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The final race in the 2008 VRA/Bandit Grand Slam Series will take place at Ventura Raceway this Saturday night August 23.  Current series and Bandit Series point leader Peter Murphy leads the best 360 sprint car drivers in California and the west into the finale of this four race series that has run at Kings Speedway, Bakersfield Speedway and Santa Maria Speedway so far this year. Murphy has two wins in the three races, Kings Speedway and Bakersfield, while the third win in this year's series went to Danny Faria Jr. At Santa Maria. Top VRA contenders include VRA Point leader Kevin Kierce, Clark Templeman, Chris Wakim, Rick Hendrix Johnathon Henry and 2007 Grand Slam Series Champion Greg Taylor. Top BAndit competitors include August 9th winner at Santa Maria Justyne Hamblin, GReg Porte, Rusty Carlile and many others. The drivers will be going for a first prize of $2000.00 for the win.  The race pas a minimum of $200.00 to start in the 22 car Main Event.

For all competitors, remember the rules for the series require all cars to run the VRA 180 quiet mufflers, a RC3 or VRA right rear and a RC1 or D12 left rear tire. Any Hoosier front tire is ok.  All cars must also run the ASCS Gasket regardless of the heads they use.

Also on tap that night are the VRA Dwarf Cars and our popular kids classes, Mini Dwarfs and Junior Midgets.

Pit gates will open for this event at 12:00 noon on Saturday.  Pit Admission is $30.00 for members of VRA, Bandits or any other sanctioning body competing in th event.  You will need to have your membership card available if it is asked for to get the member rate. Non-members will pay $40.00.  Front gates will open at 3:00pm with admission for this event being $14.00 for adults, $11.00 for seniors, juniors 13 and older or military, $5.00 for kids 7-12 and kids 6 and under are free.

For more information call Ventura Raceway at (805) 985-5433.

See you at the track,  Cliff Morgan Series Race Director

drove thru Central California a week ago and dang it was hot!

special shout out to a few people we are dying to see down here in Ventura

Danny Faria, lock up the cows and bring that emerald speed machine down here!

I want my family to see what I've been raving about!

VanderWeerds, come on down.

Rusty Carlile, Justyne Hamblyn, Davey and Albert, Porte

everybody wants to check you out

we'll book some cool weather, line up some waves and throw some dirt

good on you Murphy in Hanford, you have a lot of fans here

Gary Costa, you are VIP in Ventura, say the word and your pit pass is waiting

Looking forward to a get down party Saturday

bring it

Thanks for the information and kind words. I know it will be fun, fast and ferocious. I am looking forward to seeing the best talent pool in the western USA mix it up. With the quality of competitors it is hard pressed to be beat anywhere. I know CRA/GoldenState etc. cannot put on a better show and to come to Jim Naylors very well prepared track is awesome.

I'd like to offer up a tip for those new to VRA land, check out the announcer...he is one of the best, most entertaining in the country. Any gueses who? It is the track promotor and the Grand Slam host, Jim Naylor.

My good friend Cliff Morgan and team run a tight ship, the show goes off in a very orderly manner. Remember the time constraints so the pit gate opens at noon and the pit meeting is on at around 3:30, right? Cars get on the track a bit earlier than other tracks and you will be done in plenty of time to enjoy the Ventura night life or share a beverage with an amigo or two.

So my Bandito's come early and enjoy. The beach is directy across the drive way- I'll be there with my kids playing and hanging out before the Slam. Bring a surf board (but no quads) it'll be great!

I might just take you up on that offer! It will no doubt be a great show. It's really nice to see so much press towards this loaded series. All of the drivers, teams, and sponsors deserve it.

-Series point's leader, Peter Murphy will have to fend off a tough Greg Taylor!

The series championship is going right down to the wire-as it should. The Bandit/VRA series has no doubt lived up to the hype. It's exciting to see the championship decided by a Bandit and VRA regular.

Peter Murphy is on a tear right now, but Greg Taylor won't be taken lightly by the Tarlton camp. Greg is not only the defending Grand Slam series champion, but he put a feather in his cap, by also becoming the VRA Sprint car series champion!

Both of these drivers will take no prisoners this weekend, and go where only Eagles dare to fly out on the race track.

As I previously said before, it is nice to see a lot of press towards the series. They (360s) deserve just as much press as the 410s. Everyone works just as hard, and wants to win just as bad.

I swear, this Saturday night at Ventura, you're going to think that they're racing for $50,000 to win. Good luck to everyone.

Respectfully, Gary Costa

Greg Taylor must have his "elbows up" to catch Peter Murphy!

I really looking forward to this race. I sure hope some of the central CA drivers come on down this time besides Peter Murphy.

The weather is always good at Ventura, just as long as you like to wear a jacket at night and Naylor is pretty darn good at providing a great track for the main event, I don't know of anybody else who does it better on a consistant basis.

I'm sure the hardcore 410 fans will be at Perris this week, but its kinda a shame that we had basically a month off at Perris and Ventura with sprint cars, and now we must choose between a awesome 360 race and the return of CRA. But during the summer heat, you just can not beat a Grand Slam show at Ventura especially if you live just 30 minutes from the track, and I believe the Wags Dash is the following week. Maybe the 2 best weekends of racing at the Beach all year long!

PS For new fans coming to Ventura from the Central Coast, NO MATTER HOW WARM IT IS, throw in a warm jacket and maybe a blanket in your car, it does get surprisingly cool even during the Summer at Ventura some nights. And Gary is right, this race and almost every sprint car race I have every seen at Ventura the drivers act like they are racing for a million dollars, the racing is intenense on the small 1/5 track bull ring.

Wagsdash is September 6.

Leatt Corporation adds $1000.00 to VRA/BANDIT GrandSlam Challenge

(Aug. 21, 2008)

Leatt Corporation a Nevada, USA Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, and the distributor of the Leatt-Brace™, a Neck Brace System designed to help prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced that the Company will be adding $1000.00 to the winner of Saturdays 8/23/08 VRA/BANDIT GRANDSLAM RACE at Ventura Raceway.

About Leatt Corporation

Leatt Corporation is the exclusive global distributor of the Leatt-Brace™, a Neck Brace designed to prevent or lessen the severity of potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck). The company's operations and research and development of the core products currently take place at Leatt Corporation's offices in Cape Town, South Africa.

For more information on the Leatt-Brace™, please visit the company website at www.leatt-brace.com. Any web site or portion thereof referenced herein is not a part of this press release.

Costa is right about the 360s working hard. The last 3 Bandit shows at Santa Maria were far better than the 410 deal. Was really thinking abou tthe midget show at Hanford but Ventura is really a top notch facility and the weather is just the icing on the cake. Also tired of the 12 cars that show up for the midget races.