The up coming Oct 6th National Race for 1000cc Lightning Sprints will be held once again at Peoria Speedway in Peoria IL. The Al Archdale Jr / Willard Bess Memorial race will once again pay $1500 to win and pay $150 to start. The race purse was modified from orginally posted because a group in IN. has scheduled a race on this date. For full info you may go to the ILSS web site for the complete payout for this race. www.illinoislightningsprintseries.com
3 Speedway Motors $100 Gift Certificates for the following:
First car to drop out of the A-Main
5th Place from the B-Main (Top 4 go to A)
Hard Charger in the A-Main (driver that passes most cars)
$50 Entry Fee for Lightning Sprints. Pit Pass $30 - Pit Gates Open at 2:00 pm. Hot Laps at 4:30 pm. Group Qualifying to follow hot laps. Racing at 6:00 pm.
All cars will be scaled and engine clarification for the cars specific weight before hot laps. Stock 1000cc on gas 925 lbs with the driver after race. Stock 1000cc on alcohol 950 lbs with driver after race. Engines above 1000cc 975 lbs with the driver any 1200cc engines 1000lbs with the driver.
Tire rule Hoosier SP2 or Hoosier SP3 on RR. Any tire on other 3 corners.
For Hotel Rooms at Grand Hotel Peoria mention Peoria Speedway and rooms are $42.00. Phone Number 309-686-8000.
Also racing will be UMP Modifieds, Peoria Speedway Limited Late Models, and 600cc Micros.
Race Day Phone Numbers Peoria Speedway-1-309-357-3339. Roger Sollenberger 1-309-370-2901 Erik Sollenberger 1-309-370-1839
Race Rain Date Sun Oct 7th all times bumped up 1 Hour.
Not as wide and a little more banked (not much). Little bullring as some would say. Never been to Kokomo, so this is going by what I know of the track.
Our directors have worked hard for this. Lots of money coming out of it, should be a good show regardless of MMSA running the same night.
Originally Posted by Jrp4554:
Like kokomo? I'm just trying to get an idea for gearing
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This place is very very fast. Has more than one grove, and stayed racey all night long. Kinda of like little Salem with more bank, and longer straights. Ain't no Kokomo. Closer to Little Bellville must be an Illinois thing. Google it on utube.
These are good people. Wish we had a motor and wish MMSA could have gotten a different make up race day . A bunch of MMSA cars where there last year. We had a good time. Real good steak house just over state line.
Originally Posted by DAD:
Closer to Little Bellville must be an Illinois thing.
Honest Dad himself
I'm glad somebody finally said that...I have always wondered how Ill ended up with so many similar racetracks....Belle Claire, Lincoln, Macon & Peoria look dang near identical, then Jacksonville and the former Godfrey speedway are a smidge bigger but still very similar, and I know I am leaving out a couple...and not complaining one little bit...man these tracks put on some amazing midget and micro races...
The other "Illinois Thing" I gotta ask about is.....Flagstands in the infield.....they all have em almost...I don't think there is one track in Missouri, including gokart tracks, that have the flagstand in the infield but cross the big muddy and it's hard to find a track, other than Granite City/Pontoon Beach, with a flagstand outside the track...anybody out there have any wisdom as to why it's so common in the land of Lincoln.
I cant wait for this again. I still see it being a high car count considering mmsa is non points. Bigger payout and high competion mes it will be another great night. The track has been great as of late as well. Hope everyone can make it to this race
