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KLEMME WINS SUMMIT RACING SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Klemme representing Cordova Dragway Park and NHRA Division 5 methodically moved through the first two rounds of competition to face Division three's Chad Isley. In that final round, Kleeme pushed Isley into a break-out run to score the bike championship. Cordova Dragway Park track representative Dan Driscoll who attended the event said "it was something very special to see Tom recognized as a National Champion. As the National Champion, Klemme will receive $5,000, A NHRA Gold Card, a championship trophy, and a jacket. In addition all bracket qualifiers who attended the event were guaranteed a minimum of $3,500 for travel expenses. WILKERSON IS THE CHAMPION
Wilkerson who led the NHRA Powerade Funny Car Points most of the season, lost the championship in what some call a controversial "playoff format" in which the points are re-set for the final races of the season. Wilkerson who had a uncharacteristic red-light in round one of the final event, finished second in the Powerade Championship Points. "Tim is an awesome man and competitor" mentioned Gardner. "It is an absolute joy to work with him, his family and crew and we hope that he will be able to once again attend major events at our tracks in 2009." MOTHER NATURE WINS LAST RACE With high temperatures only expected in the 30's for this weekend (November 15-16) Cordova Dragway Park will not be open. "We decided to call it a year" said Scott Gardner. "Mother nature hasn't gave us a decent shot at racing last weekend or for this weekend." he continued. RACING CANCELLED FOR THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH Due to very poor weather conditions that includes cold temperatures, racing has been cancelled for this Saturday, November 8th at Cordova Dragway Park. "Hopefully next Saturday or Sunday (November 15th or 16th) will be decent for a final race of the season" said Track Operator Scott Gardner. Please watch this website for event updates. WEATHER FORECAST LOOKING GOOD FOR BONUS SUNDAY, NOV 2 It looks like "Indian Summer" will arrive in-time for this weekends racing at Cordova Dragway Park as the forecast calls for temperatures around 60 degrees. Saturday is closed to the general public for a private track rental. However, Sunday is a bonus FUN DAY with open racing for everyone. The Fun Day will feature open test-n-tune time runs plus Trophy and Gamblers Races. Gates open Sunday at 11:30 AM with racing from 12 Noon til 4 PM. THE BEALE FAMILY DOUBLES UP FOR HALLOWEIRD TITLES
In the Halloweird Gamblers bracket class, it was Dan Beale (Dalton's dad) who drove the "Dumpster Dan" Pontiac to a class win. He took the win over Terry Heller in a race that featured more than 50 box and no-box entries. "It was a special day for the Beale family" said Dan. "Having both boys race and getting two wins as a family is an awesome deal not to mention a new high-dollar bicycle from Goodtimes for Dalton as well." FORECAST IMPROVING FOR SATURDAY'S HALLOWEIRD The forecast is improving for this Saturday's Halloweird Event (Oct 25) at Cordova Dragway Park. As of this writing (Thursday, Oct 23) the forecast is showing improvement with mostly cloudy sky's and highs in the mid to upper 50's. "It's going to be cool that's a given" said Scott Gardner. "Thankfully the rain looks like it will be gone by Saturday." In addition to test-n-tune time runs, there will be a "Gamblers Race" that features $400 to win and $200 for runner-up plus semi-final and quarter-final round money. The Goodtimes Super Store Shootout for qualified Junior Dragster racers will be raced later in the afternoon as well. A trophy race and all-run junior class will also be contested. Gates open at 10 AM. Please check out the "Live Update" section of this website for up to date weather and race information. GAMBLERS RACE - Sat. Oct 25 (Halloweird) HALLOWEIRD FUN DAY THIS SATURDAY Halloweird XIII is this Saturday, Oct 25 at Cordova Dragway Park. Gates open at 10 AM with racing underway at 10:30 AM. Halloweird not only includes open Test-n-Tune but also a $400 to win Gamblers Race, a Junior Dragster class, a Trophy Class and the Goodtimes Super Store Jr Dragster Shootout (for qualified entries). In