Last Half-Mile
Challenge Awaits OCRS Sprinters at Thunderbird Saturday
John Lemon
OCRS Public Relations
Tulsa Oklahoma
(August 22, 2011)- After a three-week off period, the wild, untamed and
thunderous sprint cars of the Oil Capital Racing Series are set to embark on
the state’s only remaining half-mile dirt monster for the last time in 2011.
The venue is the historic Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee Oklahoma. What was
once a normal sized track in which to compete on, Thunderbird’s racing surface
today provides race teams a unique challenge with it’s extremely long
straight-a-ways and perfectly shaped paper clip design. Race teams and race
fans alike circle dates that Thunderbird offers sprint car racing. The teams
for the ultimate challenge in speed and skill and the fans for the opportunity
to witness the type of action that only Thunderbird can produce in the region.
“All
tracks have their own personality,” said OCRS president Barry Grable. “While
they do so, there are some similarities that you can typically find between
this track or that track. As for Thunderbird, that is one racing venue left in
the state that isn’t like anything else. When Stanley and Dennis Slader
reopened the track last year, they just didn’t provide teams and fans with another
track, they brought back an old friend to life and the racing community has
embraced it well. There is a lot of history here. If she (track) could talk,
you would hear some awesome stories. To either race here or to relax in the
grandstands and take in the show, we all become an extension of this historic
facility. This is not a venue to be taken for granted. If you look around,
Thunderbird stands alone as a one of a kind racing facility and we look forward
to producing a great show this Saturday night.”
The
OCRS warriors last challenged “The Bird” last Memorial Day weekend. On that
occasion, it was the inaugural running of the “Callie Slader Memorial” race.
Current OCRS points leader, Tulsa’s Sean McClelland, skipped town with the
lion’s share of the loot that night. McClelland brings a scant seven-point
advantage (1058-1051) to “The Bird” in the chase for the 2011 Harold Leep
Championship Trophy over Moore Oklahoma’s Whit “The Gasman” Gastineau. The
Gasman leads all OCRS competitors in the number of visits to the ‘Goodyear
Victory Lane’ with six. Gastineau also took the first trip to Thunderbird’s
victory lane in 2011 when OCRS came thundering through in April.
The
Slader’s will be offering free snow cones for the kids along with multiple
prize give-a-ways. There will also be a bicycle race for the youngsters as
well. This will be a BYOB event (Bring Your Own Bike). Hot laps begin at 7:30pm
with racing action starting at 8pm.
For
information call: 918-869-6955 OR 918-869-6883
Track website: www.thunderbirdspeedwaymuskogee.com
For those utilizing GPS systems, the racetrack is at the
Muskogee Fairgrounds and the address is: 1444
S. B. Street Muskogee, Oklahoma 74403
Additional info on the OCRS sprint series can be viewed
at: www.ocrsracing.com
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