Toledo Speedway

This is the 4th of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses.  If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com. 

Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office is closed.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

RACER’S REUNION/MARFC MEETING:  The annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Meeting is set for Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Bar/Grille.  We will also be doing our giveaways of pad rentals, track rentals, etc. at the MARFC meeting.  Reunion is Noon to 5:30, MARFC meeting is at 6 p.m.  Make plans to attend!  We’ll also have the new pocket schedules!  Membership forms, pad rentals, season tickets, etc. will also be available! 

INFORMATION:   If you have not heard, Kalamazoo Speedway was met by a newly-elected township board this winter and the immediate call regarding noise.  This can happen to ANY TRACK.  Kazoo is being pro-active; all 5 Kalamazoo divisions will now exit their exhaust out the lower third of the car and not out the doors or fenders.  We will have this discussion regarding this issue during our driver’s meetings…..

PAD RENTALS:  The forms for pad rentals are now up on the website under forms.  If you would like a pad for the 2013 season, download the form and mail it in with payment.  Deadline is April 12; the price goes up after this date.  THESE are not being mailed. 

X CAR DIVISION CAR NUMBERS:  We are expecting several types of cars to compete in the X Car class.  If you now run with us, just keep your same car number for the X Car class at this point.  We’ll sort things out later on, if needed.

TIRES, FUEL:  Pricing for both tires and fuel will be announced as soon as we get information from Hoosier and Sunoco.  Watch the website for details. 

CONSTRUCTION WARNINGS—ALREADY!  The Alexis Road overpass, just west of Toledo Speedway, is closed indefinitely.  It is scheduled to be replaced this summer, but the weather has caused problems with the deck and it is closed.  If you use Telegraph Road going through Monroe, it is undergoing construction and will be closed by Meijer and Walmart in June.

ALL DIVISION SPONSORS RETURN!  We are very pleased to announce that all our the division sponsors are back for 2013!  MORAN CHEVROLET, PARTS GALORE, DTS DRIVE TRAIN SPECIALISTS, ACME DISMANTLING AND R & M RECYCLING ARE ALL BACK!  Be sure to say thank you to these folks for their great support! 

SPORTSMAN, X CARS AT TOLEDO:  As an experiment with these 2 classes only at Toledo, both divisions will run 4 car dashes and heat races in 2013.  The criteria will be IF 16 cars or more are able to race on that given night, the dash will take place.  IF there are less than 16 cars, there will be heats only.  Dash cars will NOT be put back into the heat races.

FLAT ROCK SPORTSMAN RACES:  In an effort to expand and provide more exposure for this class, we have 2 races scheduled for the Sportsman cars at Flat Rock in 2013.  THEY WILL BE POINT RACES and will be added to your Toledo totals.  STREET STOCKS:  In order to be eligible for the Flat Rock Sportsman races, here is the criteria:  to run 1 of the Flat Rock races, you must compete at Toledo in Sportsman class at least 1 time prior to the first (July 20) Flat Rock race; to be eligible for both Flat Rock races, you must compete at Toledo a minimum of 2 times.

 GREAT LAKES HELICOPTER  will return as the sponsor for the Glass City 200.  This year will be the 25^th Anniversary of the race, Saturday, Sept. 28. The Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Francis Engineering have signed on as presenting sponsors!

ARCA LATE MODEL GOLD CUP SERIES:  6 races again in the Series, including Sunday, June 30 at Spartan (Lansing) Speedway (Charlie Ryan Memorial).  First race is Friday, May 10 at Toledo; rest of schedule as follows:  Sat. June 22-Joy Fair Memorial 100, Flat Rock; Friday, July 12-Parts Galore 100 at Toledo; Saturday, July 27-Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150; Friday, August 17-Miller Lite 100 at Toledo.  Sponsorship search for the Series continues….. 

MORAN CHEVROLET/STAN YEE MEMORIAL 150 PRACTICE DAY has been moved from Wednesday to Friday, July 26, the day before the event.  Figure 8’s and Street Stocks are also welcome to practice, and an after-practice party is being planned.  DTS Drive Train Specialists has signed on to sponsor Friday’s fun—more details soon!

RACER’S FLEA MARKET AND AUCTION!  The annual Racer’s Flea Market at Toledo will now include a live auction…the auction will take place Sunday at 1 p.m.  More details on the auction and how it will work later as we get into the summer.  It’s at Toledo Saturday/Sunday, Sept. 7-8. 

GROUP TICKET FUNDRAISER:  It’s tough to have groups sell tickets to a race and get results….so, instead of selling, we have come up with a voucher system for your non-profit or charity group—NO SELLING INVOLVED!  Pick a night, we’ll get the vouchers to you and when a ticket is purchased and one of the vouchers is presented at the time of purchase, the tracks will donate $5 per ticket to your group---it’s that easy….call us today to get the details….A great way to raise funds and a great way to create new race fans!

WANTED:  Looking for person to wear the Slick Tire Mascot costume at Flat Rock on race nights.  Under 6 foot, age 15 or older….call Casey at 419-727-1100 for details. 

AGE LIMIT FOR DRIVERS:  Beginning with the 2013 season, the minimum age to race at Flat Rock and Toledo will be 14 years old.  ALL drivers younger than 16 will have a set of requirements to meet, which is outlined below:  Personal meeting with ARCA officials; background profile/resume, private on-track test session with observers on hand, restrictive/probationary status for designated period of time.  Please contact the track if you have a driver under the age of 16 that will be competing next season.

MEMBERSHIP FORMS:  May now be downloaded from the ARCA website!  You will need to download it, fill it out and mail it back in with payment.  This is the first time the forms have been available on-line. 

Flat Rock will have open practice Saturday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 24..  The first race is Saturday, April 27. 

The Toledo season opens Saturday, April 20 with a 150 lap race for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models/ARCA Midwest Late Models (template bodies).  Practice is Friday, race is Saturday, rain date is Sunday, April 21.  This is the very first combined show for these 2 groups. 

Toledo will have an open practice Sunday, April 28.  The first weekly show is Friday, May 3.

2013 PROJECTS:  At Toledo, we have finished grading and seeding behind the new stands, while work continues on re-grading the infield.  We have applied a patch of sealer to the short track at Toledo to reduce the amount of pebbles coming up off the track surface—the first test was promising.  We will get a race in on this and then move from there.  Flat Rock will replace the catch fence and uprights in the turn 3-4 area, in front of the spectator hill, in addition to repairing and replacing doors, windows, etc. that were damaged during the break-ins.

March bulletin will be posted the 14^th.  Don’t forget to make plans for March 16 for the Racer’s Reunion and MARFC meeting at Toledo!   If you have any questions….call us!