A strong Puerto Rican contingent is expected to add some serious spice to this week’s sixth annual Imports vs. Domestics Showdown at US 131 Motorsports Park featuring both Quick 8 and Quick 32 events, a car-and-truck show with stereo competition and live music, the vehicles of the Great Lakes Pro Tree Association and much more. [...]
Road Runners, Barracudas, Mach 1 Mustangs, Corvettes and Camaros at US 131 US 131’s summer of acceleration gets off to a very F.A.S.T. start this week (May 31-June 1) when Michigan native Dave Dudek and his 1969 Plymouth Road Runner take on all comers in the annual Muscle Car Spring Nationals featuring America’s original factory [...]
Hall, Wirbel Also Score; Glick Double Up Winner in Dash for Cash Bike Race~ Gowen’s Jeff Kerridge retained his stranglehold on the Outlaw snowmobile class, veteran Glenn Hall of Gordon, WI prevailed in Pro Modified and Midland’s Edwin Wirbel won the Pro Stock title in the 29th annual AMSNOW Super Sled Shootout portion of joint [...]
Hagar, Mesik, Muchler Claim Individual Titles; McKinney Prevails in Top ET Class MARTIN, Mich. – Drivers representing US 131 Motorsports Park made good use of their familiarity with the track Sunday to win individual championships that helped secure the team title in the annual Thunder Division IHRA Summit ET Finals. Former track champ Donnie Hagar [...]
This Thursday-Sunday September 13-16, racers from Six States and Canada Compete in IHRA Summit ET Finals at US 131~Newly-crowned track champions Rick Morley of Allendale, Mark Hammond of Romulus and Kyle Wanamaker of Coldwater lead the host team into this week’s IHRA Thunder Division Summit ET Finals at US 131 Motorsports Park. Top ET, Modified, [...]
Pre-1980 Race Cars Featured in 15th Funny Car Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park If you’re a “gearhead” who longs for the glory days of hot rodding, when every vehicle was unique, when you could tell the difference between a Chevy and a Ford, a Plymouth and a Pontiac, even a Willys and a Fiat, [...]
TWO FINAL ROUNDS PUT KISH’S TITLE BID ON TRACK Kalamazoo’s Alex Kish has a reputation for being as cool as the other side of the pillow. A standout athlete who played varsity soccer as a freshman, the talented teenager also is a skilled race car driver who this year is trying to complete a Jr. [...]
WROBLEWSKI MAKES MOST OF SECOND CHANCE Second chances are a wonderful thing and, because he made the most of his during Saturday night’s Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park, 2008 track champion Andy Wroblewski is Gary Hunt’s selection as Racer of the Week. Wroblewski, who with his brother George races in the Top ET [...]
Larsen, Moller Share Jet Car Title in US 131’s Annual Northern Nationals Veteran Pat Dakin twice beat track record-holder Dom Lagana to claim the Top Fuel championship and Belleville’s Tim Timoszyk drove the “Detroit Tiger” 1980 Chevy Monza to the Nostalgia Alcohol Funny Car title in the wrap-up to Saturday’s annual Northern Nationals at US [...]
Dixon, Lagana Eye Quarter Mile History at Northern Nationals; Plus Funny Cars, Jets For second generation drag racers Dom Lagana and Larry Dixon, there is much more at stake this weekend than simply the Top Fuel championship at US 131 Motorsports Park’s annual Northern Nationals. Although they are among six drivers vying for that title [...]