addition, we will have Adult & Kids Costume Contests, a Trailer Decorating Contest and Trick or Treating. Also supervised kids activities will be underway at approximately 11:30 AM which includes a trip through the haunted "Hellbilly Acres" located on the CDP grounds. "It appears the temperatures are going to be cool" said Laura Gardner. "The kids need to dress warm" FINAL FRIDAY FUN NIGHT THIS FRIDAY & SPONSOR SHOWDOWN SATURDAY This Friday, Oct 17 is the final Rev-Hard Fun Night of 2008 at Cordova Dragway Park. "We had a good run of weather for these events" said Scott Gardner. "Hopefully we can conclude Friday Fun Nights in style." Gates open Friday at 5:30 PM with racing underway at 6 PM. In addition to test-n-tune, there will be trophy and gamblers races. On Saturday, (Oct 18) is the Sponsor Showdown event. Gates open at 9 AM and time trials will be underway at 9:30 AM. "The Sponsor Showdown are races (both box and no-box) that are in a team format" mentioned Gardner. In addition to the Sponsor Showdown, the Heartland Stock/Super Stock Association will have their points finale. We will also have a trophy race and test-n-tune available. For more information contact us at our office (309) 654-2110. GOODTIMES SUPER STORE SHOOT-OUT SCHEDULED AT HALLOWEIRD Goodtimes Super Store is presenting the Jr Dragster Shoot-out on Saturday, Oct 25 during the Halloweird Event. The Shoot-out is made up from the top 4 points earners in Super Junior and top four in Novice Junior. The Super Juniors race each other down to one and the Novice Juniors race each other down to one with final round a Super Vs Novice racer. The qualifiers and prize package is listed below. Special thanks to Goodtimes Super Store for their sponsorship of this program! Super Junior NO HOLES BARRED DB DRAGS AT MIDNIGHT MAYHEM Represtatives from Mobile Wiring Satellite & Sound announced today that the db sound drags at the Rev-Hard Midnight Mayhem scheduled for this Friday, Oct 3 will be a "rules free" competition. The competition will be open for everyone including other store representatives and professional systems. In addition, contestants may use their own music during the competition. "Since this is the last competion of the season we thought it would be appropriate to let anyone take a shot at the meter" said Mike from Mobile Wiring. GREEN SEE’S GREEN WITH
Coming into the shoot-out, Green was not the favored racer to win. Fulton’s Ken Barsema had been nearly unstoppable all year with his dragster and was considered to be the odd’s on favorite. However, Green stopped Barsema in the first round using a better reaction time to take the win. In the championship final round, Green defeated Chris Walters who was the Super ET Class Champion. BONUS EVENTS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND A change in the schedule has allowed for a few bonus events this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Oct 3 & 4. Friday night will be a Rev-Hard Fun Night with open racing for everyone plus a trophy race and gamblers shoot-out. Following the Fun Night will be a Rev-Hard Midnight Mayhem from 10 PM till 2 AM. "We wanted to give the heads-up street contenders another race day this season" said Scott Gardner. "We adjusted the hours, as the overnight temperatures can get pretty cool this time of the year" he mentioned. Saturday (Oct 4) will be a Fun Day with open racing for everyone with a trophy class and gamblers shoot-out as well. Gates will open at 11:30 AM with racing from 12 Noon til 4 PM (approx). GARRITY'S HAVE BABY GIRL Cordova Dragway Park racer Lee Garrity and his wife Brooke are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Carlee Nicole Garrity was born in the morning of Sept 23. She weighed 8lbs 3 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. BIG MONEY UP FOR GRABS, PLUS SEASON POINTS FINALE The weather forecast looks awesome and there will be some great racing on tap this weekend at CDP. Friday is a Fun Night with open racing for everyone from 6 till 10 PM. Then Saturday (Sept 27) is day one of the OktoberFest of Drag Racing. Racing on Saturday, features a High Roller Bracket Class (Box and No-Box) with a grand prize of $4,000 to the winner. In addition, a True Street class will be raced along with the Junior Dragsters (Super and Novice classes). The Junior Dragsters will have points races both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday, is the CDP Bracket Points Finale and final race of the MBA Series. In addition, the gear-jammin Ozark Mountain Super Shifters will be in action with their points finale as well. Sunday is also Appreciation Day with 2 for 1 gate admissions on the spectator side of the track (free to cross into the pits). The spectator gate opens Sunday at 10 AM. In addition CDP will have food and drink specials as well. FAST FACTS Marilyn Gibson Passes
