Mother Nature claims the Kokomo Grand Prix
 

Mother Nature claims the Kokomo Grand Prix

Regrettably, the Kokomo Speedway has cancelled the Kokomo Grand Prix scheduled for this weekend due to the flooded grounds on speedway property from heavy rains this week. The track is working with USAC & POWRi officials to try to find a possible make up date in the fall.

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This sucks, i was pumped for this event. Lets hope they can reschedule and get everyone back out here

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Man this really sucks. Was looking forward to making my first trip to Kokomo. Atleast they made the decision before I left and saved me the 10 hour-one way drive

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Obviously based on pictures, there wasn't much that could be done. They gave it a good try it sounds like by pumping water....

Guess that now means LPS/Lawrenceburg and Anderson make up the double this weekend. Glad to have choices. :23:

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I am so glad that they did this early. I checked IOW one last time before I walked out the door and headed to Kokomo. This announcement literally came two minutes before I would have started the 240 mile drive. I really appreciate it and look forward to the rescheduled date.

What would we do without Bill Gardner and IOW?

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I want to thank the entire O'Conner family and crew for all your efforts you can't win against mother nature Thanks guys

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LPS a go saturday?

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Burgs a go but I don't know about next week when the river starts going down (They say it can handle it but it did flood once a couple years ago in the parking lot once)

Come on down for a rematch :)

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The show at Kokomo will not be re-scheduled according to their website.

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Kinda hard to do with both series schedules set. Unless they would try it in Oct or Nov and the risk there is just as bad.

I'd like to see the photos just to see them. This sucks :/

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Read again, it does say they are going to try and reschedule this fall.

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Know your hoping for hopes sake but there are other news sources such as USAC's site


"KOKOMO GRAND PRIX" CANCELLED, FALLS VICTIM TO THE WEATHER!

"KOKOMO GRAND PRIX" CANCELLED, FALLS VICTIM TO THE WEATHER!

Kokomo, IN......This weekend's "Kokomo Grand Prix" has been cancelled. Torrential rains and consequential flooding have conspired to force cancellation of the USAC and Powri Midget, USAC Midwest Ignite and Powri 600cc Outlaw Micro Series "tripleheaders" slated for Saturday and Sunday nights. at the third-mile dirt oval.



The facility has been inundated with water, rendering the buildings, pits and parking not conducive to hosting the event.



"We hate to pull the plug," the race organizer O'Connor family admits, "but we have absolutely no choice under the circumstances. We appreciate the effort extended by USAC, Powri and all other parties in trying to reschedule this event but the 2013 calendars simply do not offer any options, therefore we will direct our efforts toward 2014 to inaugurate this sensational racing concept."



USAC's next National event is the April 20 "Don Branson-Jud Larson Classic" AMSOIL Sprint race at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

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That's too bad!!

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Wow. That looks worse than i thought it would.

It's bad. I live by Grissom Air Force base (about ten miles north of the track) and my basement has about 6" of water in it. I'm thinking about buying a RC boat so I can see some racing this weekend. The cornfield next to the house put new field tile in last fall and you could water ski in it right now, oh and it's been raining off and on all day.

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Hopefully you get that basement cleaned up fast. I've been through it and it isn't fun.

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We made it from SC to Lexington, KY when we got the news...talk about a long day, got back home an hour ago.

Headed to menards in the morning for a better sump pump!!

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Smh that sucks, thanks for posting the picture though

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