week which means that the amount of maintenance required on race night is minimal. All of our events starts promptly at 7:00pm and racing typically ends by 10:00pm.
2011 Points have been posted at Results
The 2011 Mid-America Banquet was held at Indy's Restaurant on November 5th. We had over 100 people in attendance and everybody had a great time. Remember to "support the people that support the sport". Indy's is located at 2544 South Lynhurst Drive in Indianapolis. Phone # 317.247.0237.
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