Marilyn and Dan were friends and racers here at Cordova Dragway and were married on the starting line during the 1977 World Series of Drag Racing. It is believed that they were the first couple to be married at the track. (Click on the picture to bring up newspaper clippings from that day.) In addition to their racing, they have a daughter (Bobbi Hansen) and three grandchildren (Sadie, Courtney and Cameron) all working at the track. The staff here at CDP would like everyone to keep Dan and the family in their thoughts during this time. Visitation will be Thursday at the Gibson Funeral Home in Port Byron from 5-8pm and the funeral will be on Friday, also at the Gibson Funeral Home, at 11:30am with burial at the Cordova Cemetery. The family invites everyone for a lunch following the graveside service at the Pit Cafe at Cordova Dragway Park. HOTEL INFORMATION FOR HALLOWEEN NATIONALS AT ERP Eddyville Raceway Park has secured a block of rooms for the Bars Leak's Jr Halloween Nationals presented by Renegade Trailers at the Super 8 Motel in Oskaloosa, IA. The Halloween Nationals is Oct 3-5 at Eddyville Raceway Park. The room rate is $50.30 per night for a double occupancy room. The cut off date for the block is Oct 1st. You must mention Eddyville Raceway Park to get the special rate. The Super 8 is located about 15 minutes from the race track. An additional hotel option is the Heartland Inn located in Ottumwa, IA (about 15 minutes from ERP). As of this writing they have rooms available for $69.99 per night (double occupancy). You must mention "Eddyville Raceway Park" to get the discounted rate. SAD NEWS FOR LOCAL MOTORSPORTS Word has came to Cordova Dragway Park of the passing of Steve "The Race Man" Donovan's wife Patty. "Steve is a real friend of all types of racing and especially of local events" said Cordova operator Scott Gardner. "We are saddened to hear of the unexpected loss of his wife Patty". Steve is also midday D.J. on WXLP (97X). Arrangements are pending at Runge Mortuary, Davenport NHRA JR DRAGSTER CHALLENGE RE-SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY, SEPT 20 The NHRA Junior Dragster Challenge originally scheduled for this past Saturday has been re-scheduled for this Saturday, Sept 20. The NHRA Junior Dragster Challenge provides special awards to the Junior Class Winners in both the Super and Novice classes. In addition, $100 Savings Bonds will be provided to each class winner sponsored by Magic Photos. "We are happy to host this event and even happier to have Magic Photos is presenting extra incentives for the class winners" mentioned Scott Gardner. KLEMME'S DOMINATE BRACKET FINALS The Klemme family went to the NHRA Bracket Finals with one goal in mind; domination. While not every Klemme family member was able to score a win, both Tom and Steve did. Steve scored first with a victory in the Motorcycles Gamblers Race on Saturday. Then on Sunday, his father Tom took high honors with the Motorcycle Class Championship. "Everyone around here knows that the Klemmes are extremely good on the bikes and it didn't surprise me at all that they dominated the bike classes at the Bracket Finals" said Scott Gardner. "Our congratulations goes out to both Steve and Tom on their awesome performances" continued Gardner. THE TRI-FECTA OF BIG MONEY RACES HAPPENING THIS FALL Our family of race tracks will be hosting three big money bracket events this fall. The action begins September 27-28 with the OktoberFest of Drag Racing at Cordova Dragway Park. The following weekend, Oct 4-5 is the Terry Stumpf Memorial Race at Cedar Falls Raceway. The tri-fecta is concluded with the Fall Classic, Oct 11-12 at Eddyville Raceway Park. “We scheduled these events to let everyone have the opportunity to participate