Michael pickens to run midget week

aussie watch 2 · 4/3/11, 11:12 PM

Pickens And Polarice To Head Stateside!
Monday, 4 April 2011
Jack Berry Racing

Michael Pickens, the three-time New Zealand Midget Champion and dual winner of the Australian Speedcar Super Series, along with Australian team owner Jack Berry would like to officially announce their 2011 USA race campaign!

Scheduled to compete at 10 race meetings including the famed “Indy Midget Week”, a series hosted by five different race circuits in Indianapolis; preparations are well underway with two New Zealand built Breka Chassis and an Esslinger engine shipped to the States today from Jack’s Polarice workshop in Ipswich, Queensland.

The past 12 months have been one of the busiest periods in Pickens racing career competing in all three countries at the highest level, with a focal point being his 3rd place podium behind Kevin and Sammy Swindell at the 25th Chili Bowl held earlier this year in Oklahoma.

Pickens, 28, one of the world’s most successful speedway drivers having won or placed at major blue ribbon events in New Zealand, Australia and the United States (a feat not mastered by many), intends to further enhance his record breaking ways, this time on American soil!

In 2004, Michael became the first New Zealand driver to win a feature at USA’s Angell Park in its now 75 year history, and it’s only fitting that Michael will return to the Wisconsin based racetrack to make this campaigns debut.

2011 RACE SCHEDULE

29 May - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin
3 June - Fayette County Speedway, Illinois
4 June - Peoria Speedway, Illinois
8 June - Gas City I-69 Speedway, Indianapolis
9 June - Lincoln Park Speedway, Indianapolis
10 June - Bloomington Speedway, Indianapolis
11 June - Lawrenceburg Speedway, Indianapolis
12 June - Kokomo Speedway, Indianapolis
18 June - Macon Speedway, Illinois
19 June - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin

With more information to be released over the upcoming weeks, keep up-to-date on Michael by visiting MichaelPickens.com

Breka/Esslinger 29 loaded with spares!

Shipping out of Brisbane, Australia

Heading to St Louis, Missouri!

racephoto1 · 4/3/11, 11:42 PM

Well Yanks, put on the heaviest bumpers you have, and fire up the wreckers, Pickens is coming to midget week.

dirtball · 4/4/11, 2:23 PM

According to the Angell Park schedule - it might be kinda lonely on May 29th.

Tim Watson · 4/4/11, 7:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtball

According to the Angell Park schedule - it might be kinda lonely on May 29th.

Angell Park is hosting a Badger race on May 29th, they must be having a problem on the website.

---------- Post added at 07:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Watson

Angell Park is hosting a Badger race on May 29th, they must be having a problem on the website.

If you click on "schedule" nothing comes up but just scroll down on the main page and a schedule is there to see.

aussie watch 2 · 6/6/11, 1:36 AM

2011 RACE SCHEDULE

29 May - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin
FEATURE: 2

3 June - Fayette County Speedway, Illinois
FEATURE: 1

4 June - Peoria Speedway, Illinois
FEATURE: 1

8 June - Gas City I-69 Speedway, Indianapolis
9 June - Lincoln Park Speedway, Indianapolis
10 June - Bloomington Speedway, Indianapolis
11 June - Lawrenceburg Speedway, Indianapolis
12 June - Kokomo Speedway, Indianapolis
18 June - Macon Speedway, Illinois
19 June - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin

aussie watch 2 · 6/13/11, 12:08 AM

2011 RACE SCHEDULE

29 May - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin (rescheduled to May 30)
TIME TRIAL - 1
HEAT - 4
FEATURE - 2

Now to return the Loyet 05 and pick up the JBR/Polar Ice Q29!

3 June - Fayette County Speedway, Illinois
HEAT - 2
FEATURE - 1

4 June - Peoria Speedway, Illinois
HEAT - 2
FEATURE - 1

8 June - Gas City I-69 Speedway, Indianapolis
HOT LAPS - 5
TIME TRAILS - 19
HEAT 1 - 1
FEATURE - DNF

9 June - Lincoln Park Speedway, Indianapolis
HOT LAPS - ?
TIME TRAILS - 27
HEAT 1 - 7
SEMI FEATURE - 6
FEATURE - 20 (restarted with 4 to go)

10 June - Bloomington Speedway, Indianapolis
TIME TRAILS - 25
HEAT 1 - 4
FEATURE - 8

11 June - Lawrenceburg Speedway, Indianapolis
TIME TRAILS - 12
HEAT 1 - 1
FEATURE - 2

12 June - Kokomo Speedway, Indianapolis
TIME TRAILS - 3
HEAT 1 - 3
FEATURE - 1

FINAL USAC INDIANA MIDGET WEEK POINTS: 1-Clauson-308; 2-Larson-302; 3-Hines-279; 4-East-268; 5-Pickens-214; 6-Windom-214; 7-Hagen-209; 8-Daum-204; 9-Kuhn-200; 10-Cottle-174.

18 June - Macon Speedway, Illinois
19 June - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin

aussie watch 2 · 7/11/11, 8:13 PM

It's not the best quality but it's the in-car footage from Kokomo!

Waynenz9 · 7/12/11, 9:55 PM

Hey Racephoto1...did he disappoint you.....:2:

4/4/11, 2:23 PM	#3 Re: Michael pickens to run midget week
dirtball Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,074	According to the Angell Park schedule - it might be kinda lonely on May 29th.

6/6/11, 1:36 AM	#5 Re: Michael pickens to run midget week
aussie watch 2 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4	2011 RACE SCHEDULE 29 May - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin FEATURE: 2 3 June - Fayette County Speedway, Illinois FEATURE: 1 4 June - Peoria Speedway, Illinois FEATURE: 1 8 June - Gas City I-69 Speedway, Indianapolis 9 June - Lincoln Park Speedway, Indianapolis 10 June - Bloomington Speedway, Indianapolis 11 June - Lawrenceburg Speedway, Indianapolis 12 June - Kokomo Speedway, Indianapolis 18 June - Macon Speedway, Illinois 19 June - Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin