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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29 |
For the first time since 1996, Speedway Motorcycles return to Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday, July 11th, when the Riverside County track hosts the California State Speedway Longtrack Championship presented by Justice Brothers.
The event, which is sanctioned by AMA/USA Speedway, will include First, Second and Third Division Speedway racing along with the spectacular 1,000cc Sidecars. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM. Practice will start at 5:00 with the first race at 7:00.
Saturday’s First Division entry list is like a “Who’s Who” of Southern California Speedway racing. Longtime stars Bobby “Boogaloo” Schwartz, “Flyin’” Mike Faria, Shawn McConnell, “Fast” Eddie Castro and Gary Hicks have all pre entered the new, prestigious event. They will be challenged by the newer generation of American stars including Jimmy Fishback, Tim Gomez, Shaun Harmatiuk and Ricky Wells. Wells, who is a rookie rider in for the Coventry Bees in England’s tough Elite League, is coming off his best British meeting when he scored 11 points vs Peterborough last week. If those riders are enough to wet your appetite for first class Speedway, perhaps the contingent of Northern California stars will reel you in. Current US National Champion Billy Janniro, Kenny Ingalls, Tommy Hedden and longtime veteran John Houston will all be journeying to Southern California for Saturday’s race. By the way, there may be a few surprise entries still to come.
“I am very impressed with the entry list for Saturday’s Speedway race,” Perris promoter Don Kazarian said. “I never dreamed it would be this good. The racing should be great. I again have to thank Howie Zechner and Steve Evans for getting all of these top riders for us. They have done a great job and it should be a great show for the fans.”
Saturday’s program will take place on the track’s inner quarter mile oval and will supply high speeds Southern California fans have not seen since Ascot closed in 1990. “For many riders, it will be their first time on a big track. That is the reason for practice,” Kazarian said. “Even for most of the veterans, it will be their first time on a track this size in quite some time. For them, it should only take a lap or two to adjust their gearing.”
Advance tickets for this Saturday are available 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-595-4849. They can also be ordered on the Internet at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com.
For more information call The PAS at: (951) 940-0134.
Video and DVD productions of this event will be available from: xtremespeedwayaction.com
Perris Auto Speedway is on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds.
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