for a bigger purse including those racers who want to attend all the events” said Scott Gardner. OKTOBERFEST OF DRAG RACING, SAT & SUN, SEPT 27-28 Features ….. $4,000 to Win & $2,000 Runner-Up! TERRY STUMPF MEMORIAL RACE, SAT & SUN, OCT 4-5 Features …… A 2K & 5K Race! FALL CLASSIC, SAT & SUN, OCT 11-12 Features individual Big Money bracket classes Eddyville Raceway Park to take reigns of 12th JR Dragster Halloween Nationals A new addition to the 12th annual Bar’s Leak Rislone Products Junior Drag Racing Halloween Nationals presented by Renegade Trailers will be the new location and management of the event. Eddyville Raceway Park (Oskaloosa, IA) will be the new host facility for the event coming up on October 3, 4 and 5, 2008. “We are delighted with the new direction for the Halloween Nationals" commented Laurie Silvey of the GoFast Group, partner of the event series since its conception in 1996, "Eddyville Raceway is a terrific, picturesque facility. The 1/8 mile track with shutdown and return road features that are very junior friendly. Eddyville's many park-like pit facilities will make for a great host track for years to come." The success of the 2007 Halloween Nationals event is credited in part to Scott and Laura Gardner or Cordova Dragway Park. Eddyville Raceway Park is part of the Gardner owned facilities and the chemistry of event success will continue at Eddyville. Laurie and Todd Silvey will take a promotional support status with the annual event creating the promotional work with their GoFastgroup.com agency. “We enjoyed hosting the Halloween Nationals at Cordova Dragway Park in 2007” said Scott Gardner. “However, now is a good time to move the event to Eddyville Raceway as it’s more centrally located for many racers and the weather tends to be a bit better in the later part of the year.” He continued. The traditional All-Junior event known as the JuniorFest of Drag Racing is likely to return to Cordova in the Summer of 2009. The entire management of the our facilities would like to formally thank Todd and Laurie Silvey for all the dedication and hard work they have poured into the Halloween Nationals and Junior Drag Racing in Particular” Gardner stated. “Gerald Kramer at Eddyville will roll out the red carpet for this event and will continue with the tradition of fun and excellence that Todd and Laurie have created.” More information on the event will be coming soon. Please visit cordovadrag.com and/or eddyvilleraceway.com for that information as it becomes available.
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(Pomona, CA) ...... Tom Klemme took the Summit Racing Series National Championship in the Bike Class at the Automotive Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Sunday, November 16, 2008. Klemme outlasted the best seven bike racers in the Country as each NHRA Division was represented by their respective Race of Champions contestant.
He is at the pinnacle of the bike racers class and proved it today as he was honored with all the other NHRA World Champions."
Although Tim Wilkerson didn't win the NHRA Powerade Championship, his style and efforts make him a champion in our eyes. "If you don't know Tim personally, you can sense from his TV interviews that he is a class act" said Cordova Dragway Park Track Operator Scott Gardner.
Dalton Beale captured the GoodTimes Super Store Shoot-out and took him the first place $500 bicycle as he stopped the Super Junior Class Champion Caitlyn Kofron in the final round at the Halloweird event on Saturday, Oct 25. Dalton took the win as he advanced to the final round from the Novice side of the ladder. The Goodtimes Super Store Shoot-out featured the top 4 points finishers in both the Super and Novice Junior classes in a special championship run-off. Runner-up Caitlyn Kofron also took home a bicycle from the Goodtimes Super Store.
Rich Green from Fulton, Illinois scored a win in the Cordova Dragway Park Race of Champions Shoot-out this past Sunday, September 28 to earn some cold hard “green” cash. After a successful season in the Pro E.T. Class, he qualified for the Shoot-out by winning the Pro E.T. title. Green will take home a nice pay-out (awarded at the annual awards banquet) and also scored a 2009 CDP Gold Card which virtually entitles him to a season of free racing.
